...Apple Watch: Is It Good for Business? The Apple Watch can make you more productive, and it pairs nicely with business-casual dress — but so can other, less expensive smartwatches. That puts Apple's first wearable device in a bit of an awkward spot. It's an excellent product, but competing devices offer similar functionality at a fraction of the cost. Fortunately, the Apple Watch does a lot to help justify its premium price. It offers a more polished interface than other smartwatches, as well as a bigger app library at launch than any other wearable operating system. You also get features you won't find on many other watches, like the ability to take phone calls. And like any good smartwatch, it ensures you'll never miss an important alert. Only iPhone owners need apply, though — the Apple Watch must be linked to one in order to function. The Apple Watch is probably the best overall smartwatch on the market, and the best one for business users, too. But with such a high asking price — $349 for the smallest model with a plastic band, or $549 for a metal band — is the Apple Watch worth it? Design The watch comes in two sizes, including a 42-mm version and a smaller 38-mm version, which are identical except for their physical dimensions. I tested out the larger of the two; the smaller version's screen just feels too cramped to me. On the other hand, the 38-mm model is one of the few smartwatches that's small enough to look decent on people with small hands and wrists. ...
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...Executive Summary Past College dropouts, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founded Apple Computers, Inc. in 1976. Their vision was to build computers that were user-friendly, yet small enough for consumers to have them in their homes or offices. The first Apple computers were built in Jobs’ garage and were sold as motherboards (CPU, RAM, and basic textual video graphics). These computers were sold without a monitor, keyboard or casing; which were later added in 1977. The second Apple computer (Apple II) modernized the industry with the introduction of it’s first-ever color graphics. Company sales jumped from $7.8 million in 1978 to $117 million in 1980. Apple Computers, Inc. went public on December 20, 1980, selling 4.6 million shares priced at $22 per share. This was the largest initial public offering since Ford in 1956. Between 1986 and 1996, Apple experimented with various consumer products such as digital cameras, portable CD players, and TV appliances but was unsuccessful in penetrating the markets for these products. These failures resulted in share and stock prices plummeting. By 1997, Apple asked Steve Jobs to become the interim CEO and help the company. This decision became the turning point of the company; with the introduction of new products such as the iPod, iTunes, iPhone, etc. These sectors became the company’s most profitable products. Present Apple continues to be innovative and remain focused on satisfying personal consumer demands. ...
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...1. Sampling 1.1 what are the characteristics of your sample (e.g., demographics)? How does it differ from the sample that you would ideally reach for this survey? Explain. The sample that was analyzed for this report consisted of 58 respondents out of which only 50 fully completed the survey. The gender distribution of these 50 respondents was 31 male and 19 female. The sample ages ranged between 17 and 48 years old. The mode age is 20 & 21 with both having 11 participants. Regarding the participant nationalities, we had 13 different nationalities, with the mode nationality being Dutch, with 28 participants. Preferably, we would have liked to have a 50-50% ratio of males and females in order to have a more representative set of data regarding gender within the population. Furthermore, the age range of our sample was not illustrative of the population. As to better represent the population’s age distribution, we should have ideally sampled participants with ages ranging between 17 & 65. In regards to the nationality, we would have preferred a higher percentage of Dutch participants, preferably around 75%; however we managed to retain an above average ratio of Dutch participants, specifically 56%. Conversely, to decrease the possibility of a subjective outcome our sample participants diversified greatly. 2. Coding the PITT scale (2 points) The survey includes the Personal Innovativeness in the Domain of Information Technology scale. 2.1 Did you transform...
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...Guides1orSubmit my paper for analysis apple watch displayApple has continually been the company able to astonish and amaze. Its previous CEO and guru Steve Jobs was a genius of marketing; when he was alive, Apple kept surprising its customers year after year. However, recently Apple started to remind of an old lady who tries to act young; some of its products seem to be useless trinkets rather than practical and revolutionary. This unflattering remark refers to Apple Watch – one of Apple’s most recent gadgets; although Apple fans are already drooling over it, there is, in fact, no reason why someone should pay large sums for this product. There is nothing special about the Apple Watch. Among the most important features developers (and marketers) emphasize is the ability to show notifications when your phone’s screen is locked; incoming text analysis – the watch screens emails and other incoming information and suggests reply options; quick voice messaging and customizable emojis; a heap of fitness functions, such as the measurement of heart rate, a workout organizer, and so on; Siri is traditionally on board, as well as Maps (Mashable). But is all this really so outstanding? The notification function simply moves the vibration from your pocket to your wrist when the phone is off. Stick your iPhone to your hand with a duct tape, and you will get a similar experience. The text analysis system, subjectively, is one of the most controversial and least needed functions. Where...
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...New Technology (Smart Watches) GS1145: Strategies for the Technical Professional By the end of this you would have learned about one of the newest technologies that will be available in 2014. I will give a description in detail about the new smart watches, their capabilities and the different manufacturers. The Smart watch was originally created by a San Francisco based company named Pebble which created the first prototype and released it in 2012. The original prototype was not very popular because of the glitches it had and the fact that it was not very durable at the time. Also because of the fact that most banks would not buy into the watch, the company had to raise money just to make the prototype. Small no name companies stepped in and started to give money until Pebbles was able to raise its first $100,000 and since then have now raised 5 million dollars to market the first 300,000 watches that are now in circulation. Companies like Martian, Fitbit and now Casio, Nike and Samsung have got involved in trying to perfect the watch. The Smart Watch currently needs to have a smartphone close by so that it can connect to Bluetooth and operate properly. Once connected to your cellphone, it will allow you to read text messages, alarms and alerts, connect to the weather and also be able to connect to GPS, so that you do not have to look at our cellphone while driving. The watches cost very from $14.99 and can reach as much as $400.00 depending on the maker, size, style and...
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...Segmentation and Target Market Paper Positioning Statement The world has started to take on a healthier lifestyle. Watching what we eat and making sure to incorporate physical activity daily. In order to maintain these numbers many people have started to use technology to record the calories burned as well as monitor their heart rate while working out. Most people have a heart rate monitor and then have to record their information manually to another program in order to keep track of how well they are doing. Samsung has met with this issue by including a Smart watch called the Gear and the Gear Fit in which connects to its Samsung Galaxy 5 and automatically records information from your work out. The company has also included many other features that go along with the use of both its smart phone the Galaxy 5 and its Smart Watch the Gear and Gear Fit. Samsung has cornered the market with this innovative smart watch introducing a new way to stay fit and get healthy and making it easier to maintain records of all of your fitness endeavors. “Introducing Samsung’s first network-connected wearable.** So now you can make and answer calls when your phone isn’t nearby. You can also check texts, emails, updates— even stream and listen to music, right from your wrist.” (Samsung, 2014) Background “At Samsung, we follow a simple business philosophy: to devote our talent and technology to creating superior products and services that contribute to a better global society. (Samsung, 2014)...
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...Economics Project by YSR Raghav(14070) Introduction History and Evolution of Time Keeping Machines Watch is a small time keeping machine, historically worn on the wrist or attached on a chain carried in the pocket or around the neck for convenience. Timekeeping has a history dating back to ancient times. The first watch in the 15th century made was spring powered and was strictly mechanical, but with the technological advances this mechanism was replaced by quartz vibrations or electromagnetic pulses. Figure 1 shows the evolutionary era of the various time keeping machines/watches since 1300 BC from the sundial, water clock, to the mechanical wrist watches. Wrist watches became popular in 1920s, after soldiers came back from the World War I wearing military-issue ‘trench watches’, which were later discontinued as their told only the time. However, in mid 1970s, a novel calculator wrist watch came in the market and was widely used. In subsequent decades, pager watches and phone watches, appeared in the market but did not last for long. Then in 2004, Microsoft produced the SPOT watch, a 300 USD device that conveyed instant messages, stock up dates, weather forecasts and broadcasted FM radio signals. After a few years, this watch died due to marketing strategies. So today, the only surviving wrist watch from this cheerless era is in fact the original calculator watch, which currently retails for about 25 USD. In general, wrist watches have been categorized with respect...
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...[pic] Business Plan May 2007 Disclaimer This document details Cliclock’s business plan for initiating a new portal for analogue wristwatches widgets that are built for desktop PCs, mobile devices and virtual wristwatches. Cliclock will create a market place for users to consume, create and enjoy high quality analogue wristwatch designs, both user generated and branded by commercial companies. The document outlines the need and the opportunity in the market, Cliclock’s unique solution, and benefits for users and watch manufacturers. The document also details financial forecasts of the proposed operation for the next 5 years based on assumptions, market data, and company’s opinions. The Business Plan is built to reflect in a reasonable and rational way, a plan that is accurate for a certain time, based on known information, assumptions and forecasts of the company. As all business plans, its results are based on information that was available at the time of preparation, by its accuracy, and its reliability and based on the assumptions made. Changes in the economical factors as well as additional information or various economic or business events, can change the assumptions and as a result also the conclusions. The business plan itself is not a guarantee for its execution. Therefore it is possible that...
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...of Business and Economics, Computer application Group Project, Final Report Fall 2012-2013 Business Development Plan New Modern Watch Company Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 New Modern Watch Company CC 1 Watch Industry Trend 1 Our Products 1 Target Market 1 Our Competitors 2 Financial Performance 2 BUSINESS PROFILE 3 MARKETING PLAN 4 Industry Trends 4 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS IN SOUTH AFRICAN INDUSTRY 5 Products 6 TARGET MARKET 7 Competitive Analysis 8 OUR PLAN IS ALREADY IN OPERATION 10 FINANCIAL PLAN 11 PAST PERFORMANCE& FUTURE 11 PROJECTION BASED ON PAST PERFORMANCE 12 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION - PROJECTED 12 INCOME STATEMENT - PROJECTED 13 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - PROJECTED 14 SALE – FORECAST MOVING AVERAGE EXAMPLE 15 APPENDIX – EXTRACTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 16 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 16 INCOME STATEMENT 17 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Africa is full of opportunities and fortunes, only sincerity, hard work and consistency in approach is required to explore those fortune. These fortunes not only increase the numbers of national growth but also bring fame to the business worldwide. This business plan entails the opportunity available to invest and prosper, through targeted market as there are more than ever competition is also waiting for you. The Watch industry is very dynamic. Technologies are updating Day by Day. The optimistic views of these changes are: * Easy to use technology ...
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...INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 1.1. WRIST WATCH INDUSTRY Wrist Watches form an integral part of the personality of individuals in the present era. Earlier seen as a luxury item, they are now witnessing a fundamental change in perception, and are now gaining respect as an essential utility item. For the watch industry, time seems in its favour what with the liberalization of the Indian market coupled with the rising purchasing power of the young and consumerist Indians. Indian watches market was for long dominated by public sector organisations like Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd. (HMT) and Allwyn (also famous for its refrigerators once upon a time!), and has now left the pioneers far behind or nowhere in market by private sector enterprises like Titan, Sonata, Ajanta and Timex along with foreign entities jostling for display space in the smallest of shops selling these products. Before the establishment of HMT as the dominant player in the Indian markets initially, the country was solely dependent on imports to meet the internal demand. However, establishment of HMT as the leading player in the wrist watch segment in the 1960’s, changed the scenario. In post liberalization India, the market stood to witness intensive competition between foreign and Indian manufacturers like Timex, Titan, Movado, Longines, Rado, Rolex, Fréderique Constant, Mont Blanc, Swatch, and many others. Many watch makers have made significant inroads in the industry and others are in the process of establishing themselves...
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...My weekends are not so busy, so I can really relax. On satuday, I usually cook my breakfast by myself. In the morning, I often clean my room. Then I watch TV, read, and listen to music in the afternoons. After that, I usually play sport with my friends till the dinner. . I like playing sports, but I don’t have much time for it in working-days, so I often play sports more on weekends. After dinner, I do my homework while I listen to music. Last Saturday was busy. I got up later than usual on Sunday morning. After breakfast I went over to my friend's house and spent times doing homework there. We work till lunch-time. then I went home, had lunch with my parents and took an afternoon nap. Taking an afternoon nap is a pleasure that I can indulge in only on weekends. On weekdays I do not have time for it. The rest of the afternoon I helped my father in the garden. there're a lot of flowers and plants in our garden. We continued until darkness fell. After that I take a bath and help my mother repare the dinner. In the diner, my parents usually say some interesting stories so I really enjoy it. After dinner I watched television until it was time for bed. I often go to bed at 10 p.m to get up early on Monday. I like my weekends. My weekends is often fully filled with relaxing actions. I like playing sports, but I don’t have much time for it in working-days, so I often play sports more on weekends. My favourite sports is badminton. I often get up at 7am on Satuday and go...
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...According to the research 71 percent of people have seen the adds and 100 percent of the merchants have seen the adds with Krysten Neiman. Most of the people that took the survey think that the ads are affective. Some agree that it makes them proud to be wearing an Aquine watch. The other suggestion was that the quality of the watches was falling and that that had been affecting the sales of the watches. According to our data 60 percent of Aquice owners have the certified watches. The majority of the people surveyed though that the certification was proof of quality and they also agreed that they were willing to pay more for the quality. People surveyed were willing to pay between $1,001 and $1,500 for the chronometer (SOCC) certified watches. So my conclusion is that we should invest money in purchasing a Poising machine to poise the balance wheel that determines the accuracy of the movement in various positions. We also need to invest in purchasing movement holders that help in better assembling the watch that in turn improves the movement of the watch in different positions. Lastly I also recommend that we invest in purchasing a timing machine that is used to diagnose movement performance of a watch while it is being assembled. Our customers know our product and they are willing to buy it. This indicates that we don’t need to improve our advertisements or choose another spokes person to endorse our product. Our customers are interested in buying our products but...
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...Submitted By Group 2: Arunava Maity, Firoj Kumar Meher, Parvez Izhar, Pooja Sharma 1940’s- The Swiss dominated the watch industry because of their centuries-long history of jewelry-making expertise. Prior to the 1950s, watchmaking was a craft that required the skills of a master jewelry maker combined with the expertise of a micromechanical engineer. 1945’s-By 1945, The Swiss accounted for 80% of the world’s total watch production and 99% of all U.S. imports. 1951-Emergence of Low Cost Competition. U.S. Time introduced a line of disposable watches bearing the Timex brand name. Timex was selling its watches through a variety of low-priced outlets such as drugstores and discount houses. By the end of the 1950s, one out of every three watches bought in the United States was a Timex, 1970 –By 1970’sTimex was selling more watches than any other manufacturer in the world. 1970’s- During the same time, several Japanese companies like Hattori-Seiko and Citizen—had taken over the Asian market and were trying to cover up Europe and North America. As a result, the Swiss share of the global market declined, from 80% in 1946 to just 42% in 1970. The Introduction of Quartz Technology * Made use of quartz and integrated circuits * Provided Accuracy, more sophisticated functionality, more features like day & time·, Digital display, Analog watches. * Cheaper in cost of manufacturing. * A wide Price range, starting from $8 to $20, today even below $5. * Introduction of analog...
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...1950’s. They say that even back then a lot of television was filled with destructive acts. From talking to my grandparents television was not as much of a necessity as we believe it to be today. Being the society that has to be entertained around the clock, we just do not think about what is going into our children’s heads. It seems to affect children more, because their behavior patterns are still developing, and are very vulnerable, and we don’t want them to develop into what they see on TV. Children who watch television a lot of the time become less aware to the pain and suffering of other people around them. If they are always in front of the tube, and just sit there, and soak in all of that bad stuff they are seeing, they become not as aware as they should be. When terrible acts of violence happen in the children’s life that do watch a lot of TV, they are not as aroused by the acts going on in front of them. It is not as disturbing as it would be for a child who does not watch a lot of violent television. A study was shown that a child who had watched a violent television show such as The Power Rangers, rather than a nonviolent show like My Little Pony, were slower getting involved when they saw a younger child getting beat up or playing...
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...live in today that it is mandatory to have surveillance all around. Prisoners are being watched under the surveillance and control of power. Power has its principle not so much in a person as in a certain concerted distribution of bodies, surfaces, lights, gazes; in an arrangement who internal mechanisms produce the relation in which individuals are caught up. My father is incarcerated and his whole life is controlled by the surveillance of power. When I visit him on Saturdays I have to watch how I place my hands in my pocket; any kind of hand gesture I make I have to be very careful because they are watching me. They watch the way I hug my dad, they watch the way we talk; the hour that I have to spend with my father I am under security watch. At any point of time during that visit if they “see” something wrong as they are “watching” us they can pull me from my visit. While I complain about being under surveillance for an hour, I have to remember he goes through it every day. Someone is there to watch him use the restrooms, internet eat and go to church. Not to mention he has only two phone calls a day each fifteen minutes, which is recorded and monitored. If the wrong word is slipped upon in a conversation he will see the dungeon sooner than later. Angela Peterson, a cousin of mine attended Felician...
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