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Kronaby Apex Connected Watch | Hands on Review
Kronaby Apex Connected Watch I am a traditional watch guy. It is just the way I am wired. I have no real love for digital watches, and the regular smart watch just makes me cringe. I guess you can say I am a purist, at least when it comes to watches. I think of a watch as part of me, it is not just a tool to tell time or a piece of jewelry, it is an extension of my personality. Now, don&rsq...
Why is Apple Silent About Smartwatch Sales?
Why is Apple Silent About Smartwatch Sales? While Apple is in no danger of going broke in the near future, the excitement that the tech giant was capable of arousing just a few years ago isn’t there anymore. Back in the glory days of Steve Jobs the company’s PR department was quick to pump out press releases touting the huge sales of the latest Apple product release. Those days are cle...
Will Apple Kill the Fashion Watch?
Will Apple Kill the Fashion Watch? What effect will the launch of the Apple Watch have on the word of traditional timepieces? A pair of retail consultants think that the smartwatch will make barely a dent on the ultra expensive luxury end of the watch business but the fashion sector will take a big hit. In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” former Saks Chairman and CEO Steve ...
Poll Says 69% of Americans Not Interested in the Apple Watch
Poll Says 69% of Americans Not Interested in the Apple Watch While there are sure to be plenty of hardcore Apple fanatics camping out in front of their local mall in hopes of being among the first to buy the Apple Watch when it comes out next month, the majority of Americans are less than enthusiastic. A new poll from Reuters reveals that a whopping 69% of potential buyers have no interest ...
Co-inventor of Swatch Sees Apple Watch as a Threat
Co-inventor of Swatch Sees Apple Watch as a Threat Will the Apple Watch be a passing fad or a serious threat to the Swiss watch industry? Opinions differ and no one will be proven right or wrong until the wearable device finally goes on sale next month, but one veteran of the watch game sees the pricey smartwatch as a definite challenger to the bottom line of some makers of fine timepieces. As the...
Brikk Announces 30 Luxury Models of Apple Watch
Brikk Announces 30 Luxury Models of Apple Watch While we have yet to learn the exact pricing of Apple’s top of the line 18k gold Edition watch, we can bet that it won’t be extravagant enough for some well-heeled status seekers who must have the latest and most ostentatious luxury items. For those conspicuous consumers, Brikk has just announced their Lux Watch product line. Included in ...
Apple Invites Media to “Spring Forward”
Apple Invites Media to “Spring Forward” Next weekend we will be bombarded with reminders to “spring forward” as Daylight Savings Time kicks in for 2015, even though most of us don’t really need warning since our computers and mobile devices will handle the time change without our help. There is one such message that’s likely to grab our attention since it indica...
Tim Cook Drops More Hints About Apple Watch
Tim Cook Drops More Hints About Apple Watch Will the Apple Watch be a game changer like the iPod and the iPhone? Apple CEO Tim Cook seems to think so. In an address to the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference this week, Cook compared the potential impact of new wearable device to that of the iPod, which changed the way we listen to music by putting thousands of songs in our pock...
Lumoid to Rent Apple Watches
If you’re considering the purchase of an Apple Watch when they hit stores in April but would like to try one out first, the gadget rental start-up Lumoid will give you the chance to rent one of the devices before making a major investment. Lumoid already has a waiting list for potential buyers who would prefer to take a test drive before actually committing the $350-plus for the brand...
Apple Stores Get Custom Safes for Gold “Edition” Watches
We’ve been suspecting that prices on the fancy gold Apple Watch were going to be sky-high but the latest news from rumor land raises those expectations even higher. By the time the long-awaiting smartwatch goes on sale this spring, your local Apple Store could look more like a jewelry mart than a hangout for techies. A report by the usually reliable 9to5Mac claims that custom-designed safes ...
Apple Watch to Ship in April
The long wait for Apple’s premiere smartwatch is almost over. During an earnings call on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that the Apple Watch will ship in April, so this is the closest to a definite date we’ve heard since the device was unveiled back in September. Given Apple’s M.O. on the launch of a new product, we can probably expect another press event showing off all th...
Trends to Watch at SIHH 2015
The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie will celebrate its 25th year of exhibiting some of the world’s finest and most expensive watches when it opens today in Geneva, Switzerland. Originally founded as an alternative to the more established show held ever spring in Basel, SIHH has come into its own as the year’s first opportunity to view the latest innovations from 16 of the to...