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# Apple and the Wearable
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2014/08/apple-and-the-wearable/
- Published: 2014-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T23:52:49.000Z
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-04-08 17:47, #ichris

John Gruber does one of his patented [throwaway comments that could be telling his readers actual details](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2014/08/08/moto-360-charging?ref=chrisenns.com):

> The only way this could get funnier would be if it doesn’t even ship until *after* Apple announces their wrist wearable thing next month.

It's Friday afternoon and I'm late for a family supper but why not throw some prognostication about the Apple wearable device onto the fire before I leave?

### Why a Wearable?

I still have a hard time seeing Apple releasing something wearable. As a friend and I talked about it we realized Apple has finally convinced most of us to **not** wear a watch anymore because why bother? The iPhone in your pocket is a better watch, among other things, than any watch we'd be able to afford. And now you're telling me Apple is going to try and convince me to start wearing a watch again?

### What is that Thing?

But.

Apple's never been afraid to go double back on previous plans if new ideas emerge. I don't see a lot of people with Fitbit's on in regular society, but the number is certainly growing. The health/fitness angle on some sort of wearable has to be an attractive market to play in for Apple on many levels. Not the least of which is the new [Health app coming in iOS8](https://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/health/?ref=chrisenns.com). They're going to need some sort of *thing* to collect more data on you than just your iPhone would provide - never mind all those people who just have an iPad.

This calm before the potential storm of whatever hardware Apple may come out with is typically a very exciting time - see pre iPhone, iPad, etc. days - but the wearable discussion has a general feeling of so what?

It's hard to get excited for an inanimate thing that will just sit on my wrist and collect data about me. It'd be a little easier if I thought they'd actually put a screen/interface on their wearable but I just figure out how or why they'd want to do that. The iPhone makes a perfect screen and interface for that already.

We will of course have to wait and see what happens on [September 9th, 2014](https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/05/apples-iphone-event-said-to-be-happening-sept-9/?ref=chrisenns.com) at the rumoured Apple event. New iPhones to be sure. iOS 8 availability announcement likely.

Will there be [one more thing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCzbXx9i-M&ref=chrisenns.com)?