Idle Ramblings -- Apple -- May The Fourth Be With You -- 2019

Apple.

A reader tells me that her physician recommends an Apple Watch for medical monitoring.

Wow.

A digression, from Macrumors:

Apple is set to open a new retail store at the revamped Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 11.

Work on the Carnegie Library Apple Store kicked off two years ago, and Apple has spent an estimated $30 million on the project. $7 million of that went towards facade restoration, $300,000 went to restoring the stair wells, and $2 million was spent on landscaping and site work. Apple is also paying $700,000 per year for the next 10 years to lease the space.

According to Cook, restoring Carnegie Library to its original design standards became the "most historic, ambitious restoration by far, in the world." 

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Another digression, also from Macrumors:

Powerbeats Pro are now available to pre-order in the United States and Canada.

Powerbeats Pro are Apple's first totally wireless Beats earphones, equipped with the same H1 chip as the second-generation AirPods for hands-free connection.

Finally, back to what I originally wanted to post: Apple Watch continues to dominate; one in three smartwatches sold? Apple Watch.
And I remember "everyone" suggesting the Apple Watch was DOA.

Apple Watch remained the world's most popular smartwatch by a significant margin last quarter, with an estimated 35.8 percent market share during the January-March period, according to Counterpoint Research.

In other words, [more than] one in every three smartwatches shipped last quarter was an Apple Watch.Samsung was a distant second with an estimated 11.1 percent market share last quarter, although that is up from 7.2 percent one year prior. The big draw: EKG functionality.

As noted above: a reader tells me that her physician recommends an Apple Watch for medical monitoring.