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Ngesonto eledlule, umklami omkhulu wakwa-Apple uJony Ive ukhulume eSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art futhi wahlanganisa izihloko ezihlukahlukene, kodwa ulwazi oluthakazelisa kakhulu lwalumayelana ne-Apple Watch, umkhiqizo wakamuva nongaqondakali we-Apple. U-Ive waphawula ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwewashi le-Apple kwakuyinselele kakhulu kunokuthuthukiswa kwe-iPhone, ngoba iwashi ngezindlela eziningi linqunywa ngokuqinile isiko lomlando omude. Ngakho abaklami babebophe izandla zabo ngezinga elithile futhi kwakudingeka banamathele emikhubeni yakudala ehlotshaniswa namawashi.

Kodwa-ke, u-Ive unikeze imininingwane ethokozisayo nakakhulu lapho ethi i-Apple Watch izoba nomsebenzi wokuvuka buthule. Kwakucatshangwa ukuthi i-Apple Watch izoba newashi (ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-iPad ayinaso isibali, ngakho-ke kwazi bani...), kodwa iqiniso lokuthi i-Apple Watch izosebenzisa Injini ye-Taptic ukuvuka ngokuthepha okuthambile esihlakaleni somsebenzisi, into entsha enhle leyo. Yiqiniso, into enjengale ayiyona into edabukisayo embonini. Womabili amasongo okuqina e-Fitbit kanye ne-Jawbone Up24 avuka ngokudlidliza, futhi iwashi elihlakaniphile le-Pebble nalo linomsebenzi wokuvuka buthule.

Nokho, ukuhambisana kwalesi sici kuphikiswa nguJohn Gruber. Lona osebhulogini lakhe I-Fireball ehluphayo ukhomba eqinisweni lokuthi, ngokolwazi abamele i-Apple ngokwabo abalunikeze esidlangalaleni, kuzodingeka ukuthi kukhokhiswe i-Apple Watch njalo ebusuku. Ngakho-ke iwashi lizosivusa kanjani ngokuthepha esihlakaleni uma kufanele lichithe ubusuku kushaja ngenxa yempilo yalo elinganiselwe yebhethri?

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma le nkinga yayizonqotshwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, umsebenzi ungase uthembise kakhulu uma wengezwa ngokuqapha kokulala. Iwashi lingase livuse umsebenzisi "ngobuhlakani", njengoba i-Jawbone Up24 eshiwo ngaphambili isikwazi ukwenza namuhla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple cishe ngeke kudingeke ukuthi isebenzise umsebenzi wokuvuka okuhlakaniphile ewashini ngokwalo. Onjiniyela abazimele bebelokhu bekhethekile entweni efana nalena isikhathi eside, vele ubheke uhlelo lokusebenza Iwashi le-alamu yokulala ye-iPhone. Ngakho-ke kungaba okwanele ukuthi laba bathuthukisi bakwazi ukuzihlela kabusha ku-Apple Watch, okuthi, ngaphezu kwalokho, idale izimo ezingcono kakhulu zokusebenzisa uhlelo lwabo lokusebenza uma kuqhathaniswa ne-iPhone.

Ukuqala kuka-2015 ngokusobala kusho intwasahlobo

UJony Ive akazange akhulume ngosuku olunembe kakhudlwana lokukhululwa, i-Apple kanye nabameleli bayo kuze kube manje bahlale bebhekisela osukwini oseluvele lushiwo ngesikhathi sokwethulwa kwe-Apple Watch, okungukuthi ekuqaleni kuka-2015. Kwase kucatshangwa ukuthi i-Apple Watch ingaba ezikhishwe, ngokwesibonelo, ngoFebhuwari, kodwa kubonakala sengathi ngeke sizibone kuze kube uMashi. Iseva 9 ku5Mac ukwazile ukuthola umbhalo womlayezo wevidiyo ka-Angela Ahrendts, iPhini Likamongameli Omkhulu Wezitolo Zokudayisa kanye Nezitolo Eziku-inthanethi, owawuqondiswe kubasebenzi be-Apple retail chain.

"Sinamaholide, uNyaka Omusha WaseShayina, bese sinewashi elisha entwasahlobo," kusho u-Ahrendts emyalezweni, ebhekise ohlelweni olumatasa lwezinyanga ezizayo. Ngokwemithombo 9 ku5Mac eholwa ngu-Ahrendtsová, i-Apple ilungiselela ukuguqula kakhulu isipiliyoni sokuthenga ezitolo ze-Apple ngezitini, lapho ihlose ukuvumela amakhasimende ukuthi azame i-Apple Watch entsha, okuhlanganisa nokushintsha namasongo. Kuze kube manje, wonke amadivayisi abevikelwe ngezintambo, ngakho-ke awukwazanga ngisho nokushova i-iPhone yakho kude kakhulu emaphaketheni akho. Kodwa-ke, nge-Apple Watch, i-Apple inganikeza amakhasimende inkululeko eyengeziwe.

Umthombo: Ikhodi / ikhodi, 9 ku5Mac (2)
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