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I was negative on the Apple Watch until my wife mentioned something interesting: she wants one so she can doesn't have to constantly check her phone for important work emails during family time. Its a huge boon for the Blackberry crowd--people like my wife and I who would otherwise put their phone on the table during dinner to keep an eye on it.

She's also pretty fashion conscious and while she isn't happy with the design, I think it passes the bar. She really would prefer something with Apple guts and external design by her favorite fashion brands, however.

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The proper response to 'important work emails during family time' is to ignore them.

Unless you're the president of the United States or something to that effect. People have too little family time as it is once you start adapting what you wear in order to accommodate further encroachment on the little that remains soon there'll be nothing left.

Work can usually wait until the next day.

And if you do have to be on call outside of regular work hours make sure you're compensated for each and every minute that you're on call.

Doesn't almost every single existing android/smart wearable provide the ability to not "constantly check her phone for important work emails during family time"? At this point, apple needs to be doing more than their competitors in order to keep justifying their environment lock-in, _especially_ in the mobile space

Do you think that environment lock-in is something that most consumers care about?

Tory Burch isn't going to make watch bands for random Android Wear devices. I know it hasn't been announced, but look at the iPhone accessories market: most of the designer labels focus their efforts on Apple products. The tie-in to the Apple Watch is inevitable.

While waiting for the watch, a lot of people never open the Settings app so they don't realize that the notifications settings for Mail on the iPhone are pretty flexible, with VIP contacts and custom notifications per account.

Every watchmaker has always had a hard time selling women's watches. This watch, especially if they thin it out, might be the game changer?

Not to be too rude but has your wife tried simply, well, not checking her phone after work? IMO most of these smartwatches are adding to the problem of constant interruptions, not solving it.

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