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Re: TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel

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Post by popcalc »

its_ethan wrote: post #134
popcalc wrote: post #131

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https://files.catbox.moe/nwvrf5.png Based on this screenshot of the render gif you could argue at this point it's vaporware. The tolerances and geometry for the scrollwheel housing just don't make intuitive sense. Maybe we should get some actual footage of a prototype working?

What about the screenshot supports the claim it's vaporware? And in what way do the tolerances not make sense? Just from your vibe check? We don't know anything about what tolerances are being used/held on any of the parts involved with the product, so this doesn't even make sense as a thing to talk about? Here's the video you're asking for: https://x.com/thetinypod/status/1813589903722311784

>Just from your vibe check?

Yes.

Thanks.

Re: TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel

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Post by mikestew »

sktrdie wrote: post #88

Cool but doesn't the Apple Watch have all kinds of sensors to make it work against your wrist? Putting in this case will kind of remove the point of all those nifty hardware gadgets.

If I’m reading your comment correctly, most if not all of that can be turned off. Turn off the passcode, and it no longer cares if you’re wearing it or not (“wrist detection “ is just to save you entering the passcode). Apple Pay and some other stuff won’t work, but if just want an iPod/tiny iPhone, it should be functional enough.

Re: TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel

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Post by mikestew »

gnicholas wrote: post #58
nicce wrote: post #36

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My charged watch (series 6)on the table without any use runs out of battery in 24 hours… My main reason why I don’t use my watch anymore is that it needs to be charged all the time.

I have never understood why AWs consume so much battery at rest. I have a Garmin that lasts for several days, and I would be happy to have an AW what doesn't do all the stuff the AW does, but which is made by Apple. It could be a dumbed-down version that just vibrates and displays messages that I receive. I basically want a smartwatch so I can avoid phantom vibrations, and so I can quickly see what messages have come…

Is this an issue with WatchOS, the chipset being used, or the size of battery they have chosen?

It is the screen (and cell radio, as I’ll note below). Note that when Garmin started putting OLED screens in their watches, the battery life dropped dramatically compared to a watch with similar innards, but a MIP display.

However, Garmin will still beat an Apple Watch for battery life even with an OLED display, because as you point out, the AW is doing a lot more in the background. And firing up that cellular radio is not cheap on battery, either. I’ve got a Garmin 945LTE with an LTE radio, and let me tell you that when that thing can’t find a cell tower, it’ll crank that radio up and burn through a battery in no time. Not so much that I’ve run out, but enough that I definitely noticed a large difference. It makes me wonder if that isn’t the reason the 945 LTE has been neglected and no other adult watches have been made with cell radios.

But, yes, make a “not so much stuff in the background” mode. If I’m in the middle of a 50 mile race, I don’t need email. I don’t need a lot of background refreshing. The AW does have a mode like that, but without going into a long spiel, I think Apple could do better.

Re: TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel

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Post by throwaway55110 »

hrrsn wrote: post #140
free_energy_min wrote: post #132

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if your watch can call https://www.uber.com/au/en/ride/call-to-ride/ https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/make-phone-calls-apdc3...

Amazing, they've reinvented a taxi.

A taxi with pre-calculated price, driver and vehicle rating, that actually arrives on time and the driver can't take you around the city with a boosted taxameter to overcharge you. Amazing indeed.

Re: TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel

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Post by [deleted] »

mikestew wrote: post #143
gnicholas wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have never understood why AWs consume so much battery at rest. I have a Garmin that lasts for several days, and I would be happy to have an AW what doesn't do all the stuff the AW does, but which is made by Apple. It could be a dumbed-down version that just vibrates and displays messages that I receive. I basically want a smartwatch so I can avoid phantom vibrations, and so I can quickly see what messages have come…

Is this an issue with WatchOS, the chipset being used, or the size of battery they have chosen? It is the screen (and cell radio, as I’ll note below). Note that when Garmin started putting OLED screens in their watches, the battery life dropped dramatically compared to a watch with similar innards, but a MIP display. However, Garmin will still beat an Apple Watch for battery life even with an OLED display, because as…

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Re: TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel

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Post by misiek08 »

throwaway55110 wrote: post #144
hrrsn wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amazing, they've reinvented a taxi.

A taxi with pre-calculated price, driver and vehicle rating, that actually arrives on time and the driver can't take you around the city with a boosted taxameter to overcharge you. Amazing indeed.

On time? Here in europe (Germany, Poland, CZ) you get ETA 7 minutes, but real time is 10-12 minutes every time. It's going down and only the cost agreement is now better than taxi. Money, as always, is the only matter working here.

Re: TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel

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Post by rtkwe »

ninininino wrote: post #74

I want to know it's water resistance.

It's just a mechanical shell that connects the click wheel to the watch crown so in theory it should be about as good as the Apple Watch itself electronically. It might get a little gummy in the mechanism though.

Re: TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel

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Post by spaceisballer »

awesomeMilou wrote: post #105

I wonder if there is a market for a spiritual iPod successor.

I took my old iPod video and swapped out the hard drive for an adapter that just uses micro sd cards. I suppose you can’t use wireless headphones but it’s now ultra light and the battery life is great.
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