“Like other first-generation Apple products, Apple Watch is both aspirational and, in many ways, restrained. It’s a well designed and functional beginning to a new product category, but still very much ‘version 1.0,'” Stephen Robles writes for AppleInsider. “On hardware design and new technologies, namely the Digital Crown, Taptic Engine and Force Touch, Apple Watch delivers. It’s nice to look at and fun to interact with. In regard to third-party apps and integrations, however, it leaves something to be desired.”
“We don’t regret buying one. Nor do we regret buying the original iPad, iPad 2 or iPad 3. We’re early adopters, and in general really like Apple products,” Robles writes. “We believe the Apple Watch has huge potential, and very real benefits right now. But if the decision is to buy a Watch now or wait until the next generation, and you’re not the typical early adopter, maybe you should wait. Or at the very least, buy the cheapest Sport model you can.”
Much more in the full review here.
MacDailyNews Take: We absolutely love being early adopters of Apple products – we’d never pass up the opportunity! If you’re the cautious type (or a runner/cyclist), get a Sport and hop aboard, this is going to be a very fun ride!
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