Survey in US shows 8%
own Apple Watches
Ping!
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Posted on 04/11/2016 6:44:14 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Fitness tracking and notifications are the most used features on Apple's first wearable, says a poll from ad technology company Fluent.
For many Apple Watch owners, the gadget wrapped around their wrist is much more than just a watch.
Around 80 percent of Apple Watch owners said they use the device for fitness tracking and notifications, according to survey results released Friday by advertising technology company Fluent. Listening to music is popular among 77 percent. Exchanging emails and instant messages is on the list of 66 percent. Using the watch to purchase items via Apple Pay is also a favorite activity among 61 percent of those polled.
The Apple Watch has become the dominant player in the growing market for smartwatches. The company faces competition from other manufacturers, and many people don't yet don't see smartwatches as must-have items. But Apple's first wearable has generated greater interest in the category.
Though the Apple Watch may be seen as a "fashion" item, only 11 percent of watch owners said they bought the watch for fashion reasons. Convenience was listed as the reason for owning the watch by 46 percent of those polled, while the device's features were deemed an important factor by 31 percent.
Fluent conducted the Apple Watch survey in the US on April 5 among more then 2,578 adults. A total of 197, or 8 percent, of those polled said they own the watch.
Around half of those polled said they believe the majority of people will wear smartwatches 10 years from now, while 75 percent of current Apple Watch owners echoed the same forecast.
The Apple Watch isn't expected to undergo a major refresh of its external design until 2017, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a Monday investors note grabbed by blog site Apple Insider. A new version of the watch will land in 2016, but it will sport mostly internal refinements, according to Kuo, who said he expects to see "spec improvements with limited changes to form factor design."
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So telling time is not the most used feature?
WINDOWS 10 PING! YEAH!
A friend of mine bought a Hublot watch for close to $20K. It stopped working after three months. He took it back to the jeweler, who sent it to Switzerland for repair. Three months later he got it back. It works.
The Apple watch is a far better deal - I keep teasing him.
When I saw the watch at $299 last visit to the Apple Store I damn near made an impulse buy. But then when my wife saw it she would have demanded one for herself. Lol
No, you pull your phone out of your pocket to see the time.
Everyone knows that.
I am so old-fashioned that I use a Mechanical pocket watch to tell time. And if we have an EMP event I am set to to go.
LOL
I really like mine, especially the sapphire glass face. I have had it for almost a year and while the stainless steel parts show some minor scratches the glass is perfect. The best feature for me is the ability to quickly see an incoming call or text and decide to address it immediately or later. The map function is my second favorite.
Same here. I have two watches and both were purchased before 1985 and both work fine. I paid 795 dollars for the Rolex stainless Submariner and 1200 for the Rolex Daytona two tone.
A new Submariner runs around 8 thousand and a new Daytona around 13,000. What does a used smart watch run?
And will knowing the right time matter if nobody else has the right time? ;-)
And will knowing the right time matter if nobody else has the right time? ;-)
Good one, (chuckle). And no, it won’t matter a bit.
Does anybody really know what time it is,
Does anyone really care?
Is so, I can’t imagine why.
We’ve all got time enough to cry.
Does anybody really care what time it is? Yeah the hot chick who asked you what time it was, dummy! :)
I don’t think it’s a good sign if the hot chick is looking for the time—because she really cares about it!
Unless she wants to make time.
I’d make time for that.
Singer Lester Chambers, when the mail arrived with his news magazine: “Time has come today! Hey!”
Afraid you can’t make time without a watch?
Only if she has an hourglass figure!
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