I'm sitting here playing with my new Watch and awkwardly taking pics of the screen with my iPhone when I recalled reading somewhere that you can do a screen capture by pressing both the button and the crown at the same time. The screen cap goes right to your iPhone photo album. Very cool!
I'm sitting here playing with my new Watch and awkwardly taking pics of the screen with my iPhone when I recalled reading somewhere that you can do a screen capture by pressing both the button and the crown at the same time. The screen cap goes right to your iPhone photo album. Very cool!
No its an S1. But the equivalent in processing power some are thinking to an A5
It's an A5 core according to some reports, but that doesn't mean it's running at the original frequency of the A5 (800 Mhz in the 4S, 1Ghz in the iPad2). It is likely a die-shrink compared to those and running even faster. This would explain the fluidity of the interface.
MG Siegler tweeted that he thinks ?Watch is a product that will be harder for the die-hards to use than regular folks. I agree. I'm seeing Tweets, Instagrams and other posts from average folks who seem to be loving the device. But the John Gruber's of the world are decidedly 'meh'. Same with the MacBook. Average Joe's that have it are much more positive about it than some of the reviews were.
A knob. Absolute genius. What won't those folks in Cupertino think up next? Buttons, maybe? Oh, what a joyous time to be alive. If only our great-grandparents could have seen these days....
You must have been one of those 'the iPad is just a big iPhone' types. It is not just a knob.
Quite frankly, during presentations of the watch I didn't give it a second thought. However, after using an Apple Watch in store I can quite easily say that the one thing that made the strongest impression on me was the digital crown. It works, quite literally, like magic.
It is easily as impressive as the click wheel on the iPod, especially so on a device of this size.
The digital crown takes a familiar control - the knob - and combines it with new technology and software to create something totally new. It works as both a button and a knob, and its functions can be extended depending on the task at hand just as the original iPhone's multitouch screen replaced physical buttons. Combined with the Watch's haptics feature, it can even mimic the physical sensation of a dial reaching the end of its control range. Nobody else has done this on a wrist-mounted device.
The digital crown takes a familiar control - the knob - and combines it with new technology and software to create something totally new. It works as both a button and a knob, and its functions can be extended depending on the task at hand just as the original iPhone's multitouch screen replaced physical buttons. Combined with the Watch's haptics feature, it can even mimic the physical sensation of a dial reaching the end of its control range. Nobody else has done this on a wrist-mounted device.
Digital crowns are nothing new. Many watch companies had them 15-20 years ago where navigation and functions were controlled purely with a digital crown.
I had my "try on" session earlier this week, and my impression of the crown is that it's features have been softened up too much. I have a number of mechanical watches, and the size of the Apple watch crown and depth of the gnurling seem insufficient. I'm sure I will adapt to the digital crown, and that they Apple adapt it over time to make it more substantial.
Maybe they kept it smaller to make it durable. The bigger it is the more torque can be applied by bumps etc. to bend the shaft. the opto-electrical target has to stay in good alighnment.
Digital crowns are nothing new. Many watch companies had them 15-20 years ago where navigation and functions were controlled purely with a digital crown.
I'm not familiar with any such examples, but I'll take your word for it. (Link?) Nonetheless, many companies had touchscreens and tablets before the iPhone and the iPad but that didn't make them any less revolutionary. Apple rarely invents new technologies. They excel at finding the right time and implementation to change people's lives with those technologies.
The digital crown takes a familiar control - the knob - and combines it with new technology and software to create something totally new. It works as both a button and a knob, and its functions can be extended depending on the task at hand just as the original iPhone's multitouch screen replaced physical buttons. Combined with the Watch's haptics feature, it can even mimic the physical sensation of a dial reaching the end of its control range. Nobody else has done this on a wrist-mounted device.
I had my "try on" session earlier this week, and my impression of the crown is that it's features have been softened up too much. I have a number of mechanical watches, and the size of the Apple watch crown and depth of the gnurling seem insufficient. I'm sure I will adapt to the digital crown, and that they Apple adapt it over time to make it more substantial.
Maybe the size and knurling of the knob are reduced because there is no mechanical work being done.
Maybe the size and knurling of the knob are reduced because there is no mechanical work being done.
Also with a mechanical watch the crown may have a fair amount of resistance, requiring deeper knurling to ensure a secure grip. This applies double on dive watches where the crown must be screwed down tight after adjusting.
Aside from this I think excessively deep knurling serves no practical function on an electronic watch, and Apple's design aesthetic is minimalistic and modern rather than industrial or traditional.
Digital crowns are nothing new. Many watch companies had them 15-20 years ago where navigation and functions were controlled purely with a digital crown.
What? This is not new technology? Damn. If this has been done before I might as well just get one of those older devices. No doubt they're cheaper. I was just buying the Apple watch for the digital crown - thinking it was new and innovative. Thank you for clearing things up and letting me know it's not. This new information changes everything! I'm cancelling my order as I type this! /s
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I'm sitting here playing with my new Watch and awkwardly taking pics of the screen with my iPhone when I recalled reading somewhere that you can do a screen capture by pressing both the button and the crown at the same time. The screen cap goes right to your iPhone photo album. Very cool!
Is the chip in the watch really an A5?
No its an S1. But the equivalent in processing power some are thinking to an A5
How does this watch face look at 6:30?
No its an S1. But the equivalent in processing power some are thinking to an A5
It's an A5 core according to some reports, but that doesn't mean it's running at the original frequency of the A5 (800 Mhz in the 4S, 1Ghz in the iPad2). It is likely a die-shrink compared to those and running even faster. This would explain the fluidity of the interface.
Sure, if you say so.
Even happier. Hahahaha
You must have been one of those 'the iPad is just a big iPhone' types. It is not just a knob.
Quite frankly, during presentations of the watch I didn't give it a second thought. However, after using an Apple Watch in store I can quite easily say that the one thing that made the strongest impression on me was the digital crown. It works, quite literally, like magic.
It is easily as impressive as the click wheel on the iPod, especially so on a device of this size.
Impressive piece of technology. ????
Don't knock it till you try it.
The digital crown takes a familiar control - the knob - and combines it with new technology and software to create something totally new. It works as both a button and a knob, and its functions can be extended depending on the task at hand just as the original iPhone's multitouch screen replaced physical buttons. Combined with the Watch's haptics feature, it can even mimic the physical sensation of a dial reaching the end of its control range. Nobody else has done this on a wrist-mounted device.
Don't knock it till you try it.
The digital crown takes a familiar control - the knob - and combines it with new technology and software to create something totally new. It works as both a button and a knob, and its functions can be extended depending on the task at hand just as the original iPhone's multitouch screen replaced physical buttons. Combined with the Watch's haptics feature, it can even mimic the physical sensation of a dial reaching the end of its control range. Nobody else has done this on a wrist-mounted device.
Digital crowns are nothing new. Many watch companies had them 15-20 years ago where navigation and functions were controlled purely with a digital crown.
I had my "try on" session earlier this week, and my impression of the crown is that it's features have been softened up too much. I have a number of mechanical watches, and the size of the Apple watch crown and depth of the gnurling seem insufficient. I'm sure I will adapt to the digital crown, and that they Apple adapt it over time to make it more substantial.
Maybe they kept it smaller to make it durable. The bigger it is the more torque can be applied by bumps etc. to bend the shaft. the opto-electrical target has to stay in good alighnment.
Digital crowns are nothing new. Many watch companies had them 15-20 years ago where navigation and functions were controlled purely with a digital crown.
I'm not familiar with any such examples, but I'll take your word for it. (Link?) Nonetheless, many companies had touchscreens and tablets before the iPhone and the iPad but that didn't make them any less revolutionary. Apple rarely invents new technologies. They excel at finding the right time and implementation to change people's lives with those technologies.
I was being serious.
Maybe the size and knurling of the knob are reduced because there is no mechanical work being done.
Maybe the size and knurling of the knob are reduced because there is no mechanical work being done.
Also with a mechanical watch the crown may have a fair amount of resistance, requiring deeper knurling to ensure a secure grip. This applies double on dive watches where the crown must be screwed down tight after adjusting.
Aside from this I think excessively deep knurling serves no practical function on an electronic watch, and Apple's design aesthetic is minimalistic and modern rather than industrial or traditional.
Where in the article did it claim that it was new?
Where in the article did it claim that it was new?
The title. Read the title.
It's referring to a new ERA with the digital crown. Not a new digital crown.
The piece even references the previous crowns that he mentions.
The hardware isn't new (although it is improved,) but what it does definitely is both new and improved.
What? This is not new technology? Damn. If this has been done before I might as well just get one of those older devices. No doubt they're cheaper. I was just buying the Apple watch for the digital crown - thinking it was new and innovative. Thank you for clearing things up and letting me know it's not. This new information changes everything! I'm cancelling my order as I type this! /s