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Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by Shivetya »

plantain wrote: post #66

The showmanship really feels like it's run out. Even when it was the post-Jobs Ive and Cook it was still captivating, but this is just tiresome.

I could do with less video presentations, they break the flow too much for me. It is almost like intermission during a movie.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by lathiat »

what_ever wrote: post #3
guessmyname wrote: post #2

Watch the Apple Keynote via MPV or VLC using the following link [1]. [1] https://p-events-delivery.akamaized.net/189kljhbasdcvjhasbds...

The Apple.com video works for me on Chrome on Linux just FYI.

That's new, all previous keynotes it didn't work in Chrome at all as it didn't support the streaming stuff they were using. Needed Safari or (surprisingly) Edge.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by untog »

Odenwaelder wrote: post #125

They killed the SE! Now we're stuck with screens too big to use with one hand. I really really dislike this.

Yeah, this feels like a huge shame. Android doesn't really offer anything comparable either. I realize the market for smaller devices is a minority one, but it is really so small that no-one will cater to it?

You'll have to remove my SE from my cold, dead hands. It's not just one handed operation, it's simply a much better size and I'm yet to see any reason I'd want a bigger one.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by curuinor »

alttab wrote: post #141
DaveSchmindel wrote: post #122

I can imagine Apple has quite a few linguists on its payroll; They are still beating the words “beautiful” and “best” to death in their keynotes. It’s tough to not be excited about new features that are debuted upon each release, but it’s also getting monotonous to hear, “Product X is the _best_ version of its kind. Product Y is the _most_ we’ve ever created and its pictures are simply _beautiful_.”

Their lack of vocabulary is INCREDIBLE.

Their ability to communicate to terrible english speakers is also incredible.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by Shivetya »

dv_dt wrote: post #84
vedtopkar wrote: post #7

FDA approval to market the new Apple Watch as a medical device is a huge deal.

I wonder if that ECG feature might change the market perception of the device - maybe that was the intent. With the ECG and slip and fall detection, I sort of thought it makes the Apple Watch sound like the most consumer medical alert bracelet ever. For people with aging parents that don't really use mobile phones, I could many watches purchased as safety devices. (Though the battery life doesn't make it ideal for th…

I am interested in the idea of having one and using it on multiple members of the family, can it differentiate among a number of users? That would be a nice feature. Kind of how you personalize a car for multiple drivers.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by namedlambda »

DaveSchmindel wrote: post #122

I can imagine Apple has quite a few linguists on its payroll; They are still beating the words “beautiful” and “best” to death in their keynotes. It’s tough to not be excited about new features that are debuted upon each release, but it’s also getting monotonous to hear, “Product X is the _best_ version of its kind. Product Y is the _most_ we’ve ever created and its pictures are simply _beautiful_.”

I am not a native speaker but the repetition of "best X we have ever built" or "best X yet" or "most advanced" and their unimaginative variations took away what could have been one of the best (pun intended) product launches of the year.

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by eitally »

Odenwaelder wrote: post #125

They killed the SE! Now we're stuck with screens too big to use with one hand. I really really dislike this.

Sony offers top tier Xperia models in compact sizes, and has for several years.

https://www.sonymobile.com/us/products/phones/#filter= (ctrl+F for "compact").

Re: Apple Special Event [video]

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Post by pfortuny »

dr_ wrote: post #139
Odenwaelder wrote: post #125

They killed the SE! Now we're stuck with screens too big to use with one hand. I really really dislike this.

I have iPhone X. I use the Reachability function often, and find it fairly easy to use the phone with one hand.

Same as I with a 7. Reachability is quite well worked out.
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