How Does Apple Do It ???

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IM469

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This is not a technical question - more a security question. I was listening to the radio and they were talking about Apple's pending product announcement. The iPhone 6 features and that there is a rumour that maybe there will be a SmartWatch from Apple. If there was a SmartWatch from Apple - what will it look like ? Will it have an innovative design ?, health monitoring ? home gadget interfacing ?

What blows me away is that the announcement is today and so little is known about the product. It probably is already in production so you have countless part suppliers, designers, engineers and nobody has a definitive idea on what - if any - the product looks like or the functionality ?

The security measures involved must be phenomenal !
 
IM469 said:
This is not a technical question - more a security question. I was listening to the radio and they were talking about Apple's pending product announcement. The iPhone 6 features and that there is a rumour that maybe there will be a SmartWatch from Apple. If there was a SmartWatch from Apple - what will it look like ? Will it have an innovative design ?, health monitoring ? home gadget interfacing ?

What blows me away is that the announcement is today and so little is known about the product. It probably is already in production so you have countless part suppliers, designers, engineers and nobody has a definitive idea on what - if any - the product looks like or the functionality ?

The security measures involved must be phenomenal !
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Here's a bit of an insight...http://www.cultofmac.com/294521/apple-security-sept-9-event/
 
Amazing that it basically took 2 products: the iPhone and iPad to completely turn around this company. They do have the problem for what to do next though.
 
explorerzip said:
Amazing that it basically took 2 products: the iPhone and iPad to completely turn around this company. They do have the problem for what to do next though.
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Clearly payments and a watch are the answers to that question.

Was interesting that there were actually videos of an iPhone 6 working two days before the release but absolutely nothing on the watch. I don't think it's in volume production, that's the difference.
 
IM469 said:
This is not a technical question - more a security question. I was listening to the radio and they were talking about Apple's pending product announcement. The iPhone 6 features and that there is a rumour that maybe there will be a SmartWatch from Apple. If there was a SmartWatch from Apple - what will it look like ? Will it have an innovative design ?, health monitoring ? home gadget interfacing ?

What blows me away is that the announcement is today and so little is known about the product. It probably is already in production so you have countless part suppliers, designers, engineers and nobody has a definitive idea on what - if any - the product looks like or the functionality ?

The security measures involved must be phenomenal !
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Weeks before, the internet already have the design and the spec of the phone...
The phone case maker already have their stuff ready to ship.
 
canchi said:
Weeks before, the internet already have the design and the spec of the phone...
The phone case maker already have their stuff ready to ship.
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I watched a Fedex Freight driver deliver 3 skids of new iPhones to an Apple Store last week. 4 feet x 4 feet x 5 or 6 feet high, each skid. Think how many phones that is lol
 
onthebottom said:
Clearly payments and a watch are the answers to that question.

Was interesting that there were actually videos of an iPhone 6 working two days before the release but absolutely nothing on the watch. I don't think it's in volume production, that's the difference.
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Not sure about either of these products. I'm sure the Apple fanboys will get the iWatch opening day, but will a tiny screen smartphone really sell?
 
I believe a few guys in our office have their iPhone6's (corporate order).

I thought I saw on the news the announcement, and it showed their smart watch.

I suppose a smart watch will be the next cool gadget.
 
onthebottom said:
Clearly payments and a watch are the answers to that question. ...
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Both things that many apple followers considered stupid when they were only offered by others.


As for keeping details secret, I'm sure they have a legal team that is quite open about the consequences.
 
onthebottom said:
Clearly payments and a watch are the answers to that question.

.... but absolutely nothing on the watch.
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Here ya go bottie the iWatch!!!.....:thumb:

 
ripperlover said:
Like the Samsung Gear, the Apple Watch is not an independent product. It requires the wearer to carry an iPhone otherwise it doesnt work. Meanwhile many of the functions of the two devices are identical. And the battery does not last all day - has to be recharged every day. The Apple watch, like those that preceded it, is an unnecessary product looking for a market.

And if the recent breach of iCloud customer accounts is any indication, plugging into Apple Pay could prove to be a very expensive exercise.

The genius of Steve Jobs was that he could read the pulse of consumers. The current bunch is gropping in the dark.
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+1

One thing we should all do is have no product loyalty. We are the consumers companies should have a loyalty to us.

I say if Android is better than apple buy an android.

if Apple is better than Android buy Apple.

but make your choice based on the better product.
 
ripperlover said:
Thanks for the heads up. Still remains that the smart watch does not perform any function significantly better than the smart phone. Just like Google Glass, it is a product in search of a market. I wouldn't wear one even if it was free.
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One of the big selling points of smartphones when they came out was that instead of carrying a phone AND a camera AND an MP3 player, you only need one device. Now they're trying to move backwards and I would rather have more features in the phone than a bunch of separate peripherals (that of course will be obsolete in 2 years as the next new great gadget comes along).

AND...with news of the iCloud security breach still in the headlines why are people so keen on sharing even more info (spending habits, personal stats) with Apple?!
 
basketcase said:
Samsung's soon to be released watch has 3G and wifi stand alone capability.
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I'm not looking for this personally. 3G means it has a simm card and you are paying at minimum for a mobile data channel. I am not looking for a 1" wrist phone and generally my smartphone will be in Bluetooth range anyways. I just want a convenient link to my phone that will pass important info so I'm not hauling my phone out of the pocket. Calls, texts, flagged e-mails, MP3 player controls, voice command and a few apps would be all I need.

A friend of mine is a master chef and he is unhappy with the Samsung Gear that he bought. He is obviously busy with his hands most of the day and loved the convenience of the smartwatch but he was expecting at least a day or two between charges and he found if he got more than 5 or 6 hours - he was lucky.
 
It's debatable if the smart watch (any brand) market will take off or not. Personally, it's a bit premature if you need to tether it to a phone in order to use most of the features.

But I'm betting NFC payments will take off as a result of Apple Pay. While it's only available on the iOS platform, there are millions of iPhone 5 owners who have access to this.
Other NFC payment systems never really gained traction because they didn't do the legwork in securing agreements with the 3 major credit companies and retailers in the U.S.
 
lewd said:
But I'm betting NFC payments will take off as a result of Apple Pay. While it's only available on the iOS platform, there are millions of iPhone 5 owners who have access to this.
Other NFC payment systems never really gained traction because they didn't do the legwork in securing agreements with the 3 major credit companies and retailers in the U.S.
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Right now almost all Android devices plus Blackberry already have access with NFC so it isn't the number of phones accessing it. In Canada, it only available if you take a certain bank with a certain carrier. I don't know why Google wallet was not extended to Canada but I personally would prefer not associating with a particular carrier to get the feature. I think that would be the biggest feature for Apple - it wouldn't require you sign up for a new credit card service with a new carrier.
 
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