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Re: iWatch?

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:29:53 EDT

NefCanuck posted : Thing is, things like Google Glass are great... if you don't wear glasses in the first place. But for those of us with glasses, Google glass becomes impractical, unless they are planning on offering a clip on variety.

Whereas an "iWatch" if done right can be used as an extension of the phone / mp3 playback device that you already have and only requires that you have a wrist to wear it on.

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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:24:44 EDT

JohnInSJ posted : maybe you're holding it wrong

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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:06:40 EDT

not quite right posted :

said by haroldo:

All the time :)

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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:13:16 EDT

haroldo posted : All the time :)

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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:05:53 EDT

JohnInSJ posted :

said by haroldo:

quote:
Do you ever find yourself frantically trying to fish your phone out of a pocket or purse to find out whether that beep or buzz from the device is an important call, text or email —

No, I don't :)
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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:50:27 EDT

haroldo posted : Mossberg review of Pebble

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A Wristwatch Tells When Phone Calls, Emails Arrive
Published on February 26, 2013
by Walt Mossberg

Do you ever find yourself frantically trying to fish your phone out of a pocket or purse to find out whether that beep or buzz from the device is an important call, text or email — or just something you can ignore? What if you could simply glance at your watch to find out?

Well, now you can, thanks to a new $150 digital wristwatch called Pebble that connects to an iPhone or Android phone wirelessly and displays notifications and previews of calls, texts and emails. Not only that, but the Pebble can control music playback on a phone and show at a glance the song that’s playing, along with artist and album information. And of course, it tells time. It comes with multiple software watch faces and you can upload more.

Even better, the Pebble, from a Silicon Valley startup of the same name, is a platform that can work with other apps and aspects of a smartphone. For instance, the company is planning to roll out options that display information from apps for runners and golfers by spring. And there are already techie workarounds that can enable the watch to link to other smartphone apps. The gadget has been much-discussed in tech circles and its founders raised millions of dollars via the crowdfunding service, Kickstarter.

One important note: It isn’t a wrist communicator. It cannot conduct phone calls or compose texts and emails. It just notifies you about them, by gently vibrating and displaying sender or caller info, and for messages, an excerpt, on the screen....

»allthingsd.com/20130226/a-wristw···-arrive/

Re: iWatch?

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:29:41 EDT

Octavean posted :

said by Kearnstd:

Depends on what it is used for while driving. If it could overlay GPS it would lower distraction because you would no longer need to look away from the road. It could even lay out a path rather than just a map.

Now yes if someone was watching movies and surfing the web that would be a problem.

I don't think its a question of how its used because one would think that it would be possible to use Google Glass as a GPS however,...

How exactly would law enforcement tell the difference with respect to how a personal HUD such as Google Glass is used in a car? If someone doesn't use their seatbelt, puts a DVD player on their dashboard or is holding a phone to their ear one can see this but no one can see what is on the Google Glass display but the user. Its a little like the uncertainty of an open container, the risk is high enough to negate the benefit of doubt.

Also note that the Google Glass design that we have seen so far looks as though it would impair peripheral vision of the driver on the right side. The use of the display would also require looking up and away from the road.

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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:55:49 EDT

Kearnstd posted : Depends on what it is used for while driving. If it could overlay GPS it would lower distraction because you would no longer need to look away from the road. It could even lay out a path rather than just a map.

Now yes if someone was watching movies and surfing the web that would be a problem.
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Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:03:48 EDT

Octavean posted : Naturally it should be illegal to use when driving,....just like a phone.

Common sense should be enough but it really isn't for some people,....

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Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:13:04 EDT

The Geezer posted : As far as Google Glass is concerned, could anyone come up with a better way to distract a person with an accident as a result?

Texting on smartphones is bad enough, Google Glass will be ten times worse!
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Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:16:07 EDT

Stacy posted : People who enjoy watches often have more than one, just like people who enjoy Apple products tend to have several. I still wear one of my old Swatches from the '80s and I probably still have an old Mickey Mouse watch somewhere around the house. It's not about the cost or even function but more about collecting and wearing interesting accessories.

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Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:12:08 EDT

Nezmo posted :

said by Kearnstd:

I think Google Glass will be far superior to any iWatch. People in the market for a watch already have one, And with what Apple would likely charge for a watch they could likely get a high quality model from an established and proven watchmaker. And more importantly, A traditional watch is take it off at night, put it back on in the morning and no "Shit I forgot to charge my watch."

However I think the important thing for Google Glass is that it is pushing forward what wearable computing will be about and that is augmented reality.

I have several watches that charge themselves (and I mean electrically, not automatic watches). And they can sit in a drawer for 6 months before they need some kind of light to recharge again. No, they are not using BT radios, etc (although some do use a radio to pick up on the atomic clock signals) but still... The power argument of this need not be an issue.
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Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:04:26 EDT

Kearnstd posted : I think Google Glass will be far superior to any iWatch. People in the market for a watch already have one, And with what Apple would likely charge for a watch they could likely get a high quality model from an established and proven watchmaker. And more importantly, A traditional watch is take it off at night, put it back on in the morning and no "Shit I forgot to charge my watch."

However I think the important thing for Google Glass is that it is pushing forward what wearable computing will be about and that is augmented reality.
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Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:51:07 EDT

Octavean posted : Yes but that wasn't a watch,......it was an iPod,....

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Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:44:14 EDT

Stacy posted :

said by haroldo:

The rumor/news mill has Apple working on a watch

...a few fantasy images... »www.foxnews.com/tech/slideshow/2···#slide=1

»www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosn···eed-one/

Didn't Apple already make a IPod Nano that fit on a watchband that was available separately?

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Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:43:08 EDT

Octavean posted : I hate to say this but I think Google got it right with Glass in terms of functionality but only to a point.

A hands-free and wrist-free display that can still keep you aware of your suroundings could be very useful indeed. The problem is how one would interact with such a display in terms of input.

But this really comes down to what the next big thing is and I don't know that an iWatch or Google Glass is it.

I personally don't like to use watches anymore,....

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Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:11:14 EDT

haroldo posted :

said by sk1939:

Pointless idea frankly, what would be the purpose? ...

The race for the next big thing is wearable computing. Google seems to have a huge lead with glasses.
Guessing (if this is real) that Apple has two choices, "win or go home" (to borrow a phrase from every high school football team's locker room). Having watched Microsoft's, near march to irrelevance, with them ignoring mobile and showing up very late to the party, I guess Apple doesn't want to go home, just yet.
Remember, this is the company that gets you to buy thing you didn't know you wanted.
Personally, I think it's hokey and too geeky to be chic. A large clunky piece of arm adornment is not what the fashionable urbanite wants to be seen sporting. It might make sense for special, business specific, situations, where the user might need both hands to hold something, or it's impractical to hold a phone, although, I can't think of an application. Maybe cyclists, quarterbacks or medical practitioners?

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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:27:19 EDT

Kearnstd posted :

said by Nezmo:

said by Kearnstd:

I just use my phone, seems to tell time well enough.

You know, sometimes I don't have my phone on me. Imagine that. I'm so old school.

Likely best to stick with whatever good reliable watch you have then.

I am betting if you leave your phone behind(say for example leaving in a car due to going into a place where a phone is not polite or allowed.) the iWatch stops working. I would not be shocked that if the moment it goes out of BT range of the iPhone it even stops telling the time.
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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:15:13 EDT

neuronbob posted : Another watch fan here.

iWatch will be a nice novelty and will sell like hotcakes. I may even buy one just for **its and giggles if it's reasonably priced.

My daily watch will remain my Citizen Eco-Drive Calibre 8700. Rugged, accurate, and I never have to replace the battery.

In a pinch, my cell phone will also do. :) To this nearly middle-aged coot, I am continually amazed that younguns nowadays don't wear watches as much.
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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:53:12 EDT

sk1939 posted :

said by haroldo:

The rumor/news mill has Apple working on a watch

...a few fantasy images... »www.foxnews.com/tech/slideshow/2···#slide=1

»www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosn···eed-one/

Pointless idea frankly, what would be the purpose? I'll keep my Seamaster for when I want a nice watch to wear.

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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:18:50 EDT

Nezmo posted :

said by Kearnstd:

I just use my phone, seems to tell time well enough.

You know, sometimes I don't have my phone on me. Imagine that. I'm so old school.
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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:17:46 EDT

Kearnstd posted : I just use my phone, seems to tell time well enough.
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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:17:55 EDT

JohnInSJ posted : the iWatch sounds awesome. I'm sure they'll sell a bazillion of them.

I'm sure it won't be like any of the other millions of smart watch concepts I've personally seen since the early 2000s.
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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:40:06 EDT

The Geezer posted : I am quite happy with my low-tech self-winding 1960 Omega Seamaster, thank you very much! I bought it in the Omega showroom on a visit to Geneva, and have never had a problem with it since.

Say "no thanks!" to Apple iWatch!
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Re: iWatch?

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:23:30 EDT

bjf123 posted :

said by rugby:

said by obeythelaw:

Seriously, I think it's a bad move. The obvious question, is
"who wears a watch in 2013." Are you supposed to use one hand to type on it?

I wear a watch every day, a low tech submariner. I would not get an iWatch.

I'm with you. I wear a watch every day. I've got a collection of 10-12 to choose from. I'm a bit of a watch nut and still have a few I'd like to add to my collection.
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Re: iWatch?

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:51:41 EDT

haroldo posted :

said by Curiosity:

... To be very useful, one would need to be able to type on something,...

Voice dictation (yeah, I know, it's not perfect) for quick stuff. I don't think the iWatch is a replacement for a full blown computer. For older people, the iPhone itself is probably too small to type on right now.

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Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:53:12 EDT

Curiosity posted : The problem is, the device would need to be paired with a larger device that you would carry in a pocket. To be very useful, one would need to be able to type on something, and human fingers have not become miniaturized. There is no way you can type on something as small as a watch with just fingers.

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Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:35:33 EDT

Count Zero posted : I actually didn't sell it because it is 'incomplete' - I just realized I hate wearing a watch LOL

If Apple does make a watch I'd probably buy one - but if it didn't really wow me and offer some great features I'd probably end up returning it.

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Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:26:49 EDT

skeechan posted : Of course they would fix it they day you sell it.

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Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:56:48 EDT

Count Zero posted : Just sold my pebble for $300 :-D

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Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:16:19 EDT

not quite right posted : I still wear watches, I just added this Invicta to the collection for Christmas. I would totally by an iWatch.
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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:50:27 EDT

kerriskandie posted : I've never worn one, since school................

Plenty of cute girls to ask the time of............... :D

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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:42:39 EDT

maximus_808 posted :

said by robbin:

I kind of like the fantasy image on SlashGear

»www.slashgear.com/apple-willow-g···1268768/

I'm kinda digging the one in this pic as well. That being said I'm kinda rough on watches but I have started wearing one again in the last few months.
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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:03:42 EDT

skeechan posted : I wear a watch because I would get sick of pulling out my phone every time I wanted to know what time it was. That said, I'm with rugby , gotta step it up. It's analog only for me unless I went old school with some 70's red LED thing. Wristwatches are guy jewelry and unless the iWatch actually replaced some other tech AND had engineering quality on par with a fine watch, I am not interested.

Put the entire phone in there combined with a virtually 'invisible' in ear BT and some similarly 'invisible' BT mic, then I would seriously consider it.

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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:59:48 EDT

rugby posted :

said by obeythelaw:

Seriously, I think it's a bad move. The obvious question, is
"who wears a watch in 2013." Are you supposed to use one hand to type on it?

I wear a watch every day, a low tech submariner. I would not get an iWatch.

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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:24:25 EDT

robbin posted : I kind of like the fantasy image on SlashGear

»www.slashgear.com/apple-willow-g···1268768/

I'm not sure that I would want one but I do like using a Bluetooth earpiece. Perhaps this would expand the experience with having part of my phone on my wrist available at a glance. Of course the other option is glasses where both earpiece and watch functions are combined into one device. Hmmm

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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:08:22 EDT

Nezmo posted :

said by obeythelaw:

Seriously, I think it's a bad move. The obvious question, is
"who wears a watch in 2013." Are you supposed to use one hand to type on it?

Given the success of the Pebble on Kickstarter I could see this being successful.

Believe me, I'm a little tired of i-this and i-that but I have a feeling something like this would take off.
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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:48:02 EDT

obeythelaw posted : Seriously, I think it's a bad move. The obvious question, is
"who wears a watch in 2013." Are you supposed to use one hand to type on it?

iWatch?

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:39:28 EDT

haroldo posted : The rumor/news mill has Apple working on a watch

...a few fantasy images... »www.foxnews.com/tech/slideshow/2···#slide=1

»www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosn···eed-one/