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Title: Tested: Knockoff Apple Watch bands for $20 or less Post by: HCK on March 05, 2017, 04:05:15 pm Tested: Knockoff Apple Watch bands for $20 or less
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Buying a full-price Sport Band for my Apple Watch ($49) is probably one of the dumbest financial decisions I’ve ever made. Sure, it’s a nice band, and I did want a workout-ready alternative to the fancy Milanese Loop I picked out when I bought the first-gen Apple Watch in 2015. But I just bought another sport band that’s equally nice—in fact it seems downright identical—on Amazon, for less than $10.</p><p> Then I bought two more bands, a nylon strap and a lovely red leather band, and still came in under $48, shipped. Obviously I’m never buying a band at the Apple Store again.</p><h2>Made for Apple Watch?</h2> <p> Yes, Amazon and other online retailers are packed with reasonably priced Apple Watch bands, both original designs and knockoff versions that look virtually identical to the bands Apple sells (http://www.apple.com/shop/watch/bands). This isn’t news—Apple opened up the Apple Watch band market to third parties (http://www.macworld.com/article/2918773/get-ready-to-personalize-your-apple-watch-with-apple-approved-bands.html) shortly after shipping the watch, but the Made for Apple Watch (https://developer.apple.com/watch/bands/) program differs from the MFi (https://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi/) program for AirPlay and Lightning accessories. Apple simply sells the stainless steel lugs that connect a band to the Apple Watch to any interested third party, but doesn’t approve the actual designs.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3173635/consumer-electronics/tested-knockoff-apple-watch-bands-for-20-or-less.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Tested: Knockoff Apple Watch bands for $20 or less (http://www.macworld.com/article/3173635/consumer-electronics/tested-knockoff-apple-watch-bands-for-20-or-less.html#tk.rss_all) |