iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Thoughts
The Apple Watch. Honestly from the first rumors, I thought the idea of Apple coming out with a watch was ridiculous and unnecessary. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of watches. I don’t wear one, they annoy me; and not just watches either, jewelry, or basically anything hanging off of me. Plus, I’ve got my phone that has the time on it. Where’s the need? What’s the point? But, these last few weeks I’ve been coming around to the idea that such a device could be useful for fitness tracking and health monitoring. The sharing of that tracked information is still a privacy concern but I can see where it could be useful to some. The closer it got to the announcement the more I thought that if Apple were to announce such a device that they would be able to pull it off. After the announcement and seeing the designs, I am sure they can pull it off. The main thing that would decide whether an Apple Watch would be a success aside from the electronics is the style. If those watches stuck out like a sore thumb, Ã la Google Glass, the wearable would fall flat.
In true Apple fashion though, in my opinion, they hit the ball out of the park with style. Even I might find a reason to wear it; especially the Apple Watch Edition. What can I say, “gorgeous” is one of the things that Apple does best and those watches look elegant, refined, and fashion forward. In stark contrast to the behemoth that is the iPhone 6, the Apple Watch isn’t a gaudy stand out piece of tech but visually appears to fit into a wide range of lifestyles.
While iPhone 6 and Apple Watch get the major fanfare, Apple Pay should get more than a hat tip.
“Apple Pay is Apple’s mobile payment solution. It uses Apple’s Passbook app, NFC (in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus), a special authentication chip and Touch ID, the built-in fingerprint reader found in the iPhone 5S and now iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.” mashable.com 5 Reasons Why Apple Pay Is the Sleeper Hit of the Apple Event
While payment partners are obviously limited in its introduction, the possibilities are incredible. I’ve seen this type of payment system work on a large-scale. Japan has had this sort of mobile payment type system for years. People routinely pay for things like train and subway tickets with a swipe of their phone at the turnstile. Imagine if Apple could get a partnership going with New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for subway fare payment’s. American innovation is late to the party on this one but it can still be a major move forward.
I think Apple has several winners on their hands here. The new sensors and capabilities of the technology inside the iPhone 6 are noteworthy; the size is more cringe worthy. I can easily see the iWatch being the must have gadget next year and becoming a game changer. Apple Pay is sure to pick up steam. There should be no question about that eventuality especially after seeing a few major retailers allowing bitcoin payments. Until next year.
That’s about right.
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Additional:
http://gizmodo.com/the-iphones-new-m8-chip-makes-it-a-truly-badass-fitness-1632519058
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-08/apple-seems-to-think-steve-jobs-wonderful-iphone-was-too-small
http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/09/a-look-at-apples-reachability-one-hand-mode-for-larger-iphone-6-video/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11087865/iPhone-6-Plus-screen-size-Is-it-too-big.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-the-main-reason-why-square-and-twitter-are-taking-over-the-world-2012-4
Jaylon Carter is a blogger, social media marketing consultant, former Congressional Campaign Media & Communications Director, national labor union vice block leader, and a Hip Hop artist who performs under the stage name Timid (@timidmc).
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