I don't know what Montblanc does. How would you plug something into that and still wear the watch???not only will there be a huge market for replacement bands but because of the diagnostic port on the side of the watch they anticipate bands that will communicate with the watch for other functions much like Montblanc does
I don't know what Montblanc does. How would you plug something into that and still wear the watch???
not only will there be a huge market for replacement bands but because of the diagnostic port on the side of the watch they anticipate bands that will communicate with the watch for other functions much like Montblanc does
I think the port is a JTAG test connector to test the functionality of the test post manufacturing Steve. Hard to imagine it turning into an interface for smart bands and such.
My sense is that the iWatch was released prematurely. It will probably take two generations of optimization to get power levels down to reasonable levels. That means 3 years from now or version 3 .
I understand exactly what the port is but I am reading that watch band makers are creating ways to make a band that communicates with the watch
Apple licenses and makes good money from any interfaces on its products. No way do I see them allowing people to just hook up to it without a license. And that would require them opening up a port that was not designed for this use. Knowing how Apple is closed on such things, there is no reason at all to expect anything good to come out of it. Sure, people will try to hack it but one firmware update and the thing could be toast.
The only reason to hold hope is if Apple itself does something. Until then, none of this will amount to anything Steve. That is my story and I sticking to it.
BTW, nothing is more scary than something try to mess with a watch that you wear on your wrist. The liability for causing damage, a short that heats up and burns your skin, etc. is too large for Apple lawyers to let such things happen without order and process.
my Son who purchased the Apple watch last week and was enjoying it then, today wore his Rolex again and told me he was selling the Apple watch. he said that he found it did not do what his Rolex did as well as the Rolex did (tell the time without a 1/2 second lag), and to do anything else with the watch required 2 hands, whereas his phone only required one hand mostly.
so the net affect we more hassle (with the Apple watch) not less.
plus he will make a small profit on the sale.
I would hazard a guess Mike that the Apple Watch keeps better time than a Rolex.
agree.
I did not say the Rolex was more accurate. only that the Rolex did what it did better than the Apple did it.
telling exact time is not what the Rolex does best, telling approximately the right time but quickly and with class is what it does best. granted, there are higher class time pieces.
a $20 Casio or Timex comes to mind
I have owned a Rolex for a very long time. To me, it is not a watch. It is a piece of jewelry that also happens to have hands on it as well as indications for numbers and that within +/- 5 minutes usually gives a reasonable approximation of the current time.
And Mike's son's reasonably short term response to the watch is EXACTLY why I don't anticipate owning one. If I have to have an iPhone with me to make use of most of the iWatch functions, why bother.
The replaceable band has interesting potential. I have a good friend who is in the high end watch accessories business (replacement jeweled dials, replacement and jeweled bands, diamond bezels, etc).
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