Hello, 1. Yes, Samphire glass is only on the Apple Watch, not the Apple Watch Sport.
2. The bands are purchased separately. The lowest price is for the most basic plastic band. 3. I have no information about Siri or VO voices. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 12 Apr 2015, at 08:44, Eileen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have been back from the Apple store for a little bit and trying to digest > all that I have seen. I have a couple of question; that I didn't think of > when I was there. > > 1. Is the sapphire glass only on the Apple watch and not on the sports model? > 2. Is the bracelet that you purchased separately the one that has the > magnetic clasp? > 3. Does anyone know if one will be able to change the Siri voice? > > The salesperson that assisted me had little knowledge about VO and which > voices would be on the watch. She stated that the gestures would be the same, > the battery life would be the same between the 38 and 42 mm screens (which > remains to be seen), and that the scrolling speed with the crown would be > controlled on how fast one moved it. Of course, like everyone else who has > physically gone to a store to try them on, VO couldn't be demo because these > are only demo models and couldn't be paired to a phone. I look forward to > reading others experiences. > > Cheers, > Eileen > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 11, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello. >> >> Just got back from the Apple store, after a Taxi ride, train ride and a 45 >> minute walk. >> >> So the representative took me to the table and bought the selection of >> watches to me. >> >> Before I felt the watches, I asked him if he could enable voice over for me. >> He told me that all the watches were demos and there was a set demo >> program. He said that Accessibility was not on these watches. When I asked >> him why, he said he could not tell me. >> >> So first of all, I took the silver sports watch in my hand. The watch was >> very light. In fact, it felt like a normal sighted watch, something that a >> woman would wear. The 38 Millimetre watches are for women. I thought it >> very elegant and for the fact that I could remove the straps myself without >> having to go to a jewellers was a plus for me. If a strap was broken for >> instance, you'd pay at least £3.99 to get another strap. I also felt the >> melanese bracelet. I asked if one could buy the bracelet if you had a >> sports watch and they said yes. I then felt all the straps and the >> stainless steal watch. That I thought was definitely for a man as it was >> heavier and thicker. The person told me that it was thicker because of the >> crystal saffire glass. >> >> My only disappointment was that I could not hear voice over. >> >> The person who said that the steal watch felt like a toffee, I could >> understand that and I'd not go for that model. >> >> I'm going to purchase the Silver sports watch along with the Bracelet. >> >> For those of you who are not in favour of the watches, do not have to buy. >> I know someone who said to me that they were not going to buy the watch, but >> low and behold, is getting the watch now. I knew he would. >> >> Now I've seen the watch, I'm looking forward to mine. >> >> I'm not mad on Apple products but like Apple because of the accessibility >> built in. If I were sighted, I'd have a choice of what I could have as my >> gadgets but for the fact, I am limited as to what I can have, i.e. a Braille >> watch, or a normal conventional talking watch. I had a Braille watch for >> than 20 years but they would always go wrong, perhaps because of my hair or >> my dog's hair, I don't know. >> >> I hate the conventional speaking watch because of the voices. If Alex is on >> my Apple watch then I'll be pleased. >> >> Just one more thing to ponder, can you pair a braille display as the watch >> has bluetooth! >> >> Kawal. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
