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Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by toxik »

wlesieutre wrote: post #356
GordonS wrote: post #273

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> proprietary charger Yikes, that would be a total deal-breaker for me. I have enough chargers and cables to remember as it is. Kind of difficult to see why they'd use anything other than micro-USB anyway?

It’s an inductive puck thing that the watch aligns itself to with magnets, honestly a lot nicer than needing to plug and unplug a cable. Feels like it will last longer, and it’s much more reliable than Pebble’s spring loaded charging pins were. Would be even better if it could charge on standard Qi pads, but no such luck. Maybe there’s something about the size of the coils, who knows?

Apple could have made ”mini Qi” if they wanted to, but they don’t want to. It’s been their MO for decades.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by dkonofalski »

mark_l_watson wrote: post #119
40acres wrote: post #58

Perhaps it's naive of me to think that Apple will ever detach the Watch from the Phone and allow set up and full use cases for users who don't have an iPhone. I'd definitely buy a cellular enabled Apple Watch and ditch my phone if possible.

That is Apple’s plan: make the Apple Watch a stand on its own device.

I think the watch + AR glasses/contacts will be what they move to. The same way the watch is now tied to a phone, the AR glasses will be tied to a watch.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by closetohome »

jedberg wrote: post #99
drinchev wrote: post #51

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My Apple Watch ( Series 1 ) is still alive and working quite well. It lasts for 8-9 hours if I don't use the heart rate monitor, while doing sports. I think at this point I could say that my Apple Watch is not "all-day" battery life.

Wow, I feel lucky now! My watch (Series 0) will last about 16 hours, 15 hours if I do a heart tracking working. It's been worn every day (and charged every night) since it was purchased.

Yeah mine's been off the charger for about eight hours today and I'm only down to 70%. You'd think a launch-day Series 0 would be suffering more battery degradation by now.

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Post by Marsymars »

frio wrote: post #348
ashelmire wrote: post #69

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That's nice, but I already pay for spotify and use it on my non-Apple devices. Does Apple Music let me stream any song in their library?

Yes, Apple Music is just Spotify by Apple -- but , if you're outside of the USA, you might find less obscure music available. Regional restrictions here in NZ are frustrating.

Or certain integrations won't work outside of the USA. (e.g. Apple Music doesn't work with Alexa in Canada.)

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Post by twistiti »

joshgachnang wrote: post #364
gambiting wrote: post #279

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I don't mean to be sarcastic - but how is sleep tracking useful? What practical benefit do you get out of knowing how long/how you sleep?

I gave my old watch to my girlfriend and having her use it for sleep tracking has been super helpful in tackling her sleep issues. Once she saw her numbers for deep sleep every night, it kind of kicked her into action to address the root cause. Sometimes just quantifying something is really helpful. It's also been somewhat useful in comparing the various approaches (prescriptions, marijuana, vitamins, exercise, etc e…

There is few literature on the effect of marijuana on sleep. It mostly looks like it decrease your REM sleep while increasing your deep sleep when you take any of it (the process inverse when you stop). Actually, any open data or even feedback would be of help.

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Post by joegahona »

dkonofalski wrote: post #378
ashelmire wrote: post #25

Only reason I don’t have an Apple Watch is because you can’t stream Spotify over cellular, you need to have your phone with you. What’s the point? I want to go for a run and stream music with just the watch to my Bluetooth headphones. I don’t need the watch if I have to bring my phone with me.

To be fair, though, that's 100% Spotify's fault. I remember when there was a watch app for Spotify and Spotify bought out the company and removed the app from the App Store. Now, they refuse to release a new app because of their little dispute with Apple regarding purchases. Makes me hate Spotify because it only adds to the list of really silly things they've done that spites customers but might make them a few dolla…

I signed up to Apple Music for this very reason, and will likely dump Spotify despite my love for their Discover feature.

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Post by closetohome »

GuiA wrote: post #252
sushisource wrote: post #212

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I don' t think that's the right income cutoff at all. In my experience the brand signaling occurs in the poor-lower-middle class regions, then stops from there all the way up to the new money but no taste crowd. Rap stars, etc. I don't know anyone in the HN/SoftwareDev income range who loves to show off brands, with occasionally some cars as maybe the exception. Though I will say Nike shoes tend to be an exception ac…

These comments are kind of hilarious when the average software engineer’s wardrobe consists almost entirely of tech company t-shirts/hoodies with giant logos on them :D

You mean free clothes?

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Post by TurkTurkleton »

toxik wrote: post #380
neogodless wrote: post #68

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Like these sibling comments, after owning one, I really don't mind. I waited until the 4th generation Fossil Explorist started to go on sale and got it for well under $200. I plug it in when I plug my phone in. About the only issue is that I ended up buying a $4 surge protector because I'm low on outlets near my bed.

Offtopic, but the ”splitter” is called a surge protector in NA? How interesting. Seems like calling your car an exhaust filterer.

Not all splitters are surge protectors, but most surge protectors are splitters (though single outlet surge protectors do exist). It is likely that when OP said "surge protector", they meant something like this: https://imgur.com/qHR9UFu

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Post by mark_l_watson »

dkonofalski wrote: post #382
mark_l_watson wrote: post #119

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That is Apple’s plan: make the Apple Watch a stand on its own device.

I think the watch + AR glasses/contacts will be what they move to. The same way the watch is now tied to a phone, the AR glasses will be tied to a watch.

I wonder how compact AR glasses can get, near term. My wife and I just gave our Oculus Go to our grandson and bought an Oculus Quest which is portable, has a sort-of AR ability because of external lowers video cameras, and is comfortable. But, the Quest is a long ways away from glasses.

A little off topic, but I worked in VR in the mid 1990s for SAIC, and Angel Studios/Disney. I am so very happy to see inexpensive consumer VR rigs like the Quest. Some of the media produced for the Quest is very good, Vader Immortal being my favorite entertainment ever.

Re: Apple Watch Series 5

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Post by djrogers »

Spearchucker wrote: post #150

Scrolling down there's the Nike and Hermes editions. Maybe this is a cultural difference between here (Frankfurt) and elsewhere - I fail to understand how one would willingly pay extra to advertise a brand. The way I see it is that Nike for example should pay ME to wear their branding. And even then I wouldn't. I'm not a walking billboard.

The Nike version doesn't cost any extra - in fact it gives you extra watch faces and different band options (that are not visibly branded). Most years the Nike bands have been better than the reguar ones, and the Nike faces are nice if you like that sort of thing.
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