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Endless Mike posted:If you want to claim traditional watches are obsolete due to phones, smart watches were obsolete before they were ever invented...because of smart phones. This would possibly be true if the only thing they did was tell the time. One of the biggest features of the Apple Watch is being able to access all of your notifications without having to take out your smart phone every few minutes.
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Sep 29, 2015 03:46
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Are you even reading the things you write?
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Sep 29, 2015 03:50
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you guys are not being nice at all
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Sep 29, 2015 03:53
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monkeu posted:This would possibly be true if the only thing they did was tell the time. One of the biggest features of the Apple Watch is being able to access all of your notifications without having to take out your smart phone every few minutes. How can i possibly get through the day, i have to look at my phone?????
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Sep 29, 2015 03:56
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Endless Mike posted:Are you even reading the things you write? Arguing that traditional watches aren't obsolete is the equivalent of arguing that magnetic compasses are still the way to go when GPS exists. Enjoy buying a bunch of Rolexes as investments or whatever though 
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Sep 29, 2015 03:58
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monkeu posted:Arguing that traditional watches aren't obsolete is the equivalent of arguing that magnetic compasses are still the way to go when GPS exists. Enjoy buying a bunch of Rolexes as investments or whatever though You are truly a moron.
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Sep 29, 2015 04:00
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:How can i possibly get through the day, i have to look at my phone????? I realise that trying to argue the benefits of not being glued to your phone screen 24 hours a day is a bit of a waste of breath on a forum like this. Some of us go outside sometimes though!
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Sep 29, 2015 04:01
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monkeu posted:I realise that trying to argue the benefits of not being glued to your phone screen 24 hours a day is a bit of a waste of breath on a forum like this. Some of us go outside sometimes though! Fly away troll.
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Sep 29, 2015 04:01
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:You are truly a moron. Dr. Tim Whatley posted:Fly away troll. Nice responses to my points
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Sep 29, 2015 04:05
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monkeu posted:Nice responses to my points You aren't making a point, you're throwing out unfounded insults and ideas that aren't based on anything in reality.
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Sep 29, 2015 04:06
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monkeu posted:I realise that trying to argue the benefits of not being glued to your phone screen 24 hours a day is a bit of a waste of breath on a forum like this. Some of us go outside sometimes though! Thankfully you don't have to stare at your phone screen, you can stare at your watch screen  Outside!!
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Sep 29, 2015 04:15
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monkeu posted:This would possibly be true if the only thing they did was tell the time. One of the biggest features of the Apple Watch is being able to access all of your notifications without having to take out your smart phone every few minutes. So you are saying a traditional watch isn't obsolete because you don't have to take your phone out of your pocket to see the time if you own one.
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Sep 29, 2015 04:16
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noirstronaut posted:who cares I need a to do app Use your phone
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Sep 29, 2015 04:22
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Notepads are obsolete now that a watch can do the same thing
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Sep 29, 2015 04:23
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Sep 29, 2015 05:16
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Croc Monster posted:it's a terrible time-telling device. Why? It tells the time. What's it doing wrong in that regard? 
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Sep 29, 2015 08:41
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Endless Mike posted:And looks like a piece of poo poo. I realize this comes of superficial, but watches are, ultimately, accessories/jewelry, so looking attractive is actually important. I would agree that looks are important for watches for most people. For me, I've never worn a watch before the pebble (and now Apple Watch). It's preference, I don't think they look bad, although I've seen watches that are def extremely nice looking. They look nice enough for me, I got a cheap, decent looking band, I'm good. "It's the most personal device ever," which while retarded sounding probably does ring true that different people will have different preferences.
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Sep 29, 2015 09:16
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Pretty much nice watches are just a way to say “look what disposable income I have” without blurting it out loud. The Apple Watch is no different, but actually does things that are useful that regular watches can’t do. That’s it, the end? bobfather fucked around with this message at 10:51 on Sep 29, 2015 |
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Sep 29, 2015 10:49
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The best part of the watch is the health tracking abilities. If used properly, it can be pretty life changing..like telling you when to get off the couch and get another bag of Cheetos.
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Sep 29, 2015 10:55
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I'm not sure why people think it's a bad timepiece. One of the very first epiphanies I had was that being able to look at your wrist to do something as simple as tell time felt like a forgotten tradition. That's probably what the watch is best at doing, with notifications being a very close second. If you don't dig any deeper, the watch is just that: a customizable digital watch face that serves notifications you don't want to fish your phone out for. And that's a justifiable reason to buy/own one if you feel so inclined I went to read an article on my iPhone yesterday and went to scroll down the page using a Digital Crown that obviously wasn't there. It's surprising how second nature that becomes. Once you start messing with fitness apps and such, the watch becomes something unique. I downloaded a fitness app that tracks my heart rate, logs my workout, allows me to choose weight and reps and starts a timer in between sets, without having to manhandle my phone with gross gym hands. I also downloaded a sleep tracker that measures sleep activity and feeds that to the Health app, although I'm not exactly sure what the gently caress any of that data means. But these two apps, and I'm sure a handful of others, sort of prove the Watches worth and level of convenience.
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Sep 29, 2015 13:39
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ShoogaSlim posted:One of the very first epiphanies I had was that being able to look at your wrist to do something as simple as tell time felt like a forgotten tradition. forgotten in that tens of millions of people wear watches 
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Sep 29, 2015 14:01
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blugu64 posted:forgotten in that tens of millions of people wear watches When I first used the Apple Pencil, one of the very first epiphanies I had was being able use my hand and a writing implement to do something as simple as tell write something down felt like a forgotten tradition. Careful kids, your first world-ness is showing.
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Sep 29, 2015 16:04
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I liked "I have no idea what any of this data means...which sort of proves Apple Watch's worth"
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Sep 29, 2015 16:09
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Hmm I wonder what's the latest discussion on the Apple Wa-oh jesus christ let me out of here
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Sep 29, 2015 16:12
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My Apple Watch looks nice and does neat things and I've always enjoyed wearing a watch 
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Sep 29, 2015 16:39
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Why enter this topic if you don't like the watch
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Sep 29, 2015 16:40
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RVProfootballer posted:I liked "I have no idea what any of this data means...which sort of proves Apple Watch's worth" I liked "watches are obsolete because you can take out your phone and smartwatches are good because you don't have to take out your phone"
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Sep 29, 2015 16:42
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So if anyone remembers and/or cares about my odd battery use, I picked up a new watch (42mm instead of 38) and although it's early it's looking like this one will have close to 50% better battery life, so I'm guessing the original was just a bum watch, despite it still making advertised spec.
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Sep 29, 2015 16:43
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ShoogaSlim posted:
What app is this? I have been looking for something that will this
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Sep 29, 2015 16:53
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The Gillman posted:What app is this? I have been looking for something that will this Yeah I'd be interested in this as well.
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Sep 29, 2015 17:08
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:So if anyone remembers and/or cares about my odd battery use, I picked up a new watch (42mm instead of 38) and although it's early it's looking like this one will have close to 50% better battery life, so I'm guessing the original was just a bum watch, despite it still making advertised spec.  I did hit power reserve (it queries at 10% I think) last night on my 42mm after about 16 hours I guess, including 2 hour workout logging for basketball...which I've done a few times now so it was weird seeing power reserve come on actually. I'm guessing it's been usually in the teens or 20s those other nights and I just used it more yesterday.
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Sep 29, 2015 18:00
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Zwille posted:Why? It tells the time. What's it doing wrong in that regard? Wrist flicking to get the screen to come on is finicky and inconsistent. Sometimes a small twist works, sometimes it takes a comical Monty Pythonesque arm waggle to get it to light up. It doesn't work at all lying down, so you need to tap with your other hand. If you are on the subway or a bus, and your watch arm is holding a bar above your head, it does not respond to subtle wrist movement, necessitating the use of the (often occupied) other hand to clumsily reach up and tap. When you do get it to light up, it turns off too quickly. Yes, there is a new 70 second "stay lit" option, but it doesn't work. Why? Because, unlike when you are trying to show the time, the watch is VERY sensitive to movement when it is lit. So the slightest tremor of the wrist, and the the watch goes back off, regardless of the "stay lit" time. I'm not being spergy, I'm not being picky, I just often find I have to tap the screen to get the time, wait the .5 seconds for the screen to come on, and then hope it doesn't blank out too quickly while I'm still looking at it.
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Sep 29, 2015 19:19
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Oh, ok. If it doesn't work as intended for you that sucks. I'm fine with how it works and haven't really experienced it going off prematurely.
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Sep 29, 2015 19:28
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Croc Monster posted:Wrist flicking to get the screen to come on is finicky and inconsistent. Sometimes a small twist works, sometimes it takes a comical Monty Pythonesque arm waggle to get it to light up. It doesn't work at all lying down, so you need to tap with your other hand. If you are on the subway or a bus, and your watch arm is holding a bar above your head, it does not respond to subtle wrist movement, necessitating the use of the (often occupied) other hand to clumsily reach up and tap. When you do get it to light up, it turns off too quickly. Yes, there is a new 70 second "stay lit" option, but it doesn't work. Why? Because, unlike when you are trying to show the time, the watch is VERY sensitive to movement when it is lit. So the slightest tremor of the wrist, and the the watch goes back off, regardless of the "stay lit" time. This is almost the exact opposite of my experience with the apple watch. I see the watch face come on whenever it's even vaguely pointed at my face. Works just fine while lying down, too. I guess my arm is more like the ones that apple designed for than yours is. <shrug>
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Sep 29, 2015 19:36
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Azathoth Prime posted:This is almost the exact opposite of my experience with the apple watch. I see the watch face come on whenever it's even vaguely pointed at my face. Works just fine while lying down, too. I guess my arm is more like the ones that apple designed for than yours is. <shrug> Huh. This actually helps, because if it really does work for you lying down, I might actually have a lemon. Certainly warrants taking it in and having a genius take a look. Zwille posted:Oh, ok. If it doesn't work as intended for you that sucks. I'm fine with how it works and haven't really experienced it going off prematurely. Same with this. Mine really does turn of with the slightest movement after it's lit. Thanks guys, I'm gonna take it in for a once-over.
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Sep 29, 2015 20:07
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For what it's worth I found the wrist detection on my original 38 nearly flawless* -- it displayed when I thought it should be displaying, and not at other times. In the first 24 hours I've had it, the 42 seems a bit too aggressive about it, and the it comes on (seemingly) a bit more often * while not laying down
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Sep 29, 2015 20:14
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Croc Monster posted:Same with this. Mine really does turn of with the slightest movement after it's lit. One thing you can try beforehand--give the thing a quick rinse, particularly around the knob. Sometimes sweat or coffee or whatever can get in there. Then restart the watch. What you describe has happened to me but it was a quick fix.
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Sep 29, 2015 20:27
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Agronox posted:One thing you can try beforehand--give the thing a quick rinse, particularly around the knob. Sometimes sweat or coffee or whatever can get in there. Then restart the watch. Yeah, I've done that a few times, because I also thought the scroll wheel on mine was a bit sticky. Didn't help. I live a few blocks from an apple store, so I'll walk over tomorrow and put on one of their 42mm SGS and see how it behaves. I'm really hoping mine is just wonky and that I'm not some kind of retarded mutant with alien arms who doesn't know how to wear a smartwatch  WithoutTheFezOn posted:For what it's worth I found the wrist detection on my original 38 nearly flawless* -- it displayed when I thought it should be displaying, and not at other times. In the first 24 hours I've had it, the 42 seems a bit too aggressive about it, and the it comes on (seemingly) a bit more often I wish. I'd rather have mine trigger too often than not. I'll post back tomorrow after my field trip. It's also a chance for me to play with a 6s+ and mini 4 as well. Unity Gain fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Sep 29, 2015 |
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Sep 29, 2015 21:28
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Croc Monster posted:Wrist flicking to get the screen to come on is finicky and inconsistent. Sometimes a small twist works, sometimes it takes a comical Monty Pythonesque arm waggle to get it to light up. It doesn't work at all lying down, so you need to tap with your other hand. If you are on the subway or a bus, and your watch arm is holding a bar above your head, it does not respond to subtle wrist movement, necessitating the use of the (often occupied) other hand to clumsily reach up and tap. When you do get it to light up, it turns off too quickly. Yes, there is a new 70 second "stay lit" option, but it doesn't work. Why? Because, unlike when you are trying to show the time, the watch is VERY sensitive to movement when it is lit. So the slightest tremor of the wrist, and the the watch goes back off, regardless of the "stay lit" time. As far as flicking/waggling, I think the issue you're running into is that it doesn't seem designed to recognize it, or maybe filters it out to an extent even. Like a subtle turn or turn and raise seems more consistent than blatantly flicking and waggling it. Lying down actually works alright testing it out right now (I wonder if OS 2 tweaked anything there cause I remember having issues before), while my subway simulation (pull-up bar in my room  ) has the same result as you....and the tap on wake timer doesn't seem to work for me, it's turning off after 15 seconds regardless of the setting.
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