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The Milanese is good for the price but I didn't quite like how thin it was. I'm very happy with my black sport band right now and it looks a lot better with my SS than I thought it would.
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Saturday night my 38 week, 4 days pregnant wife and I were out for dinner. She left her purse and phone at the table to go to the restroom about 60 feet away. Her water broke and she was able to text me from her watch that she was going into labor. What is this watch for? 
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May 4, 2015 22:44
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gohmak posted:Saturday night my 38 week, 4 days pregnant wife and I were out for dinner. She left her purse and phone at the table to go to the restroom about 60 feet away. Her water broke and she was able to text me from her watch that she was going into labor. If you relay this to Apple, I'd think you have a better than zero chance at being offered some kind of free poo poo/$ to be part of an ad campaign. No, seriously, you should email them now. The company that flew a model to the third world to run a marathon and kiss poor, dying black babies while wearing a watch would LOVE to get on this.
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May 5, 2015 01:02
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gohmak posted:Saturday night my 38 week, 4 days pregnant wife and I were out for dinner. She left her purse and phone at the table to go to the restroom about 60 feet away. Her water broke and she was able to text me from her watch that she was going into labor. Congrats on the new human! 
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May 5, 2015 01:10
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I didn't think you could type actual texts on the watch. Did she send you a baby emoji or something?
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May 5, 2015 01:30
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Whirlwind Jones posted:I didn't think you could type actual texts on the watch. Did she send you a baby emoji or something? She sent her heartbeat and he just knew
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May 5, 2015 01:35
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Whirlwind Jones posted:I didn't think you could type actual texts on the watch. Did she send you a baby emoji or something? You can send texts via dictation.
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May 5, 2015 02:02
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But then everyone in the other stalls can hear you.
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May 5, 2015 03:04
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It may be frowned upon, but once that baby is coming you tend to lose most of your social graces.
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~Coxy posted:But then everyone in the other stalls can hear you. Oh no my water broke but I hope no one heaaaaars meeeeee
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Whirlwind Jones posted:I didn't think you could type actual texts on the watch. Did she send you a baby emoji or something? Help Im Alive posted:She sent her heartbeat and he just knew I would actually need my Apple Watch with link bracelet for the heartbeat thing to work.
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May 5, 2015 03:24
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~Coxy posted:But then everyone in the other stalls can hear you. There was loud music and the bathroom was empty. If she didn't have the watch she would have been in some trouble. I just sent the story to Tim.
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May 5, 2015 04:16
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Probably could've guessed before, but "Made for Apple Watch" (for third party stuff) is officially a thing now. So far the page for bands is up: https://developer.apple.com/watch/bands/ And another for "accessories" (mentioned in the bands PDF) but the URL is 404 right now.
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May 5, 2015 09:29
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I'll be curious how the third patty band ecosystem takes off, it already felt inevitable... But I wonder if there's going to be something weird going on with the proper "Made for Apple Watch" licensing sort of like the hoops accessory manufacturers jump through to get the "Made for iPhone" stamp of approval that ends up making everything artificially expensive. Either way, I'm sure everyone who didn't just order a sport band (like yours truly) is going to feel super dumb when the third party market inevitably releases way cheaper and way nicer bands than Apple.
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May 5, 2015 15:53
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I don't know why I still read Gizmodo. Gizmodo posted:As is tradition, Apple did a lot of things to screw up its first Apple Watch, battery life and tattoo-phobic sensors just being two examples. Is there a tech blog without the bias (that also doesn't flip the other direction like Macrumors)?
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May 5, 2015 15:57
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io_burn posted:I'll be curious how the third patty band ecosystem takes off, it already felt inevitable... But I wonder if there's going to be something weird going on with the proper "Made for Apple Watch" licensing sort of like the hoops accessory manufacturers jump through to get the "Made for iPhone" stamp of approval that ends up making everything artificially expensive. Either way, I'm sure everyone who didn't just order a sport band (like yours truly) is going to feel super dumb when the third party market inevitably releases way cheaper and way nicer bands than Apple. I imagine part of the price inflation on other MFI stuff is that if you want to make hardware that uses the lightning connector, then you must purchase the connector hardware (with the DRM chip inside) from Apple to put onto your device. To add insult to injury for those manufacturers, the connectors were backordered for some time last fall; Apple was using all the production capacity to manufacture their own cables to bundle with every new iPhone 6. I'm assuming there will be some expensive certification process to get the MFI logo on your watch band packaging and be able to actually call it a band for an Apple Watch without incurring a trademark violation.
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May 5, 2015 16:09
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I don't know why I still read Gizmodo. Ars Technica?
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May 5, 2015 16:12
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Ars and Anandtech are generally pretty objective.
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May 5, 2015 16:47
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kitten smoothie posted:I'm assuming there will be some expensive certification process to get the MFI logo on your watch band packaging and be able to actually call it a band for an Apple Watch without incurring a trademark violation. This is exactly what they do with MFi game controllers and the reason why this costs $79.99 and the Android equivalent which looked and functioned identically (aside from using open Bluetooth standards instead of being locked into the Apple universe) retailed for $19.99. One of the many wonderful things about Apple stuff!
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May 5, 2015 16:52
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I don't know why I still read Gizmodo. I do love that they are blaming Apple for optical sensors not working on people that have purposefully injected opaque pigment into their skin, what is their proposed solution? I suppose they could have gone with Jawbone's bio impedance sensors, wait, those are complete poo poo.
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Three Olives posted:I do love that they are blaming Apple for optical sensors not working on people that have purposefully injected opaque pigment into their skin, what is their proposed solution? I suppose they could have gone with Jawbone's bio impedance sensors, wait, those are complete poo poo. Spoilered just in case no one wants the Gizmodo magic ruined- The Gawker network is fueled by driving traffic and social sharing through faux-outrage.
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May 5, 2015 16:57
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Endless Mike posted:Ars and Anandtech are generally pretty objective. Yeah it's why they don't get units prior to release
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May 5, 2015 16:58
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If you want truly objective reporting on Apple look no further than http://daringfireball.net
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May 5, 2015 16:59
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io_burn posted:This is exactly what they do with MFi game controllers and the reason why this costs $79.99 and the Android equivalent which looked and functioned identically (aside from using open Bluetooth standards instead of being locked into the Apple universe) retailed for $19.99. One of the many wonderful things about Apple stuff! MFi bluetooth devices have to include a security chip that Apple keeps under lock and key. Also any apps that get submitted to the app store that want to use an MFi device have to be registered by the device manufacturer with apple and then disclosed of in the manifest file of the application.
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io_burn posted:If you want truly objective reporting on Apple look no further than http://daringfireball.net I know you're trolling but I think he's actually better the people give him credit for. I consider him a partisan that's not afraid to say when something is bad. When he goes deep into being a fan boy you get weird things like that middle school story in his apple watch review though.
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io_burn posted:I'll be curious how the third patty band ecosystem takes off, it already felt inevitable... But I wonder if there's going to be something weird going on with the proper "Made for Apple Watch" licensing sort of like the hoops accessory manufacturers jump through to get the "Made for iPhone" stamp of approval that ends up making everything artificially expensive. Either way, I'm sure everyone who didn't just order a sport band (like yours truly) is going to feel super dumb when the third party market inevitably releases way cheaper and way nicer bands than Apple. quote:Exposed edges of bands and lugs must pass UL 1349 tests for sharpness of edges on equipment and BS EN71-1:2014, Safety of Toys - Mechanical and physical properties . quote:Bands and lugs should: quote:Bands for Apple Watch must comply with applicable environmental regulations in the regions in which such bands are to be sold, and any applicable substance or material restrictions, including applicable restrictions on the following substances:
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japtor posted:How much does testing cost in the grand scheme of things? It's hard to say, at least on the MFi controller side of things I've never been able to get to the bottom of it because Apple Store distribution is so valuable that you'll never get specific details, just off the cuff comments from a bunch of different people that you can kinda sorta piece together into what's probably happening. It comes down to three things really: 1. the MFi chips and stuff come direct from Apple and sometimes can be the most expensive single component in a device. 2. The actual certification process itself is time consuming and expensive. 3. Apple has a lot of sway when it comes to the price points of things it sells in their stores, so you sell your product at the price Apple tells you to in order to avoid rocking the boat with your most important distribution channel. Again no one ever comes out and says all this, but you hear similarly themed quips across the spectrum from anyone making MFi stuff when you ask why something is so expensive when it feels like it should be so much cheaper.
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I've noticed that my watch is referring to me as "Me" in activity alerts and such ("Way to go, Me!"). I've seen screenshots with owners' actual names. Why isn't mine using my contact card? Siri on the phone knows my contact card. Yup, 1st world problem
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io_burn posted:It's hard to say, at least on the MFi controller side of things I've never been able to get to the bottom of it because Apple Store distribution is so valuable that you'll never get specific details, just off the cuff comments from a bunch of different people that you can kinda sorta piece together into what's probably happening. It comes down to three things really: 1. the MFi chips and stuff come direct from Apple and sometimes can be the most expensive single component in a device. 2. The actual certification process itself is time consuming and expensive. 3. Apple has a lot of sway when it comes to the price points of things it sells in their stores, so you sell your product at the price Apple tells you to in order to avoid rocking the boat with your most important distribution channel. Yeah. I asked in the Cavern of Cobol iOS dev thread because I was looking to write an iPad app to talk to a Bluetooth label printer. Here's what I learned. There is a completely and totally ridiculous Made for iPhone certification chain for bluetooth devices like that. The device first has to be MFI certified itself. You then have to submit the app to the device vendor, who will whitelist it. They can impose their own conditions on whitelisting. Zebra, for instance, wants a copy of your app provisioned for ad-hoc distribution (they'll give you a UDID) and then after it meets some "it won't gently caress up while printing" standard of theirs, then they'll whitelist it. "Zebra may request modification to your app before final approval." Finally, the vendor gives you a "product plan ID code" which you are to put into the App Store review notes when you submit the app. gently caress that.
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May 5, 2015 21:48
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Lexicon posted:I've noticed that my watch is referring to me as "Me" in activity alerts and such ("Way to go, Me!"). I've seen screenshots with owners' actual names. Why isn't mine using my contact card? Siri on the phone knows my contact card. Do you have your Watch in first person mode?
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May 5, 2015 21:50
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Walked posted:Do you have your Watch in first person mode? So it would seem. (I assume you're joking) edit: turns out I had "Me" in the nickname field of my own card. No idea how that got there!
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Lexicon posted:So it would seem. "Remind me to do x" ? Though I imagine it is smart enough to handle that kind of command without adding in a nickname to your own contact.
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May 5, 2015 23:15
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Probably a late night existential "Who are you?" "I am me." conversation you had with Siri.
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I really like the sun watch face. You can turn the crown and the sun moves along the line. Let it rest and it'll show how long until (or since) that time. Plus when you pick it up from the charger in the morning, it animates like a tiny sunrise on your wrist.
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I occasionally go halfway through the order process for a Watch on the Apple site, just to see what availability is. I don't know if it means anything, but there's text that shows whether your watch configuration is available at your local Apple Store (it's not, currently). I'm wondering how soon it will be before you'll be able to order a Watch online and just walk over to your nearest store and pick it up. Also, surprisingly, among the half-dozen or so people who I've run into with a watch, none of them have black/black Sport models.
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So I am having an issue where certain events on my calendar are not showing up on the watch. These events are in my work's Outlook calendar and they were invites from people outside of my company for meetings that I've accepted. Those events show up on the Calendar app on the iPhone yet they're not showing up on my calendar on my watch. Meanwhile, other events in the Outlook calendar, including invites to meetings from co-workers, do show up on the watch. I've set the watch to mirror my iPhone under the Calendar settings of the Apple Watch app. Does anyone have any ideas regarding why those events would not show up on my watch?
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May 6, 2015 16:25
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ShoogaSlim posted:Also, surprisingly, among the half-dozen or so people who I've run into with a watch, none of them have black/black Sport models. I saw a black/black this Sunday at a bar so they are out there.
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Is the black/black sport model really black? It looks dark in the picture, but they call the color space gray, and I know my space gray iPhone/iPad don't look that dark in real life. Because of that I thought the only "black" model you could get was the Space Black aluminum one, which also obligated you to get a $500 band for it.
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kitten smoothie posted:Is the black/black sport model really black? It looks dark in the picture, but they call the color space gray, and I know my space gray iPhone/iPad don't look that dark in real life. You mean steel? The black/black sport is pretty dark, I think the black band probably makes it look darker though.
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Has anyone with a milanese on order got a shipping update? I was late to the party ordering and all I have listed is "June."
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