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<blockquote data-quote="dbm" data-source="post: 1664130" data-attributes="member: 184286">There will always be a second gen device, unless something is a complete flop, of course!Having had the watch for a few days now, I can say that I wouldn't use a FaceTime Camera if it had one.&nbsp; Holding your wrist in a specific pose for an extended period is uncomfortable; audio calls don't need this, but video would.In terms of extending the capability of the watch without an iPhone, I think this will come to the Gen 1 watch too, as it is more a function of expanded Continuity and Handoff capabilities being talked about in general, rather than something specific for the watch.&nbsp; Soon, you will be able to make calls via your iPhone from your Mac, iPad etc. as long as they are both attached to the internet, rather than needing to be attached to the same wifi network.&nbsp; I understand that this can already be done with Wifi Calling, it just isn't as robust as you would want.&nbsp; iOS9 and El Capitan should be bringing stability improvements to the feature.If they do improve the watch's ability to connect to Wifi my guess is it will be through providing 5GHz capability.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dbm, post: 1664130, member: 184286"] There will always be a second gen device, unless something is a complete flop, of course! Having had the watch for a few days now, I can say that I wouldn't use a FaceTime Camera if it had one. Holding your wrist in a specific pose for an extended period is uncomfortable; audio calls don't need this, but video would. In terms of extending the capability of the watch without an iPhone, I think this will come to the Gen 1 watch too, as it is more a function of expanded Continuity and Handoff capabilities being talked about in general, rather than something specific for the watch. Soon, you will be able to make calls via your iPhone from your Mac, iPad etc. as long as they are both attached to the internet, rather than needing to be attached to the same wifi network. I understand that this can already be done with Wifi Calling, it just isn't as robust as you would want. iOS9 and El Capitan should be bringing stability improvements to the feature. If they do improve the watch's ability to connect to Wifi my guess is it will be through providing 5GHz capability. [/QUOTE]

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