A new iPhone would launch after June, the understanding went, while a new iPad would bloom each spring.Īs my ex-wife used to say, never assume anything.Īpple, in my opinion anyway, didn’t intend to stick it to customers when they announced the fourth-generation iPad. Since April 2010 when the first iPad went on sale, customers assumed that they had a deal with Apple. Meanwhile the launch of the iPad with Retina display is causing many customers to cry foul.
And most likely it will be the most popular technology product of the holiday season. Regardless, by the end of the week the white iPad mini was sold out. You can’t.Īnd the lack of a Retina display? Believe it or not, but most consumers have absolutely no idea what Retina means except that a retina is part of an eye. In other words, try using your iOS apps on the Kindle Fire or Nexus 7. Instead, the iPad mini is for those that have yet to join the tablet revolution and/or currently use another iOS device, such as the iPhone or iPod touch. This assumes that Apple is targeting the compact tablet to existing iPad owners, which they are not.
Much of the criticism is focused on what the iPad mini is lacking compared to the full size iPad. Less than 24 hours after the mini’s unveiling, in fact, Apple's Phil Schiller was playing defense, as was Tim Cook soon after. In the iPad mini, many saw an overpriced tablet with a substandard display. So what happens when Cupertino releases a new iPad just seven months after the previous model? Many of those same people criticize Apple for making their “new” iPad obsolete. After all, the 4S looked exactly the same as the iPhone 4 except with different components on the inside. When the iPhone 4S arrived, Apple was accused by many of being too slow to develop new products. But is all of the complaining worth it? We take a look as we review the week that was.Īpple releases new products and no one seems happy Additionally, HERMÉS sold the product through its own luxury boutiques around the world.Cupertino's October event is history and what many are left with is a lot of frustration. The HERMÉS collection was only available at select Apple retail locations up until Friday’s online launch - those locations included, among others, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, Canada. If you’re looking to go all out, though, the most expensive configuration is the $1,500 ‘Cuff’ option, which features a large leather strap, and is only available with the company’s 42-millimeter Watch face. The ‘Double Tour’ buckle, in comparison, wraps around the wrist not once, but twice, and clocks in at $1,250. The options include, for instance, the ‘Single Tour’ buckle, which features an iconic, classic brown, black, red, blue, or beige strap, and starts at $1,100.
Included within the device’s packaging is a stainless steel Watch, in addition to one of several, colored leather straps designed specifically for Apple’s HERMÉS collection. The HERMÉS Apple Watch collection was originally announced in September of last year, alongside a consortium of new Apple Watch Sport colors and alternative band options. So proceed at your own discretion!Īn AppleCare+ Protection plan can also be purchased for the Apple Watch HERMÉS edition, however the device will either need to be taken into an Apple retail store, or, perhaps more conveniently, purchased at the time of sale online. A purchase of the exclusive device comes with an extended, 30-day money back return policy however the white packing that houses the device, which is housed within the larger orange box, has to remain sealed in order to qualify for a refund.Īlso, good luck trying to repair that seal AFTER you’ve connected the HERMÉS Watch with an iPhone, because it won’t work, and you won’t get a refund. The HERMÉS edition Apple Watch comes housed in a vibrant orange box, accented with a HERMÉS Apple Watch ribbon.