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Unlike regular watches, it seems like you need to press a button on the side to wake it up to see the time. If so, that's quite inconvenient. http://vimeo.com/
by buddydvd 16y ago
Unlike regular watches, it seems like you need to press a button on the side to wake it up to see the time. If so, that's quite inconvenient.
http://vimeo.com/16647049 http://vimeo.com/16647049 (jump to 2:23)
In any case, it's still a neat idea.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoiPods use emissive displays (backlit LCDs) at a high refresh rate which use far more power than the low refresh rate entirely reflective displays on most watches. If the display on the iPod watch was always on it'd have unusably small battery life.
- buddydvd 16y agoRight, I understand. My point is that iPod Nano just doesn't seem to work well as a watch. If Apple were to design a watch, I don't think it would require people to push a button to view the time.