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Apple Watch: First Experience
Bloomberg journalist used smart clock for several days and decided that they were not needed
On April 24, Apple will release its smart watch. Shortly before the premiere, the company distributed to reporters some publications of Apple Watch and asked them to test; On April 8, reports on the work of the gadget appeared in several media outlets at once. Medusa briefly retells the material of the journalist Bloomberg, the former editor -in -chief of The Verge Joshua Topolski.
The clock looks great, Apple will definitely earn a lot of money on them - no one doubts it, writes Joshua Topolski. However, to the question - who needs this watch? - There is no answer.
Apple Watch is controlled using the usual piles and clicks on the screen. There is also a wheel in them as on ordinary watches; It is used to increase, decrease and scroll.
The author of Bloomberg draws attention to the following inconvenience. The clock screen turns on only when they believe that a person looks at them - that is, the wrist is in a certain position. Apparently, the sensors work imperfectly, so sometimes you have to twitch your hand several times so that the clock wakes up. “Look at the clock and not see time - it is annoying,” writes Bloomberg.
It is not easy to cope with navigation, because it is proposed to use the pile, and the wheel, and pressing the screen with different strengths. In general, to navigate, you need to spend some time.
The default clock constantly send notifications - from Twitter, Facebook, Mail and other applications. As a result, the device constantly vibrates or links. Fortunately, the author of the article notes, Apple made an easy way to disable notifications from all applications - it is enough to press the program list.
In general, the clock is like a small iPhone. Because of this, for example, you have to decide where to check the mail-on the clock or on the phone. The author came to the conclusion that viewing notifications of letters and messages is more convenient to view (faster) on the clock.
Joshua Topolski liked the Activity application, which shows the calorie consumption, tracks the human activity and ensures that the watch owner does not sit in place for several hours without a break. According to him, Apple does the right thing, which instills in people the habit of playing sports or at least a little to move.
Methods of communication on the clock, on the contrary, upset the journalist. It seemed to him to send someone the rhythm of his heart; To draw on a small screen of a clock is inconvenient, and 3D-umodzi in the gadget is outdated.
However, Joshua Topolsky concludes, Apple made the best smart clock. The companies managed to maintain the reputation of the innovators, but so far it has not been possible to convince users that these hours are really needed: “Apple Watch, cool, wonderful, powerful, and it is easy to use it. But they are optional. Bye".
PS Apple Watch review in The Verge is prepared much more elegantly than in Bloomberg or The New York Times , but since the material is written in white on a dark background, it is decisively impossible to read it.
In general, I realized that the problem is not in the iPhone or Apple Watch. And not even to configure notifications thinner. The problem is in our sensation - when it is worth looking at the screen, and when it is not worth it. (English.