First Apple Watch deliveries received in Australia, developers selected for expedited shipping progr
It's just after 9 a.m. in Australia and that means the first wave of Apple Watch orders are reaching customers' hands, marking an official rollout of the first product developed entirely under Apple CEO Tim Cook.
After weeks of anticipation, Australian Apple Watch buyers who preordered the device on April 10 started to receive their units on Friday, local time. As seen above, new owners are posting photographs of the sacred unboxing process to social media sites like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and more.
Customers in other countries should start seeing packages show up on their doorstep in the next few hours as Apple Watch's nine-country rollout continues. Apple has limited purchases to the Online Apple Store, meaning prospective buyers won't be able to pick one up at the nearest brick-and-mortar Apple Store. Select high-end fashion boutiques in Europe, Asia and the U.S. are expected to have limited supply on hand for in-store retail sale on April 24.
In addition to Australian buyers, developers who signed up for a chance at a special Apple Watch allotment are beginning to receive word on acceptance results. Earlier this week, Apple announced it would make a limited number of 42mm Apple Watch models available for purchase by members of the development community. Developers were selected at random and will receive their Watch in the next few days thanks to a guaranteed ship-by date of April 28.
Apple Watch is the first device to have entered the development cycle after cofounder Steve Jobs died in 2011. As such, its sales performance is being closely watched by analysts as a potential bellwether of Apple's future success.
After weeks of anticipation, Australian Apple Watch buyers who preordered the device on April 10 started to receive their units on Friday, local time. As seen above, new owners are posting photographs of the sacred unboxing process to social media sites like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and more.
Customers in other countries should start seeing packages show up on their doorstep in the next few hours as Apple Watch's nine-country rollout continues. Apple has limited purchases to the Online Apple Store, meaning prospective buyers won't be able to pick one up at the nearest brick-and-mortar Apple Store. Select high-end fashion boutiques in Europe, Asia and the U.S. are expected to have limited supply on hand for in-store retail sale on April 24.
In addition to Australian buyers, developers who signed up for a chance at a special Apple Watch allotment are beginning to receive word on acceptance results. Earlier this week, Apple announced it would make a limited number of 42mm Apple Watch models available for purchase by members of the development community. Developers were selected at random and will receive their Watch in the next few days thanks to a guaranteed ship-by date of April 28.
Apple Watch is the first device to have entered the development cycle after cofounder Steve Jobs died in 2011. As such, its sales performance is being closely watched by analysts as a potential bellwether of Apple's future success.
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Seriously?
sacred unboxing process?
Seriously?
Think they might have let some editorial in.
sacred unboxing process?
Seriously?
Yeah I know. I never understand the multiple pictures people post of various stages of opening the box. Don't get me wrong, I think Apple do a great job with their packaging, but I don't really care that much. It's the product that matters.
Now what?
I'm waiting for blendtec to blend the edition with the gold band...
Since having to touch the watch or flick the wrist in order to get the time to display is causing some heartburn in the tech press, I guess the next product from Tim Cook will be the Apple Ring - you press the ring to make the time appear on the watch.
sacred unboxing process?
Seriously?
It's how you get to the Appley goodness inside.
You have a good idea there, in spite of yourself. Or you had a good idea.
...marking an official rollout of the first product developed entirely under Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Do we know that?!
I played around with them again today at the Apple Store. Unfortunately I was there because I had to return my iMac 5k. Screen went totally dead. While I was waiting for the exchange I fiddled around with the watch. My watch still says June. Anyway, I have to give Apple some deserved thumbs up for just swapping out a two month old iMac immediately with no questions asked. I guess that is what you get with Apple Care and a Personal Business Rep.
We do if you trust Tim Cook as he said it was.
How did I miss that? Always thought it was part of Steve's vision...
Could be interesting. Haptic feedback on the ring could completely replace the 'crown' on the watch.
But, obsessive compulsives would rub the ring constantly and drain the battery in the watch.
I'm waiting for blendtec to blend the edition with the gold band...
Since having to touch the watch or flick the wrist in order to get the time to display is causing some heartburn in the tech press, I guess the next product from Tim Cook will be the Apple Ring - you press the ring to make the time appear on the watch.
Watch AppleGold break the blender.
He wasn't even close to first. He was the first guy in Perth, and thus at least 2 hours behind the first person on the East Coast, and an 1.5 hours behind Adelaide. So quite low down in the order of things. Of course, that's still about 12 hours ahead of the US.