The Apple Watch is the best smartwatch we've used, and the first that feels friendly and has character. Watch OS 2.0 adds needed app and Siri abilities.

Unique communication methods make it special; Attractive design in multiple sizes; Notification taps are subtle; Setup is a breeze; Watch OS 2.0 fixes some app problems

Third-party apps crash; Software has a learning curve; One-day battery life

Do you really need a smartwatch ? Up until seven months ago, that's a question I was fully expecting Apple to answer. After all, the company is best at coming into a fairly nascent category and showing users exactly why they need to have something. Just take a look at the iPhone .

Attractive design; Secure, comfortable fit; Plenty of third-party apps

Expensive; Average battery life; Little functionality without connected iPhone

If you're wondering whether to buy an Apple Watch, consider your computing life as a hierarchy of needs : At the bottom sits your must have device-a computer, tablet, or phone-capable of independently accessing the Internet and storing useful quantities of data.

Lots and lots of body and band options; First-party apps offer a good compromise between simplicity and functionality; The watches and all their bands share an attractive; sturdy design; Screen looks great anywhere except under bright; direct sunlight; Fitness features are basic but very...

Watch OS is tricky to learn and the Apple Watch app can be flaky; Several actions; including pulling up Glances; opening apps; or scrolling through emoji; are consistently slow; Drawing; tapping; and heartbeat-sending features are gimmicky; Pricing is reasonable by luxury watch standards but high by...

I have many reasons not to occupy my left wrist with something that vibrates and pings, something that does anything but tell the time. I have many reasons because I have many watches that were left to me when my father passed away in early 2014.

So, the big question is has the definitive smart watch arrived? Not yet, and I don't think it ever will. We are moving towards larger displays on our phones that allow us to do so much more. The smartwatch will always be a sidekick to our phone.

+ Best Looking Smartwatch; + Good Battery Life; + Beautiful Screen

- Doesn't Always Respond; - Can be Sluggish at Times

It's a personal assistant, fitness tracker, communicator, mobile wallet and elegant piece of jewelry all rolled into one. But for the Apple Watch to win me over, it really needs to do two things: 1) Save me time and 2) Do enough to justify the high price and the need to charge another gadget each...

Highly customizable design with easy-to-change bands; Native apps with watchOS 2; Beautiful display; Good use of haptics for notifications; directions; Seamless Apple Pay integration; Can make voice calls

Takes time to learn interface; Time isn't always displayed; Can be sluggish to update apps; No GPS

I really, really like the Apple Watch. I didn't think I was going to.

Beautiful design; Decent battery life; Excellent for messaging

Expensive; Software can be clunky; Apps can be slow

After months of anticipation, the Apple Watch is here. But as pre-release hype wanes and units trickle out to early adopters, it's now a question of whether the Apple Watch delivers on its promise of being the company's "most personal device ever."

New; intuitive technologies for interaction; Hardware design with great band options; Notifications and good built-in apps; Apple Pay integration

Sluggish third party apps; Clunky Apple Watch iPhone app; Passbook not as useful as on iPhone; Siri needs improvement; audio feedback; No third party clock faces

The Apple Watch is now on the wrists of members of the general public for the first time, and opinions about its usefulness are flying fast and furious. Here at TechCrunch, we've been sharing our thoughts in , featuring daily entries describing what it's like to use the Watch as we become more...

Terrific hardware design; Basic features offer instant utility

More advanced features are less than intuitive

At this point, it is clear that virtually all of the major mobile device manufacturers are laser focused on the wearables market. While one could argue that the war for the wrist began a couple of years ago, most of the smartwatches that have shipped thus far have served only a small niche.