Seems like the Watch, whatever its ultimate potential, may be something better purchased in its second iteration:<p>> <i>Let’s just get this out of the way: the Apple Watch, as I reviewed it for the past week and a half, is kind of slow. There’s no getting around it, no way to talk about all of its interface ideas and obvious potential and hints of genius without noting that sometimes it stutters loading notifications. Sometimes pulling location information and data from your iPhone over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi takes a long time. Sometimes apps take forever to load, and sometimes third-party apps never really load at all. Sometimes it’s just unresponsive for a few seconds while it thinks and then it comes back.</i><p>Data transfer between the phone and watch should be something that feels as seamless as magic...else, what's the point of getting the watch?
So, brand new battery, one day of use, and he was at 10% by 7pm and was "hyper-aware" about how little battery life he had left, triggering a "wave of anxiety." According to one analysis (<a href="http://www.ifweassume.com/2013/08/the-de-evolution-of-my-laptop-battery.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ifweassume.com/2013/08/the-de-evolution-of-my-lap...</a>), Apple battery capacity can decay by 15% in a year. This means that by next year, his watch could be at 10% by 5pm. No. No way. Heck no. Not happening. Really regretting that I didn't get in on the Pebble Time Kickstarter now.
The Apple Watch marks a new stage in consumerism in that it is effectively a gift FOR your iPhone. It doesn't work without an iPhone but it makes the iPhone's workload a little easier. It's also precious, expensive and intimate. What better way to show affection to your beloved iDevice.
Is there some way to get rid of the background animations in this article? I'm sure it seemed real neat in the design meeting, but it's <i>very</i> distracting. I couldn't finish the article.
>Paying for coffee at The Café Grind in Manhattan involved nothing more than double-clicking the communications button on the Watch and holding my wrist over the terminal; it beeped and the payment processed instantly.<p>really? No authentication at all?