Apple Watch goes on sale tonight - who's getting one?

Not interested today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow...or a friggin year or two from now. Honestly! technology gone bad!

flat out wrote:

Not interested today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow...or a friggin year or two from now. Honestly! technology gone bad!

You're obviously lacking in intelligence. For years people have been spending hundreds on watches that only tell time, and in recent years on devices that count steps. The apple watch for the price it costs destroys everything ever created. You should actually watch some of the videos.

Not a 1%er or Apple Fangirl, so no.

It's more than a little fascinating that a product like this creates a visceral negative reaction by many people. Lots of guys buy $500 watches. Plenty of corporate or professional guys wear $1500 watches, but a smartwatch at the lower end of that spectrum is seen in a different light somehow. As someone else pointed out, this is not a timepiece. It's an extension of a smartphone. It's going to be huge whether you or like it or think you'll buy one, or not. The turnoff seems to stem from the incessant marketing and a bit from the general annoyance toward social-tech and Facebook that people harbor. I won't buy the watch myself because I don't need one (wear a seiko at work and a timex when running or on the bike). But I'm interested in the rollout and the first reactions, and as an Apple shareholder.

I was a college junior when folks began showing up on campus with the first cellphones. We thought it was idiotic and attention-seeking plus why spend $50 /mo on a phone when phones are/were everywhere and practically free? It was non-sensical. Our group ended up as last adaptors when the things became ubiquitous in 18mos time.

somewhat interested wrote:

How does the latest Garmin watch compare to the Apple watch?

What is the big advantage of the Apple watch besides the Apple logo?

The new Garmin Fenix 3 has the basic smart watch features, but it isn't as functional as the Apple Watch. However, it does have GPS, which is something the Apple Watch lacks.

flat out wrote:

Not interested today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow...or a friggin year or two from now. Honestly! technology gone bad!

But more than interested to read all the posts and state your disinterest.

Not only can it replace your $5,000 Swiss Timepiece it also functions as a doctor so your saving so much money.

I've got a $20 watch that has chrono. If Apple had a watch like that I'd get it.

But seriously. White people.

I wear my 30-lap Timex Ironman all the time, same as I have since I was ~7. But I started using Strava, so now I wear a Garmin when I run. But I'm not gonna wear my Garmin everywhere. So I was interested in Apple Watch, thinking I could wear it all the time and use it to log my runs. Does it really not have GPS? Once that's added I'll almost certainly buy one. I reckon I'll give it a couple years to improve first.

I agree that the watch shouldn't be marketed to replace conventional watches. People wear watches as fashion pieces, to express style and wealth and personality.

People also buy watches for utility; to tell the time, stopwatch function and GPS for location information and distance travelled etc.

Watches in the first category will never be 'replaced' by an Apple watch or any other single brand of smartwatch. The customers being targeted don't need the functionality of a smartwatch, they just buy a watch to go with an outfit and often own a selection of different watches. Sometimes, brand names matter also.

As for the second group, smartwatches will make an impact, but not as severely as some tech magazines are making out. Thus far, the Apple watch does not have a GPS so it won't replace your running watch. Using features such as a stopwatch or timer are more difficult in a device with a touchscreen in certain situations (more sensitive to unintentional input, won't work with wet hands, gloves etc) so in a work environment (think industrial/manual/food service) or cycling/running/swimming the device is not appropriate. This means sports style watches will generally be okay.

Also, a massive oversight by many people is the fact that the watch requires an iPhone to perform a large amount of the quoted features, in my eyes making it pretty much useless. If you are carrying your phone anyway and can just use that to use Apple Pay, view Maps, play music etc on a larger screen then what is the point? The argument that you now don't NEED to get out your phone is ridiculous also because the watch still requires two hands to operate and so offers no added ease of use benefit over the iPhone.

Suckers! I just got my Apple Press-on Fingernails! Now I can surf the net and buy stocks while picking my nose!!

I'll get one at some point. Want a new retina Macbook Air first. Oh, and a 4k prosumer camcorder...

A Duck wrote:

I'll get one at some point. Want a new retina Macbook Air first. Oh, and a 4k prosumer camcorder...

There is no retina Macbook Air. Only Macbook (retina) and Macbook Pro (retina). The Air remains non-retina.

Apple Guy wrote:

Available tonight from 12:01 PT/3:01 ET.

Recent reports indicate that launch day contingents will sell out quickly, so you better stay up or set your alarm if you want one.

Which one are you getting? I am still torn between the space gray/aluminum and ss/leather...

This is not the site to ask. Why?

-High School kids who cant afford squat unless mommy buys it.

-College tube sock jockeys that pray the have enough change to buy cheap beer for the weekend of watching on line porn and surfing this website to make stupid comments about the sport in which they may idolize a svelte elite female competitor that jogs near the stands in a victory lap warm down giving a high five and they not washing that hand for a month.

-Basement dwelling adults proudly wearing a gravy stained race t-shirt , unlined dolphin stripe short , posting and re posting old race results , forgot to clean the display screen from the splatter post race types that still think casio is a brand.

Apple Watch? I think not....

Just got back form my Apple Watch appointment. My observation:

- build quality is outstanding. It doesn't feel like something that is mass produced in China (Foxconn) but rather like it was handcrafted in Switzerland. Amazing.

- don't get fooled by how cheap the basic band is. This is not your grandmas plastic. It is a high performance fluoroelastomer band. Probably the most comfortable band I've ever felt on my wrist.

- other than the fluoroelastomer, I like the classic leather band.

- The customizable watch faces are beautiful (besides the Mickey Mouse watch face which is hideous in my opinion), especially like the standard and the astronomy ones.

- Stainless steel looked amazing but I was really surprised by how great the (standard) aluminum looks....

Overall, great product. Ordered one.

Dissident wrote:

that still think casio is a brand

Casio is a brand, and a damn good one. Reliable, affordable, Japanese, quality. You probably drive around in a crappy unreliable over priced volkswagen or chevy. I wore this casio watch on my wedding day & I'll wear it for years to come, because it's comfortable, good looking, & it freakin works.

I hope you die alone . . . screaming.

I'm Margaret Greay.

logical wrote:

Dissident wrote:

that still think casio is a brand

Casio is a brand, and a damn good one. Reliable, affordable, Japanese, quality. You probably drive around in a crappy unreliable over priced volkswagen or chevy. I wore this casio watch on my wedding day & I'll wear it for years to come, because it's comfortable, good looking, & it freakin works.

I hope you die alone . . . screaming.

I'm Margaret Greay.

You are not logical

Pointing Out the Obvious wrote:

You are not logical

I'm not the one paying up to $17,000 for a watch that you have to charge every day, & is an extension of the notifications that you already get on your iPhone in your pocket.

If the iPhone is so good, then why do you need another product to assist it?

I see wrote:

I see that you are impressed by frivolities. Goody for you.

Does your sundial wristwatch track your pace during workouts?