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Apple Files Trademark For "iWatch" In Japan
An anonymous reader writes "Apple has filed a trademark application for 'iwatch' in Japan. 'The maker of iPhones is seeking protection for the name which is categorized as being for products including a handheld computer or watch device, according to a June 3 filing with the Japan Patent Office that was made public last week. Takashi Takebayashi, a Tokyo-based spokesman for Apple, didn’t respond to a message left at his office seeking comment on the application.' Rumors suggest that the new iWatch is expected to sport a 1.5-inch OLED screen."
Is this an NSA only product?
I'd consider just using a nano on a band if they made a waterproof model. They have that spray now, but I'm hesitant to try self-applied. And the professional waterproofing services cost too much.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Pretty much goes for any device in this category
Have you ever tried multitouch on a 1.5" device?
It will come with an iMonkey accessory to work the screen with its tiny fingers.
Who would ever want to interact with someone wearing one of these?
Multitouch is useful for rotation and scaling in a fairly small space. Compare multitouch touchpads on netbooks. Some of them aren't much bigger than 1.5".
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Where does it says it will be Multitouch?
Or even Touch for that matter.
- Don't do what I do, it's probably not healthy nor safe. -
Have you ever tried multitouch on a 1.5" device? Much less touch?
Why do you need to (multi) touch a watch? Voice and Various Gestures...or simple swipe and touch on a watch covers most of what you want from a device on your wrist if it is connected to a smartphone elsewhere.
Although there is no reason why the 1.5" watch couldn't be 9" Wide :)
a clock telling a hipster the time
Some of us do not have wrists so big to ascetically accommodate such a big face
That's a very spiritual outlook. Most people would be concerned with worldly matters such as asthetics. Bravo for rejecting worldly pleasures.
Hey Crapple. Dick Tracy called, and he wants his watch back.
Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
"iLikeToWatch"
What would an iWatch be?
My watch tells time. It does that very, very well. If that's all an iWatch does, I'll pass, because Apple isn't going to make a watch better than (say) Movado.
For anything else I need I have my phone. I don't wear my phone on my arm, even though I could.
So, I guess an iWatch would be a bluetooth device which can connect to my phone. Basically a second screen for my phone that allows me to not have to take my phone out of my pocket for texting or email. But that idea doesn't really thrill me. I'd at least want it to be a color e-ink screen. And I choose my watches carefully and it is doubtful Apple is going to hit with the design, since it seems more important to them that all their products look about the same.
OH NO. NEW TECHNOLOGY IS BAD!
Yes it is a small screen, you wont be clicking all around the screen. It would probably be closer to the iPod Nano, 4 buttons, Swipe, perhaps a pinch zoom.
But compared to trying to use the old Watch Calculators or Watch Games, a touch display would be welcomed. Or even those painful little buttons on Digital watches that leave an impression of the button for a few minutes on your finger.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
multipoke or multislap
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tracy 1946 called, on their technology.
Inheritance is the sincerest form of nepotism.
Apple stealthily unveils their new tv system: iWatch
iReallyDontCare.
I filed a trademark for iDiaper... a smart diaper that sends a text message when your kid poops in it!
A nice set of Bluetooth earbuds and a pebble watch (http://getpebble.com/) make a nice Wearable computing" combination.
n/t
Some of them aren't much bigger than 1.5".
I used to bullseye them in my T-16 back home.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
Have you ever tried multitouch on a 1.5" device?
Much less touch?
Touch, yes, on the iPod Nano 6th gen, and it's surprisingly good. You can get watch straps for these little square nanos.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
Countless times per day I'm removing my smartphone from my pocket simply to check today's calendar, today's to-dos, weather, latest emails, latest calls/sms, latest notifications, and of course the time. Quick access to your ecosystem would be a tremendous convenience.
The other big opportunity is sensors. Fitness and health are the obvious ones, but it could even branch into creative uses of an accelerometer.
The key here is the hardware engineering, where Apple has the big advantage. This thing needs to have multi-day battery life with the screen on continuously. It needs to utilize Bluetooth 4/BLE to reduce battery impact to your tablet/smartphone. The screen needs to have more brightness than the typical junk AMOLED. The microphone needs to be sensitive enough to operate at a distance farther than the typical smartphone.
My bet is Apple has a wealth of ideas, but they are still nailing down the hardware engineering aspect. Now that they are custom-designing their own SoCs, I believe this should be sooner than later.
It's Japan. Shouldn't they have filed for 'iLikeToWatch'?
... for the iCloud PRISM plugin! go figure...
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Funny, I used iWatch years ago - that was a database product - owned by the people who own TOAD; but I must be mistaken, as only Apple are allowed i.... names aren't they ?
It's an Apple product. People will spill their load over its alleged awesomeness any way.
I seem to remember the idea of such a thing being laughed at not too long ago. Actually, it was in one of the Pebble threads where an iDrone specifically proclaimed "If a connected watch were a good idea, Apple would have done it years ago!"
But now that such a device is already on the market (that seems to be more practical and will have much better battery life due to e-ink vs OLED), Apple decides they can't let that stand. To not be filling every little mobile device niche is tantamount to admitting failure, even if their device turns out to be crap. But wait! You might be able to control this one by TOUCH! Well, that makes all the difference in the world!
I'm waiting for this iWatch thingie to be more about flair and eye candy than functionality, and for Apple to market it like the idea wasn't even possible until they came along. Then they'll likely sue Pebble for some sort of copyright infringement despite Apple being late to a party that someone else started.
"The all-new iMeToo: Designed by Apple in California"
"So after all this, you make my case for me. To end this stalemate, you must die..."
1.5" seems awfully small for touch, but I don't want to live in a world where every jackass on the train is shouting at their wrist.
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Forget multi-touch. Talk to me about battery life. My watch lasts for years before needing another battery. I actually wear through straps more often. What's going to be the battery life of this device? Years? Months? Days? Hours? I think I'll stick with my Timex, thank you very much.
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http://www.iwatchz.com/ is enough to block them from trademarking the iwatch name.
who prays for Satan? Who in 18 centuries has had the humanity to pray for the 1 sinner that needed it most? ~Mark Twain
multiscratch gesture, itch display interface
Apple is not making a watch. Just because it can keep track of time don't call it a watch. Just because you wear it on your wrist, don't call it a watch. And don't ever call a "digital watch" a watch. It's an abomination. Noted exception is the mechanical digital watch. Very cool, but I don't think there has been one made in the last 100 years.
I thought that Apple already used name for their daemon that spys on its customers.
I'm more interested in the SmartWatch, which can be had right now for less than US$100.
"Nine times out of ten, starting a fire is not the best way to solve the problem." - my wife
I don't think you'll ever get any sort of light-emitting element, be it AMOLED or whatever, that's compatible with good battery life. It's going to have to be some sort of reflective LCD.
Well, actually, given another twenty years or so of progress on low-power, high-res cameras and ultra-low-power processors, I suppose you could save power by having a display that only emits light when someone's looking at it. But I think that would be just a bit too creepy for words.