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Apple Watch X: All the Rumors So Far
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Not much to be excited about. With the horrendous resale value I think I'll hang on to my Ultra for a few years.
A round watch would definitely force a new notch design … 😀
I hope they don't get sidetracked on magnetic bands. The current system works really well, so why break it?
Would welcome blood pressure monitoring, as well as Apple making more use of temperature monitoring and upgrading the processor to a more power efficient unit for battery life. But honestly there's not a huge amount to be done on the hardware side. They could always add ANT+ which would be wonderful but I don't suppose they ever will.
The software side is where the focus should be at. The fitness app is a joke. Athlytic, Gentler Streak and HealthFit all smoke it in different ways, and all have features Apple will want if they are to compete with Garmin -- things like recovery analysis, advice on workouts and monitoring whether you are over or under-doing it or have it just right. Overall apps ought to be more integrated and work a bit more reliably.
Would welcome blood pressure monitoring, as well as Apple making more use of temperature monitoring and upgrading the processor to a more power efficient unit for battery life. But honestly there's not a huge amount to be done on the hardware side. They could always add ANT+ which would be wonderful but I don't suppose they ever will.
The software side is where the focus should be at. The fitness app is a joke. Athlytic, Gentler Streak and HealthFit all smoke it in different ways, and all have features Apple will want if they are to compete with Garmin -- things like recovery analysis, advice on workouts and monitoring whether you are over or under-doing it or have it just right. Overall apps ought to be more integrated and work a bit more reliably.
I don’t see how a company so focused on health and using reminders hasn’t added a UV sensor for realtime monitoring and notification when to reapply sunscreen. The technology has been out a while and skin cancer is a major health issue in the USA (and around the world). I got the ultra and scuba dive. That pert of the experience was great but I’m out on the ocean and would sure like to know the UV
Technically the numbering is all over the place, the iPhone 10 was for the tenth year this list excludes se and colour models and variants and sticks to primary release models.
2007 01: iPhone
2008 02: iPhone 3G
2009 03: iPhone 3GS
2010 04: iPhone 4
2011 05: iPhone 4S
2012 06: iPhone 5
2013 07: iPhone 5S
2014 08: iPhone 6
2015 09: iPhone 6S
2016 10: iPhone 7
2017 11: iPhone 8 and 10
Yes I can see it happening lmao. Magnets are flat out not as strong as the current system period. I know because I’ve had magnet failures in several cases with much less stress. You just don’t know what you’re talking about, but that’s not surprising on this forum.
I mean… I’m not Magnet P.I. like yourself, but maybe it’s a system that isn’t just magnets? It could be a magnet + another mechanism.
I “may not know anything”, but that applies to you as well since you also don’t know Apple’s plan(s).
But like you said… that’s not surprising on this forum. 🤙🏾
daamnn both of those situations are rough! 😂
let’s see what they come up with. I’m curious.
it's funny that pretty much all apple devices has great resale value but not when it comes to apple watch.
highest here on comparison site for the ultra is £450
Today eeeeverything someone doesn’t like “is ********”. Apple creates the watch, provides an SDK and you can create applications for it. Since you own the hardware, of course you can break the T&C, jailbreak it and do whatever you want - many people do it! But don’t expect Apple to develop products to each individual person wishes. I have a very intelligent “connected” dishwasher, I’m sure someone would like to develop apps for it, but in this case that’s not even possible! And I don’t read people ranting online “because they own it”.
Based on how piss poor the AW's heartrate accuracy is I would be hesitant to trust blood pressure readings, although we have no idea what technology they will be using. I agree on their fitness app, although recovery and things like heart rate variability are really poorly understood and no one really has a compelling model. I was on that HRV bandwagon for a few years and didn't find either the accuracy, or whatever model they used to judge recovery, very useful. Would love to see Apple take that up and become the leader.
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So iconic! I can’t believe this was 6 years ago. Apple Watch X will feel the same way.
So iconic! I can’t believe this was 6 years ago. Apple Watch X will feel the same way.
My least favorite thing about the apple watch is the watch bands seem to either be uncomfortable (The one sold with the watch) or slip off and loosen easily. I always find myself taking off the watch almost immediately after I do the ring goals for the day. Am I doing it wrong or are there such things as the perfect apple watch band.
I’m just not feeling all that confident about the new band system. I probably have 30 bands, in just about every (ahem) traditionally masculine color, material, and style you might be able to imagine. The best 3 I have are the leather bands by Hank’s Leather; got one each in Black, Olive, and Brown. The brown one was looking a bit worse for wear, so last week I cleaned it up with some saddle soap and then I put a couple new layers of Hank’s polish on it. Damn, it looks absolutely NEW NEW NEW now, except for one of the rivets where the black paint has worn off to reveal a brass-color underneath.
They are also the most expensive, but are warranties for 99 years, I believe. I wasn’t expecting to be able to use them as far out as Apple Watch 45, but you know…for Watch 10, I should damned well not have to replace those bands just yet.
My watch 4 may be ready to retire soon. But it’s still going strong, as is its younger brother the Watch 6. Thinking about getting an Ultra. May have to move that plan to the left a bit so that I can get one that doesn’t break my watch band ecosystem.
Yes, the band system is maybe more important to me than the new features a new version of the Watch may have. It’s less about the money and more about me not wanting to suddenly generate more silicone, leather, and metal waste, or at least not to generate it so soon. A good silicone watch band should last 20 years, and an expertly made leather band should last 50 years.
They are also the most expensive, but are warranties for 99 years, I believe. I wasn’t expecting to be able to use them as far out as Apple Watch 45, but you know…for Watch 10, I should damned well not have to replace those bands just yet.
My watch 4 may be ready to retire soon. But it’s still going strong, as is its younger brother the Watch 6. Thinking about getting an Ultra. May have to move that plan to the left a bit so that I can get one that doesn’t break my watch band ecosystem.
Yes, the band system is maybe more important to me than the new features a new version of the Watch may have. It’s less about the money and more about me not wanting to suddenly generate more silicone, leather, and metal waste, or at least not to generate it so soon. A good silicone watch band should last 20 years, and an expertly made leather band should last 50 years.
If it has a batterylife matching my (round!) Withings Scanwatch (being 3 to 4 weeks) it will be an instant buy. But that won’t happen.
I surf several times a week with my Apple Watch... lost one because the sport band unclasped, now I always switch to the Solo Loop which is perfect.
The idea of a magnetically attached band worries me - I think I would end up donating another watch to the Pacific Ocean.
The idea of a magnetically attached band worries me - I think I would end up donating another watch to the Pacific Ocean.
The rumors are vague about how magnets are involved and whether they are really going to do this. We will see.
Obviously using magnets to hold the band to the watch would not be strong enough by its self. What would be strong would be using a simple mechanical catch that is held in place by magnets or is aligned by magnets. That way you have the strength of a mechanical connection but are just using the magnets to hold that mechanical component in place.
I think Apple is experimenting with new types of bands and might, at some point, introduce a Watch that features a new type of band connection mechanism.
But I struggle to see what Apple can change on that front.
Maybe it’s some mechanism where you lock and unlock the band via Settings and some magnet mechanism will either lock it in or push it out?
Apple likes to over engineer these kinds of things. And maybe a “digital lock” for bands would make it easier and faster to switch bands?
Could possibly also be a way to implement serial numbers into bands and block third parties from making them without paying Apple a MFaw (Made for Apple Watch) fee?
I can see the potential.