It is OFFICIAL...

When Bluetooth was first being introduced into products, there were product managers who honestly believed that the "killer application" for the technology was for stores to run a Bluetooth connection that would accost customers with ads as they walked past the front door. They believed that linking a telephone headset to a phone wasn't solving any problems, since you could do the same thing by plugging in a wire when you were near the phone. We now know that the application for Bluetooth is in "near-range remote connectivity", for phones, stereo speakers, etc.

With smartwatches, the same conundrum is presenting itself: people fail to realize what you would do with it, and what you simply would not do with it.

You would not read an entire email on it. You would not read a PDF file on it. You would not visit a traditional website from it.

You would glance at who sent the email, to see if you need to dig your phone out of your pocket and respond immediately. You could read short text messages.

Your smartphone will continue to serve as your Message Centre. Your smartwatch will serve as your Notification Centre. Your pager, if you will.

So you peak at your watch to see who sent you an email, but then you have to do the same thing on your smartphone to read it, duplication. I get 10-15 emails a day, as i'm not that important in the world, but know a whole bunch who get 100+ a day and they will not do as you suggest. There are a huge gaggle of lazy yobs out there who just won't do it.
 
I can see the benefit in having a "smart watch" be it an iWatch, or Samsung's entry. I don't always have my phone on me, while playing golf for an example. If you could use a golf GPS app on the watch then I would consider it. There are already golf GPS watches, and I have apps on my phone for that purpose.
 
Your smartphone will continue to serve as your Message Centre. Your smartwatch will serve as your Notification Centre. Your pager, if you will.

Well described. I have e-mail notifications pop up on my computer as well as my phone but I don't read all the e-mail as they come in - I just take a glance at the notification to see if one is important. The phone has cutting edge technology now - you can't expect to get the same in the smartwatch as the battery life and technical problems make it unfeasible now. But why bother ? I will probably always have my phone (or phablet) for reading e-mails, documents, etc and the bluetooth linked smartwatch can harness all these functions onto my wrist. I can see who is calling and answer or originate a call. I can glance at my watch to see if an e-mail is important. My flight program (as well as many others) can notify me through the watch for a flight delay. Through voice command or the touchscreen menu, I can access many programs to perform simple tasks.

It might be a market failure to techies expecting to replace a phone but as a businessman - I'd love to get one.
 
Well described. I have e-mail notifications pop up on my computer as well as my phone but I don't read all the e-mail as they come in - I just take a glance at the notification to see if one is important. The phone has cutting edge technology now - you can't expect to get the same in the smartwatch as the battery life and technical problems make it unfeasible now. But why bother ? I will probably always have my phone (or phablet) for reading e-mails, documents, etc and the bluetooth linked smartwatch can harness all these functions onto my wrist. I can see who is calling and answer or originate a call. I can glance at my watch to see if an e-mail is important. My flight program (as well as many others) can notify me through the watch for a flight delay. Through voice command or the touchscreen menu, I can access many programs to perform simple tasks.

It might be a market failure to techies expecting to replace a phone but as a businessman - I'd love to get one.

Get one and let us know....
 
Get one and let us know....

I have a Pebble. Was excited during the honeymoon. After a week, stopped using it, never looked back. Hope for those who truly enjoy theirs, there is enough success to warrant its continued existence.

As for me, I'll keep saving my pennies till I can afford a Royal Oak AP. ;)
 
Samsung has officially left Apple and it's silly fanbois in the DUST!!!

Done!! Finished!! And they did it with a product apple was said to be working on over a yr ago. In other words they beat them to the punch.. Big time. Like I've said before and proven before but they keep blindly denying (Cause fanbois keep avoiding FACTS)... OTB and 5Hummer can eat crow and suck on it!!

Apple is done. They are now reduced to followers not innovators. Case closed. I've said it here before the media ever did.

So is this why ios7 is number one in google search

And the week or two all you be seeing and hearing is apple apple apple on the TV and radio and reading in print media too

And why in 30 days apple sold 20 millions iPhones 5

Compare to samsung which took 60 days to sell the same amount of units

And in 77 seconds the WWDC sold out

Maybe when people are lining up for the iPhone 5s you should tell them to switch handheld

And how come when apple put a commercial out for the iPhone they don't have to take pot shots at android or windows.

And did you know when jk shin is at home his computer of choice is apple (look it up)

I seem to recall reading what few reports there were about the watch and the main thing that stood out was its the first thing samsung hasn't stole from apple for first time and the watch is nothing more that a Novelty item with very little impact

Most of the twitter tweets were jokes about the
Watch and there been very little internet traffic about the watch

And if you look at handheld devices used in the United States iOS leads then android a distance second with about 33%

Time to switch handheld bandwagons io7 and iPhone 5s is being reviled today at 10am pacific time

Maybe you should watch that to see what a real Presentation is like compared to the Samsung presentations that look like a five year old wrote

Oh yeah with 4 billions in revenue from apple ecosystem last quarter that's strictly 4 billon in apps music and movies sold

So tell me again how apple is finished
 
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And if you look at handheld devices used in the United States iOS leads then android a distance second with about 33%

If it wasn't for the diehard Apple fan - who would buy the product ? I wonder how many phones sold after the official product launch are just upgrade sales. A lot of the 'facts' are either dated, in error or misleading. Not your fault - as their market and pioneering relevance shrinks, many Apple fans throw anything at the looming giant coming to swallow them up.

Eg: Your fact above to the reality: 'Over the 12-week period through the end of April 2013, Google's Android accounted for 51.7% of U.S. smartphone sales, while Apple's iOS platform took 41.4% of sales'. Hardly a 'distant second'.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/android-leads-ios-in-us-smartphones-2013-6#ixzz2eVsO1lP4

Certainly if Apple is just toying with the market - now would be a great time to double down on Apple stock. What could possibly happen since they are incapable of failure ??

Obviously, my stock advice sucks: Apple Stock Turns Ugly After Much-Hyped iPhone Announcement
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/apple-stock-new-iphone-5c-5s_n_3901699.html
 
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Samsung has officially left Apple and it's silly fanbois in the DUST!!!

Done!! Finished!! And they did it with a product apple was said to be working on over a yr ago. In other words they beat them to the punch.. Big time. Like I've said before and proven before but they keep blindly denying (Cause fanbois keep avoiding FACTS)... OTB and 5Hummer can eat crow and suck on it!!


Apple is done. They are now reduced to followers not innovators. Case closed. I've said it here before the media ever did.


Every time I read one of these idiotic posts, I give thanks I'm not Ed Thomas, and I actually have a full and meaningful life!

Thank you Jesus.
 
Every time I read one of these idiotic posts, I give thanks I'm not Ed Thomas, and I actually have a full and meaningful life!

Thank you Jesus.

I was wondering why you bother reading these idiotic posts but I understand now - through them you have gained insight and new found belief in the Lord thy God and his son Jesus Christ the Savior - amen !

Maybe there is not really a Ed Thomas preaching to a corporate logo as a pagan God, maybe it is just an angel of God sent expressly to help you find the way through the Samsungs, Apples & BlackBerrys worshipers into to the land of the Lord.

Praise be to you Ed Thomas - could you throw a few winning lottery numbers my way ?
 
I'm wondering if this is what the M7 chip is about in the 5s - it's been talked about as another chip to control fitness sensors but would this also facilitate wearables (watch) or video game inputs (with a new Apple TV)... Say what you will about Apple but they are nothing if not deliberate... To me, that along with the move to 64bit says video games.... yes on phones but also both Sony and M$ are struggling to get excitement about the next gen of game consoles - perhaps there is a sea change about to happen and ATV can take advantage of that.

OTB
 
I was wondering why you bother reading these idiotic posts but I understand now - through them you have gained insight and new found belief in the Lord thy God and his son Jesus Christ the Savior - amen !

Maybe there is not really a Ed Thomas preaching to a corporate logo as a pagan God, maybe it is just an angel of God sent expressly to help you find the way through the Samsungs, Apples & BlackBerrys worshipers into to the land of the Lord.


Praise be to you Ed Thomas - could you throw a few winning lottery numbers my way ?

OMG!!! Pink iPhone 5c's!

Gotta get one! Thank you Jesus! Just absolutely MUST MUST MUST have one!!! I'm a fanboi!;)

( my best Ed Thomas impersonation!)
 
I have a Pebble. Was excited during the honeymoon. After a week, stopped using it, never looked back. Hope for those who truly enjoy theirs, there is enough success to warrant its continued existence.

As for me, I'll keep saving my pennies till I can afford a Royal Oak AP. ;)
So, much ado about not much. Remember the WristNET? Micro$oft stopped supporting that a while back. Now I have that stinking Abacus/Fossil WristNet collecting dust.
 
Funny that you you've always said the opposite when it comes to Apple.

Bite it.

9m phones the first weekend, largest iPhone launch ever..... What a tool you are....
 
Time to BUY Apple bottie!!!

This is the perfect time for all our BIG mouth fanbois to put their money where their BIG MOUTHS are and buy APPL!!!

This may be the thingy that will take APPL to $1000, eh.....:cool: