The difference with these devices is that all of them already exist, so it would bizarre to say now what so many said about them before they were released.
Which is exactly what you are saying now.
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2.5-Inch iWatch Concept With Curved, Rectangular Display Demoed in New Video
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The difference with these devices is that all of them already exist, so it would bizarre to say now what so many said about them before they were released.
Which is exactly what you are saying now.
Hate to say it but this is a poor mock-up at best.
As everyone's been saying its too big.
Apples been taking its time getting this right as putting out an inferior product would be a real blow
Have faith. When this Iwatch comes out its going to turn heads
As everyone's been saying its too big.
Apples been taking its time getting this right as putting out an inferior product would be a real blow
Have faith. When this Iwatch comes out its going to turn heads
The good thing about the Phantom iWatch is that Apple MUST be considering the whole market when it comes to this size of this device. The design must sport various sizes simply so that women can wear the thing too.
This doesn't mean they have to design it to be feminine, just give people the option to choose a size. If you're a huge 6ft 7" guy then you can get away with a 'L' size device, but if you have more slender wrists then you'll likely go for the 'S'
And if Apple do push audio as the major input method for this thing (horrible thought to me) then you won't need acres of screen real estate anyway.
This doesn't mean they have to design it to be feminine, just give people the option to choose a size. If you're a huge 6ft 7" guy then you can get away with a 'L' size device, but if you have more slender wrists then you'll likely go for the 'S'
And if Apple do push audio as the major input method for this thing (horrible thought to me) then you won't need acres of screen real estate anyway.
No if it's going to be small then it should be small not oddly sized like this thing.
By small i mean like watch sized. full sun light always readable screen but only needs to relay basic info. Built-in VoLTE for phone calls. Text and commands by Siri.
Not some half baked accessory to a phone.
Hollywood promised me flying cars and watch phones by now at least Apple could deliver on one of them.
I agree, those little 1.3" screens would seem way too tiny for any kind of useful purpose, and would probably have severely restricted functionality. Considerably larger 2.5" displays on the other hand, especially if they are of the form-fitting, slightly curved variety, would allow for a lot more on-screen info as well as better readability on the go.
Whatever transpires, I fully expect to be wowed once again.
At this point I really can't see where Apple are going to pull the rabbit out of the hat. So many companies have now jumped on the smart watch bandwagon, all with what look like really bad products (disclaimer: I haven't seen any in the flesh, but then none have grabbed me enough to make the effort).
In the past they have (nearly) always come good and transformed the market. I really hope they do this time. Personally I've already got too many devices I need to keep charged so I will probably stick with my dumb Seiko Kinetic Autorelay
Wont stop me following the iWatch with interest though.
In the past they have (nearly) always come good and transformed the market. I really hope they do this time. Personally I've already got too many devices I need to keep charged so I will probably stick with my dumb Seiko Kinetic Autorelay
Wont stop me following the iWatch with interest though.
You know what would be cool?
You know what would be really cool?
If Apple were to working on an iWatch for quite some time, long enough to the point where Steve Jobs had some input in the final years of his life (Rest his Soul), then what would be cool, if to honour his history with the company, they made a video of him (while he was still alive of course) introducing the idea of an iWatch to be shown at the launch event as a hologram (by hologram i mean the same trickery that is used to make a 2d projection look like a hologram), or even just showing him on the big screen. This could be a tribute to the fact that Steve Jobs has introduced almost every new product category that Apple has entered that I know of. Just saying...
You know what would be really cool?
If Apple were to working on an iWatch for quite some time, long enough to the point where Steve Jobs had some input in the final years of his life (Rest his Soul), then what would be cool, if to honour his history with the company, they made a video of him (while he was still alive of course) introducing the idea of an iWatch to be shown at the launch event as a hologram (by hologram i mean the same trickery that is used to make a 2d projection look like a hologram), or even just showing him on the big screen. This could be a tribute to the fact that Steve Jobs has introduced almost every new product category that Apple has entered that I know of. Just saying...
Meh, maybe I worded it completely wrong, but i though it would be cool if there was a pre-recorded video of jobs introducing the iWatch brand, kind of like when Howard Stark was shown to introduce the crowd to the stark expo in Iron Man 2 you know, continuing the legacy type thing. They may not have done it for any other launches, but it would be cool if they did it for the launch of an entire new product. But think of it as you want.
I still think this one is better. I like the band on it.
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Can't wait to see Samsung make bigger watches. 2.5" is so 2007. I need me a phabtabwatchlet
People may joke about that but Apple are indeed making bigger and bigger phones.
/sticks with 4S
Putting that much thought into a product announcement that you have no involvement in is creepy regardless of how it's worded.
What if he was working on it? You never know, no matter how much the internet manages to reveal about upcoming products, Apple may still have a few secrets left. As far as i know, no one actually knows how long Apple has had this one in the making. And what if Jobs personally wanted to launch this product himself, but knew that he would never be able to.
I still think this one is better. I like the band on it.
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Can't wait to see Samsung make bigger watches. 2.5" is so 2007. I need me a phabtabwatchlet
LMAO! Soo true...
A wrist tablet. Just take a nano and strap a band to it and keep it moving. That's pretty simple. It's how I've seen people using this stuff anyway.
The originally iPhone used a bitmap screen to solve a problem. What problem is being solved by using a bitmapped screen on a watch? Unless the display is on all of the time, it's actually less functional since you'll be wearing a watch with a blank face unless you press a button or something.
If the watch/device being designed by apple is something that would integrate with an iPhone, then it can be a mechanical watch with sensors that communicate with the phone. Or it could be a hybrid device that is part mechanical and part bitmap.
Or, it might not even be a watch at all.
Apple doesn't just put out products for the sake of putting out products. They solve problems in people's lives or does something to improve their lives. None of the smart-watches introduced over the past few years do that for me. They are gimmicks or superfluous toys. I expect more from Apple.
If the watch/device being designed by apple is something that would integrate with an iPhone, then it can be a mechanical watch with sensors that communicate with the phone. Or it could be a hybrid device that is part mechanical and part bitmap.
Or, it might not even be a watch at all.
Apple doesn't just put out products for the sake of putting out products. They solve problems in people's lives or does something to improve their lives. None of the smart-watches introduced over the past few years do that for me. They are gimmicks or superfluous toys. I expect more from Apple.
that's one wide watch.. you could probably fit two wrists inside that band, and still have room for another.
