Based on materials from androidcentral.com
So, the release date of the long-awaited watch has been set. This is April 24, and for pre-order the device is available from the 10th. While fans of the brand are eagerly awaiting this event, those who have been using various smartwatches for a long time, such as devices on Android Wear, Pebble, Samsung's Gear line and others, already have questions.
Consider the following as a kind of stream of consciousness and an invitation to discussion in the comments, where you can always share your thoughts on the sensational announcement.
Let's start.
Let's start with the fact that so far Apple Watch is not a direct competitor to devices based on Android Wear. They only work on iOS. Their rivals are at Android. And whatever the rumors say that Android Wear will come to iOS at the end of the year, these are only rumors.
Let's turn to the announcement. Suspiciously little time has been devoted to using the digital crown. And this is strange, because the emphasis in using this feature is that the user does not have to poke at the small screen too often.
From the point of view of a small screen, the interface also looks strange, requiring a lot of taps and scrolling. This is how you learn to appreciate Android Wear with the minimum number of gestures available.
It will be great if roughly rendered flowers are the worst thing that can be drawn and sent with Apple Watch. And it could be worse.
There will be 38 different watch models on sale. This can even confuse Samsung.
We also heard about the 'battery that will last all day' from the developers of Android Wear. There is still only one way to test this.
Either way, 18 hours of real use, from how you put it on to how it needs to be charged again, isn't that far from what most Android Wear watches offer. It all depends on the circumstances – today everything is fine, and tomorrow you are rushing about in search of an outlet.
Magnetic chargers are cool, yes, we have one for the G Watch and the G Watch R. And the Moto 360 Qi charging is even easier.
Launching a product that starts at $ 10,000 is a huge overestimate of your device. Maybe this is normal for the gold version of the watch, but you can't argue against public opinion: it's expensive.
What about obsolescence? A good traditional watch can cost a couple of thousand of our money, but it won't become obsolete in a year or two, like a smartwatch. This problem is common for smartwatches in general, but the price Apple Watch only emphasizes it. It is much more logical when a month of using the watch conventionally accounts for $ 10 to $ 20.
It is interesting to compare the approach Apple with their taps and scrolls in the menus and the 'voice' approach in Android Wear, where it is still a torture to operate differently from voice. So the next release Android Wear is in dire need of such software chips. The ability to connect via Wi-Fi and answer calls directly from the watch is among the most important.
And thanks to Pebble for staying in their price range.
316L stainless steel is quite a premium material, maybe your watch is made of it.
And a few more thoughts not on Apple Watch:
The new MacBooks look great. But when, tell me, did we need to reduce the number of ports? It will be interesting to look at the charts – maybe what was said is not true for 'regular' buyers?
With all the talk about how wireless the new MacBook is, you'll need more adapters, connectors and dongles to replace your good old SD cards and USB cables.
And all this will cost a pretty penny. For example, an adapter for 80 bucks.
The loop battery is a cool thing, but you can already see it in smartphones. For example, in LG G2 and Moto X.
And please don't buy a gold macbook.