Summary: Apple just shipped their first wearable, which has huge implications for the consumer-facing Internet of Things.<br> In this episode we talk about Apple Watch after spending some time with it, and ultimately recommend whether or not you should buy one.<br> Topics<br> <br> * The “stand up” problem, and how to fix it<br> * Apple Watch is Apple’s MVP (minimum viable product) wearable<br> <br> * 20 million units of a 1.0 product<br> <br> <br> * Launching with 3,500 not-very-good apps<br> * Incredible scale: 885 million iTunes accounts as of fall 2014 (source: Bono)<br> * Apple Watch is to Fitbit, Jawbone, etc. as iPhone was to Palm OS phones — a different species<br> <br> * Compared to Apple, none of the other players has an ecosystem<br> <br> <br> * Fashion<br> * Close to 40 models, confusing naming<br> * “It’s called Apple Watch, but it’s not a watch.”<br> <br> * It’s really not for people who buy watches for the time<br> * “Take your phone, take notifications and messaging, put it on my wrist.”<br> <br> <br> * Apple watch as a needy extension of your phone<br> * We are Pavlov’s Dogs, but with notifications<br> * Health and HealthKit<br> * Siri sucks less (!?)<br> <br> * Related to Siri 3rd generation?<br> * Hypothesis: Apple deployed to Apple Watch first<br> <br> <br> * Payments and security<br> * Water and scratch resistance<br> * Will traditional high-end watch buyers buy Apple Watch?<br> * Price means not a wearable for “the rest of us”<br> * The near and far future of Apple Watch<br> * Apple’s App Store schizophrenia<br> * Should you buy one?<br> <br> Stuff we learned after recording<br> <br> * Apple Watch measures your heart rate every 10 minutes while at rest unless you go to the Heart Rate glance. [<a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204666" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Support</a>] It measures your heart rate more often (every 5 seconds when running, for example) when you exercise. [<a href="https://twitter.com/bradlarson/status/596142831363858433" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@bradlarson</a>]<br> <br> Links<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Prazcy00A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Watch: Consumer Reports’ First Test Results</a> [YouTube]<br> * <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/04/the-science-behind-smartwatch-scratch-resistance/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The science behind smartwatch scratch resistance: Is the sapphire crystal on the Apple Watch worth the extra money?</a> [Consumer Reports]<br> * <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/27/8483131/apple-watch-vs-mechanical-price-specs-martenero-ceo-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mechanical watchmaker on the Apple Watch: ‘I wouldn’t say I consider it a threat’</a> [The Verge]<br> <br> <br>
