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Apple Watch

39 points by antr 12y ago

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paradite 12y ago
Any official sites for WatchKit? I can't seem to find any.
acgourley 12y ago
No mention of it's ability to be read in sunlight. Anyone have information here?
roadnottaken 12y ago
Battery life?
antr 12y ago
No mention on battery life and water resistance... Let's see what the answers are when it comes out.
- kbd 12y ago
  Pretty much those are my two biggest questions. Given that water resistance isn't mentioned, I'd assume it's not water resistant, just like most other smart watches (besides Pebble) aren't. At the price, and without water resistance, and given that it's guaranteed to have worse battery life than my Pebble, I think this device is a non-starter for me.
  - brador 12y ago
    Didn't they mention a water resistant speaker when talking about the internals?
    - kbd 12y ago
      Possibly. I've seen some speculation based on a few things they've said and based on a picture, but water resistance wasn't mentioned on Apple's site.
mattryanharris 12y ago
Price for me is a deal breaker, can't justify it.
hexagonsun 12y ago
Tin foil hat time: with the disappointing battery life of the moto 360 revealed last week, apple quickly decided to delay the launch of the watch until 'early 2015' to improve the battery life.
crazypyro 12y ago
I made a comment in the other thread, but I searched through the entire website and couldn't find how it connects to the iPhone and what the range is on the connection. A lot of people are talking about using it for workout stuff, but if you also have to carry your iPhone around with you, isn't that a non-starter?
fname 12y ago
Was there any mention of how it connects? LTE? WiFi? Did I miss that part?
pulmo 12y ago
> I’ll be very disappointed if this is just a device that shows a fake analog watch face, displays notifications from a tethered iPhone, and tracks your footsteps and heart rate. John Gruber (http://daringfireball.net/2014/09/prelude http://daringfireball.net/2014/09/prelude) Sadly it seems to be just that.
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kethinov 12y ago
This is just as underwhelming to me as all the Android ones that were announced earlier. My wish list: 1. Its own cellular connection (not tethered to a smartphone) 2. Tactile (not touch) controls for music 3. Waterproof (even for swimming) Also to make it parent/child friendly: 4. GPS for remote tracking kids 5. Lock to the wrist option to prevent it from being yanked off a kid's wrist by a predator 6. Unrefusable calls from parents Oh well, I guess I'll keep waiting. First to market to offer all that gets my money! :)
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bebbs 12y ago
I can't see how this is one of those 'category defining products'. Health tracking, wireless payments, and the like are all okay, but don't inspire me to buy it. It's also ugly as hell, the 'Edition' version is absolutely garish.

Apple Watch

39 points by antr 12y ago

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paradite 12y ago

Any official sites for WatchKit? I can't seem to find any.

acgourley 12y ago

No mention of it's ability to be read in sunlight. Anyone have information here?

roadnottaken 12y ago

Battery life?

antr 12y ago

No mention on battery life and water resistance... Let's see what the answers are when it comes out.

kbd 12y ago
Pretty much those are my two biggest questions. Given that water resistance isn't mentioned, I'd assume it's not water resistant, just like most other smart watches (besides Pebble) aren't. At the price, and without water resistance, and given that it's guaranteed to have worse battery life than my Pebble, I think this device is a non-starter for me.
- brador 12y ago
  Didn't they mention a water resistant speaker when talking about the internals?
  - kbd 12y ago
    Possibly. I've seen some speculation based on a few things they've said and based on a picture, but water resistance wasn't mentioned on Apple's site.

mattryanharris 12y ago

Price for me is a deal breaker, can't justify it.

hexagonsun 12y ago

Tin foil hat time: with the disappointing battery life of the moto 360 revealed last week, apple quickly decided to delay the launch of the watch until 'early 2015' to improve the battery life.

crazypyro 12y ago

I made a comment in the other thread, but I searched through the entire website and couldn't find how it connects to the iPhone and what the range is on the connection. A lot of people are talking about using it for workout stuff, but if you also have to carry your iPhone around with you, isn't that a non-starter?

fname 12y ago

Was there any mention of how it connects? LTE? WiFi? Did I miss that part?

pulmo 12y ago

> I’ll be very disappointed if this is just a device that shows a fake analog watch face, displays notifications from a tethered iPhone, and tracks your footsteps and heart rate. John Gruber (http://daringfireball.net/2014/09/prelude http://daringfireball.net/2014/09/prelude) Sadly it seems to be just that.

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kethinov 12y ago

This is just as underwhelming to me as all the Android ones that were announced earlier. My wish list: 1. Its own cellular connection (not tethered to a smartphone) 2. Tactile (not touch) controls for music 3. Waterproof (even for swimming) Also to make it parent/child friendly: 4. GPS for remote tracking kids 5. Lock to the wrist option to prevent it from being yanked off a kid's wrist by a predator 6. Unrefusable calls from parents Oh well, I guess I'll keep waiting. First to market to offer all that gets my money! :)

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bebbs 12y ago

I can't see how this is one of those 'category defining products'. Health tracking, wireless payments, and the like are all okay, but don't inspire me to buy it. It's also ugly as hell, the 'Edition' version is absolutely garish.