No, you can't listen to an audiobook from your watch. You have to have a bluetooth headset connected (which is just stupid IMO) in order to play media through Music for example.
On 9/27/2016 4:43 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > As a new device there maybe more frequent updates in the first years, > but just as with the Apple TV or the iPod Touch I somehow doubt Apple > will release a new watch every year. They'll of course improve Watch OS, > but I don't think there will be new watch hardware every year. Having > said this there are of course rumours that there's a good chance Apple > may release a new watch next year which has its own 3G/LTE modem and > hence could be completely independent from the iPhone. I can see how > this is Apple's next goal, but of course they have to make a major > breakthrough in either battery technology or low-powered LTE chips > because while everybody wants this, nobody wants a watch with a 5-hour > battery life and nobody wants a bigger, thicker watch to accommodate a > larger battery. How much of a challenge this is becomes clear when you > put the iPhone in Airplane mode even if you turn WiFi back on, battery > life suddenly goes up in a mmajor way which goes to show how much > battery power is needed to constantly ping cell towers and maintain a > cellular connection. > > > > Lastly, a comment about toys. I also like them, but I have fortunately > passed the point where I thought I needed a new iPhone every year just > because the new one tested to be just a bit faster and had a few new > features. I really don't see how people feel the need to upgrade from a > 6S or 6S Plus to a 7 or 7 Plus if their phone from last year is in good > shape. Intel comes out with a new generation of processor every year, > but I certainly don't feel the need to upgrade my laptop or PC every > year. I am also considering buying an Apple Watch and I also didn't buy > one when it first came out because of the fact that it was a first > generation device. I am now thinking of it because of the silent way to > get time, the fact it is waterproof and that it may have some benefits > in terms of fitness and also because I could listen to a book on very > low volume with my wrist near my head at night without disturbing my > wife and without having to wear a headset. > > > > > > Best regards, > > Sieghard > > > > *From:*viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Jeremy Gilley > *Sent:* Saturday, September 24, 2016 8:19 PM > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Apple watch > > > > Ok, > > > > So, I am a guy who likes his toys, but because I like my toys, I tend to > not care of the pricing of them as long as they are well worth the money. > > So, the first watch that came out, I didn't think twice about not > getting it because it was just the first version. > > I am now thinking of buying the new version, however, something is > making me pause. > > Do you think these watches will come out as frequently as the phones? > > If so, man, that might be a stinker because I usually get a new phone > every single time they come out with a new one. Buying a watch on top of > a new phone might get nuts. Not to mention expensive. > > Thoughts? > > I guess if you get a new watch each year, one will learn to sell or put > old watch on E-Bay? > > Anyways, for those of you who got version one, and now version 2 of the > watch that just came out, what are your views and or opinions? > > Do you think you will get a new watch every single year they come out? > > Or is it one of those things you play it by ear as each one comes out. > If it is a massive improvement yeah, but if it is just meh, then you wait? > > Anyways, I look forward to views and or opinions. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn > - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn > - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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