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smart watches so far have come in boxes of all shapes and sizes but Apple of course does something different I'm Michael Fisher with PocketNow and this is the unboxing and first look at the Apple watch I know we've been dropping a lot of unboxings on you recently folks but not to worry a review just landed for the idol 3 our review process is still underway for the Huawei p8 and we're about to show you a first look at the LG g4 but the Apple watch is the most important wearable to hit the scene in 2015 so let's see what it's like when you actually get hold of one to begin with the box is absurdly long and unlike most Apple products the watch doesn't appear front and center when you pop the lid off instead you get a long white plastic capsule and once you peel away the plastic film on the outside it calls to mind the container that Apple ships its ear pods in it seems kind of cheap to ship such an expensive accessory in a plastic box but then again this is the comparatively low-end Apple watch sport beneath the capsule is a cardboard carrier containing an additional watch band for small and medium sizes a brief instructional pamphlet and the usual warranty info all of it done up in this long stretched format which if nothing else fits in with everything else finally there's the magnetic inductive charger and thankfully a wall adapter this isn't a watch that makes you plug into your computer or use your smart phone adapter popping open the box itself we get our first look at the Apple watch sport complete with its white floral elastomer band it's a fancy word and all but honestly I've seen the watch with other bands affixed and I think the band is probably gonna be the first thing I change out so taking it out of the box you notice it's not the chintzy rubber found on say a low-end Timex or something but something a bit more substantial and substantial is a good word for the mass as well this doesn't feel like a toy even with the entry-level band on it you get some instructions for how to a fix the watch to your wrist right on the back of the protective film and having taken that advice in we'll go ahead and remove that now quiet please for the deal AM cam the watch hardware is surprising the sport versions aluminium casing has a powder coated looking finish and the 42 millimeter version we have here is portly without seeming ungainly the sensor window on the back protrudes from the casing as does the display cover glass up front and everything on it bears apples trademark attention to detail from the precision cut notches on the knurled digital crown to the subtle soiree on the peg clasp all this keen observation nearly made me forget the instructions on how the band works but fortunately it's a simple enough watch to strap on and again that fluoro elastomer band surprises me with its smooth feel the excess slides easily underneath itself and it seems I won't need to break out the smaller band included in the Box this is a good fit for my average-sized wrist if you don't like to bother with instructions powering on the watch is a simple matter of picking one of the two buttons on the side protip it's not the digital crown but the other one and after a lengthy first boot you're prompted to start the Apple watch app on your iPhone to kick off the pairing process unlike most bluetooth pairing approaches which can be kind of a headache this one prompts you to take a picture of the Apple watch with the watch app which sounds weird but it pairs the two devices in seconds it's really cool then you're taken through the expected setup steps enter your Apple ID agree to the phone books worth of terms and conditions authorize Siri and location that a passcode all that stuff then you're asked if you want to install all apps this is another convenience the iPhone will search every app you have installed on the phone and if there's a watch compatible version it'll ship it over to the watch right away this sync process happens in the background and when it's done you get a little tap on the wrist letting you know much like the tap that gets your attention when you've got a notification waiting and like everyone says it's not a vibration but a tiny almost playful little flick there are a ton of differences between the Apple watch and it's wearable competition and not a few similarities to but those observations will have to wait for our full review which will include everything from force touch to sending heartbeats for now it just feels nice to have the world's fastest selling wearable on our wrists and you can bet we'll be taking a lot of notes in the days ahead to bring that experience to you oh and one last thing if you're like me this will be important to you yes you can delete the Mickey Mouse watch face call me a killjoy but that felt pretty good if you want to know something specific about the Apple watch hit us up in the comments below but if you're just there to start a platformer war consider this your 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