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Re: Moto 360

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Post by knowaveragejoe »

w1ntermute wrote: post #167
pavanky wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is anecdotal evidence but I've noticed people using idevices mention the models rather than generic device names. I wonder why that is.

Apple is more a fashion company than a tech company. Those who buy and use its products are primarily concerned with advertising the fact that they use Apple products - conspicuous consumption. It's no different from how Gucci or Prada owners make sure to prominently display the brand of their handbag when they are in public. It's a simple form of signaling your identity, that you belong to a particular group. This i…

The reason Apple laptops are so popular is hardly that they are a status symbol and more the fact that they're so damn comfortable to use. I agree about other Apple products, however.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by [deleted] »

radley wrote: post #69
martythemaniak wrote: post #23

I'm very impressed. When I saw the Google video, I thought the round watch was a photoshopped concept we may see in the future, but it's actually shipping in a few months. Also, is this the first mass-market device with a round screen? I'd be interested to see how the layouts work from a developer perspective. Whether relative or fixed, desktop, mobile or web, we're all so used to rectangular, grid based layouts.

It's still "simulated" which means Photoshopped / After Effects. I"m actually pretty nervous because there's no "simulated" disclaimer, yet these mock-ups are terribly rough: - fake / inconsistent lighting accents & bevel - screens in the photos are pixelated (looks like a screen-res quality source was rotated), yet the 3D model's screen is totally smooth suggesting 400 dpi or better - clip rotation angles are off -…

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Re: Moto 360

#193

Post by knowaveragejoe »

glomph wrote: post #147
mikeryan wrote: post #44

Am I the only one who doesn't wear a watch (even if I wanted to) because I don't like the way it scratches against my MacBook Pro?

I find it hilarious that you name the exact model of laptop.

I find it hilarious that someone actually took the time to point out this incredibly inane detail.

Re: Moto 360

#194

Post by Nickoladze »

sillysaurus3 wrote: post #146
minimax wrote: post #136

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Did you watch the video? Looks like they have real prototypes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xQ3y902DEQ&noredirect=1#t=6...

It's no doubt a real watch he's wearing, but I'm pretty sure the screen is fake. No screen that emits photons would appear like that when recorded by a camcorder. The brightness and crispness is visibly wrong. I'm pretty sure it's CG.

>I'm pretty sure the screen is fake

It says that the screen is simulated at 0:23.

Re: Moto 360

#195

Post by edanm »

w1ntermute wrote: post #167
pavanky wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is anecdotal evidence but I've noticed people using idevices mention the models rather than generic device names. I wonder why that is.

Apple is more a fashion company than a tech company. Those who buy and use its products are primarily concerned with advertising the fact that they use Apple products - conspicuous consumption. It's no different from how Gucci or Prada owners make sure to prominently display the brand of their handbag when they are in public. It's a simple form of signaling your identity, that you belong to a particular group. This i…

"Those who buy and use its products are primarily concerned with advertising the fact that they use Apple products - conspicuous consumption."

Yeah, you're going to need at least some form of evidence for that claim.

Needless to say, I disagree that that's the reason I use a Mac.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by anfedorov »

Touche wrote: post #177
MBCook wrote: post #168

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It says "MacBook Pro" right under the screen so that's what I think of it as. I also know that the terms are common enough that people will know what I'm talking about (as opposed to my old Inspiron 8000).

I think of it as a computer, or a laptop if I want to be specific that it's portable.

I think that it wouldn't be a problem with a plastic laptop, so specifying that it was a MBP makes sense. "Aluminum laptop" might have sufficed, as well, but that sounds a little weird.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by VLM »

wffurr wrote: post #101
RyanZAG wrote: post #66

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If they price this to compete with typical mid-high watches, then you're looking at about $4000 [1] which is more than enough to get some very impressive display technology in there. If they skimp and try to put in cheap hardware and go for a $500 price target then this is going to fall flat. Hopefully they understand the watch market and know to charge more and put in the best materiel, but knowing the tech industry…

$4000 is insane for a piece of consumer electronics OR a watch. A watch that expensive is purely status-indicating jewelry. If all you want to do is tell the time quickly, a $10 quartz watch does the job just fine. I am sure Vertu or some other ridiculous company will sell you your insane diamond-encrusted titanium penis size signifier with a touch screen and Android Wear integration, but it won't be any more functio…

"A watch that expensive is purely status-indicating jewelry."

For those of a certain extreme old age, say, over 30, one problem is not wearing a watch has been a display of wealth for some decades now. The signal is, "I don't wear a watch anymore, I pay an expensive cellphone contract instead". Last time I wore a watch was during the Clinton presidency.

For elders like me, wearing a watch would indicate I'm too poor to have a phone.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by lewaldman »

Zhenya wrote: post #132
kitsune_ wrote: post #110

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And Omega is to Swiss watches what Lindsey Lohan is to acting =) * I'm Swiss and this comment was made in good humour

Let's be honest - a Tag Heuer is the Macaulay Culkin of watches and not everyone can afford a Patek. Omega is ok. ;)

How about Tissot? (I'm by no means really understand about swiss watches, just curious)

Re: Moto 360

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Post by factotvm »

w1ntermute wrote: post #167
pavanky wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is anecdotal evidence but I've noticed people using idevices mention the models rather than generic device names. I wonder why that is.

Apple is more a fashion company than a tech company. Those who buy and use its products are primarily concerned with advertising the fact that they use Apple products - conspicuous consumption. It's no different from how Gucci or Prada owners make sure to prominently display the brand of their handbag when they are in public. It's a simple form of signaling your identity, that you belong to a particular group. This i…

I choose Apple because I want good hardware with a *nix operating system. End of story. Show me an alternative, and you'll pique my interest. In the meantime, you should keep your ridiculous comments about conspicuous consumption to yourself.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by smegel »

hahainternet wrote: post #180
lewww wrote: post #176

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A Macbook Pro is made from aluminium. Most other laptops are plastic. Metal-on-metal scratching would be quite different to metal-on-plastic, so I'd say it's relevant.

Why is it quite different? Is it that aluminium is a poor material for a surface likely to suffer repeated abrasions?

Maybe he doesn't like the noise it makes...
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