On the above picture the two Edition watches appear to have slightly different colors of gold. Was it really the case, or was it just the lighting? Just curious.
Will you buy an Apple Watch?
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On the above picture the two Edition watches appear to have slightly different colors of gold. Was it really the case, or was it just the lighting? Just curious.
History repeats itself!
Recall iPod, iPhone, iPad. These all had devices to do what the Apple versions do, but when Apple came out with their version, it was a game changer. Not to claim that the Apple watch will game change a Rolex or other basic watch, but it will game change the current smart watches, from the high end of Samsung to the Pebble, to Sony Smart watch, and all those health monitors. It will be a repeat history of what they did before and will soon dominate the market of smart watch wearables.
Will it some day be a 100% stand alone? Probably, but that's a few years out. For now it will do what I want it to do and do it well. It will be a huge upgrade to my Sony Smartwatch2 and more.
I don't expect everyone to understand 21st century tech like this until they actually experience it. For me, I wanted to do certain things and the Sony satisfied those 2 years ago. The Apple will be an upgrade for me.
And for all you new users to a smart watch, don't elect to put it on and be an expert right away. These things are a learning curve. I recently upgraded my tossot t touch to the current model and spent a whole day learning the updated features. As an experienced smart watch remote to my Samsung phone, i expect the apple watch will take me a week to get used to it and be able to navigate with ease.
Navy, think of it this way, every time you get a call, you have to pull out your iPhone and answer or reject. Think of it as a new way. When a call comes in, you glance at your wrist and you can accept or reject, if you accept, you can simply respond with a canned text, or answer by voice. That is step one to a better way. From there you can see inbound texts and emails at a glance. Get an alert on severe weather at a glance, I can track a radar weather map with storm movement on my wrist. And you know I can track stocks. And get alerts too. But, until you recognize those things you wish you could do easier and more conveniently, you will never understand this is all possible.
Will, the Apple do everything you can dream up on day one? Most likely not, but if there is a need, someone will soon have an app for it.
I guess it all depends on how we use our phones. Personally, I only get just a couple of text messages a day and a handful of phone calls on my phone, perhaps 2-3 important alerts. Pulling out the phone to check those does not present any problem for me. Glancing on the watch would be easier of course, but wouldn't make a huge difference in my case. My main means of business communication while at work are the office phone and the email (I do have my Outlook open all day long, but that's on the computer). I could probably receive much more information per hour with an Apple Watch, but I am not sure that would be a good thing. I prefer to stay focused on my work and not get distracted every minute. What I actually use my phone most often for, is if I need to google something, lookup an addresses, get directions, etc. Not sure if the Apple Watch will do that any better. And no, I don't like talking to Siri in public! 
On the other hand, I do know people who get hundreds of messages and alerts every single day and who text all day long. For those the Apple Phone will be a huge step forward I think. For day traders, for business people spending hours in meetings, and for the texting generation I think it can be a game changer. But for some of us who don't need (or don't want) to look at the phone more often than once an hour, I am not so sure yet. I think it will take some more innovative apps to convince us than just alerts and messages. I look forward to some new apps that will make the smart phone a true necessity and I will gladly give it a try at some point down the road...
On the other hand, I do know people who get hundreds of messages and alerts every single day and who text all day long. For those the Apple Phone will be a huge step forward I think. For day traders, for business people spending hours in meetings, and for the texting generation I think it can be a game changer. But for some of us who don't need (or don't want) to look at the phone more often than once an hour, I am not so sure yet. I think it will take some more innovative apps to convince us than just alerts and messages. I look forward to some new apps that will make the smart phone a true necessity and I will gladly give it a try at some point down the road...
Actually, I tap my ear bud to answer. But I understand the convenience. I just don't value it to the tune of hundreds of dollars. Obviously, many others DO.
OK now I have 2 on order, one for myself and one for my mother.
OK, I can afford it, but it still kind of bothers me to pay so much for a watch that may be outdated in a year... As I mentioned above I still do no fathom a purchase of the gold versions that may only have a one year life. I would feel a lot better if Apple had a way of upgrading the internals, lets say for 2-3 years.
OK, I can afford it, but it still kind of bothers me to pay so much for a watch that may be outdated in a year... As I mentioned above I still do no fathom a purchase of the gold versions that may only have a one year life. I would feel a lot better if Apple had a way of upgrading the internals, lets say for 2-3 years.
My BT ear piece works the same way, Navy. But the difference is I can see the caller id and make a choice, accept the call, send to voicemail, or reject the call. The Apple Watch app adds one more option over my Sony. It allows be to send a text to friends, like I'm busy at the moment will call you back as soon as I can.
I just got back from the Apple Store here in Las Vegas and must say I am impressed with it more than ever. Compared to my other two watches the Apple will be the smallest of the three. The 42mm sounded big but wearing it fit very well. The reservation fitting allowed me to do a hands on resize the stainless link band to fit my wrist. I needed to remove 5 links for a perfect fit. Then I was allowed to remove the link band and switch it to the Milanese band which also fit well. The gray SS looked nicer than the polished SS but I'll be happy with the brighter one that I ordered. I also switched to a black rubber band. Didn't like that at all. Rubber is not my thing. The leather band was nice too but I don't know how durable it will be. The magnetic fastener on the leather is fully magnetized while the Milanese is only magnetic on the tip.
I am very glad I ordered the 42mm now. I favor a larger image size screen and I could read the print easy without my reading glasses.
My wife really got excited with the 38mm and aside from the white band, she now wants a coral pink, a soft blue, and a Milanese band. Of time permits, we may go back and try a 38mm sport model with the Milanese but I think the finish may not match. The Sport model looks a bit more gray while the SS is either shiny silver look or darker gray.
Ok, so much for fashion and fit. The store had about a dozen stations you could play. So I ran the watch through its paces. Unlike the reviews, the response on the watch was very fast. I could resize the screen smoothly with the crown and redraw maps at typical Internet speed as fast as my iPad.
The stock data was off of Yahoo and was Friday's closing trades. Pulling up details was very fast. The Apple watch app is superior to my Sony app.
The weather app was very basic and did not offer a weather radar screen as far as I could tell. My Sony weather tracking is superior to the current Apple app. With its radar screen.
There is a way to store your discount cards barcodes. So if in Walgreens, they ask you for that card to scan. Using the watch may be easier, not sure as I'll need to try it as opposed to digging around for it.
Overall, the hardware function and design and fit are to my satisfaction. My wife did have reservations about it being a bit bigger than her current lady's Seiko but after a couple minutes, with it properly fitted, she is more excited now than before.
The apps left me a little disappointed and I told the store salesman that. He reassured me there are over 1000 3rd party apps and told me I need to review those.
I agree with those that were also disappointed in the Apple supplied apps, but the hardware was very impressive and its speed and quality was much better than I expected to see. This thing responds to my touch instantly, and dialing in different resolutions of the GPS maps, from the whole country, to where we were inside the mall was as fast as a mechanical zoom on a camera lens. You zoom the map with the crown dial.
Aside from the 15 minute sizing and fit session that an appointment was needed, I had about an hour where we each got hands on time playing with the installed apps. About every 10 minutes a sales rep would check in with is to see if we had and questions and then left us to play. I was glad to see my wife spending time navigating the apps.
I asked the sales rep what the biggest complaint he has heard and it was Apple's poor planning on adequate supply to meet demand. He said you are very lucky because very few were able to get delivery commitment before June.
I just got back from the Apple Store here in Las Vegas and must say I am impressed with it more than ever. Compared to my other two watches the Apple will be the smallest of the three. The 42mm sounded big but wearing it fit very well. The reservation fitting allowed me to do a hands on resize the stainless link band to fit my wrist. I needed to remove 5 links for a perfect fit. Then I was allowed to remove the link band and switch it to the Milanese band which also fit well. The gray SS looked nicer than the polished SS but I'll be happy with the brighter one that I ordered. I also switched to a black rubber band. Didn't like that at all. Rubber is not my thing. The leather band was nice too but I don't know how durable it will be. The magnetic fastener on the leather is fully magnetized while the Milanese is only magnetic on the tip.
I am very glad I ordered the 42mm now. I favor a larger image size screen and I could read the print easy without my reading glasses.
My wife really got excited with the 38mm and aside from the white band, she now wants a coral pink, a soft blue, and a Milanese band. Of time permits, we may go back and try a 38mm sport model with the Milanese but I think the finish may not match. The Sport model looks a bit more gray while the SS is either shiny silver look or darker gray.
Ok, so much for fashion and fit. The store had about a dozen stations you could play. So I ran the watch through its paces. Unlike the reviews, the response on the watch was very fast. I could resize the screen smoothly with the crown and redraw maps at typical Internet speed as fast as my iPad.
The stock data was off of Yahoo and was Friday's closing trades. Pulling up details was very fast. The Apple watch app is superior to my Sony app.
The weather app was very basic and did not offer a weather radar screen as far as I could tell. My Sony weather tracking is superior to the current Apple app. With its radar screen.
There is a way to store your discount cards barcodes. So if in Walgreens, they ask you for that card to scan. Using the watch may be easier, not sure as I'll need to try it as opposed to digging around for it.
Overall, the hardware function and design and fit are to my satisfaction. My wife did have reservations about it being a bit bigger than her current lady's Seiko but after a couple minutes, with it properly fitted, she is more excited now than before.
The apps left me a little disappointed and I told the store salesman that. He reassured me there are over 1000 3rd party apps and told me I need to review those.
I agree with those that were also disappointed in the Apple supplied apps, but the hardware was very impressive and its speed and quality was much better than I expected to see. This thing responds to my touch instantly, and dialing in different resolutions of the GPS maps, from the whole country, to where we were inside the mall was as fast as a mechanical zoom on a camera lens. You zoom the map with the crown dial.
Aside from the 15 minute sizing and fit session that an appointment was needed, I had about an hour where we each got hands on time playing with the installed apps. About every 10 minutes a sales rep would check in with is to see if we had and questions and then left us to play. I was glad to see my wife spending time navigating the apps.
I asked the sales rep what the biggest complaint he has heard and it was Apple's poor planning on adequate supply to meet demand. He said you are very lucky because very few were able to get delivery commitment before June.
Thanks for the review Don.
I did read somewhere that you will be able to adjust font size for the watch on the phone.
I need to wear reading glasses but the iPhone 6+ has saved me....for now
I did read somewhere that you will be able to adjust font size for the watch on the phone.
I need to wear reading glasses but the iPhone 6+ has saved me....for now
There were no iPhone 6's paired with watches to see that feature. All the hands on demo stations were like what Roland experienced. Did I mention that I did the demo without using my reading glasses and I had no trouble reading the smallest print, but comparing the two, I'm glad I chose the 42mm size as the text is taller than the same on the 38mm
I'll post some photos later. They are on my Samsung phone.
I'll post some photos later. They are on my Samsung phone.
This is what I was greeted with as I entered the store.
These were in a glass case for look only.
These were in a glass case for look only.
Nice pics!
How did you feel about the crown? Was there any lag?
One of the reviews I saw said he used swipe up/down or across more. Only option he used the crown was for zoom.
I wonder how grippy the crown will be with sweaty hands.
How did you feel about the crown? Was there any lag?
One of the reviews I saw said he used swipe up/down or across more. Only option he used the crown was for zoom.
I wonder how grippy the crown will be with sweaty hands.
Here are my two watches I now wear. The Sony is 42 x 42 mm so it is bigger than the Apple 42mm.
The second picture is of the Sony GPS app. The image is much lower resolution and the updates much much slower. But it offers a video loop of radar weather when visible which here in Vegas the sky's are clear.
I'm sorry I didn't take a photo of this watch beside the Apple or you would see how much smaller it looks.
The second picture is of the Sony GPS app. The image is much lower resolution and the updates much much slower. But it offers a video loop of radar weather when visible which here in Vegas the sky's are clear.
I'm sorry I didn't take a photo of this watch beside the Apple or you would see how much smaller it looks.
The crown felt about right. Not too stiff and not too loose. The response was very fast. No lag whatsoever. I could zip in and out with the crown and the screen tracked immediately. By comparison, the Sony, I have to press the + and - spot and then wait for a few seconds for the screen to redraw.
On other screens, for example the email the you could swipe down and the email tracked with the same speed. The apple screen redraw and refresh is without any lag at all. Same goes with scrolling through contacts. But I would use the crown more since it keeps your finger from covering over the screen.
The home screen with all those little circles gave me some trouble but my wife with smaller fingers was more accurate. However you can navigate the pile of circles and zoom in so the app you want is easier to hit the target.
I may be worried about nothing but it seems to me the crown might get excessive use and be a wear out issue. Because of this I plan to buy the Apple Care
When it comes in.
On other screens, for example the email the you could swipe down and the email tracked with the same speed. The apple screen redraw and refresh is without any lag at all. Same goes with scrolling through contacts. But I would use the crown more since it keeps your finger from covering over the screen.
The home screen with all those little circles gave me some trouble but my wife with smaller fingers was more accurate. However you can navigate the pile of circles and zoom in so the app you want is easier to hit the target.
I may be worried about nothing but it seems to me the crown might get excessive use and be a wear out issue. Because of this I plan to buy the Apple Care
When it comes in.
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