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"connect with people" is exactly what the apple watch does. This strikes me as the first tech. product launch that the fashion aspect plays at the forefront. Pe
by josho 12y ago
"connect with people" is exactly what the apple watch does. This strikes me as the first tech. product launch that the fashion aspect plays at the forefront. Personally, their watch is not for me. But, this strikes me as Apple's next transition from technology company to a consumer fashion brand (making the Beats acquisition somewhat more clear).
Think about it, Apple's 3 watch models are differentiated by the aesthetic desires of the consumer, not the technology differences. This is the next stage of technology fading into the background and our vanity/fashion consciousness driving ahead. -- I suspect that very reason is why you and I as techies are not excited about the device.
- XorNot 12y agoOr its a very optimistic push to try and make a new market area which is fraught with difficulties work well? When you get down to it the fundamental issues of smart watches haven't been fixed. We do not have batteries big enough to give the sort of runtime which would make it acceptable, and people are already burdened from device charging fatigue. Smartwatches have runtimes measured in under-a-day, depending how they're used. That is nowhere near good enough.
- LeoPanthera 12y agoMy Pebble lasts a whole week.
- robmcm 12y agoI guess this is like saying my Nokia 3310 lasts a whole week compared to a smart phone.
- LeoPanthera 12y agoProbably. I often compare the Pebble to being the Palm Pilot of smartwatches.