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Wait what? You're accusing Motorola of copying your imagination of what an unreleased Apple product might look like?
Yes, that's obviously what I said.
I hope you realize how absurd you sound.
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I find it hilarious that you name the exact model of laptop.
This is anecdotal evidence but I've noticed people using idevices mention the models rather than generic device names. I wonder why that is.
One possible reason is fragmentation: Apple have a small number of ranges with persistent names, whereas their competitors have a lot of models and constantly invent new names for them. Even if everyone name-dropped their kit with equal frequency, a given Apple model would be mentioned far more frequently than any single model from another manufacturer.
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#223I have a full blow Android watch (Simvalley AW420) , but I wouldn't recommend a Smartwatch to others. Why?! - Gorilla arms; When your in bed or on the couch, keeping the watch turned towards your face takes a toll on your wrists. It's tiring. See how the people in the video look down towards their watch, try doing that 20+ times a day for prolonged times. - Call quality; Calling with it sound like your wearing a skim…
Can I ask why you own that? It sounds incredibly inconvenient. Are notifications on your wrist really worth all those downsides?
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Or how you text someone, for that matter.
I'd guess that it's like Google Glass - quick to read things like texts, and you can respond with short transcribed messages.
Watch the Android Wear video, it uses Google's voice input to transcribe messages.
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#225I'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.
> Also, is this the first mass-market device with a round screen?
Haha, that takes "responsive" to a whole new level.
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#226I have a full blow Android watch (Simvalley AW420) , but I wouldn't recommend a Smartwatch to others. Why?! - Gorilla arms; When your in bed or on the couch, keeping the watch turned towards your face takes a toll on your wrists. It's tiring. See how the people in the video look down towards their watch, try doing that 20+ times a day for prolonged times. - Call quality; Calling with it sound like your wearing a skim…
Good points, but as for restricted controls, Google is trying to emphasise voice control and context-aware notifications.
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#227how it is different from Moto Watch[1]? I guess they just changed the dial. [1] - https://motoactv.com/home/page/features.html
Well, for starters, it's round, which is a big thing (round LCDs are hard to pull off). Secondly, it runs Android Wear, not whatever custom baked thing was running on the MotoActv watch. Thirdly, it does completely different things. The MotoActv watch was a fitness watch. It's meant to track your runs, etc. This is a smartwatch. It's meant to connect to your phone and give you relevant information. Completely different use cases.
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#228I'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.
Nest has a round screen, and it came out over 2 years ago.
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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.
I know. In the tech field my macbook is embarrassingly generic.
It feels weird to know that it cost more than many people's cars, but if you work in the privileged person startup bubble it's a weak shibboleth, not a luxury item that draws attention.
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#230I wonder if they will let you flip the screen orientation so left handers can wear it properly..