Apple just shipped their first wearable, which has huge implications for the consumer-facing Internet of Things.

In this episode we talk about Apple Watch after spending some time with it, and ultimately recommend whether or not you should buy one.

Topics

The "stand up" problem, and how to fix it
Apple Watch is Apple’s MVP (minimum viable product) wearable

20 million units of a 1.0 product

Launching with 3,500 not-very-good apps
Incredible scale: 885 million iTunes accounts as of fall 2014 (source: Bono)
Apple Watch is to Fitbit, Jawbone, etc. as iPhone was to Palm OS phones — a different species

Compared to Apple, none of the other players has an ecosystem

Fashion
Close to 40 models, confusing naming
“It's called Apple Watch, but it's not a watch.â€

It's really not for people who buy watches for the time
“Take your phone, take notifications and messaging, put it on my wrist.â€

Apple watch as a needy extension of your phone
We are Pavlov’s Dogs, but with notifications
Health and HealthKit
Siri sucks less (!?)

Related to Siri 3rd generation?
Hypothesis: Apple deployed to Apple Watch first

Payments and security
Water and scratch resistance
Will traditional high-end watch buyers buy Apple Watch?
Price means not a wearable for “the rest of usâ€
The near and far future of Apple Watch
Apple’s App Store schizophrenia
Should you buy one?

Stuff we learned after recording

Apple Watch measures your heart rate every 10 minutes while at rest unless you go to the Heart Rate glance. [Apple Support] It measures your heart rate more often (every 5 seconds when running, for example) when you exercise. [@bradlarson]

Links

Apple Watch: Consumer Reports’ First Test Results [YouTube]
The science behind smartwatch scratch resistance: Is the sapphire crystal on the Apple Watch worth the extra money? [Consumer Reports]
Mechanical watchmaker on the Apple Watch: ‘I wouldn't say I consider it a threat’ [The Verge]