Interesting.
It’s basically a $90 watch strap shaped like an iPod.
(Apple Watch not included, of course.)
You lose out on all the heart rate and other monitoring, but get to have some phone-like functionality in a tiny phone-like format. (I’ve never used a smart watch, let alone an Apple Watch, so I have no idea what they’re actually useful for.)
I kinda like the idea, in a way, even though I will probably never have a use for it. I guess that makes it perfect Meh material (in 12-18 months).
And I can’t seem to get that picture to not remind me of the MacBook Wheel.
@xobzoo the watch is, from my secondary experiences, a terminal to access the functions of the phone remotely without physically having to carry the (ever larger and heavier) phone, while also adding it’s own array of sensors.
There have been iPod nano 6’s and iPod shuffle 4’s (2010) which were watch sized and had enough hardware to run an OS capable of playing music/video, tracking movement, telling time, running games (via RockBox OS), activating on voice, and potentially wireless radio/internet.
I never quite knew why the iWatch couldn’t be 100% independent from the phone (but knew why it made sense it wasn’t) and just link up via iTunes like the iPod. Your watch could then directly interface with your car, Alexa, etc.
Hopefully they arrive soon so I can save money not buying them.
… Doesn’t an iWatch still need an iPhone (at some point, even to act as a bridge?)
Interesting.
It’s basically a $90 watch strap shaped like an iPod.
(Apple Watch not included, of course.)
You lose out on all the heart rate and other monitoring, but get to have some phone-like functionality in a tiny phone-like format. (I’ve never used a smart watch, let alone an Apple Watch, so I have no idea what they’re actually useful for.)
I kinda like the idea, in a way, even though I will probably never have a use for it. I guess that makes it perfect Meh material (in 12-18 months).
And I can’t seem to get that picture to not remind me of the MacBook Wheel.
@xobzoo But a watch strap with no strap.
@xobzoo the watch is, from my secondary experiences, a terminal to access the functions of the phone remotely without physically having to carry the (ever larger and heavier) phone, while also adding it’s own array of sensors.
There have been iPod nano 6’s and iPod shuffle 4’s (2010) which were watch sized and had enough hardware to run an OS capable of playing music/video, tracking movement, telling time, running games (via RockBox OS), activating on voice, and potentially wireless radio/internet.
I never quite knew why the iWatch couldn’t be 100% independent from the phone (but knew why it made sense it wasn’t) and just link up via iTunes like the iPod. Your watch could then directly interface with your car, Alexa, etc.