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Siri could be the big savior here. I'm actually very happy with my iPhone's voice recognition and Siri's performance. Another gripe, the "digital crown" is on

Siri could be the big savior here. I'm actually very happy with my iPhone's voice recognition and Siri's performance. Another gripe, the "digital crown" is on the opposite side of the watch for me. It could be an impediment of being left handed, but having it on the right hand side of the watch increments the awkward factor for me.

pilsetnieks 12y ago
Yeah, I agree on the leftie thing. They most likely won't make a leftie variant but I do think that they could make it rotatable.
smileysteve 12y ago
It seems like it's reasonable for it to switch orientation with the easily switchable bands. The 'crown' nub would then be on the bottom left of your right arm.
- bobochan 12y ago
  Doh! Of course you are probably right. Hopefully the display (like an iPhone) can determine its orientation and adjust.
  - tomelders 12y ago
    I'm guessing it takes it's orientation from the strap.
porsupah 12y ago
Apparently, the orientation of the display will be a matter of setup configurability: http://www.slashgear.com/wheres-our-left-handed-apple-watch-09345501/ http://www.slashgear.com/wheres-our-left-handed-apple-watch-... "So, it turns out the Apple Watch really works TWO ways. Apple tells us on initial setup, you can choose to have the watch face orient itself for use on the right wrist, making it friendly to lefties. The watch bands are also swappable, so your band isn't facing the wrong way. Good news for everyone involved, but like most things in life, Lefties will still have to deal with a right-handed design -- the crown will be on the bottom of the left side of the watch when on the right wrist."
72deluxe 12y ago
Is Siri really good? I only ask because I spent a significant portion of today's commute shouting "OK GOOGLE" repeatedly at my phone, only for it to misunderstand what I was saying. And I speak with a flat English accent.

pilsetnieks 12y ago

Yeah, I agree on the leftie thing. They most likely won't make a leftie variant but I do think that they could make it rotatable.

smileysteve 12y ago

It seems like it's reasonable for it to switch orientation with the easily switchable bands. The 'crown' nub would then be on the bottom left of your right arm.

bobochan 12y ago
Doh! Of course you are probably right. Hopefully the display (like an iPhone) can determine its orientation and adjust.
- tomelders 12y ago
  I'm guessing it takes it's orientation from the strap.

porsupah 12y ago

Apparently, the orientation of the display will be a matter of setup configurability: http://www.slashgear.com/wheres-our-left-handed-apple-watch-09345501/ http://www.slashgear.com/wheres-our-left-handed-apple-watch-... "So, it turns out the Apple Watch really works TWO ways. Apple tells us on initial setup, you can choose to have the watch face orient itself for use on the right wrist, making it friendly to lefties. The watch bands are also swappable, so your band isn't facing the wrong way. Good news for everyone involved, but like most things in life, Lefties will still have to deal with a right-handed design -- the crown will be on the bottom of the left side of the watch when on the right wrist."

72deluxe 12y ago

Is Siri really good? I only ask because I spent a significant portion of today's commute shouting "OK GOOGLE" repeatedly at my phone, only for it to misunderstand what I was saying. And I speak with a flat English accent.