Apple Watch reviews: not needed, not for everyone, a whole lot of 'meh'

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not needed, not for everyone, a whole lot of 'meh'

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:shocked:

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The iPad is just a big iPod Touch.

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Who needs an iPod....there is already a Zune!

Where have I heard this stuff before? Hmmm.

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Early in 2010, Apple arranged a special event specifically to unveil the iPad, but the media covering the event (which AppleInsider attended) heaped scorn and castigation on the new product, complaining about its inability to run Adobe Flash and deriding it as "just a big iPod touch."

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Complaints were attached to nearly every aspect of the new tablet; a review of the media's coverage of the new iPad makes it clear that very few in the media (or among financial analysts) saw even a portion of the real potential of the new product, and they didn't come around until Apple began reporting its sales figures.

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Expressing a rare standout opinion, David Pogue of the New York Times noted, "That [criticism] will last until the iPad actually goes on sale in April. Then, if history is any guide, Phase 3 will begin: positive reviews, people lining up to buy the thing, and the mysterious disappearance of the basher-bloggers."

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So your Apple fanboy rebuttal is about an iPad from 2010? Lol.

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I think it's a fair rebuttal. The iPad wasn't the first tablet, but tablets were far from mainstream before the iPad. The initial non-tablet-owning public reacted negatively, or confused at best. It took maybe a generation or two, and fierce competition from the Android side, for the tablet's public perception to move from "what? a big phone?" to "I don't even need a laptop anymore."

The watch might end up being a little different in its adoption, but it's starting off similarly -- another piece of tech that exists outside the mainstream and is being Apple-fied. The difference here is that a smart watch doesn't serve as a full replacement for any existing devices, nor does it bridge any gap, so there's not necessarily any set timetable for declaring success or failure. But either way, initial impressions historically haven't served as reliable indicators of future success. The problem with smart watches and their intended use is that it's probably something that needs to be experienced first-hand before determining if it's going to be of any worthwhile use to that person.

This was one of my concerns...I don't want a lag when I want to quickly get the time...

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I’m used to being able to see the time with just a glance whenever there is sufficient light. Apple Watch is somewhat frustrating in this regard. Even when Wrist Raise detection works perfectly, it takes a moment for the watch face to appear. There’s an inherent tiny amount of lag that isn’t there with a regular watch.

Some other specific examples. I was in New York last week, and stopped to have coffee with a friend in the afternoon. He had a meeting to get to, and I wanted to catch a 4:00 train home to Philadelphia. I was sitting on a low bench, leaning forward, elbows on my knees. It got to 3:00 or so, and I started glancing at my watch every few minutes. But it was always off, because my wrist was already positioned with the watch face up. The only way I could check the time was to artificially flick my wrist or to use my right hand to tap the screen — in either case, a far heavier gesture than the mere glance I’d have needed with my regular watch."

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It sucks, everyone knew it would suck, move on.

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The OP only posts the negative reviews and that means "everyone knew it would suck"

Positive reviews are also coming out. Just like with the iPad as GFunk pointed out.

From what I've seen I don't think it;s going to light the world on fire, but that's far from sucking. And given Apple's track recored, maybe it will.

Either way in 5 -7 years everyone's going to be wearing a smart watch and we all know it. They're only going to get better and better and more indispensable

I don't need or want a smart watch. Hell even a Fitbit seems like too much for me. I look at my phone and computer enough and have to draw a line somewhere.

I thought the iPad would fail and think the same about smartwatches. I'm probably wrong in both cases.

I don't hate Apple. I think all parties innovating is good, so I would love to see continued Apple innovation.

This watch isn't it.

You need your phone with you so your watch can tell you what is on your phone. Thanks.

Maybe at some point it works great to track health and fitness but the folks already specializing in that niche already have some great products.

People buying this, really are nothing more than sheeple. That is a fact.

Though it lacks GPS, my iPod Touch can run Apple Maps to a limited extent when not connected to WiFi, but simply when in the vicinity of "known" WiFi networks. If I preload the route before going out, it works all over BR. A very obscure feature to be sure.