Okay, for the Apple Watch...

[DetlefK]

Here's how I would have designed it:

- Roughly half the size of a smartphone, so there's some decent screen. NOT as small as a wrist-watch. (And you can install a battery that lasts at least 24 hours...)

- To be worn on the INNER SIDE of your lower arm. It's much easier to orient it towards your face that way.

- For using the touchscreen, you use a plastic-tipped piece of wire the size of a toothpick. For not losing it, it gets transported in a grove at the side of the device and it's held in place by a magnet. With the pen you don't need to use your clumsy fingers.

[tridim]

1. It doesn't work on the inner side of the wrist?

Whoa! That's a serious design flaw IMO.

Apple: Where function always follows form.

[F4lconF16]

2. A couple of things...

The big problem with the screen size argument is that if you remember, it's supposed to be paired to an iPhone. There's no reason to make it larger; if you do, it becomes cumbersome, and the flat screen means that it will overhang your wrist, exaggerating the problem. The other thing is that the battery usage will skyrocket with a larger screen size, and though it could possibly be addressed with a larger battery, you're now thinking about making it even larger.

The second part is entirely personal preference. I can't stand wearing watches that way, because I rest my arms on things a lot, and I would constantly be bumping the face or hitting it into stuff. While it is marginally easier to orient to your face, I also prefer the weight to be sitting on top of my wrist rather than hanging off of it.

At this screen size, a small stylus would be rather impractical. Again, it's supposed to be paired with a smartphone--the functionality is purposefully limited.

Personally, I'd never buy the thing anyways. Most of these types of devices try to do too much instead of focusing on doing a few things very well. It's why I prefer a dedicated laptop and tablet with two separate OS's (looking at you, Microsoft) rather than a combination. It's also ludicrously expensive, though I supposed it was going to be, being an Apple product.

[AlbertCat]

3. It's also ludicrously expensive, though I supposed it was going to be, being an Apple product.

Not dealing with anti-virus software is worth any price.


But it's just another redundant device that does something every other "connected" apple device does. How many of the same thing in different sizes does one need???

[F4lconF16]

4. Eh...I don't know about the lack of anti-virus software.

They're getting better and better about attacking apple products now, though the vast majority of attacks are on Windows/Android machines. I would still run AV software on an apple product, should I ever have something other than my iPod (since it's only used for music and it's an old style of iPod, I don't worry about it).

"But it's just another redundant device that does something every other "connected" apple device does. How many of the same thing in different sizes does one need??? "

Lol, I knew someone who owned an iPod touch, an iPhone, an iPad mini, and an iPad. I've yet to understand why. (Might have been apple addiction combined with a serious case of affluenza.)

[jakeXT]

5. Maybe it's like the Newton of our time