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Do you have that many arms too?
Are you saying you don't wish you had 5 arms? You must be a fool. But the answer to your question is, I was gifted 4 of them once people saw that I wear a watch. Watches work like that.
Let's hope that if you get a "smartwatch", people will start buying you plenty of them!
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Very informative, thanks. It made me chuckle when you said that Metro UI was innovative - it really was. Unfortunately, for some of the use-cases they put forward, it isn't really suited or very good. I mean, on a Mac how many people use Launchpad?
> I mean, on a Mac how many people use Launchpad? I do when I forget the name of an app. Pinching all five fingers together on a trackpad is super easy. But then again, I also use the Dashboard :)
I might start using Launchpad more. The transition is pretty!
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The wording in the video for the watch (narrated by Jony Ive) is full of strange phrases (I paraphrase): "the controls are vital"; "the watch is essentially..... (pause)...... a mini computer" (just like SIM cards then!) "The strap is infinitely adjustable" - that one made me chuckle, as it was referring to a strap that folds back on itself with a magnetic clasp. Of course, it isn't infinitely adjustable, as the stra…
There was another: "The simple leather classic buckle references traditional watch vocabulary".
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Even then, as I recall iTunes was widely bashed? Its UI was obviously Apple UI on Windows, ignoring all Windows UI guidelines.
Even then, as I recall iTunes was widely bashed? Was? iTunes is still the same trainwreck that it was 10 years ago. Apple seems to work hard to keep it the same sluggish nightmare, no matter how fast the hardware becomes that it runs on.
I don't use it on Windows anymore - and I only installed it on there out of interest! Same went for Safari on Windows.
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Gps satellites all send slightly incorrect information... A separate radio signal correction is transmitted to correct it. That way, during wartime (or in high value target areas) the US can basically mess up enemy gps enabled weapons by broadcasting misleading satellite and correction data.
That doesn't answer the question of how they could make GPs inaccurate only in a specific area.
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What casual runner goes running without their phone? That's how we get GPS, work with Nike+ gear, and can be reached if someone needs us or make a call if we need to. How many leave their phone on the house and go out jogging?
> What casual runner goes running without their phone? Judging by the answers you got, ones who have oversized phones and think that shaving a little weight is worth not being able to call emergencies (who cares, they can use a strangers phone if that happens, just like the guys who cycle and skip tools, patches and pumps and then end up asking people passing them by, and anyway emergencies happen to other people). O…
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Even then, as I recall iTunes was widely bashed? Its UI was obviously Apple UI on Windows, ignoring all Windows UI guidelines.
It's a trainwreck on Mac too. I use my iPod only when I go on holidays, say 3 - 4 times per year. I dread the moment I have to use iTunes to fill my iPod with songs. It causes me nothing but stress, which is exactly the opposite of what Apple is about.
I use Floola to shove songs on my iPod. Might be worth a look? (Mine is a 6th-gen classic).
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Innovation is innovation. Just because an innovation isn't a success in the market place doesn't mean it was not innovative.
Correction: > Just because an innovation is only a research project* To which I will have to vehemently disagree with you. Otherwise we'll have to start celebrating science fiction authors for their "innovation."
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I think the point is that lots of runners would prefer not to bring their phone if that was an option and this watch could have enabled that. It's a legitimate (minor) annoyance to carry your phone while running.
It's more than a minor annoyance. The problem is how to carry it. Pockets are out of the question (for those that have them) as is any sort of bag or purse. I used to have a band for my old iPod that would strap to my arm. I suppose going back to that contraption with a phone is a possibility, but considering the discomfort and weight, not to mention the possibility of rain destroying the phone, I would do anything t…
These are nylon belts with a buckle and a small expandable pouch. They also have 2 toggles to attach your race bib too.
They are just big enough to hold your phone, keys and some cash or cards.
You'll see people doing fun runs wear them to avoid carrying a pack for their stuff. To prevent water damage, put your item in a ziplock bag.
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Your comment has given me my first quantifiable measured sensation of feeling old. if you go out every Tuesday, you will learn the traffic patterns, and will naturally develop a series of contingency routes that you could take in the event of traffic. The watch is novelty more than useful. It will make you forget how you used to do things and in turn feel dependent on it, when in fact it is simply a novelty that dist…
I couldn't up-vote this more! I just don't have a compelling reason to use such a device. Weather, traffic, map and such data is just novelty for me. If I question myself what can I do with watch that isn't possible otherwise there's just one or two (heart rate monitor and perhaps chat). Even those aren't really necessities as much as novelty. Perhaps app developers will come up with good problems to solve but I can'…