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Apple Watch Review

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The document provides a review of the Apple Watch after 4 days of use. It discusses both positive aspects like the intuitive interface, activity tracking, and induction charging. However, it also notes major pain points including over-reliance on the iPhone, poor Bluetooth connectivity that drains the iPhone's battery, limited usefulness of notifications and apps, and a high price point for the utility provided. Overall, the reviewer finds the Apple Watch to have low utility when not connected to an iPhone and prefers using tasks on the iPhone instead of the Watch.

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Apple Watch – Review 06.06.2015

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Background… • Used Apple Watch for 4 days. That was enough! • Been lover of Apple products since 2007. • Been getting iPhone upgrades without a miss. • I hate notifications; disabled all my iPhone notifications (even before I got Apple Watch). • My two kids play a *lot* with gadgets. • I consider myself an early adopter. • I care less about the HW specs and more about overall UX. • I never owned a Watch in the last 10 years. * All these are my personal opinions and nothing related to work – past, present or future.

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Super Cool Things

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• Overview: Date, Time, Temperature, Activity Status, Battery %, Time Zone, Next Meeting are just a configuration away. • Security: Every time you take the watch from your wrist, and wear it, you got to enter a password. People just cant steal your Watch.

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• Simplicity : As with any other Apple product, the Watch is simple and ultra intuitive. If you are a iPhone user you would find the Watch UX to be just an extension and familiar. • Elegance : Details are given much care. The Watch has all the curves it deserves both front and back.

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• Activity: Move, Exercise and Standup. Define your goals and work towards that everyday. • For fitness freaks, the dashboard is just a tap away. • Haptics works great to motivate you to do more. Very subtle hint (tap/vibration) on your wrist.

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Activity Dashboard

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Activity Dashboard from iPhone’s Watch App

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• Glances – A way to look at the static data that you care about. – You have a good deal of configuration on this.

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• Apps: It’s the eco-system of wonderful apps. Some great Apps are already built for the Watch. • Most are companion Apps and data syncs from Phone to Watch. • E.g. Browse through the pictures from phone

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• Glances – A way to look at the static data that you care about. – You have a good deal of configuration on this.

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• Phone Contacts : You can add your Favorites and send *simple* messages and emoticons. • Pretty good interface and experience with the messages.

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• Induction Charging : This is super cool way to change any gadget that I have seen till now. • It’s a magnetic connector and that’s it.

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Pain Points

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• iPhone Companion: Without iPhone, Apple Watch is nothing (in theory, that’s not bad but in practice it sucks) – The real cost is “iPhone+Watch” • Notifications : As I turned off most notifications, I couldn’t do much with Watch for the most of the day.

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• Monochrome Screen: For $400+ would I get only a monochrome screen? Most expensive watches are colorful, carefully crafted and Apple Watch does not look like one. • For the battery conservation, the display is turned off until you raise it, and that *looks like* my watch is not working to others. It just looks weird when someone is wearing a watch with blank screen.

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• Bluetooth : – The most painful aspect of Apple Watch. – Watch looses Bluetooth for small distances and after than its practically *useless*. – Many times it *doesn’t* reconnect when I go to phone proximity. – Because of the Bluetooth the iPhone battery *drains* pretty quickly.

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• Answering Phone: – I answered twice and I looked like an idiot doing that. – The Watch speaker/mic are not good enough and others felt my like was choppy. – If that was not meant to be used, it should not be there.

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• Hey… there is no fingerprint sensor. So, you got to enter password every time. • As long as you are wearing the watch, it knows you are using it. Once you take it off, every interaction needs a password.

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• Mail : Just shows the preview of the email; For most emails it points to my iPhone. • Apps : Most of the Apps are built in a way to show a notification and take you to iPhone.

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• Each time I wore the watch, I ALWAYS felt that it might fall. • It just doesn’t *feel* as secure as conventional watch strap. • Note : Of course, this is the sport Watch but not sure if I want to spend more $s for a conventional strap.

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• The base version is “$436.91” in CA after tax == The cost of any scratch and accident. • This issue mostly with perception – I have huge problems with iPhone and iPad shatters so far. Apple Watch becomes another one in the mix that I should worry about.

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• My 3 year old asked me if there is a difference between the Spiderman watch he owns and what I own? • He couldn’t understand that it could be a gadget without having the ability to play games. • My 6 year old daughter didn’t understand why bought an expensive watch when I could get a Spiderman watch for $15 in Target.

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Summary • Low Utility without iPhone • Drains the iPhone battery • Most tasks are still done on iPhone • The price point is much higher for the utility • Not trendy enough (for that price point) • Forcing more interactions on Watch that are not meaningful

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Apple Watch Review

  • 1. Apple Watch – Review 06.06.2015
  • 2. Background… • Used Apple Watch for 4 days. That was enough! • Been lover of Apple products since 2007. • Been getting iPhone upgrades without a miss. • I hate notifications; disabled all my iPhone notifications (even before I got Apple Watch). • My two kids play a *lot* with gadgets. • I consider myself an early adopter. • I care less about the HW specs and more about overall UX. • I never owned a Watch in the last 10 years. * All these are my personal opinions and nothing related to work – past, present or future.
  • 4. • Overview: Date, Time, Temperature, Activity Status, Battery %, Time Zone, Next Meeting are just a configuration away. • Security: Every time you take the watch from your wrist, and wear it, you got to enter a password. People just cant steal your Watch.
  • 5. • Simplicity : As with any other Apple product, the Watch is simple and ultra intuitive. If you are a iPhone user you would find the Watch UX to be just an extension and familiar. • Elegance : Details are given much care. The Watch has all the curves it deserves both front and back.
  • 6. • Activity: Move, Exercise and Standup. Define your goals and work towards that everyday. • For fitness freaks, the dashboard is just a tap away. • Haptics works great to motivate you to do more. Very subtle hint (tap/vibration) on your wrist.
  • 8. Activity Dashboard from iPhone’s Watch App
  • 9. • Glances – A way to look at the static data that you care about. – You have a good deal of configuration on this.
  • 10. • Apps: It’s the eco-system of wonderful apps. Some great Apps are already built for the Watch. • Most are companion Apps and data syncs from Phone to Watch. • E.g. Browse through the pictures from phone
  • 11. • Glances – A way to look at the static data that you care about. – You have a good deal of configuration on this.
  • 12. • Phone Contacts : You can add your Favorites and send *simple* messages and emoticons. • Pretty good interface and experience with the messages.
  • 13. • Induction Charging : This is super cool way to change any gadget that I have seen till now. • It’s a magnetic connector and that’s it.
  • 15. • iPhone Companion: Without iPhone, Apple Watch is nothing (in theory, that’s not bad but in practice it sucks) – The real cost is “iPhone+Watch” • Notifications : As I turned off most notifications, I couldn’t do much with Watch for the most of the day.
  • 16. • Monochrome Screen: For $400+ would I get only a monochrome screen? Most expensive watches are colorful, carefully crafted and Apple Watch does not look like one. • For the battery conservation, the display is turned off until you raise it, and that *looks like* my watch is not working to others. It just looks weird when someone is wearing a watch with blank screen.
  • 17. • Bluetooth : – The most painful aspect of Apple Watch. – Watch looses Bluetooth for small distances and after than its practically *useless*. – Many times it *doesn’t* reconnect when I go to phone proximity. – Because of the Bluetooth the iPhone battery *drains* pretty quickly.
  • 18. • Answering Phone: – I answered twice and I looked like an idiot doing that. – The Watch speaker/mic are not good enough and others felt my like was choppy. – If that was not meant to be used, it should not be there.
  • 19. • Hey… there is no fingerprint sensor. So, you got to enter password every time. • As long as you are wearing the watch, it knows you are using it. Once you take it off, every interaction needs a password.
  • 20. • Mail : Just shows the preview of the email; For most emails it points to my iPhone. • Apps : Most of the Apps are built in a way to show a notification and take you to iPhone.
  • 21. • Each time I wore the watch, I ALWAYS felt that it might fall. • It just doesn’t *feel* as secure as conventional watch strap. • Note : Of course, this is the sport Watch but not sure if I want to spend more $s for a conventional strap.
  • 22. • The base version is “$436.91” in CA after tax == The cost of any scratch and accident. • This issue mostly with perception – I have huge problems with iPhone and iPad shatters so far. Apple Watch becomes another one in the mix that I should worry about.
  • 23. • My 3 year old asked me if there is a difference between the Spiderman watch he owns and what I own? • He couldn’t understand that it could be a gadget without having the ability to play games. • My 6 year old daughter didn’t understand why bought an expensive watch when I could get a Spiderman watch for $15 in Target.
  • 24. Summary • Low Utility without iPhone • Drains the iPhone battery • Most tasks are still done on iPhone • The price point is much higher for the utility • Not trendy enough (for that price point) • Forcing more interactions on Watch that are not meaningful