Last minute things you need to know about the Apple Watch
With less than 6 hours to go until pre-orders for the Apple Watch begin, and shortly before you can try one on for yourself, here’s the last minute things you should know.
If you haven’t already, head on over to Apple’s website and check out both the available video guides and the detailed info on all models, bands and sizes to make sure you’re aware of what you’ll be dealing with whether you’re pre-ordering or planning to fight the crowds and try one on in-store.
Here’s the deal straight from the sauce on how you can experience the Apple Watch yourself before you buy:
“Customers interested in learning more about Apple Watch can visit their local Apple Store for a personalized session with a Specialist to try on, fit and size their band, and explore the amazing features of Apple Watch. Customers who want to try on an Apple Watch are encouraged to make an appointment by going to www.apple.com.”
So: encouraged. Which means you probably should if you don’t want to fight the crowds, but it doesn’t sound like it’s particularly necessary. If you’re Apple store is quiet on a certain day and a certain time, you should probably waltz on in and try one of those bad boys on!
If you’re interested in trying on an Apple Watch Edition, you’ll need to go to one of the select few stores that will carry the fancy pants watch. These are:
United States —
New York City: Fifth Avenue, SoHo, Upper West Side
Boston: Boylston Street
Chicago: North Michigan Avenue, Lincoln Park
Philadelphia: Walnut Street
Washington DC: Georgetown
Atlanta: Lenox Square
Miami: Lincoln Road
Virginia: Tyson’s Corner Center
Newark, Delaware: Christiana Mall
Bay Area: San Francisco, Stanford
Los Angeles: The Grove, Third St. (Santa Monica), South Coast (Costa Mesa)
Las Vegas: Fashion Show
Houston: Highland Village
Dallas: Northpark Center
Seattle: Bellevue Square
Canada —
Toronto: Eaton Centre
Montreal: Sainte-Catherine
More may appear over the course of the next few weeks, so keep an eye out. To check Apple Watch Edition availability in your local area, navigate to Apple’s Find Locations website, click on Sales, use your current GPS-based location or enter another one, select Watch Edition from the list of all products, and click on the Go button. A map will then display nearby Apple Store locations that will be carrying the Edition.
There is expected to be a rather large amount of interest in the Apple Watch (D’uh), creating a quite lopsided supply-demand scenario that although might make some unhappy short term, will serve Apple’s interests in the end. You want what Jim next door was somehow able to get – that kind of thing.
From Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail and Online Stores:
“We are excited to welcome customers tomorrow and introduce them to Apple Watch, our most personal device yet. Based on the tremendous interest from people visiting our stores, as well as the number of customers who have gone to the Apple Online Store to mark their favorite Apple Watch ahead of availability, we expect that strong customer demand will exceed our supply at launch,”
Remember: the launch of pre-orders is at 12:01 AM Pacific Standard Time. In less than 6 hours. You can try to use both the online Apple Store, and the Apple Store App to secure your pre-order. The Apple website will be going down at 9PM PST to prepare for the launch.
Retail stores are undergoing an overnight remodel to prepare for the Apple Watch phenomenon.
In Australia, Apple Stores have been open since 4PM PST (9AM local time) and people have been let into the stores to view the Apple Watch glass display units. Check it out on Instagram and the live streaming app Periscope. Australians get to have all the fun! Just because they’re in the future fancy pants Australians with their cool deadly animals and awesome accents…
We’ll let you know if and when there is any more news about the Apple Watch!
Tags: Apple Watch
Apple, Cool Features, iPhone, New Releases, Uncategorized | iPhone-Antidote | 
April 9, 2015 6:13 pm
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