Ellie has a problem with the sensors on the bottom of the Apple Watch because they irritate her skin. Leo says that there are translucent Apple Watch cases that would work. Spigen has one called the rugged Armor case for $13.99. iBlason makes another case that would work.
Ellie wants to know how to use the Apple Watch as a voice recorder. Leo says that she can get an iPhone app called Just Press Record that will connect to her Apple Watch and use it as a recorder. It costs $2.99. It transmits the recording both to the iPhone and the Cloud. She can even share the recording via email. There's also an OS X version for $4.99.
The talk around tech town is that come March Apple will announce a smaller iPhone, about the size of the iPhone 5s. They will also announce an update to the Apple Watch, but Leo says it will likely come out in September.
Rumors are suggesting that Apple will announce a next generation Apple Watch in March. Leo says that he's not sure what else they can do, except for adding a camera for that true Dick Tracy experience. And that would be crazy.
Robert is wondering if he should buy an Apple Watch or if there's a better option out there. Leo says that the first thing is to be sure he has an iPhone to support it, which must be an iPhone 5 or newer. Once he's passed that hurdle, he'll have to realize that the Apple Watch is really not all that necessary to every day life unless he has a specific need for it, like fitness or medical applications. It's kind of cool that you can answer your phone through your watch, though, and Apple Pay works great with it. But Leo says if he's asking if he should get it, then Leo says no.
Sheila and her husband share an Apple ID and now that they have Apple Watches, every time his phone rings, it rings on her watch. Leo says that Apple associates the watch to an account and Apple uses the Apple ID to ring the watch. So Sheila's easy fix is to use her own separate ID for hers. The reason to share the IDs isn't really that important anymore since there is a Family Share option for music and videos. Reminders can be shared to other Apple IDs, so they'd still be able to have a shared list.
Ellie would like to buy the iPhone 6s with its 3D Touch. She doesn't understand why apple doesn't dump the 16GB iPhone and make the 32 GB the entry, especially because of the 4K features. Leo agrees, but they want to keep it under $650.
In a marathon two and a half product reveal event, Apple announced a new OS for the Apple Watch, a pair of new iPhones - dubbed the iPhone 6S and 6S+, the iPad Pro, and the new AppleTV. Leo says that. Leo says that the iPhone's new camera looks impressive, but Apple's new 3D Touch feature looks good too. There's three levels of touch that gives different menus and features. The new iPad Pro, however, proves that Apple's tablet has moved from a content consumption device to a bonafide productivity tool.
Leo says that the upcoming Apple event will likely feature new generation iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone 6C. This is an off year which means "fins," like improved camera with rumored 4K video capability. Force touch. Faster processor and maybe better graphics chips. We may also see, finally, a new refreshed Apple TV, iOS9 and an updated operating system for the Apple Watch, which isn't selling as well as everyone hoped. Leo also says the whole wearable thing hasn't performed as well as expected.
Citing the release of the Apple Watch, US Watch sales have been reportedly declining in the last seven years. Leo says it's silly to blame Apple for the sales downturn, and it's likely that saturation with customers is blamed. Even Apple admits that the high priced Apple Watch hasn't done as well as they had hoped. Most people have a smartphone and that took the place of a wrist watch for most people long before the Apple Watch came on the scene.
