Michal Ždanský Performance Apple Watch was clearly the main point of Tuesday's keynote, and Apple made sure to show journalists and everyone else watching the broadcast the most important thing this watch can do. Still, it didn't get to all aspects of the device from the new product category, and after the keynote, a lot of question marks remained around the Apple Watch. We haven't heard anything about battery life, water resistance, or pricing beyond the $349 base price that the Apple Watch Sport edition will likely carry. We collected as many fragments as possible from foreign journalists in order to answer as many questions as possible that arose after the performance.
Keep holding on
Probably the most important information that was not mentioned at the keynote is battery life. A large number of current smartwatches suffer in terms of battery life, with many not even lasting a full day with the exception of the Pebble and some that don't use a regular fine color display. Apparently, Apple had a reason for omitting the mention of this data. According to Re / Code the company is still not satisfied with the durability so far and plans to work on it until the official release.
An Apple spokeswoman declined to directly provide an estimated battery life, but did mention that a once-a-day overnight charge is expected: “Apple Watch has a lot of new technology, and we think people will love using it during the day. We expect people to charge it overnight, so we designed an innovative charging solution that combines our MagSafe technology with inductive charging technology.” It is therefore not excluded that the performance will improve even more, but so far it is not possible to get more than one day of operation from the watch. That's probably why Apple didn't include it in the watch the smart alarm function and sleep monitoring, or at least he didn't mention it at all.
Water resistance versus water resistance
Another aspect that Apple has neglected is the water resistance of the device. Directly at the keynote, not a single word was uttered on the matter, during the presentation of the watch to journalists after the end, Apple told journalist David Pogue that the watch is water resistant, not waterproof. This means that the watch can easily withstand rain, sweat during sports or hand washing, but you cannot shower or swim with it. We probably all expected water resistance, water resistance would be a nice addition. Unfortunately, neither the iPhone 6 nor the 6 Plus was water resistant.
Apple Pay and Apple Watch
Apple Pay on the iPhone also requires identity confirmation with Touch ID, but you won't find a fingerprint reader on the iWatch. So the question arose, how will payments be protected through a watch that someone can theoretically steal from us and go shopping. The Apple Watch handles it like crazy. On first use, the user must enter a PIN code to authorize Apple Pay. In addition to measuring the heart rate, the four lenses at the bottom of the device also monitor contact with the skin, so the device recognizes when the watch has been taken off the hand. If contact with the skin is broken, the user must re-enter the PIN after reapplying. Although this way the user will be forced to enter a PIN after each charge, on the other hand, it is probably the best possible solution without the use of biometrics. Payments via Apple Pay can of course be deactivated remotely.
For lefties
Apple Watch is primarily designed for right-handed people who wear the watch on their left hand. This is due to the placement of the crown and the button below it on the right side of the device. But how will left-handed people who wear it on the other hand control the watch? Again, Apple has solved this problem very elegantly. Before the first use, the user will be asked on which hand he wants to wear the watch. Accordingly, the orientation of the screen is rotated so that the user has the crown and the button on the nearer side and does not have to control the device from the other side, thus covering the palm display. However, the position of the button and crown will be reversed, as the watch will be practically upside down
Call
To the surprise of many, it will be possible to make calls from the watch, as the device contains a small speaker and a microphone. Of course, a connection to an iPhone is required for calls. The method of calling is not particularly innovative, the placement of the earpiece and microphone suggest a phone call in the style of the comic book hero Dick Tracy. Samsung also handled calls from the watch in a similar way and was rather ridiculed for it, so the question is how the adoption of this function will be in the Apple Watch.
Uploading and deleting applications
As Apple mentioned at the keynote, third-party applications can also be uploaded to the watch, but Apple did not mention the way in which they will be managed. As David Pogue discovered, the iPhone will be used to upload apps, so it will probably be a companion app for the watch, similar to other smart watches on the market. However, it is not excluded that Apple would integrate the software directly into the system. The app icons on the watch's main screen will be arranged in the same way as on the iPhone, i.e. by holding the icon until they all start to shake and then simply dragging the individual apps to where you want them.
More shards
- The watch will have a (software) "Ping My Phone" button, which when pressed, the connected iPhone will start beeping. The function is used to quickly find the phone in the vicinity.
- The most expensive and luxurious model series, the gold-plated Apple Watch Edition, will be sold in an exclusive jewelry box that will also function as a charger. Inside the box there is a magnetic induction surface on which the watch is placed, and the Lightning connector leads from the box, which supplies electricity.
As a prototype, it's probably not that bad. I'm already looking forward to checking them out. And of course for the next version. I just can't imagine buying them for sports. So far, I find them quite susceptible to even leaving the Apple toy store with them :) And I don't even know if the sapphire glass was mentioned.. Tyja, I'm really looking forward to the first real look. The pictures here on the page look like sci-fi from years ago :)
I think that those intended for sports will go to sports. and surely someone will make an unsightly but silicone strap that will also extend to the body of the watch.
Otherwise, they only have sapphire sports, they have some other material that can withstand impact.
I'm glad that the 350 bucks will be the Sports, because those are the only ones I like... As soon as they're on the market, I'm going to buy them. The ideal solution for jogging :-)
I also like the best, but:
1. It will be 350 USD in the US, not here
2. it will be XNUMX% the smaller ones (it doesn't have to be a disadvantage, but still...)
Then it dawned on me that it will be 350 USD in the USA :D I expect a price tag of around 10 thousand. I was ready for more, so I wasn't surprised at all. At the same time, I have a pretty small hand, so I'll probably go for the smaller ones anyway (4 mm down from them doesn't exactly make a pidi solution). So it's fine for me :-)
$ 350 = € 350
Are they really supposed to be sports? I thought the classics. they are heavier and have sapphire, but I would rather use them for sports than aluminum sports
So it makes sense that they will be sports for that price... Firstly, they are made of the cheapest materials, secondly, they are probably not sexy enough by today's standards :D But I simply have an aversion to all shiny surfaces, because fingerprints are very visible on them and then they look extra cheaply. That's why I don't want a black iPhone, that's why I don't like Mac Pro and that's why I have a new PlayStation hidden under my desk :D So for me the Sports are perfect :-)
So I'm afraid that the aluminum won't turn out well. Then I have a dilemma. Most of the day in a suit, but then sports almost every day. And I don't mean shuffling tapes. I still don't know if I should buy them. If anything, I would like the leather magnetic, metal and silicone ones
Well, I don't know if they will be great for running, it depends on how seriously you take running, if you run according to your heart rate or if you just run with your phone in your pocket and watch how much you have run, this seems quite impractical to me. I use a Polar watch for running, a real sports watch.
Anyway, even that pulse will measure it. But otherwise, it's true that I don't worry about it when running, I don't see the point in it. I run for fun, about 12 km a week. I'm interested in approximate calories burned and km run :-)
As for the original, I have other preferences, but it really bothers me that you will have to have your phone with you in order to use the watch. If you don't measure your heart rate, the mobile phone in your pocket will also measure what you need. If it was independent on the phone, saved the running data, and at home you could simply put it on your phone in some good application, it would be great.
I know, I use Runtastic for that. Just constantly looking at the mobile phone is annoying. Likewise, it will be better to switch songs through the watch (wireless headphones)... It's exactly the device I wanted for the iPhone :-)
Well, I envy you that they are according to your ideas. Again, I wanted them to be independent of the phone, have GPS, different sensors for sports, waterproof, good battery life, record sleep quality, wake up next time...etc. I believe they will definitely find buyers, I would buy them as a toy, but not at the price they will sell for. I hope that the next model will be more sophisticated.
So these are exactly the features and characteristics that would make me buy them. Maybe next time.
Exactly, if they had this, I'd go to them, maybe there wouldn't be GPS, I don't know if I'd want to fry my hand with this :))
Sports and won't be waterproof? .. nice work and what about the iPhone 5 support, it's also a nice forum .. So iPhone 4 is already an unsupported device both by Yosemite and iOs8 .. great ..
After all, it's a four-year-old phone. That was to be expected... Every iPhone is supported for 4 years and then it's over. It's usually half a year with the competition, so this is still great ;-)
exactly!! In addition, the support from Apple is unique today, if only when they gave new charger adapters for free and left me the old one - that's a gesture... Well, it's getting hot!!
watches that are not waterproof? thank you very much, I don't want it :) delete the photo on the official website where there is a guy under the shower or whatever
Can someone tell me why the watch is actually good - so that I can look at the map on the small screen when I have my phone in my pocket. Or to read that someone wrote to me on Facebook. Really, tell me - what are they good for?
I expected them to have breakthrough durability. Or the option of batteries and a solar cell in a strap. The wheel is a design gimmick, but it prevents third parties from making a simple waterproof case, jacket sleeve pocket, etc. The touch side of the watch would do.
if it will be possible to delete the default application? :)
So this is useless for me, but maybe in the third or fourth generation I will be satisfied and then I will buy them in the sport version. Maybe I will have a nice present for Christmas 2016. I just expect that, in addition to heart rate, I will be able to measure blood pressure as well as blood sugar and body fat. And of course I will have apps for that. And water resistance so you can swim with them.
I hope that one day I will have an application for, for example, that I am going on a cycling trip and in addition to storing the location, the time and pulse, and in the evening I will copy all the data to the OS X device and see on the map where I have been, what section I have crossed and how fast, what heart rate I had at the time and I will be able to save it and compare it when I go the same distance next time. I know, still science fiction. But this is how a smartwatch would make sense to me. I don't want a notification display for my phone.
They will fulfill the second paragraph, but only in combination with an iPhone.
In three years, a GPS chip and an antenna may already be built into the Apple Watch. But I carry my iPhone everywhere, so I don't care.
I wouldn't even want him there. GPS is a terrible battery drain and with its size in a watch, it doesn't make sense... They would be drained in an hour, when the iPhone kneels down in 4 hours... :-/
Waterproof, rustproof, safety...
When third-party applications come that we have no idea what can be done... accessories... and when users understand, the excitement around aWatch will be great.
This will be a non-stop meeting, lessons (I play squishy)...
... to make a lot of drunken beers, to prepare a student book
tractors... Don't confuse programmers and run away.