The Bluetooth connection already takes care of that though. Unless the thief plans on stealing your watch and then buying stuff right there in front of you, as soon as they run away with it the ability to buy things is gone.
I'd imagine that if it get stolen or lost, it deactivates it. So you pair it to your phone & wear it, then activate it via TouchID for purchasing authorization, then if someone rips your watch off & tries to buy stuff, they can't because it lost connection with your vitals, so it's no longer authenticated.
The Bluetooth connection already takes care of that though. Unless the thief plans on stealing your watch and then buying stuff right there in front of you, as soon as they run away with it the ability to buy things is gone.
What if you are mugged and both your watch and phone are stolen?
You still need to input a passcode/Touch ID so that's also covered.
But that's once right, and not every time once you've established a trust between phone and watch for the day?
Or do you still have to authenticate on every transaction with the phone? Which is annoying then because it just repeats the question of ...what's the point of the extra device?
Here's my feelings on the apple and the iwatch vs. the iphone.
Iphone, 2007: Here is a new smartphone to replace your old cellphone. It's smaller, lighter, and superior in every way to your current cellphone. It has a super easy to use interface that can also browse the web anywhere. You'd like to browse the web anywhere, right?
Me: Heck yes! I'll take 8!
iWatch, 2014: Here's a new watch. I know you don't wear a watch now because your smartphone is like a pocketwatch, but you should get this anyway because it's stylish. It's a little complicated to use and kind of clunky though and we haven't perfected it yet. We're not sure what features would be useful to you, maybe you could tell us what you would do with it!
Me: I dunno. Meh.
Point being - the iwatch doesn't do anything new or better than other devices or provide a new killer application. It's purely a stylish toy right now.
The Bluetooth connection already takes care of that though. Unless the thief plans on stealing your watch and then buying stuff right there in front of you, as soon as they run away with it the ability to buy things is gone.
Yeah, I'm curious how exactly this is all implemented...
Iphone, 2007: Here is a new smartphone to replace your old cellphone. It's smaller, lighter, and superior in every way to your current cellphone.
Me too. The more we know, the better.
Also I just realized that the Apple watch is actually taller/thicker than the Moto 360. 12.6mm vs 11.5mm.
Played with my G Watch and 360 for the past 2 hours, and rewatched the keynotes for both I/O and Apple's September event, and here's what I found.
Maps Interface: Apple offers a viewable map which is huge. It might not give you the functionality that a phone gives, but its still nice to have a visual image.
Time home: Apple copied Google clearly with a "Now" like card, but the card not only shows the time home, but also shows a mini map. To me that's more useful.
Replying to texts/messages: Not only do you get an option to use prewritten responses (which is important because not everyone wants to talk to their watch unless they're in a more private location), but you can still use voice dictation.
The timer screen on the watch: You can control minutes and seconds easily on the Apple Watch. On Android, its pretty simple list of 5 second intervals and then 1 minute intervals.
Calendar screen: Not just a card, but you can visually see the rest of your appointments too, and showing color codes next to each event looks nice.
Camera/Remote Shutter: Apple Watch mirrors your camera view. It's kinda why we use the front camera for selfies. Otherwise people could just hold the phone backwardsand use the rear camera. Android Wear is simply a shutter button.
It's interesting to see where Android will go from here, but I have to be honest and say the Apple Watch seems to be far more functional out of the box. I do wonder if having no buttons on the Android watches did hurt them. The 360 seems to waste the crown button as a power button, but I'm sure it could do a lot more.
If Apple came out the door at $200, Android Wear would be history... well maybe not given you need an iPhone.
This is an important thing to note, the smartwatch battle isn't going to be like the smartphone battle, people will more than likely already have their phone, so the smartwatch options are basically pre-selected for them. An iPhone user only has the Apple Watch to consider, while an Android user will have different Wear models to choose from, but they're all Android Wear watches.
The original iPhone was terrible, it was not better in every way, not at all.
The only thing I've thought was more stupid in recent years from Apple after hearing about the first time was the no-button iPod shuffle.
We'll see how this Apple Watch sells, but my guess it will be closer to the no-button shuffle category than the iPad category.
I will state again that I don't care for watches, however were I to get a watch, I'd be hard pressed to find one better for casual use.
I suspect apple may be on to something.
the no button shuffle is VERY popular with runners. They can't mess with buttons and the like anyway. Put in your playlist and enjoy.
I wonder since the apps are in a circular group if the interface is being designed for an round screen as well. Square icons would make more sense on a rectangular screen.
I was hoping the Apple Watch wasn't like all those other watches out there. However, the fact of the matter is that it seems just like everything else.
Not convinced of that, given the keynote. Those apps in general looked really forced.
I too will have to reserve final judgement, but I can tell you I'm not buying an 18k gold electronic device that will be out of date in a year.
The Motorola looks prettier. Then again, reviews state that the Motorola interface is basically usuable.
The Apple watch looks much better to me than almost any smart / digital watch that are so common today.
You can dress it up with metal bands or go sporty with rubber.
It is very pricey.