Comments on post “Apple Watch”
Steven Sinofsky
@stevesi · a16z
I keep thinking about how the ipod and iphone needed to be tethered to a PC to bootstrap the experience. I think this is just the beginning of a device thought-through to be wrist-first. Maybe or maybe not for everyone, but certainly just the start.
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Andrew Farah
@andrewfarah · CEO, Density
@stevesi Can you elaborate / explain "thought-through to be wrist-first?"
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Steven Sinofsky
@stevesi · a16z
@andrewfarah Remembering what we saw isn't done..
This watch had a series of affordances (mechanisms, gestures, metaphors) that have not been used before and all are focused on the wrist form-factor. I was a little surprised to see just how many of these there were (contrast with just swipe/pinch zoom, or click/drag). Nevertheless, these are now and interesting and clearly thought about for the form factor. This hasn't been done as holistically on the wrist before -- I suspect we will see a lot of changes in the app/platform before we all get to wear the watch. At the same time, it is clear this is purpose built for the form factor in ways that others have not.
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