Wearables
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Creating the future is not just about technology but about creating markets. Right now Snapchat is doing that as well as anyone, which bodes well for Spectacles (but don’t count out Apple).
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The Apple Watch’s success depends on three things: the physical design, the interaction model, and how it interacts with its environment. It’s on the right track
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Last fall, Apple CEO Tim Cook described the Apple Watch as the “next chapter” in Apple’s history, placing it at the same level as the Mac, iPhone and iPod. I get the sense that a…
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Daily Update: A Positive Sign for Intel, and a Bad One; Apple WatchKit
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Daily Update: A Tale of Three Smartphone Makers, Microsoft Health and the Microsoft Band
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Daily Update: Apple Earning, Apple Pay Launches
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Daily Update: Apple’s October Event – Why It Impressed, Notes and Observations
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Daily Update: eBay and PayPal, Poor Pebble, Intel Caves to GamerGaters
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Daily Update: Why Next Year for Apple Watch, I Love the Blackberry Passport, Bill Simmons and Writer as Brand
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Why Now for Apple Watch
The impression I get is that many people don’t really understand why I changed my mind about the Apple Watch. In Apple Watch: Asking Why and Saying No I criticized the lack of an explicit “why” in the Watch presentation and questioned parts of the demo, particular those which replicated phone functionality. After all, if you…
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Podcast: Exponent Episode 018 – Agree to Disagree
On the newest episode of Exponent, the podcast I co-host with James Allworth: In this week’s episode Ben explains why he has changed his mind about Apple Watch. James is not convinced. We go on for a while. Links Ben Thompson: What I Got Wrong About Apple Watch – Stratechery John Gruber: Apple Watch: Initial Thoughts…