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Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Re: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Post by evinugur »

julianpye wrote: post #307
yumraj wrote: post #284

Is it just me or the iWatch "looks" really ugly, at least when compared with Moto 360 which looks beautiful. iWatch may win out on functionality and user experience etc., but it just looks funky.

The crazy part is the Gold 'Edition' Version. It's not like a Swiss watch, which is sold to be passed on to new generations, since your children won't be happy to get such outdated tech. What will they do with old Gold versions? Smelt them?

It's about short term profits to cash in on the hype. I wouldn't be surprised several iterations of the Apple Watch down the line when they abandon the gold edition altogether once the novelty of the product decreases and stays constant.

Re: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Post by lukifer »

RexRollman wrote: post #44

I'm getting older, so maybe my desires don't match up with the majority of tech people's anymore, but does anyone really want an iWatch (or whatever it ends up being called)? I am just not sold on the usefulness of such a thing.

I've worn an iPod nano watch for a couple years now. It's like min-maxing in an RPG: the wrist represents an extra equipment slot.

Re: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Post by golergka »

sbarre wrote: post #304
ksec wrote: post #299

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I dont normally agree with these kind of things but honestly this time they deserve it. If this event ( and iWatch ) is really that important ( for Apple ) then this is the biggest screw up ever. Thousands ( possibly millions ) of People waiting and hoping to share the moment together and watching it live and be disappointed. This is the worst user experience ever.

And you really think people should lose their jobs over this? What's wrong with you?

Responsibility.

Re: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Post by evinugur »

OedipusRex wrote: post #158
cylinder wrote: post #130

Restricting this to Safari only? Fuck you Apple. I'm on a god damned Macbook.

I hope this isn't a sign of things to come, they really seem to be clamping down on third-party competitors on their platforms.

I'm not even sure what the strategical advantage of limiting the stream in the first place. People who can't access it still want information about Apple, and often resort to 3rd party blogs, or someone else streaming the stream. I understand why apple has a closed door stance on technology, but limiting people from participating in a live event about Apple seems foolish and with no obvious benefit

Re: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Post by gone35 »

yumraj wrote: post #284

Is it just me or the iWatch "looks" really ugly, at least when compared with Moto 360 which looks beautiful. iWatch may win out on functionality and user experience etc., but it just looks funky.

I was about to comment the exact same thing. Perhaps it looks better in person, but honestly I find it weirdly jarring and just wrong --I never thought I would feel such distaste for a millennial Apple device. It's a shame: if it looked like the Moto 360 (except with a fully-round screen), it would have been quite something...

But then de gustibus non est disputandum, so please don't flame me if you disagree!

(PD: Also it requires an iPhone to work at all?!?? Really?? That's just sad...)

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Post by CoffeeDregs »

yumraj wrote: post #284

Is it just me or the iWatch "looks" really ugly, at least when compared with Moto 360 which looks beautiful. iWatch may win out on functionality and user experience etc., but it just looks funky.

    iWatch may win out on functionality and user experience etc.,
    but it just looks funky.
As Gruber pointed out, "Everyone else has gone skeuomorphic." I think he makes a terrible point since there are a severely limited set of possibilities for putting a small screen on your wrist and since existing watches have more than exhausted those possibilities.

I agree about the Moto-360: whatever its faults, it looks nice. I understand that the watch on my wrist right now is round because of the sweep of the dials, but it's also pleasant looking. What I find exciting about the Android side of the equation is that [in a couple of years] we'll probably have a crazy range of watches from which to select. Grab a Tag Heuer Android watch with replaceable innards or maybe a few cheap Fossils for variety.

Re: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Post by Jack000 »

yumraj wrote: post #284

Is it just me or the iWatch "looks" really ugly, at least when compared with Moto 360 which looks beautiful. iWatch may win out on functionality and user experience etc., but it just looks funky.

I agree. I think the appearance of the watch is more important than the UX. You might interact with it for 10 minutes out of a day, but it'll be on your wrist for the whole day. The utility of the watch has long passed from telling the time to being a fashion accessory.

Re: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Post by [deleted] »

sytelus wrote: post #267
dragonwriter wrote: post #247

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> VoLTE (Voice over LTE) - make calls over LTE internet instead of using minutes. That's would have been a killer feature if it had occurred when smartphones were new enough that providers were selling plans with limited call minutes and unlimited data, but now that virtually every carrier has smartphone plans that are unlimited phone minutes/unlimited text and limited data with surcharges for data overages, who is l…

This could be a significant feature if one can make international calls for free.

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Re: Apple – Live – September 2014 Special Event

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Post by mitchty »

math0ne wrote: post #171

WOW their streaming choices here have made me loose another notch of respect for apple WTF, safari only? This is 2014 apple grow up.

This has always been the case. Either setup VLC so http live streaming (which is JUST a m3u playlist of mp4 files that get downloaded in succession) or install safari.
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