Well when watched 2.0 comes out I think you will enjoy it quite a bit. I have been beta testing watch 2.0 for sometime and the extra features are quite nice I can't wait for a finished product
Sent from my Apple Watch On Aug 27, 2015, at 1:30 PM, John Humphries <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok you guys. Are you on the payroll? :>) > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 12:15 PM, R. D. Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hmmm… …Dick Tracy should have been so fortunate! >> >> -russ >> >> >>> On Aug 27, 2015, at 11:43 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> A couple weeks ago I took the plunge and went for an Apple Watch…now my >>> last watch purchase was possibly 2 decades ago, my cousin and I both had >>> purchased the same watch, fancy thing, slick lines and highly polished…it >>> was fantastic…it told time! Cost over $200 if I remember right and that >>> was with 1980’s dollars. >>> >>> No need for a watch now with the iPhone, the watch was a relic of the past, >>> similar to the 8 track…..until now. >>> >>> Already within a couple weeks I don’t want to be without it….strange as it >>> seems it’s so handy to have all this technology on the wrist. >>> >>> Text comes in, shows up on the watch, hit the reply and “dictate” the >>> reply. Very accurate, more so than the iPhone I believe, and then hit >>> “send” as a text or choose the voice choice where your words are sent as a >>> verbal response. >>> >>> Want to send a text? Bring the watch up and say “Hey Siri”, the face gets >>> blurry, then say “Send A Text To ?????” and then dictate the text…one >>> caveat, don’t delay, say it all at once. Then it’s ready to go. >>> >>> Want to read your emails, very easy to do on the watch, other than those >>> that have graphics, but the text is included. >>> >>> One of the coolest things is the maps. On our way back from a small trip, >>> used the GPS in the Jeep for the drive but as we approached Lexington, KY >>> we wanted to eat at a Panera Bread so I ask Siri on the iPhone to find the >>> nearest restaurant. She did so, then I hit the maps and the phone began >>> the turn by turn…what is all this vibration on my wrist??? >>> >>> The Watch was now giving me the directions…two vibrations to turn left, >>> more than two to turn right. Hold the watch up and the directions are on >>> the screen, hit the map icon and now it shows the route you are driving in >>> real time….are you kidding me!! When you arrive it does a little dance and >>> seems to get very excited. >>> >>> I finally set up the exercise/health portion and now I am challenged all >>> day to meet the goals it sets (which I can adjust). It also has me on a >>> leash. Driving my grandson to school in Borden, on my way back it vibrates >>> and tells me I need to get up and move..I am in the car but so wanted to >>> obey. Found a Marathon station and got out and walked….I don’t want to be >>> truant as a new student. All day I will be told when to get up and move and >>> as a person that is glued to a computer this is a great thing….now I have >>> to begin an exercise program as that is one area I am not completing and I >>> don’t like my test scores. At the end of the week I get a summary of what >>> my week has been like, I have got to get with it. >>> >>> Apple Pay, the real reason I wanted the watch. I have been waiting for my >>> bank to get on board, I have been waiting for State Farm to get on board, >>> both are dragging their feet so I am going to open an account with Chase as >>> they helped Apple develop Apple Pay and they are very Apple savvy. I read >>> where the Apple Pay is being used by Watch owners something over 90% of the >>> time while the iPhone is in the 70% category…why, convenience , it’s >>> another way to process your day with as little effort as possible…hit the >>> button twice, choose which card and lean the watch face to the machine and >>> your done….no information of yours at all left with the vendor, no possibly >>> way a hacker can get into their system and steal your credit card info, >>> your email, your phone number, etc. etc…it’s not there. >>> >>> So, the watch has had a bit of a rebirth, and when Apple brings out it’s >>> next version of the software in Sept. it’s going to drastically improve, >>> many of the Apps will be native from oh so many companies and it’s my >>> understanding the Watch will be untethered from the iPhone… >>> >>> One last note, my wife, who never likes technology will not part with her >>> iPad BUT she said she would never want the watch, didn’t have the least >>> interest of having something on here wrist…now she says she wants one, now >>> she says she has to have one…oh my… >>> >>> >>> >>> The numbers are in: Apple is No. 2 in wearables >>> >>> And the worldwide wearables market grew 223.2% in the second quarter of >>> 2015, according to a new study. >>> >>> The term “wearables”—as in wearable technology, the next evolution of >>> mobile electronics—has been on the lips of technologists for some time. >>> It’s supposed to be the future—an $80 billion market, some estimate. >>> >>> The potential of this nascent market has been rather hard to quantify. (So >>> has the definition. Smart watches? Sure. Glasses? Perhaps. “Hearables“? >>> Sure. Clothing? Well…) But a new IDC report shows that a trend line is >>> emerging. >>> >>> According to the market researcher, the worldwide wearables market grew >>> 223.2% in the second quarter of 2015, as measured by total shipment volume >>> across all vendors. (That figure: 18.1 million units, up from 5.6 million >>> unit in Q2 2014.) >>> >>> Bigger news: Apple AAPL 1.57% is now the number-two vendor behind Fitbit. >>> >>> The Cupertino, Calif.-based company shipped 3.6 million units in the second >>> quarter of 2015, “just 0.8 million units behind Fitbit’s 4.4 million >>> units.” Apple has been mum on its Apple Watch sales, so this is rather >>> interesting. >>> >>> To give you a sense of Apple’s impact on the category, consider that two of >>> every three “smart wearables,” in IDC parlance, shipped this quarter were >>> Apple Watches. That’s both affirming for Apple, which has a lot riding on >>> its latest major device, and Fitbit FIT 1.51% , which has managed to beat >>> back Cupertino’s competition despite only selling wearable devices with >>> more basic functionality. >>> >>> IDC believes Apple will eventually be the wearables market leader. That’s >>> not a surprise, though the dark horse in all this is Samsung, which has >>> demonstrated in smartphones that a quick follow can be just as competitive >>> as a category-defining product. (Even though, it should be noted, Samsung >>> has been selling such devices for far longer than Apple. Lenovo-owned >>> Motorola, too.) >>> >>> The breakdown: >>> >>> 1.) Fitbit. 4.4 million units shipped in 2Q15. 24.3% global market share. >>> Up 159% from the same quarter a year ago. >>> >>> 2.) Apple. 3.6 million units shipped in 2Q15. 19.9% global market share. No >>> YoY growth figures available because it wasn’t selling wearables a year ago. >>> >>> 3.) Xiaomi. 3.1 million units shipped in 2Q15. 17.1% global market share. >>> No YoY growth figures available because it wasn’t selling wearables a year >>> ago. >>> >>> 4.) Garmin. 700,000 units shipped in 2Q15. 3.9% global market share. Up 40% >>> from the same quarter a year ago. >>> >>> 5.) Samsung. 600,000 units shipped in 2Q15. 3.3% global market share. Up >>> 119% from the same quarter a year ago. >>> >>> >>> The Apple Watch is already crushing the competition, according to new study >>> >>> >>> >>> The Apple Watch officially went on sale less than six months ago, and it's >>> already the second most popular wearable device on the market. >>> >>> >>> Apple Poised to Lead Wearables as FitBit Wanes, Says IDC >>> >>> Research firm IDC this morning declares FitBit (FIT) the leader in wearable >>> technology in Q2 of this year, shipping 4.4 million units of its fitness >>> trackers, just ahead of Apple’s (AAPL) 3.6 million units of its Apple Watch. >>> >>> That’s out of a total of 18.1 million units of wearable gadgets sold by all >>> companies in the market. >>> However, the firm predicts ultimate victory for Apple. >>> >>> IDC credits Apple with two thirds of all shipments of “smart wearables,” >>> with analyst Jitesh Ubrani declaring “Apple has clearly garnered an >>> impressive lead in this space and its dominance is expected to continue.” >>> >>> What’s more, Ubrani concludes, “Although Fitbit outshipped Apple, it’s >>> worth noting that Fitbit only sells basic wearables – a category that is >>> expected to lose share over the next few years, leaving Apple poised to >>> become the next market leader for all wearables.” >>> >>> >>> Best Buy deepens links to Apple, says watch has been a smash hit >>> by Phil Wahba @philwahba AUGUST 25, 2015, 10:14 AM EDT >>> >>> >>> >>> Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly said Apple Watch is off to a strong start and >>> announced steps to deepen the tech giant’s presence in the retailer’s >>> stores. >>> >>> Best Buy BBY 3.26% continued its remarkable turnaround last quarter, with a >>> big assist from Apple AAPL 2.03% . >>> >>> The largest U.S. electronics retailer reported a rise in domestic >>> comparable sales of 3.8% for the second quarter, >>> it has also been getting a lot of help from Apple and its roster of >>> red-hot products. >>> >>> “Demand for Apple Watch has been so strong in the stores and online,” Best >>> Buy CEO Hubert Joly told Wall Street analysts on a conference call. The >>> retailer expects to be selling the device, which hit the market in June, at >>> all of its 1,050 big-box stores by the end of September, he added. >>> >>> Initially, Best Buy had planned to have watches in 300 stores by the >>> holiday season. (It started selling the watches in early August.) Apple did >>> not provide specific sales numbers for the watch in its second-quarter >>> earnings last month, but Best Buy’s comments provide more evidence of the >>> device’s success. >>> >>> Joly also announced steps that will deepen Best Buy’s relationship with >>> Apple. It is currently updating its Apple shop-in-shops at 740 stores, >>> including new fixtures and more display tables for phones, computers, and >>> tablets. The work is already complete at 350 stores, and will be finished >>> at another 170 in time for the key holiday season. He also said that Best >>> Buy will begin selling AppleCare product service and support this quarter, >>> and will start testing out being an authorized service provider at 50 >>> stores. >>> >>> John >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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