All Things Mac/ Apple
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Apple announcement was completely as expected, the watch looks looks like the best of the bunch of current "smart" watches, but I still find the whole concept superfluous. Most exciting things for me were…
iPhone 6 looks harder to accidentally smash.
New iOS looks like it could be a massive improvement.
The new tech stuff (battery, camera, speed, wallet) all look cool but not earth shattering. All in all, a nice update to the iPhone line and will undoubtedly sell millions, but the smart phone market is reaching saturation point and you really have to do something incredible to grab attention.
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I like the watch and iPhone looks solid. I'm hoping Apple stays competitive.
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And here (in German) the related comment of the Morning-briefing of Germany´s leading business-daily (sounds not so good):
Die Apple-Welt kreißte und gebar heute Nacht eine Uhr. Die iWatch sendet Nachrichten und empfängt Fitnessdaten. Die Börse, die das Produkt dringender braucht als Otto-Normal-Nutzer, reagierte kurzfristig euphorisch und dann lustlos. Der Grund: Apple präsentierte eine Neuheit, aber keine Erfindung. Die Uhr ist schick, aber nicht genial. -
I like the watch
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Agreed, though I still don't understand why NFC is the model. Retailers already have optical scanners, I've long thought why not just use that technology?
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yeah. the watch is not what i expected. i doubt it'll ever settle. like why would someone wanna be wearing that to a fully mechanical watch say a seiko, pam, rolex etc….
really doubting the NFC in other parts of the world though, i mean like they mentioned it's the end of the magnetic strip but cards this days come with EMV chips and in certain countries, instead of signing you pay with pin. which is essentially almost the same thing as apple pay where the card doesnt ever leave your hand. on top of that, the different rules in different countries in regard to card payments.
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just wondering. for those getting the iphone6. would you be getting the 6 or 6plus???
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Even though they boosted the base resolution and screen size, I'd go plus, the added battery life alone makes it worthwhile IMO.
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yeah i have been looking at the 6plus more than the 6. with all the advancement, the only downside is it's size. wouldnt know if i would get used to a phone being that huge (physically) not the screen size.
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Always been beyond me why the hell anyone would want to carry a phone the size of a shoe box….nuts.
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Totally. My fiancee has a Samsung galaxy, which is comparable in size to the 6, and that thing barely fits in my hip pocket. I refuse to sit on a 400 dollar device, and I don't want it out every time I sit down. I refuse to let my cell phone force me to carry a purse. And I'm sure most men identify with that, hahaha.
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Even though they boosted the base resolution and screen size, I'd go plus, the added battery life alone makes it worthwhile IMO.
Agreed
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I did have a thought about the Watch this morning.
They spent a lot of time patting themselves on the back for taking a cue from classic horology in using a crown as a major UI element. They completely fucked up there IMO. A crown is used on a watch at most once per day, on a winder. On an automatic, you only use it during daylight savings, travel, inactivity, or other adjustments. On a battery operated watch, add to that a battery change. It isn't central to the operation of a timepiece, and as such, doesn't have to be easy to use–and so it isn't. It's tiny because it isn't used frequently. And Apple has decided this niche UI element is central to their wearable platform. Big mistake.
What was staring them right in the face if they were truly looking at classic horology is two things: round faces and rotating bezels. This means a much easier control to use (even for deep sea divers wearing gloves, per classic diving watches), you still get no obstruction of the face of the device when the control is in use (they were quite proud of how their crown-centeredness didn't obstruct the face... for right-handers at least; you would be able to use a single finger on a bezel, like a slider--or a click wheel), and right- versus left-handedness is officially inconsequential with this kind of a UI.
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The crown is kind of weird, agree now you mention it, but think it'll work.
A bezel probably would do something with the touch sensitive surface meaning it'll need to be outside of that as apposed to on top with normal watches. The current watch is screen all the way to the edge. Meaning either a smaller screen real estate or a bigger watch. Great idea tho, and seems FAR more natural than the crown.
