Thai
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While hikenbike in his/her butt hurt state and posting random watch pics, lets stay on topic...here are two links from a watch blog written by a true watch enthusiast: (a MUST read for watch enthusiasts regarding Watch)
Apple Watch Review Chapter 1: Setup & First Day Experience | aBlogtoWatch.com
Apple Watch Review 2: Reliability, Utility, & Whether It Will Replace My Traditional Watch | aBlogtoWatch
""Natural" is a word I've been using a lot over the last few days to describe the Apple Watch. I say that because, in my opinion, looking at information on your wrist just feels so much more natural than carrying around a Hershey bar-sized computer in my hands.
The wrist watch is really back because I think it has proven to be a remarkably friendly and convenient place to put something you want to reference on a regular basis. It also helps that, in terms of the Apple Watch, you have something that is very comfortable and easy to use. Using the Apple Watch is just as fun as the iPhone - even though it is different. In addition to the touchscreen, you have the digital crown which is used to scroll and zoom. I was a bit worried at first that this would be awkward and not intuitive in many instances. That hasn't proven to be the case at all, and I've really come to enjoy the refined and clever way Apple designed the user interface and input system of the Apple Watch.
I posit, instead, that Apple studied the traditional watch industry first and foremost to understand how to build a device that people wear. This involved everything from understanding how people like to engage with wrist watches, to how to build a wrist watch that can survive the abuses of normal wear and tear. Apple's focus shifted a few times here and there because, at the end of the day, they decided that they wanted the Apple Watch to be as fashionable and as sexy as possible.
Nevertheless, the Apple Watch should be considered a useful tool that doesn't break rules of fashion. It is an item that offers the same type of personal communicative value as other things we wear - which is unique for a gadget. This will become increasingly true as more and more people wear the Apple Watch.
I've accepted the fact that on one wrist, I am going to wear functional, masculine art, while on the other wrist, I am going to wear a piece of ultra-modern technology that will help shape the future of how people engage with and consume information. I truly feel that the Apple Watch is the future - but it doesn't need to leave the past behind."
Apple Watch Review Chapter 1: Setup & First Day Experience | aBlogtoWatch.com
Apple Watch Review 2: Reliability, Utility, & Whether It Will Replace My Traditional Watch | aBlogtoWatch
""Natural" is a word I've been using a lot over the last few days to describe the Apple Watch. I say that because, in my opinion, looking at information on your wrist just feels so much more natural than carrying around a Hershey bar-sized computer in my hands.
The wrist watch is really back because I think it has proven to be a remarkably friendly and convenient place to put something you want to reference on a regular basis. It also helps that, in terms of the Apple Watch, you have something that is very comfortable and easy to use. Using the Apple Watch is just as fun as the iPhone - even though it is different. In addition to the touchscreen, you have the digital crown which is used to scroll and zoom. I was a bit worried at first that this would be awkward and not intuitive in many instances. That hasn't proven to be the case at all, and I've really come to enjoy the refined and clever way Apple designed the user interface and input system of the Apple Watch.
I posit, instead, that Apple studied the traditional watch industry first and foremost to understand how to build a device that people wear. This involved everything from understanding how people like to engage with wrist watches, to how to build a wrist watch that can survive the abuses of normal wear and tear. Apple's focus shifted a few times here and there because, at the end of the day, they decided that they wanted the Apple Watch to be as fashionable and as sexy as possible.
Nevertheless, the Apple Watch should be considered a useful tool that doesn't break rules of fashion. It is an item that offers the same type of personal communicative value as other things we wear - which is unique for a gadget. This will become increasingly true as more and more people wear the Apple Watch.
I've accepted the fact that on one wrist, I am going to wear functional, masculine art, while on the other wrist, I am going to wear a piece of ultra-modern technology that will help shape the future of how people engage with and consume information. I truly feel that the Apple Watch is the future - but it doesn't need to leave the past behind."
