Apple Watch

[buttercup24]

So I've decided to buy the Apple Watch Sports Edition and my only disappointment is that its sapphire glass did not protect my watch from cuts and scratches. Not sure if it was a factory defect or I've received a bad batch definitely will be returning this one and most likely will be getting a screen protector for this. Anyone have purchased Apple Watch here?

 

[mikedt]

If you were hoping to use an Apple iWatch with an Android device, you might be disappointed. Probably very few member of Android Forums are likely to be purchasing one I think. Much more likely to be buying Android Wear watches. About the "sapphire glass", are you certain the particular iWatch you bought had it? As I understand it, it's only the very expensive iWatches have it, the rest are regular glass, same as you find on phones, AFAIK.

 

[EarlyMon]

The Apple Watch has sapphire, the Watch Sport doesn't.

http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/apple/apple-watch-vs-watch-sport-which-best-3606345/

Sorry about the trouble OP.

 

[jefboyardee]

What I don't get is that they've used the 'i' in everything lately – the iPad, the iPhone, the iCloud, etc. But now, out of nowhere, they release the Apple Watch. Shouldn't have been named the iWatch, or at least the aWatch?

 

[mikedt]

"iWatch" is a sort of nickname for it, and it's often called that. But really it is an "i" product because that's all it works with, iOS devices. Can't use it with an Apple Mac.

 

[EarlyMon]

Calling it an iWatch is grounds for a flame war in some quarters.

Anyway, not hard to guess why it wasn't named as expected -

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102573987

 

[dan330]

before you posted that.. I was going to guess.. that someone had the iwatch name.
and wanted too much for apple to pay it.

I wonder how much he held out for? I bet they wished the took the last offer!

 

[dan330]

how much do you guys think .. apple offered for the "iWatch" name?

my guess... $10million as the last high offer.

 

[EarlyMon]

Hard to say, interesting question.

There were years of speculation about Apple getting into the TV business, and they finally did with the Apple TV, not calling it the iTV.

The existing product was a digital TV tuner / DVR for Macs that had been out a long time - the EyeTV - not named to cash in as an iDevice afair.

Afaik, Apple never approached Elgato for the EyeTV name - I believe that was to keep the Apple TV under wraps. As if that stopped a lick of speculation.

I could be all wet on that, it was a long time back ok.

Maybe for $10k+, they didn't want to call it an iDevice?

 

[psionandy]

I rather suspect that it was because there was already an iTV in the UK...

(with it being the largest commercial terrestrial tv network here... there's no way they would have been able to survive 5 minutes without being slapped around with major lawsuits... and iTV wouldn't sell their name to Apple any more than NBC, Fox or CNN would)

 

[EarlyMon]

I rather suspect that it was because there was already an iTV in the UK...

(with it being the largest commercial terrestrial tv network here... there's no way they would have been able to survive 5 minutes without being slapped around with major lawsuits... and iTV wouldn't sell their name to Apple any more than NBC, Fox or CNN would)

I forgot about that - bizarre because I've watched a lot of it

https://itvstudios.com/studios/usa


As I said - that was all long ago.

 

[Hadron]

If you were hoping to use an Apple iWatch with an Android device, you might be disappointed.

If the inadequate scratch protection was the OP's only disappointment I think we can take it for granted that they have an iPhone too .

Actual synthetic sapphire is very good for scratch resistance: my watch doesn't have the slightest mark on the lens, despite my wearing it every day for a decade (whereas I succeeded in putting a fair few scratches and gouges in its predecessor's "scratchproof glass").

 

[mikedt]

Came across this pic earlier from another forum. Apparently it was from Macrumors originally, someone was protesting that her Apple Watch was too small.

Sure Apple intended it to fit human wrists, NOT swine.

 

[Gmash]

I don't think there's any safe way to comment on that one, so I'll just chuckle softly to myself.

 

[buttercup24]

apple watch sport.. partner got the expensive one but hey sapphire is scratch resistant but not scratch proof, i guess

 

[EarlyMon]

apple watch sport.. partner got the expensive one but hey sapphire is scratch resistant but not scratch proof, i guess

If you're talking about the watch you mentioned in the first post - the Watch Sport - that's not a sapphire.

https://www.apple.com/watch/craftsmanship/

Or are you saying that your partner's Apple Watch sapphire scratched too?

Watch Sport - basically Gorilla glass
Apple Watch - sapphire

 

[Gmash]

Apple "invented" multitasking for the iPad...

 

[jefboyardee]

Analyst: Apple Watch selling worse than thought

“Anecdotal evidence suggests Apple Watch demand is slowing quickly,” according to Hargreaves’ note. “This dovetails with recent supply checks, which suggested a reduction in component order volume.”​

Personally, I think the name iWatch would've sold a lot better. The dedicated followers were confused by that inconsistent name diversion.

 

[jefboyardee]

Now that I think about it from askance, has Apple released anything spectacular since the loss off Steve Jobs? The iPhone 6, which is just a ginormous smartphone, but what else?

 

[jefboyardee]

Apple Inc shares slumped nearly 7 percent in after-hours trading as its fourth-quarter revenue forecast fell short of estimates and it missed some targets for iPhone sales.

 

[jefboyardee]

Or never mind...

Apple posts another record quarter, with over $1 billion in Apple Watch sales

 

[jefboyardee]

We still don’t have exact sales numbers, but appears the Apple Watch performed better than we thought

 

[Hadron]

Nobody wants to own up to paying that much for something they don't like...

I actually saw one in the wild the other week (first and so far only time). Was a basic model, plasticky-looking strap. Wasn't much to look at, TBH, though I didn't see it in use.

 

[lunatic59]

My Moto 360 gets called an "iWatch" all the time. FWIW people are impressed with it up to the point I tell them it's not from Apple and then they look at me like I have three heads.

 

[bjacks12]

My Nexus 6 has been called an iPhone 6+ before. GRRRRR

EDIT: I should be used to this by now. I owned a Pontiac Firebird and people would say "NICE CAMARO, DUDE!"