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more than seven months after debuting the Apple watch the time has finally come first released this April cnet senior editor Scott Stein has been trying it out it's one of the most feature-packed ambitious smart watches but it's doing it at the expense of elements like price and battery life with prices ranging from several hundred dollars for the sports version to several thousand dollars for the 18 carat gold edition it may be a tough sell to the average person it's really up to people to decide whether they want to spend three hundred fifty dollars to seventeen thousand dollars on an accessory or whether they just want to stick with their phone the watch works with newer iPhones it lets you stay connected track your fitness play music and use Apple pay as well as tap into numerous apps it's really easy to send texts audio messages make speaker phone calls the fitness app in particular seems pretty well thought out but the battery only lasts a day while other smartwatches can last up to seven days it's less like a watch you'd wear every single day without interruption and a little more like a powerful computer they've got to learn to charge more while smartwatches aren't new they're far from mainstream Apple's entry could be a big boost to the market all of that is going to make a lot of competitors step up their game but it also may open the door for a lot of lower priced products with longer battery life if you're thinking of getting one aside from price and functionality here's something to consider how you interact with your phone whether you really want to keep it in your pocket and use something on your wrist instead for the latest news and reviews on the Apple watch go to cnet.com in san francisco brian Tong cnet.com for CBS News