Roger Fingas
The Apple Watch will soon be available through the U.S. incarnation of T-Mobile, as well as German electronics chains Gravis and Compustore, according to separate reports and announcements.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere revealed his company's news via Twitter. No other details were made available, although other official T-Mobile feeds have promised that more news is forthcoming.
Gravis confirmed that it will start sales at the end of the September, German site Macerkopf noted on Thursday. The Watch should be available from the Gravis webstore as well as 30 retail outlets. As with most third-party Watch vendors, Gravis will only carry steel and Sport models.
Compustore has not issued a press release, but Macerkopf said it learned that the business' retail stores will soon come on board. The chain is an Apple Premium Reseller.
The T-Mobile announcement may be the most important, as the Watch has not yet been sold through carrier stores. The company could opt to sell the device both outright and in monthly installment plans.
On Wednesday Apple announced a variety of new bands and finishes for the Watch, including a partnership with luxury vendor Hermes. It also revealed that watchOS 2 will go live on Sept. 16, bringing promised changes like native apps and third-party complications.
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Did anyone else watch the presentation when the doctor explained how they could monitor a pregnant womans heartbeat as well as the unborn childs heartbeat, in realtime, as well as monitor her contractions ?
And nobody in the media has mentioned this .
The pregnant woman thing was cool. You do need additional sensors to detect the unborn child's heartbeat etc. But it is cool none the less. I told my wife about it (though we personally are past the time of new kids).
Did anyone else watch the presentation when the doctor explained how they could monitor a pregnant womans heartbeat as well as the unborn childs heartbeat, in realtime, as well as monitor her contractions ?
And nobody in the media has mentioned this .
Pimple faced techie wannabes only care about specs and games. This whole healthcare thing is under the radar and Apple is positioning itself to completely, totally dominate a burgeoning healthcare market. Thousands of baby boomers are retiring every day (and I was one of them). In a very few years almost everybody over the age of 60 will be wearing an Apple watch because their doctor tells them to buy one so he/she can monitor their vitals. Insurance companies might even pay for them. The aforementioned pimple faced techies will be wearing their Fitbits and cheesy Android Wear knock-offs. People with money will be wearing their Apple Watches. Just sit back and watch it happen. The others don’t even see it coming. Do you EVER see major medical centers announcing they are experimenting with anything but iPads and Apple Watches? No you don’t.
I want one so bad so I'm glad they're coming to T-Mobile. I'm trying to hold out until the 2nd generation comes out.
[quote name="amoradala" url="/t/188168/apple-watch-sales-coming-to-t-mobile-usa-german-resellers-gravis-and-compustore#post_2774398"]Did anyone else watch the presentation when the doctor explained how they could monitor a pregnant womans heartbeat as well as the unborn childs heartbeat, in realtime, as well as monitor her contractions ? And nobody in the media has mentioned this . [/quote] I was really intrigued by that part. Especially so since I plan to have another child in 2-3 years and this will put my mind to ease instead of waiting to go to the doctor to hear the heartbeat.