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Am I the only one who thinks the available/previewed watch faces don't match the intended goal of the device? This event was all about fashion, inviting all of

by rebel 12y ago

Am I the only one who thinks the available/previewed watch faces don't match the intended goal of the device? This event was all about fashion, inviting all of the fashion journalists and talking about personalization. Not a single one of those watch faces look appealing, and worst off they do nothing to shake off the "geeky" stigma attached to smart watches. I think the design has potential when it gets a little bit thinner (v2?), but the previewed watch faces look absolutely awful to me. You'd think that would be the easiest part of building a super computer that fit on your wrist.

pat2man 12y ago
One would assume that third party apps could provide a watch face.
- thinkling 12y ago
  Yes, I was thinking that screen savers are back! (AfterDark, anyone?)
TeMPOraL 12y ago
> and worst off they do nothing to shake off the "geeky" stigma attached to smart watches. I disagree with you on this. For me, this smartwatch, like all the other recent ones, is everything but geeky. They look like they're designed for everyone except the techies (they probably are). I for one would love a smartwatch that gives the vibe of advanced, "hackery" technology.
- silentscope 12y ago
  > is everything but geeky I'm a nerd, and I'm sorry to be crude but NERD ALERT. A smart watch today starts at Geeky and works, laboring and awkwardly, towards generally acceptable. If you think a smart watch by any manufacturer, at this early point, is everything but geeky you gotta get out of the office.
k-mcgrady 12y ago
I was surprised at how bad the watch faces were. Motorola are the only ones to have done well in that area. Remember though that this device is still 4-6 months away so that's probably not the final software.
prawks 12y ago
> You'd think that would be the easiest part of building a super computer that fit on your wrist. That's exactly why the watch faces aren't fashionable. As with other forms of art, fashion isn't as trivial as many people, including geeks, seem to think it is. I don't believe it's as easy as picking what the default background should be for each OSX release, however I wouldn't be surprised if they were given closely equivalent development times.
grey-area 12y ago
You're not the only one; they look terrible. If they wanted to eschew the traditional watch function and show other detail on there that would be understandable, but to have half-hearted attempts at clock design like this as a central feature is inexplicable in an expensive accessory branded as a watch. Worst of all are the faces with an image (presumably user supplied) with the time carelessly plonked over the top right. What I find most telling of the abdication of design here though is that they offer so many options and seem to expect you to choose what goes on your home and mash up lots of different features in some sort of customised design - sounds great, but in practice you'll have just enough choice to do something mediocre, and not enough flexibility to do something you love, unless you're a developer and can make an app. This sort of interface needs to be designed, and this is something Apple should have absolutely nailed on something they called the Apple Watch, not left as an afterthought.
encoderer 12y ago
I couldn't disagree more. I was impressed at the massive number of attractive variations. Incredibly well done IMO.
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gurkendoktor 12y ago
I liked the watch faces, but I think the iOS 7-style icon design looks terrible except on the colourful Watch Sport. Kind of how iOS 7 seemed to be built for the iPhone 5c. Seems very limiting.
danielweber 12y ago
Apple making it could make it un-geeky. I don't know how or why, but when they touch something, sometimes it becomes cool.
ozgung 12y ago
I wonder if app developers are allowed develop custom watch faces. Possibly not.

by rebel 12y ago

pat2man 12y ago

One would assume that third party apps could provide a watch face.

thinkling 12y ago
Yes, I was thinking that screen savers are back! (AfterDark, anyone?)

TeMPOraL 12y ago

> and worst off they do nothing to shake off the "geeky" stigma attached to smart watches. I disagree with you on this. For me, this smartwatch, like all the other recent ones, is everything but geeky. They look like they're designed for everyone except the techies (they probably are). I for one would love a smartwatch that gives the vibe of advanced, "hackery" technology.

silentscope 12y ago
> is everything but geeky I'm a nerd, and I'm sorry to be crude but NERD ALERT. A smart watch today starts at Geeky and works, laboring and awkwardly, towards generally acceptable. If you think a smart watch by any manufacturer, at this early point, is everything but geeky you gotta get out of the office.

k-mcgrady 12y ago

I was surprised at how bad the watch faces were. Motorola are the only ones to have done well in that area. Remember though that this device is still 4-6 months away so that's probably not the final software.

prawks 12y ago

> You'd think that would be the easiest part of building a super computer that fit on your wrist. That's exactly why the watch faces aren't fashionable. As with other forms of art, fashion isn't as trivial as many people, including geeks, seem to think it is. I don't believe it's as easy as picking what the default background should be for each OSX release, however I wouldn't be surprised if they were given closely equivalent development times.

grey-area 12y ago

You're not the only one; they look terrible. If they wanted to eschew the traditional watch function and show other detail on there that would be understandable, but to have half-hearted attempts at clock design like this as a central feature is inexplicable in an expensive accessory branded as a watch. Worst of all are the faces with an image (presumably user supplied) with the time carelessly plonked over the top right. What I find most telling of the abdication of design here though is that they offer so many options and seem to expect you to choose what goes on your home and mash up lots of different features in some sort of customised design - sounds great, but in practice you'll have just enough choice to do something mediocre, and not enough flexibility to do something you love, unless you're a developer and can make an app. This sort of interface needs to be designed, and this is something Apple should have absolutely nailed on something they called the Apple Watch, not left as an afterthought.

encoderer 12y ago

I couldn't disagree more. I was impressed at the massive number of attractive variations. Incredibly well done IMO.

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gurkendoktor 12y ago

I liked the watch faces, but I think the iOS 7-style icon design looks terrible except on the colourful Watch Sport. Kind of how iOS 7 seemed to be built for the iPhone 5c. Seems very limiting.

danielweber 12y ago

Apple making it could make it un-geeky. I don't know how or why, but when they touch something, sometimes it becomes cool.

ozgung 12y ago

I wonder if app developers are allowed develop custom watch faces. Possibly not.