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I Tried Apple Watch Video Calling Using the Wristcam
An early version of video calling is now available on the Wristcam, which puts two cameras inside an Apple Watch wristband. Read more on CNET: Find the Wristcam here: *Cnet may receive commission for this offer. Subscribe to CNET: Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 Like us on Facebook: Follow us…
Alejandro Nopasanada
June 4, 2022 at 5:34 pm
The spec on these is awful. It was good for 2010. I can’t even believe they still spec cameras for this purpose like this.
Kendri Nawaskoro
June 4, 2022 at 10:53 pm
It’s a camera..on your wrist..what did u expect? Its sole purpose is to make video call from Apple Watch possible. That’s it
Duane Locsin
June 4, 2022 at 11:28 pm
@Kendri Nawaskoro yep, and naturally the specs will improve over time.
Besides this is a very early first gen product, and has potential to offer heaps of other features that smart watches cannot due to their size.
+ Better camera
+ bigger storage – possibly could be used as a supplement.
+ bigger battery
+ have a flashlight.
T H
June 4, 2022 at 5:38 pm
At that size you may as well strap your watch to your wrist
ben2828
June 4, 2022 at 10:02 pm
that’s where I usually put my watch 🙂
T H
June 4, 2022 at 10:26 pm
@ben2828 oops, I meant iPhones.
AtrayGaming
June 4, 2022 at 5:48 pm
This is literally the dumbest product I’ve ever seen, and I’m normally really optimistic about products like this
Andreas Hilmersson
June 4, 2022 at 10:23 pm
I totally agree
Omer Khan
June 4, 2022 at 5:48 pm
@cnet Turn down the damn background music.
KAMAL SHRISH
June 4, 2022 at 6:08 pm
concept is great but it’s like buying Wheel without Body of Lambo, wristcam should learn marketing not only innovated , it will fail evantually no worth of that money
Nonyo Bizness
June 4, 2022 at 6:15 pm
Good report. Terrible terrible product. If Apple would include a small camera on the Apple Watch I would probably upgrade to get it but never a third-party camera.
Kyle Ruggles
June 4, 2022 at 6:15 pm
Wow, that’s not really gonna sell. I don’t know why they aren’t into gestures, snap your fingers trigger siri, make your hand into a phone to place a call, swipe your hand to skip a track, stuff like that.
Tauqeer Shaikh
June 4, 2022 at 6:26 pm
I was able to do this 10 years back in my chinese wrist watch. Grow up apple stop copying chinese cheap brands.
The_Natives
June 4, 2022 at 6:48 pm
Finally I can have a cool video watch like Bulma.
Lama
June 4, 2022 at 7:11 pm
Considering that for that price you can have a smartphone, this gadget should have at leat 2 cameras, a wide angle and the main one.
Plus, it should record also 60fps at 1080p.
I mean, you can record videos….
Jamaican Me Crazy
June 4, 2022 at 7:15 pm
Hard pass. To big bulky and ugly for the streamlined apple watch
Malcolm Woodbury
June 4, 2022 at 7:17 pm
Feel like he was nervous or doesn’t host often but he did a great job
MA
June 4, 2022 at 7:28 pm
Why why just why. Too ugly and if I have to hold my hand up I can hold my phone up
RickOShay
June 4, 2022 at 7:45 pm
Over priced garbage.
Léo
June 4, 2022 at 9:03 pm
Seems like they should make their own watch
ItzEagleT
June 4, 2022 at 9:22 pm
gg
Anto VH
June 4, 2022 at 9:37 pm
Terrible design here i was thinking $50 tops 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️💯
Louis Y
June 4, 2022 at 10:22 pm
This company was a scam. And it was extreme big.
Justin Stewart
June 4, 2022 at 11:15 pm
Well this seems rather useless, if not redundant.
Duane Locsin
June 4, 2022 at 11:24 pm
This is actually a great idea!!! It has plenty of potential that smart watches can not do due to their size.
+ Better camera – has the physical room for zoom shots/videos
+ Flashlight – always available on your wrist
+ Micro SD slot – fit 1TB of storage and also act as external storage for the smartwatch
+ Bigger personal speakers
2010 camera specs for a first gen of these things can of course improve in subsequent iterations.
The argument for this kind of device is to increase the capabilities of your smart watch so it could be used as an alternative to smart phones
like say you are jogging, swimming and to have handy features on your wrist.
This ought to have ‘connector’ adaptors you can swap out to fit so you can use it on any Android smart watches as well.
Paul Ho
June 4, 2022 at 11:29 pm
This is alive but PetNet is dead? 🤡
Nathan Murphy
June 4, 2022 at 11:56 pm
Great idea, wish apple would adopt it for an under screen cam, utilise FaceTime and create a battery band!
Prince Tech
June 5, 2022 at 12:19 am
This is not necessary!
gabriel reis
June 5, 2022 at 12:56 am
Oh boy you can really feel that invasion of privacy kinda scary how we go from holding up phones to video something to being able to do it at wrist hight like we are in the fbi doibg a string… I mean this thing should never have happened i can feel the creepy feeling now … So many creeps are going to use that on trains and buses it’s bad enough people chase after people on the street with their phones taking video of butts but now this… Cring
Transporter
June 5, 2022 at 2:06 am
It’s a nooooooo for me to many things it’s just not good at and he dam sure telling on them 😁🤦🏽♂️
Code Napoléon
June 5, 2022 at 2:57 am
Ahh new surveillance device
Juan Barraza
June 5, 2022 at 3:27 am
Apple should add a camera punch hole camera or one to the bezel of the new Apple Watch.
Bharath J
June 5, 2022 at 3:31 am
useless product
jivillain
June 5, 2022 at 3:42 am
I like your chin
jivillain
June 5, 2022 at 3:47 am
4:28 I really like the way your walk
T. Franklin
June 5, 2022 at 3:50 am
Google will pick it up next year and then apple will drop their version 3yrs later
up urbum
June 5, 2022 at 3:50 am
That’s the kind of business that will disappear when apple decides (and will) to add webcam functionality on apple watch
Jamaican Me Crazy
June 5, 2022 at 11:05 am
Only a matter of time
Fred Montgomery
June 5, 2022 at 4:01 am
Its o.k….but I will wait until it’s a built in feature on main watch with 5G connectivity.
Zack
June 5, 2022 at 4:01 am
I had to check if this was an April fools video..can’t believe I didn’t know this existed
Vikhnesh AR
June 5, 2022 at 4:47 am
A battery a band would be more usefull
dhirender sahani
June 5, 2022 at 5:11 am
Thats really cool invention.
Alejandro Serrate
June 5, 2022 at 7:57 am
Samsung’s first two smartwatches had cameras built in.. Almost 10 years ago. Way to catch up.
Markbriscoe
June 5, 2022 at 8:40 am
And I don’t want it to be a thing on the Apple Watch it looks disgusting 🤮
Markbriscoe
June 5, 2022 at 8:43 am
That’s why you got a smart phone you don’t need all that Hickory Pokery on-a watch
Markbriscoe
June 5, 2022 at 8:45 am
Okay now we get down to the meat and potatoes of it other people have to have the same device for you to use it or it becomes a $200 paperweight😂
You Tube
June 5, 2022 at 9:10 am
Would like to see an apple watch with it built in under the screen & minus all the health sensors to give a better battery life.
Daniel Hasbun
June 5, 2022 at 9:33 am
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Daniel Reeves
June 5, 2022 at 10:01 am
The galaxy gear 1 had a camera built in the strap. I had one!!!!
M T
June 5, 2022 at 12:04 pm
AliExpress quality gadget at an Apple price.
mephisto1025
June 5, 2022 at 1:36 pm
Once he said 299 instant scroll
Edward Hodge
June 5, 2022 at 5:18 pm
Hold up, what is going on with his back draft inspired usb-c charger? Apparently CNET does not pay its people. Wow
Hussien Alsafi
June 5, 2022 at 10:37 pm
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😘😘😘
Dustin McDowell
June 6, 2022 at 12:29 am
Cool idea, but seems to large. Going to bang that thing walking through doorways.
Alejandro Arellano
June 6, 2022 at 5:17 am
It’s not the lower resolution that makes the pictures grainy, it’s the pixel size
Pro Logic
June 6, 2022 at 10:13 am
This cam doesn’t even deserve a review at this stage.
Wilshire Dias
June 6, 2022 at 11:52 am
Or maybe simply just use your phone? 🙄
Isaac Van Mechelen
June 6, 2022 at 12:32 pm
Finally, I can say it…
Go go gadget watch cam! ⌚📷📸👀
LisaRose
June 6, 2022 at 1:08 pm
Nice!
TotinosPizzaRollz
June 6, 2022 at 2:46 pm
Is it really a good idea to use an announcer with a lisp? 🤷♂️
Bunny Poop
June 6, 2022 at 4:48 pm
Nah
Carlos Ramos
June 7, 2022 at 12:07 am
have you ever tested timex smart watch