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Post by tomkarlo »

nknighthb wrote: post #408
tomkarlo wrote: post #401

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It's worth talking to an ergo specialist, but if you can't easily keep your wrists up it often means your broader setup isn't right - your chair is too low or your keyboard is too high (common on desks based on old designs.) I've had carpal and nerve issues in the past, so I watch this a lot... generally you can drive the better habits simply by reconfiguring the work setup.

Been there, done that, sent the "specialist" on her way as soon as she started rambling about my aura. My issues went away with a switch to Dvorak years ago anyway. But all of this is quite irrelevant when one is talking about the inherently non-ergonomic use of a laptop that only happens in meetings and hotel rooms.

If your ergo expert is talking about auras instead of measuring your dimensions and evaluating your posture, you need to find a real ergo expert. Even for ad-hoc use in meeting rooms and hotel rooms, a good expert can help you do a better job and protect your nerves. Anyone who works at a computer all day should probably go at least once a year, just like an annual physical.

http://mindfulmotionphysicaltherapy.com/what-is-an-ergonomic... (For info purposes - not endorsing this particular practitioner.)

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Post by daurnimator »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #394
cwp wrote: post #338

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He means that your wrists shouldn't be touching anything. They should be hovering a couple of centimetres above the flat area in front of the keyboard.

Am I supposed to hold my hands in the air for hours straight? Because I can't do that, or at least it's far, far from feeling comfortable.

Yes you are... doing otherwise leads to carpal tunnel syndrome

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Post by disillusioned »

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.

Nest has a round screen. Not on your wrist, but none the less.

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Post by fla »

viame wrote: post #405

If you want a watch, you should buy a good Swiss watch, you don't need this cheap crap on your hand, unless you are 15 years old (which btw is a market on its own). I don't know why people invest in these things. I don't know where this vision is coming from, but this is not a tech breakthrough. These things will not be used in the long run, period. Do you think that Eric Migicovsky wears a freaking pebble watch? I h…

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Re: Moto 360

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Post by SeanA208 »

viame wrote: post #405

If you want a watch, you should buy a good Swiss watch, you don't need this cheap crap on your hand, unless you are 15 years old (which btw is a market on its own). I don't know why people invest in these things. I don't know where this vision is coming from, but this is not a tech breakthrough. These things will not be used in the long run, period. Do you think that Eric Migicovsky wears a freaking pebble watch? I h…

This is a pretty shallow, close minded perspective.

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Post by rodgerd »

egonschiele wrote: post #135

I'm excited about this, and disappointed in Pebble. They were first to market but totally squandered their opportunity. I got my Pebble last year, and stopped wearing it after a week because all the promised apps were still a work-in-progress. One year later, not much has changed :/

Sony would like a word with you.

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Post by mcintyre1994 »

vxNsr wrote: post #407
mcintyre1994 wrote: post #392

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Does 30m (99ft) not translate to approx 30 meters/99 foot underwater for watches? If you want a watch to go diving in fair enough, but the way I read that it seems a fair bit more than a couple drops of water?

so it's strange but that's not quite how it works, Here's a pretty good explainantion of what those numbers actually mean: http://deloachwatchservice.com/other_stuff/water_resistancy....

Wow, thanks for that! I'm in the market too so I'll definitely bear that in mind. Bizarre that they advertise them numbers without such an explanation.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by martiuk »

misterbwong wrote: post #16

Am I the only person hoping this comes through with some type of iOS compatibility? It seems to be the only smart watch out there that looks like a watch and not a futuristic-80's-era-digital-caluclator-watch

I don't see why they won't treat this like Glass, where it's the same sort of experience on iOS and Android.

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Post by n2j3 »

sjwright wrote: post #355
User8712 wrote: post #297

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The LG watch looks more like an iPhone strapped to your wrist than a watch. http://i.imgur.com/yP1Qpa9.png I was kind of excited after viewing the Motorola page, but after the videos, I'm disappointed. I don't want to speak to my watch, and I don't care about having yet another app for weather, calendar, etc. The videos just reminded me that I don't care about any of this information, or having it available on my wri…

> I don't want to speak to my watch Doesn't everyone want to look like a TV show FBI agent?

The only person I recall talking to their watch (and I'm probably showing my age here) is David Hasselhoff as The Knight Rider[1]

[1] http://666kb.com/i/cmtolc7lx36yntfbq.jpg

Re: Moto 360

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Post by lewaldman »

vxNsr wrote: post #366
lewaldman wrote: post #183

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This was, by far the best cost/benefit watch that I found latelly: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VR9HP2/ref=oh_details_o... Also, Swatch have some very nice ones, with a VERY good price.

Don't take this the wrong way but: That thing doesn't even have a respectable water-resistant rating, I was very exciting when I clicked on that link because I'm in the market for a new watch, but I need something that can take more than a couple drops of water... For comparison: My first two watches lasted 2 years each and costed me ~$10 a pop plus they had a WR rating of 300m. Sadly they looked kinda juvenile and I…

I think all depends on your usage...

I personally never bath with a watch on and never go swimming with this particular watch (I have another one that I use mainly for outdoor activities. A Casio rated to 100 meters).

I really dig watches, and when you start to collect some of them you actually find it's quite fun to chose the right one for the right ocasion! :)

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