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In this brief entry I will be discussing the thoroughly engaging performance put on by Apple regarding their new iPhone 6 and the Watch. There is some sarcasm in that sentence.

Firstly, the presentation was not the greatest. The British announcer had a weird way of enunciating things,and a lot of the comments were weird. I mean seriously, a watch allowing someone "to connect intimately with others?" It tried a little too hard to convince us to buy these products.

But alas, the purpose of this post is about the design of the products, not the design and implementation of their presentation and unveiling. I feel like I critiqued a previous iteration of the iPhone in a previous post, so doing so would feel repetitive. I'll discuss the new Watch instead.

It's an interesting concept, one that follows the progress of their competitors. Smartphone-esque watches are now a big deal, or at least that's the current trend. With the new Watch, users will be able to use apps, but just on their watch. The implementation of selecting the apps - by zooming in on a certain region - was pretty wizard and a great achievement. I really like that, I think it is a great way to overcome the challenge of limited screen real-estate while still maintain solid functionality. 

On the flip side, I really have to question why you would ever want a $300 Apple Watch. For that price you might as well buy a really fancy watch, I would think. The Watch seems too repetitive in terms of functionality - it does all that the iPhone does, as far as I know, except that it sits on your wrist. And you still need the iPhone to make calls at the end of the day, so if you want the Watch, you should probably have an iPhone. Pretty hefty investment for something that seems to mostly be about making a statement, saying "I have the Watch and it has sapphire in it," rather than something that truly distinguishes it from it's technological family tree. I mean the Watch is cool, and it looks REALLY nice (the immense personalization is awesome), but it just seems like an iPhone accessory rather than its own product. 

At the end of the day though, it doesn't really matter. Apple will still roll in the dough no matter what the common perception of their product lineup is.