The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos • Hacker News Board

Re: The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos

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Post by LanceH » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:41 PM UTC

dijit wrote: post #10

thebouv wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nailed it. I expect to see that headline soon.

side question, why is everything "*gate" nowadays? surely it's not a throwback to watergate? I mean, that's 43 years ago nearly.

The funniest observation I heard along these lines is that "-gate" gets used in Italy, and how is it possible they don't have something of their own to choose from?

Re: The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos

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Post by classicsnoot » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:43 PM UTC

sakri wrote: post #8

Sorry hipster, can't have your cake and eat it too

you and @jgalt212 seem to believe tattoos are an exclusively hipster thing... which implies that you believe that having tattoos is somehow a mark of a shallow, transitory nature or perspective... which naturally leads one to conclude that you two are in some way above it all...

...you hipster fucks

Re: The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos

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Post by classicsnoot » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:44 PM UTC

josephagoss wrote: post #18

Does the Apple Watch use the same type of sensor as competing Watch devices?

FWIW

http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/344b3o/anyone_with_ta...

Re: The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos

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Post by slayed0 » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:45 PM UTC

k-mcgrady wrote: post #9

Surprised Apple didn't discover this - or maybe they did and just didn't think it was a big issue. Could this be part of the reason behind the try-on appointments, so people with tattoos/scars/hairy arms can make sure all the features work correctly before purchase? Edit: Also, why does the comment section here look like a reddit thread?

Anecdotal at best, but I have noticed a slow decline in % of quality posts per comment thread over the last 3 or 4 months. This problem is also much more apparent when the article is about something that is easy to comment on (non-technical discussion) and one that has large groups of cult fans and detractors that will blindly support or badmouth any newly released information (apple products are probably #1).

sorry for the OT. apple sux!1

Re: The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos

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Post by dijit » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:45 PM UTC

Drakim wrote: post #13

dijit wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

side question, why is everything "*gate" nowadays? surely it's not a throwback to watergate? I mean, that's 43 years ago nearly.

Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_with_%22-gate%...

awesome, so it is people being a bit silly.

can we try to retain the word "scandal" in the dictionary- gate already has a use. "/

Re: The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos

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Post by conphill » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:46 PM UTC

So I have a basic understanding that blood is red due to the chemical bond between iron and oxygen, and how both elements together reflect light, but out of curiosity, can anyone touch on the significance of green light?

Re: The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos

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Post by davidgerard » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:49 PM UTC

dijit wrote: post #10

thebouv wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nailed it. I expect to see that headline soon.

side question, why is everything "*gate" nowadays? surely it's not a throwback to watergate? I mean, that's 43 years ago nearly.

I remember reading the word "Watergate" and thinking "hmm, I don't remember a scandal about water ... oh yeah."

Re: The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos

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Post by rsneekes » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 1:50 PM UTC

josephagoss wrote: post #18

Does the Apple Watch use the same type of sensor as competing Watch devices?

Don't know if it's the same sensor, and in the article comments they say hairy wrists shouldn't be a problem, but last year I tried a TomTom Cardio watch for a week which also had problems with my hairy/sweaty wrists during a run. On the product forum I read a lot of similar stories, don't know if it was a faulty batch or if the combination of the technology and my wrist was the problem.