Hands on Apple Watch The following is my personal opinion and my first hands on impression and review on the watch.
It is unusual for me to look in to the Apple Store on the second day of the product launge. Since Apple Store exist on my local area, i usually will be there the first thing in the morning, of the launge day. However, i was too busy on doing other things to even remember it yesterday, and when i finally remember the day, it was a little too late. Anyway, i went in to the store today, and thankfully, those staff knows me well enough to get me on to the front of the cue, and have someone helping me almost immidiately to show me the watch. i have the privilege to touch and feel on two models of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Sport model, and the Apple Watch stainless steel model. with two different sizer, the 38MM and 42MM model. Note: i was massuring some of the following findings against my 1990+ BabyG sport watch, with fabrick material, a late 2000+ Swatch Watch, with the plustic bend, and also a RNIB basic braille watch that is about 15PS. The BabyG and the Swatch watch were in the high $200USD mart, while the braille watch was about 15 to 20 pounds. Weight wise, the apple sport model were the second lightest, and yes, it is even lightter than the BabyG Sport watch, and also the braille watch. It is pretty similar to the Swatch watch. I would consider tthe watch as one of the lighter watch in general, compare to most expensive watch that i come across. It is very sollert build, and very classy finished, as i would have expect from Apple. However, the Apple Stainless Steel model were heavier than the RNIB Watch, but it is, similar weight to the BabyG sport watch. Please note, the BabyG watch is just a digital watch that able to tell time and date, and alarm. After all, we are talking about the 1990+ era. When the apple watch specialist show me the watch, she pretty much go through the basic function briefly, but unfortunately, they are not allow to pare with any devises, or show with any function beside the demo loop that is already on the watch. This could be something that voiceover people might want to be aware. Maybe different in different store, but in the Apple Store in Adelaide, they are not allow to pare with any devise, or activate any functions, beside what is already in the watch itself. It might change in the next weeks, but they are not certain. The watch face itself in square, the 38mm or 42mm square, and The vibration patton was strong, much more significant than the Fitbit and the up fitness wriskban. it has two buttons, one round and one long button on the right side of the watch face for on and off, and also, getting in to settings, volumes, and all sorts of different things. Of course, you can also use the fancy taps to activate different functions and activities as well. On the back of the watch, there is a roundish face on top of the square. From my understand, and how the specialist explain to me, this is where your fitness stuff build in, and also, the charging dock. The way to charge the watch is by some sort of magnetic macanism, or, in her word "works like an induction cooktop". You put your watch, or the watch face on this charging dock and that it goes. There is no any physical jack, so, i assume that the only way to use with voiceover is either via the speaker, or using with bluetooth headphone. The apple specialist clame that the watch can lost for 18 hours on normal average user usage. She also clame that it is voiceover enable, and for those that need such set up, they can do it for you at the store, when you purchase it, or you c an bring your watch to the store for initial setup. I like the feel and touch and how it sit nicely on my hand, and how it snuggle up on my wrisk. although the wrise band on the sport model is plustic, and you ccan change the bands with different colours, it is very soft, comfortable, and soothing. In fact, in all honesty, i prefer the sport model more so than the stainless steel model. Not to say that, i have most of my previous watch on stainless steel model, if i can help it. The black sport model is all in black, even the watch face is in black too. The other colours got the silver face with different colour bans. >From memory, she told me it comes in White, Green, Pink, Blue, Yellow and black. Out of all colours, the one that attract me the most will be either white and Silver, or black on black. Some people on some lists have been criticizing about how Apple forcing consumers to buy the watch, and so on and so on. The way i see it is that, it is a smart watch that will do most things that you may, or may not need or want. You can talk to the watch when you are answering phonecalls, instead of some people might have imagine, to put your hand near your ear, you can simply do it by placing your hand in front of you, as if you are staring the watch itself. It will take your heartbeats, your fitness level and send it to people that you want to, and all the other stuff. Do you need it? Its very depending on who you are, and what you need it for. If you have $500 to burned, then, why not? But, then, if you are one of those that never use or need a watch in your life anyway, so, i'm not sure why you even bother to comment on it honestly. Either way, any comments, good or bad, positive or negative, those that comment it badly already giving Apple the best marketing strategy, that is, by talking about it will get people curious, and when people curious about it, they will, at least, go and have a look, and when they go and have a look, thee will be more than 50% chance for them to purchase the product anyway. Again, come to the question, will i get one? I might, consider it, but i'm not in the hurry to get a new watch, just because everything else is having it. I'm a nerd, i love my technology, but that doesn't mean i need to prove to others that i'm a nerd by purchasing the watch... Again, the above is my personal opinion, my personal experience and my personal views on the watch. I also think that, it is alot of speculation on different lists as to what is good, what is bad, how heavy it is, or how expensive it is. Like i mention before in different lists, do you compare banana with lemon and deciding which is more benifitial for you, or you comparing braille book and audio book and deciding what you like the most... Only by having the hands on experience, or hands on contact, you can make your conclusion on either you, liking it, or hating it, supporting the Gay CEO or not supporting the Gay CEO... Either way, i don't think Tim Cook give a damn. 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