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Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:32:44 PM
So, the watch will be the same size as Series 2. Samsung Gear S3 had to get significantly larger, and so did Android Wear LTE watches.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:32:54 PM
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:32:59 PM
Also no antenna in band, something some other watches did.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:33:02 PM
Apple isn't the first to offer a smartwatch with a standalone cellular connection -- Samsung did it years ago.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:33:11 PM
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:33:20 PM
Williams is testing out the Series 3's cellular capability.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:33:37 PM
His daughter is out in the water rowing and talking on her Apple Watch Series 3.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:33:40 PM
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:33:54 PM
She really is a team player.
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:33:55 PM
One kinda fun thing: this is a swim-friendly phone, essentially. No other LTE watch has been swimproof. (to my knowledge)
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:34:08 PM
Apple doesn’t reveal sales figures for the device, but Strategy Analytics estimated that the company shipped 2.8 million wearables in the first quarter, up 56 percent from a year earlier
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:34:19 PM
If you're on a raft, alone, you'll be able to make wrist calls!
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:34:23 PM
Williams: I'm going to go rogue for a minute.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:34:51 PM
He says his daughter is out in the water, and notes the only mic is on her Apple Watch. That's just darn close to magic, he says.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:35:05 PM
Oh so many obnoxious wrist calls on the subway coming...
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:35:16 PM
Microphone on-watch tuned to make calls better outdoors, it seems.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:35:24 PM
Series 3 comes in a new gold aluminum finish, with silver and space gray. There's a new sport loop band.
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:35:27 PM
Sport Loop is a wrap-around nylon. No buckle.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:35:28 PM
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:35:37 PM
There are exclusive new colors on the Apple Watch Nike fit edition.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:35:52 PM
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:35:54 PM
Sport Loop looks like a slap bracelet for Apple Watch!
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:35:54 PM
There are new colors on Apple Watch bands. New Hermes bands and watch face styles.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:36:09 PM
Apple's adding a gray ceramic finish Watch.
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:36:19 PM
Ceramic returns, in gray this time, for Series 3. Wonder what the price is.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:36:24 PM
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:36:40 PM
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:36:46 PM
Series 3 summary -- faster, GPS, celluar, swimproof, all day battery life. 18 hours across mix of LTE and WiFi, Bluetooth.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:36:54 PM
Cellular is $399 and non-Celluar at $329.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:36:59 PM
Series 1 is now $249
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:37:06 PM
Where's Series 2?
Carrie Mihalcik 9/12/2017 5:37:15 PM
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:37:17 PM
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:37:21 PM
Price creeps up a bit? $329 w/o LTE, $399 w LTE (for 38mm I imagine)
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:37:23 PM
Apple Watch Series 3 coming in 9 countries and the big 4 US carriers.
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:37:27 PM
Goodbye, Series 2.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:37:32 PM
Williams teases a special offer.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:37:33 PM
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:37:41 PM
Series 3 without cellular available in 26 countries.
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:37:48 PM
Apple Watch Series 3 coming Sept 22
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:37:50 PM
Sept 15 order, Sept 22 available for Apple Watch Series 3. Well, that's it.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:37:53 PM
Scott Stein 9/12/2017 5:38:10 PM
Not a huge pitch on why you want a phone on a watch, but the upsell price isn't huge.
David Katzmaier 9/12/2017 5:38:14 PM
Roger Cheng 9/12/2017 5:38:47 PM
We have had a bunch of other cellular-connected smartwatches out there, but they haven't sold.