Black Eyed Peas founder Will.i.Am has been an Apple fanboy for years, but when it comes to supporting Jony Ive’s new wearable, the singer thinks it’s just weird.
During a panel discussion at the Cannes Lions festival, Mr I.Am said he recently saw a man at the gym with an iPhone 6 strapped to his arm even though he was wearing an Apple Watch, and it just didn’t look right he told SaleForce CEO Marc Benioff.
“I went to work out and I was like, that s- -t is weird,” Will.i.am told Benioff. “The iPhone toppled everything, we totally changed our behavior, but something is going to happen to things you wear.”
If Will.i.am wants to talk about weird and worthless wearable gadgets, maybe he should go do some innovating on his Puls smartwatch/bangle that the Verge dubbed ‘the worst product’ of 2014. “The Puls feels like a Kickstarter project that never should have made it to product,” wrote Dan Seifert.
Will.i.am’s other tech innovations, like his ridiculously expensive iPhone camera attachment, should be further proof that the singer should never ever be allowed to give his opinions on technology in a serious public setting unless he’s the opening comedic act for a Microsoft product launch.
Apple invited Will.i.am to the public unveiling of the Apple Watch where he was seen taking in the product with new retail boss Angela Ahrendts. The singer had a long relationship with Beats’ Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre, promoting the company’s products in numerous music videos, but something tells me he might not be getting invites in the future.
Source: Page Six
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
7 responses to “Will.i.am thinks the Apple Watch is weird”
I have an Apple Watch. I wore it for a week and then I took it off for a week to see if I would “miss” it. I didn’t. It’s nice, but I don’t NEED it.
And another thing: I got Apple-Watch-Shamed by a client! A client saw my AW and said, “Whoa, look at you! Big shot!” I have a Tag Heuer Carrera (MSRP $2600) and an Omega Sea Master (MSRP $3650) – no one EVER said a word about either of those, but my $499 AW is a what turns people off and makes me a “big shot???”
I’m having that exact same experience. I don’t normally wear watches but I got the Apple watch and I didn’t miss it either. I hear about so many people loving the Apple Watch that I feel like I’m missing something. But oh well.
The whole reason you guys don’t miss it because you guys use it to tell time and you haven’t needed any timepiece for a long time. What a surprise!
For those who need to keep track on things, schedules, notifications and quick responses to msg/text/calls, it’s super helpful.
I have no idea why this guy keeps on getting tech press.
This has nothing to do with the fact that he has his own smart watch or whatever.
I don’t recall seeing any Apple press or announcements in which they stated the Watch is for everyone and everyone should own one.
For me, Apple watch is worth it from fitness tracking point of view. Once you have calibrated your runs with apple watch, no need to bring your phone with you. Some weight training apps need to come over to the watch and then I’ll be set. Supposedly, Apple is giving more native abilities to the watch like messaging, voice calling, etc without being tethered to an iPhone, as long as the phone and the watch are on the same wifi.