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The reason I wear a watch is because it constantly sits on my arm reminding me about what great engineering is. And that is everything the Apple Watch is not.

by Puts 11y ago

madez 11y ago
Do you think the Apple Watch is not great engineering?
- ComputerGuru 11y ago
  Not in the same sense as something like this: http://imgur.com/nIPkSDm http://imgur.com/nIPkSDm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQoskFuM_VU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQoskFuM_VU (You can see the MacBook through the watch itself in the video. Yes, I know, it's not as technically amazing of an engineering accomplishment as the iWatch or whatever it's called - but it's got its own weight impressiveness. The iPhone Watch doesn't evoke the same feelings of awe and grandeur nor aspire towards the same emotions of perfection and regularity that a traditional watch would. Of course, the iWatch keeps better time than my automatic skeleton watch does, but who uses the iWatch to tell time, anyway? ;-)
- Puts 11y ago
  To me the Apple Watch is over engineered. Good engineering is like ergonomics for your mind. When you find the most beautiful solution to a problem, you know it in your guts. But with the Apple Watch, looking at it I don't know what problem it solves, and I don't see anything in the design that intuitively maps to its function.
  - falcolas 11y ago
    Try out a plastic pebble watch for a few weeks, you'll quickly understand the value of what a smart watch can do for you. At which point, you have to ask if it's worth the extra $300 or so to upgrade the features. What I found a smartwatch does for me: - More reliable notification of messages and alerts - Tells time (!) - Simple tools (like a countdown timer) which doesn't require pulling out, unlocking, and navigating the phone. The first one is the only feature which isn't available in your average $20 watch, but it's such a useful feature that it's well worth the extra money to me. So many fewer missed messages, calls, and notifications, all without having to annoy those around me with my ringer.

The reason I wear a watch is because it constantly sits on my arm reminding me about what great engineering is. And that is everything the Apple Watch is not.

by Puts 11y ago

The reason I wear a watch is because it constantly sits on my arm reminding me about what great engineering is. And that is everything the Apple Watch is not.

madez 11y ago

Do you think the Apple Watch is not great engineering?

ComputerGuru 11y ago
Not in the same sense as something like this: http://imgur.com/nIPkSDm http://imgur.com/nIPkSDm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQoskFuM_VU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQoskFuM_VU (You can see the MacBook through the watch itself in the video. Yes, I know, it's not as technically amazing of an engineering accomplishment as the iWatch or whatever it's called - but it's got its own weight impressiveness. The iPhone Watch doesn't evoke the same feelings of awe and grandeur nor aspire towards the same emotions of perfection and regularity that a traditional watch would. Of course, the iWatch keeps better time than my automatic skeleton watch does, but who uses the iWatch to tell time, anyway? ;-)
Puts 11y ago
To me the Apple Watch is over engineered. Good engineering is like ergonomics for your mind. When you find the most beautiful solution to a problem, you know it in your guts. But with the Apple Watch, looking at it I don't know what problem it solves, and I don't see anything in the design that intuitively maps to its function.
- falcolas 11y ago
  Try out a plastic pebble watch for a few weeks, you'll quickly understand the value of what a smart watch can do for you. At which point, you have to ask if it's worth the extra $300 or so to upgrade the features. What I found a smartwatch does for me: - More reliable notification of messages and alerts - Tells time (!) - Simple tools (like a countdown timer) which doesn't require pulling out, unlocking, and navigating the phone. The first one is the only feature which isn't available in your average $20 watch, but it's such a useful feature that it's well worth the extra money to me. So many fewer missed messages, calls, and notifications, all without having to annoy those around me with my ringer.