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Whirlwind Jones posted:He's talking about the steel. Although I will say that there is a long history of charging more for PVD / black steel watches. And they don't even wear that well, since the coating scratches off.
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Walked posted:Man. Can't you just use Find My Friends and your iPhone?
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ShoogaSlim posted:If you had 10 grand you were specifically going to spend on a watch why wouldn't you just get a Rolex? In that upper echelon of people with money the Rolex guy will likely laugh at the Apple Watch guy. Also yeah, lots of people are totally missing how real watch enthusiasts who buy Rolexes and the like look at smart watches as a toy. That's really what smart watches are, despite the cries of thousands of sweaty nerds out there. Expensive toys. They aren't actual usage devices like phones or tablets.
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Mar 9, 2015 20:09
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I feel subconscious about using Passbook and Apple Pay with my phone. I'm happy to slide down the adoption curve a bit until it is less socially novel to strap a computer to my wrist.
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Mar 9, 2015 20:10
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So, can you charge the Macbook while using the USB port for something else, or do you have to choose?
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Mar 9, 2015 20:11
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For a minute I thought they were replacing the old MacBook Pro with this new MacBook and was really annoyed. Kinda bummed that they didn't announce a bigger hard drive in the MBP.
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Mar 9, 2015 20:11
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I am on The market for a fitness tracker. I really enjoy tracking my Gym performances etc. And healthkit integration is a plus but at The prices they are proposing The only One i am even considering is The black sport. Tais is One perchaste that unless i vet a massive bonus Will wait for gen2. I Will rather spend on The bragi dash (if there are fitness buffs here check it Out) Its got me excited
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Mar 9, 2015 20:15
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Bottom Liner posted:Charger not included* Is this accurate?
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Vintimus Prime posted:Is this accurate?
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I think it's actually hilarious that the HBO Now and new Macbook (the new model, not just the general refresh) are bigger news (to me anyway). If I was in the market for a laptop, I'd be really hard pressed to choose between Apple's options (an impossibly thin Macbook or a still-really-thin but more powerful Macbook Air). I wasn't the target market for a watch anyway but I had hoped, as The Verge guy commented, to see if Apple could produce a strong answer for the "Why" of the Watch. As it stands, outside of a few niche applications, it's just a really expensive toy that also extends your phone to something you wear on your person. That's kinda the definition of a regular watch (the toy part) but you'd expect for a smart watch to do something more. Maybe the 2nd or 3rd gens will prove the answer to the "Why".
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Vintimus Prime posted:Is this accurate? No. 
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Yes, they're selling a device with a very specific charger that you must buy separately. Apple can charge crazy prices but they're not monsters Apple Watch Sport What’s in the box Apple Watch Magnetic charging cable USB power adapter Two bands Quick start guide
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Killer Queen posted:Most people are never going to use the 9000 different niche apps on their smart watch, so it's kind of irrelevant beyond tech nerds like everyone posting in this thread. The vast majority of mainstream consumers will use their Apple Watch to reply to texts, check their notifications for sports scores/email/weather/stocks/etc, and maybe use the fitness features if they don't have a Fitbit. That's it for the most part. A lot of people said the same kinds of things about the iphone before the app store existed, and we all know how much of a game changer that was. The runaway success of the app store alone proves your point invalid.
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I'm happy that there's only a single port adapter on the store instead of any kind of hub, it's really taking advantage of type c: http://store.apple.com/us/product/M...f777d7242229199
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He was replying in reference to the Apple Watch, which makes his question even more hilarious.
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Bottom Liner posted:A lot of people said the same kinds of things about the iphone before the app store existed, and we all know how much of a game changer that was. The runaway success of the app store alone proves your point invalid. We already know there are apps. The watch just gives us new ways of using these apps. Some useful (passbook), some pretty impractical (instagram). They still failed, imo, to prove to a skeptic like myself why I should buy an apple watch.
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AppleCare+ similar to the iPhone and iPad Every Apple Watch Sport comes with one year of hardware repair coverage through its limited warranty and up to 90 days of complimentary support. AppleCare+ for Apple Watch Sport extends your coverage to two years from the original purchase date of your Apple Watch Sport and adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee plus applicable tax. Extend your coverage to two years of service and expert telephone technical support.
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Mar 9, 2015 20:23
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Too bad they didn't make the adapter end of the charge cable USB instead of USB-C. Then you could use the same adapter to charge your iPhone.
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ShoogaSlim posted:We already know there are apps. The watch just gives us new ways of using these apps. Some useful (passbook), some pretty impractical (instagram). They still failed, imo, to prove to a skeptic like myself why I should buy an apple watch. I agree, but to say that "most people won't use apps on it" is pretty ridiculous.
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According to the Watch site, it's got IPX7 water resistance certification. Kinda weird they didn't highlight that... Also, the 18 battery life estimate includes about 45 minutes of app usage time which feels very substantial...Just using it for checking the time yields two days. They got detailed estimates here: http://www.apple.com/watch/battery.html.
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just_a_guy posted:I am on The market for a fitness tracker. I really enjoy tracking my Gym performances etc. And healthkit integration is a plus but at The prices they are proposing The only One i am even considering is The black sport. Tais is One perchaste that unless i vet a massive bonus Will wait for gen2. I Will rather spend on The bragi dash (if there are fitness buffs here check it Out) Its got me excited Have You considered that This might not be A Product for You?
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shodanjr_gr posted:According to the Watch site, it's got IPX7 water resistance certification. Kinda weird they didn't highlight that... If you're buying a >$349 dollar smartwatch you better be using it for something other than time.
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So something I'd love to see is a breakdown of the Apple Watch vs other smart watches out there. I know there's been some Pebble love here already but the Pebble doesn't have a color screen, correct? And how does the Retina screen on the AW compare to other smart watches? The same? Worse? Better? I just don't know enough about smart watches to know this kind of stuff. I could find it all on Google but then it wouldn't have that tasty, tasty goon flair I love so much.
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just_a_guy posted:I am on The market for a fitness tracker. I really enjoy tracking my Gym performances etc. And healthkit integration is a plus but at The prices they are proposing The only One i am even considering is The black sport. Tais is One perchaste that unless i vet a massive bonus Will wait for gen2. I Will rather spend on The bragi dash (if there are fitness buffs here check it Out) Its got me excited You should probably go to the hospital because it appears that you are having a stroke.
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$519 for the 42mm Sport in Canada. I know our dollar sucks but ouch.
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Kobayashi posted:You should probably go to the hospital because it appears that you are having a stroke.
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Paul Allen posted:So something I'd love to see is a breakdown of the Apple Watch vs other smart watches out there. I know there's been some Pebble love here already but the Pebble doesn't have a color screen, correct? And how does the Retina screen on the AW compare to other smart watches? The same? Worse? Better? The Pebble Time will have a color screen and a new OS.
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Logikv9 posted:If you're buying a >$349 dollar smartwatch you better be using it for something other than time. Yes. But if you are spending 45 minutes of your day actively inside a watch app, then you should have probably pulled out your phone any way. My point is that 18 hours is actually a very conservative estimate.
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Bottom Liner posted:I agree, but to say that "most people won't use apps on it" is pretty ridiculous. People who buy an Apple Watch will most certainly browse Instagram on it. I'm not saying dumb apps won't be used I'm just saying they're dumb (on a watch) Somehow I can see Snapchat working much better on the watch than Instagram. Twitter seems to have an ideal format as well.
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ShoogaSlim posted:People who buy an Apple Watch will most certainly browse Instagram on it. I'm not saying dumb apps won't be used I'm just saying they're dumb (on a watch) Why wouldn't you just use your phone for twitter, instagram, or snapchat though?
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Bottom Liner posted:A lot of people said the same kinds of things about the iphone before the app store existed, and we all know how much of a game changer that was. The runaway success of the app store alone proves your point invalid. Except the 90 million!!!!! apps boasting is nothing but marketing nonsense effectively, since most iPhone/iPad users never use 99% of the cool apps beyond their latest Facebook games, Netflix, and Tinder. You've just proven my point. It really doesn't matter how supported the app ecosystem is for a given device when that isn't why consumers buy them. If a smart watch reads off your email subject headers and shows notifications for sports and stocks in an intuitive, easy to grasp way, then that's most of what the mass market (your uncle, sister, and dad) wants and needs. It's super cool to have a greater library of apps for tech enthusiasts, but that's not what moves units. The other focal point of why it's irrelevant is because a smart watch still isn't truly useful. It's an expensive toy. A wide variety of sweet apps isn't as applicable on a watch vs. my iPhone. Why do I need a device on my wrist to do the same things that my phone does and still dies after a day of usage? Cough Drop The Beat fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Mar 9, 2015 |
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Logikv9 posted:If you're buying a >$349 dollar smartwatch you better be using it for something other than time. People pay as much if not more than that for a regular watch that just tells time. And not even fancy Swiss watches with automatic movements but plain old quartz watches.
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ShoogaSlim posted:Somehow I can see Snapchat working much better on the watch than Instagram. Twitter seems to have an ideal format as well. Maybe it's just the people I follow, but Twitter these days is overrun by screen caps with highlighted text, which is an obnoxious workaround for sharing short bits of content that happens to be longer that 140 characters.
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gret posted:People pay as much if not more than that for a regular watch that just tells time. And not even fancy Swiss watches with automatic movements but plain old quartz watches. Watches can last decades, so the price comparison doesn't mean much.
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Hace posted:I'm happy that there's only a single port adapter on the store instead of any kind of hub, it's really taking advantage of type c: http://store.apple.com/us/product/M...f777d7242229199 I was wondering the same thing but I stumbled upon this (1x hdmi, 1x usb 3.1, 1x usb-c): http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter
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teagone posted:Why wouldn't you just use your phone for twitter, instagram, or snapchat though? Because you spent $1099 on a watch to do those things for 45 minutes each day before the battery dies
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shodanjr_gr posted:Yes. But if you are spending 45 minutes of your day actively inside a watch app, then you should have probably pulled out your phone any way. My point is that 18 hours is actually a very conservative estimate. I don't believe so. While they are actively pushing the "glance" aspect of the watch, its still a lot of things at a time to glance at. Additionally, reading emails, sending texts, sketching dicks and sending heartbeats all add up. I think most people's watches will be dead by the end of the day, if not earlier. And yes, people buy plain watches for that price all the time. But those are fashion accessories, and there are hundreds of them to choose from... I know Apple is pushing the fashion aspect but still. Its still the internals of a $349 watch in a >$10k version.
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tropical posted:I was wondering the same thing but I stumbled upon this (1x hdmi, 1x usb 3.1, 1x usb-c): http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter What's funny is that dongle costs more than an Apple TV.
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tropical posted:I was wondering the same thing but I stumbled upon this (1x hdmi, 1x usb 3.1, 1x usb-c): http://store.apple.com/us/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter Oh wow. That's basically all I need at work. It'd be nice to only plug in one thing when I get to my desk.
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Super Dude posted:Watches can last decades, so the price comparison doesn't mean much. So will the Apple Watch, especially if you're happy with just using it to tell time. Remember, quartz watches also need periodic battery replacements.
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