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Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction

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Re: Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction

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Post by graeme »

eropple wrote: post #88
whytaka wrote: post #80

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I do not. I'm in the market for a camera that's the size of the AirPods case so I could bring it on vacation. It'd be great if I could have something like the cameras off of today's latest and greatest phones but in a much more miniature and standalone form factor. The apps I'm waiting for are Car2Go or Uber that work totally independently. Also, unfortunately, Google Hangout for work. While I'm making wishes, it'd b…

Finding a decent camera in that size is damned near impossible, but something like a LUMIX ZS60S or a Sony DSCW830 is pretty tiny and takes much nicer photos than a phone once you've spent a little time getting used to the camera and what it can actually do. (Often your phone can also take much better photographs than your automatic settings will, but fiddling with it is a pain.)

Do camera makers have any recent models that small, or do we generally need to look at old versions, since the point and shoot market tanked?

Re: Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction

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Post by andy_ppp »

rangibaby wrote: post #99
andy_ppp wrote: post #96

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I had one, the colours were brilliant but the autofocus, operation and lowlight were all poor.

Can you elaborate? I thought that sensor was at least OK in low light

Actually you are correct - the X100F looks like a huge upgrade, I had the previous model!

Re: Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction

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Post by eropple »

graeme wrote: post #131
eropple wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Finding a decent camera in that size is damned near impossible, but something like a LUMIX ZS60S or a Sony DSCW830 is pretty tiny and takes much nicer photos than a phone once you've spent a little time getting used to the camera and what it can actually do. (Often your phone can also take much better photographs than your automatic settings will, but fiddling with it is a pain.)

Do camera makers have any recent models that small, or do we generally need to look at old versions, since the point and shoot market tanked?

There are plenty of superzooms (which are basically a mirrorless or DSLR without an interchangeable lens) that cost too much and get you too little and are too big, but the compact market is weird and tiny and not great.

Sony's current compact line seems OK, though I haven't used them--the DSCWX cameras. They've got Exmor sensors (their mirrorlesses all use Exmor sensors) and reasonable lenses. You won't get mirrorless performance, but you're not expecting to, so, yeah.

Re: Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction

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Post by tjr225 »

rock_hard wrote: post #92
tjr225 wrote: post #87

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> I have no doubt that some people are addicted to their phones...but just as some people are addicted to Siracha sauce I don't think _anyone_ is addicted to sriracha in the same way people are addicted to their personal devices. Downplaying this problem is the last thing that should be done.

Via Wikipedia: Addiction is a brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences.[8] Despite the involvement of a number of psychosocial factors, a biological process – one which is induced by repeated exposure to an addictive stimulus – is the core pathology that drives the development and maintenance of an addiction.[1][9] The two properties that characterize all…

The implications of a device and connectivity addiction are more grave than that of a Sriracha addiction - regardless of what the definition of addiction are.

Re: Apple needs to tackle the issue of smartphone addiction

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Post by jf »

graeme wrote: post #74
jf wrote: post #16

With the Apple Watch with LTE, Apple _is_ tackling the issue of smartphone addiction. I've been using my Apple Watch as my sole form of communication for 3 months now, it's great.

Does Siri understand you well, or do you have any cases where you have to scribble, send typos, etc? What do you do for taking notes? Do you have a system for processing later on a phone or a computer? Any apps like whatsapp where you can't initiate a message? How do you get around it? Do you carry a phone? If not, do you carry a camera? I'm interested in doing the same myself.

> Does Siri understand you well, or do you have any cases where you have to scribble, send typos, etc?

Siri works pretty well in most situations. It doesn't work great when I'm in locations with spotty WiFi and LTE. Siri also doesn't work well when I'm in meetings or on the bus, so I scribble in those situations. I really wish I could use Palm's "Graffiti" instead of writing out the letters, it would be so much faster! I also do send typos sometimes.

> What do you do for taking notes? Do you have a system for processing later on a phone or a computer?

I do not have a system for taking notes on my phone or watch. I use org-mode for my notes so I carry my computer around with me at work as a portable org-mode system.

> Any apps like whatsapp where you can't initiate a message? How do you get around it?

I don't use Whatsapp, but I do use Signal and not being able to initiate a message is very frustrating. I end up using iMessage in those situations, which isn't ideal. I hope that Signal makes an Apple Watch app.

> Do you carry a phone? If not, do you carry a camera?

I don't carry a phone for 5-6 days out of the week. At this point, I only take my phone with me if I want to have a "GPS" or a camera. I do miss having a camera, but it's a small price to pay for being free from the constant distraction of a phone.

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