Hi Stephen, Apple Watch is not just a ’Timepiece’ it is a ‘Smartwatch’.... AND... Left-Handed users (like myself) can wear it. Apple hasn't forsaken us! The Apple Watch works fine for lefties, because the display rotates. All you have to do is flip the watch over so the Digital Crown is on the Left Side. Then swap out the band so it's also in the right position, and then strap the watch to your right wrist... yay ;-))
“Most big Apple products have been derided at launch — the iPad was said to be just a big version of the iPhone, and when the iPhone’s size expanded with the iPhone 6, many said Apple had failed but it in fact sold more of the phone than any other. With Apple products, there is little correlation between what reviewers say initially and whether they are successful. Apple tends to get things more right than reviewers do.” ----- Like Peter, I am 'trying' to wait for the 2nd version of Apple Watch... but people who know me well have bets on that I won't be able to wait until version 2 :( I have been waiting for Apple to finish this project which started quite a few years ago. Stephen, did you watch the demonstration of the Apple Watch in the video of the Apple Event - 2015? Apple Keynote - 2015 March Event <http://www.apple.com/live/2015-mar-event/ <http://www.apple.com/live/2015-mar-event/>> The Apple Watch demonstration starts at 52:10 and Tim Cook hands over to Kevin Lynch (who designed the Apple Watch’s operating system) at approx. 66:11 to show how to use the Apple Watch in your normal day. I'm sure you will be quite amazed what the Apple Watch can do. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 > On 16 Mar 2015, at 10:20 am, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Peter & Graham. > My optimism has grown somewhat ! > > I guess it’s like previous Apple innovations. > “what in the world would I ever need that for?” > Then down the track we own one and use it frequently without even thinking > about it. > > >> On 16 Mar 2015, at 8:55 am, Graham Rabe <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I couldn’t agree more Peter. >> >> It’s called a “watch” because of its convenient location on our wrist. It >> could – and probably will – be called something different before too long >> when the full range of it’s capabilities become understood. The convenience >> of being able to conduct financial transactions with the flick of a wrist >> rather than with a fumbling of the pocket or handbag, the convenience of >> having critical medical data accurately recorded by the “watch” and >> available for a bluetooth download onto your GP’s or specialist’s computer >> on your next visit, etc etc. Imagine what apps like Evernote or Strava will >> be doing with the data beamed from the “watch”. >> >> Maybe it’s called a “watch” by Apple as in them telling us to “watch” this >> space. >> >> >> Graham Rabe | Barrister & Solicitor | Commercial Litigation Consultant & >> Mediator >> Suite 94, 50 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 >> M: +61 417 949 825 | E: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Skype: graham.rabe >> Web: www.rabe.com.au <http://www.rabe.com.au/> >> >> This email and any attachments may be confidential and subject to copyright >> or legal professional privilege. If you received this email in error, please >> inform the sender immediately, delete it and do not use, copy or disclose >> it. >> >> >> From: Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Reply-To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Date: Monday, 16 March 2015 7:55 am >> To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: Re: What the heck ? >> Resent-From: Graham Rabe <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> >>> On 13 Mar 2015, at 10:22 am, Stephen Chape <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I am perplexed about the use of the Apple Watch. >>> Why would I wear a watch that needs the battery charged every couple of >>> days. >>> My Tissot is 15 years old and has had two battery changes. >>> >>> And other than acting as a repeater station for my iPhone it does not seem >>> able to do much else ! >>> >>> I agree that it looks great but REALLY !! >>> >> >> …and the battery in my Citizen EcoDrive watch has never needed changing >> because it’s powered by the sun, but that’s not the point. All it does is >> tell me the time. It also purports to tell me the date, but the tiny display >> is far too small for me to read with glasses so it’s useless. My iPhone also >> tells me the time, but I hardly ever use it for that, although I do >> occasionally use it to make and receive phone calls. More commonly it’s >> increasingly a communication device of a different type, either text or >> pictures and sometimes movies, or it’s a handy waiting room distraction, a >> weather station, a road map and so much more, things I could never have >> imagined before having it. >> >> The same thing will happen with the Apple Watch. I can’t really justify the >> cost of one at the moment, simply because I can’t imagine how I’ would use >> it. the only thing I’m sure if is that one day I will see a need for one. >> >> Let’s face it, the Android side hasn’t had a great track record so far with >> their attempts in the genre, so it will be very interesting to see if Apple >> can truly show the way, as they have so often before. As usual, I’ll >> probably wait until at least version 2. >> >> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >> Perth, Western Australia >> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
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