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Re: The Apple Watch

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Post by takeda »

publicfig wrote: post #115
takeda wrote: post #70

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They did [1]. The color version is not yet available (first unit should be shipped in May), but the black and white ones were here since 2012. They actually got a wave of preorders right after Apple Watch was shown in March. Based on the back and white version, it indeed is not as nice looking, but I like that it comes as a watch that has smart functionality rather the other way around. And it lasts for 7 days. Can't…

That's not a hybrid display, only e-ink.

It's actually not e-ink, they call it e-paper, but it actually is a memory LCD.

That said, it addresses the problem OP mentioned, which is ability to display content all the time. The color version has only 64 colors but this is something I'm wiling to sacrifice in order to have longer battery life, continuous time display and ability seeing the contents in the sun.

What puzzles me is why nobody else is doing the same.

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Post by freehunter »

aleem wrote: post #64

I am quite excited about upgrading my watch experience and the next generation of connected devices, however, the biggest surprise for me is that Apple doesn't offer more gesture recognition. I always imagined the primary interface for shortcuts would be gestures such as waving away your arm to dismiss a message or flicking the wrist multiple times (if you try it right now, you can easily flick your wrist 3-4 times p…

Flicking your wrist continuously can't be good for your joints...

Re: The Apple Watch

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Post by eridius »

bitsoda wrote: post #21

Gruber's scenario with the two high school kids sending each other love taps, scribbles, and heartbeats was poignant. While the Apple Watch isn't for me, I can't begrudge those who decide to buy one. I think back to the late 90s and how I wouldn't have met my wife if not for IMing a screenname a mutual friend of ours passed along to me. The internet, a crappy eMachines desktop, and AIM made this possible. Technically…

When Apple Watch was first announced, while everyone else was busy rolling their eyes at Digital Touch, I immediately started looking forward to using it with my wife. We're both planning on getting the watch, and I fully expect that—even after the initial novelty has worn off—we'll be using Digital Touch repeatedly throughout the day, both as just a way to keep in contact, and as a way to non-intrusively request the other's attention.

Which is to say, I think Gruber's on to something, but I think he's actually understating it with the way he presented it.

Re: The Apple Watch

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Post by eridius »

untog wrote: post #62
curiouscats wrote: post #53

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How many high school kids have iPhones? Isn't it millions? I would not be surprised that huge numbers will have a $400 (or more) Apple Watch. Now if that happens, it might be a sad commentary on the allocation of resources in our society - globally. But if the Apple Watch is successful, I would be surprised if it isn't common (>20% adoption) in thousands of USA high schools and lots of other high schools around the g…

How many high school kids have iPhones? Isn't it millions? Yes, but cellphones are different - family plans, paid for by parents, will often get a free iPhone 5C or whatever.

Kids also get hand-me-down technology from parents. Dad buys a watch now. Two years later he upgrades to the new model and gives his old watch to his 16-year-old kid.

Re: The Apple Watch

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Post by Fuzzwah »

jkestner wrote: post #107
ickwabe wrote: post #101

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My concern on this (connected watches generally) is the upgrade treadmill this might create. So a person would buy a ~$600 iphone + a $400 watch. How often would they upgrade the watch? Lots of folks upgrade phones every year or every other year. Will they do this with a watch? Will they need to? I have a Casio watch that I still wear that's 15 years old. And an old wind up that's 30 years old. I can't imagine that b…

Lots of folks upgrade phones every year or every other year. I question whether this is the bubble that geeks live in. Plenty of people don't know there are new phones to get until their old one breaks. In the case that someone's upgrading when their contract gives them a new phone, I can see more of a strain, but they rarely think of themselves paying $600 for a phone. To an extent, Apple is producing the Watch to o…

I'm interested how long the average phone lasts before it breaks in your pool of anecdotal people?

My social circle sounds similar to yours. I have two phone junkie friends who seem to be moving to a new phone every year. Then a handful of geek friends who upgrade their phones at the end of their contracts, which is normally two or three version numbers higher.

That leaves the majority who upgrade when their phones break. These range from clumsy people who seem to end up keeping up with my phone junkie friends to some people still using iPhone 3's. But basically... the breakage upgrade cycle sees the majority of them upgrading every other year.

Re: The Apple Watch

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Post by Shivetya »

reubenmorais wrote: post #8

This is a very interesting article, and I like how it's written in the perspective of a functional watch user instead of being about fashion or watch collecting. I couldn't help but laugh at this part: > Also, though it sounds trivial, I enjoy the perfect 60 FPS smoothness of Apple Watch’s second hand — a smoothness no mechanical watch could ever match. Isn't a mechanical watch hand ∞ FPS by definition? Real life has…

https://www.theverge.com/a/apple-watch-review

I found this more informative because he used it a bit more like I expected someone to.

Re: The Apple Watch

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Post by mikekij »

I'm a die-hard iPhone guy. I love when I meet someone, get their phone number, text them, and the message bubble is blue. I feel like we're in the same club. (Albeit a very large club.)

However, I keep my phone in my pocket. Wearing a watch that millions of other people may have feels a bit weird to me. It's like taking that membership of the iPhone "club" and turning it into an external badge signifying membership.

Watches become part of your visual identity, and I'm not sure that I want something that ubiquitous as part of mine.

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Post by smegel »

I lose watches. Period. It's why I wear a near disposable $5 plastic eyesore from Target on my wrist.

No way am I wearing a $500+ wrist computer to tell the time.

Re: The Apple Watch

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Post by jdminhbg »

robmcm wrote: post #84
schrodinger wrote: post #69

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You're still paying for the phone when it's "free".

While this is true, most people don't realise it. I often hear people saying they have a free upgrade to use, but haven't got around to it so may get something for a child. Or even get something free and sell it on Ebay... nuts I know!

If you're paying for the same plan regardless of whether you upgrade, then it is nuts not to get a free upgrade.
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