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"Without the Taptic Engine, Apple Watch is not a compelling device." This is why I value Gruber's reviews. He's unabashedly pro-Apple, but he's also critical a

• prawn 12y ago
  Is he really being that critical if he observes their product would fail without something it already has? I know it's not a direct comparison, but you wouldn't call me insightfully critical if I noted that a car was not a compelling device without wheels.
  • atonse 12y ago
    Yes but this analogy only holds true if every other car has hexagonal wheels, and the apple watch "car" has circular ones.
    • lultimouomo 12y ago
      Yes but this makes the analogy a criticism of other cars, not the Apple one.
• rtpg 12y ago
  So the Taptic Engine is just rumble right? I know phones are different, but pretty much all my phones (Android) have had the whole "different vibrations for different notifications" thing for years. I don't know how Wear's ecosystem is, but I imagine it does the same. I understand he's not saying it's not present in the competition, but I'm trying to get what the fundamental differences are >When my phone vibrates, it feels like it’s telling me, Hey, I need you now. When the Apple Watch taps me, it feels like it’s telling me, Hey, when you get the chance, I’ve got something for you. I don't know, but if I get tapped on the wrist, that feels a lot more like a "hey I need you now" thing.