Read more.The figures match initial Apple Watch orders, estimated at between 5-6 million units.
Read more.The figures match initial Apple Watch orders, estimated at between 5-6 million units.
Congratulations RPi!The Cupertino company is anticipating demand for its first wearable somewhere close to initial shipments of the original iPad. Quoting people familiar with the matter, the WSJ says that the entry-level Apple Watch Sport model will take up half of the production order, while the mid-tier Apple Watch is expected to account for one-third of output. The high-end Apple Watch Edition which features an 18-karat gold casing will take up the remaining orders, and the firm plans to start producing over one million units of the gold model per month in the second quarter.I'm still surprised by the amount of buzz around RPi (and the "me too" models that came out later), but am hopeful that this'll spawn at least a few kids more interested in getting out a soldering iron than download the latest Candy Crush.
Maybe it's me just being negative, but I'm pretty unimpressed by the iWatch line up. They strike me as pretty ugly and the kind of thing that people poked fun at when similar stuff launched from Samsung, LG, etc last year. Current 'droid ones - Moto 360, G Watch R, etc seem to be a lot more visually appealing. That said, like others, I'm unconvinced that this years smartwatch will still be usable in 3-4 years time, so a bad piece of spending - especially at the £200+ prices being asked. That kind of money would get a reasonable Seiko, which'd still be usable 20-30 years later.
I'm unconvinced by smartwatches in general, especially at current prices, but surely the price can only drop. The issue is that the components are actually very cheap and integrated, and miniaturisation is no longer the ultra-premium issue it once was.
So it must be that most of the cost is either licensing patents, or the watch body and strap (e.g., the gold plated iWatch). Or the brand name on top.
The round watches look more appealing too, and the Android Wear UI has a round UI mode. I just don't care about notifications that much to need easier access to them on my wrist.
They are another technology thing that Apple can say they've revolutionised....
Old puter - still good enuff till I save some pennies!
I never bothered with the original Pi, but I must say I think I have already had my money's worth out of the Pi 2. It is actually quite usable whereas I think the original Pi was more a solution looking for a problem.
So yes, congrats Pi Foundation. Now chop chop with a 64 bit version; would that be a Pi64 ?![]()
I'm waiting for Windows 10 for Raspberry PI 2 then I'll be getting one too!
I'm waiting to get my hands on the new Pi2 the more power looks great for xbmc/kodi.
what to do with the old one might actually have to get a soldering iron out and attempt something
I use mine for OpenElec
It's awesome, so much faster than the first one. I'm going to kit out all my TV's with these.
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