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Like Reviewing an iPhone Without Any Apps
Like many of you, I spent a good amount of my free time yesterday reading and watching Apple Watch reviews. I am genuinely excited about the product, and was itching to see what people outside of Apple think of it. The reviews are definitely mixed.
While the build quality and fitness features are getting unanimous
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Apple Offering Employees Discounts on the Apple Watch
9to5Mac - Tim Cook: Apple employees will get 50% off Apple Watch, 1000+ apps submitted
Likely to the delight of Apple employees, Cook also announced major Apple Watch discounts for all employees: 50% off the aluminum sport and stainless steel models and $550 off of the gold Edition variations.
It’s not clear if this discount
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Apple's App Advantage is Continuing on the Watch
Android Wear officially launched back in June 2014 and was met with mixed reviews. One of the things Google touted was their developer support they were seeing for the platform, and how this would lead to long-term success in the market. According to Android Central, there were 69 apps with Wear functionality on day
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My 3 Favorite Apple Watch Quotes
All from nerdy tech writers, of course.
Marco Arment wrote a post last night about this where he dropped this gem:
Once you’re accustomed to wearing one, going out for a night without your Apple Watch is going to feel like going out without your phone.
In a similar vein, Jason Snell has been
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Apple Watch Isn't a "Real Watch", It's Something Better
"Sure, CDs sound more accurate than vinyl, but vinyl is more romantic and has a warmer sound than your digital music."
"MP3s are convenient and easy, but CDs sound better. Real music lovers will stick with plastic."
"Streaming services are an amazing value, but don't you want to
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A Day in the Life with Apple Watch
Sébastien Page wrote this awesome piece about a day in the life of an Apple Watch user for iDownloadBlog. In it, I think he creates a better picture of that life will be like with an Apple Watch than what Apple has done in either of its Watch events.
Much like how smart phones made
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Apple Watch's "Lack of Focus" is Just Fine
Adam Oram - On Apple Watch
Apple has since honed this down to three main selling points: Timekeeping, New Ways to Connect and Health & Fitness. But during a demo portion of the keynote on Monday, Kevin Lynch showed off even more functionality, including a number of third-party apps. I still feel like the Watch
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What Apple Doesn't Want to Say About Apple Watch
The Verge - Apple doesn't want to talk about the real use for the Apple Watch
The thing is, the watch does have a use case, it's just one that’s hard for Apple to talk about. Last week Matthew Panzarino at TechCrunch wrote that the best thing about the watch, according
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Apple is Showing Off Features When They Need to be Telling a Story
Apple had the world’s attention yesterday when they had their Spring Forward event. We knew they would be talking about Apple Watch, and many of us were hoping to see them make a better pitch for the Watch than they did back in September. In September, Tim Cook and Kevin Lynch were very proud
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My Last Post On Apple Watch Pricing, I Swear!
It takes about one week to make a jelly bean.
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) March 8, 2015
The above tweet hit my timeline this morning and it reminded me of conversations I've had around Apple Watch pricing (god, what has my life become!?!?). Some people have cited the "9 hours it takes to make
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Not Everybody Needs an Apple Watch, but Those Who do Will Love It
I have read and listened to some things over the past couple days of people who are very bearish on the Apple Watch. Most notably, I’m hearing people express the idea that your phone already does everything a watch does, and it does it better. On this week’s episode of Revolve, the venerable
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Wild Speculation on Apple Watch Pricing
I was listening to the latest episode of Resolve, in which Abdel Ibrahim and his guest Mark Gurman discuss the Apple Watch at length. If you follow, Abdel on Twitter, you've surely seen him go on at length about the Apple Watch. As opposed to most other people who are only talking about