With the Apple view all set to be released to consumers in April, Apple has begun training its retail store employees in multiple countries for its upcoming smartwatch. read all about it, after the jump.
Apple view is the Cupertino giant’s first attempt at wearable technology, and also happens to be the most anticipated one because the original iphone was launched. Apple’s “most personal device ever” will be its first step into the smartwatch market already flooded with an range of devices from various producers running on custom, or Android firmware.
Apple naturally went the iOS way, customizing it for its smartwatch, subsequently giving birth to view OS. With a considerably different take on the OS compared to existing counterparts, and the inclusion of some pretty sophisticated technology, Apple store Geniuses will have to be trained comprehensively to get them up to speed with this new piece of technology. According to 9to5Mac, the training being conducted best now is short on details about the workings of the product and this could well be due to apprehensions about information leaks. as for the much more comprehensive trainings that will certainly be needed once the view is launched, Apple will begin coaching select employees with a much more hands-on experience in the next few weeks.
Around a month ago, there were speculations being raised about how the inclusion of Apple view into the company’s product portfolio could actually result in much more wait, and consequently much more crowd at the Apple stores given the completely alien product that it will be for those not even remotely familiar with iOS in general. This issue certainly is not helped with any amount of training the employees at the store may have.
Meanwhile, Apple has started placing safes with MagSafe chargers in its stores to protected the significantly expensive Apple view edition variant of the smartwatch, in what is being termed as ‘jewelry store-like’ protection methods. Apple has had its share of robbery experiences before and is not prepared to risk it with the 18-karat gold version of the smartwatch in its retail stores. as for the rest of the variants, Apple has only announced the price for Apple view Sport, coming in at $349.
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