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Since I didn't get the expensive one, I'm actually kind of thinking of not expensing this one and getting them to buy me one next year in case there's an awesome revamp. Though tbh I'm not sure what else I'd want in a watch other than the annual cpu/ram upgrade. Probably battery all the way.
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Yeah, the next big thing will probably multi-day battery life. I'd say always-on display, but thinking about it seems like having your wrist always lit up would be obnoxious even with lowered brightness. Maybe a camera for (lovely) facetime calls because, c'mon, we gotta go full Dick Tracy.
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Sep 28, 2016 03:55
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I don't think the watch will be on a 1 year refresh, seems likely that it will be 18mo/2yr
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Sep 28, 2016 03:57
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Frankly, I'm not upgrading until they add Pencil support.
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Sep 28, 2016 04:55
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Rorus Raz posted:Yeah, the next big thing will probably multi-day battery life. I'd say always-on display, but thinking about it seems like having your wrist always lit up would be obnoxious even with lowered brightness. always on display is not as nice as it sounds. I had a pebble, I would be talking to people and whatever message I get shows up on the watch. Nice thing about the Apple Watch is that it only shows when I am looking at it. Personally I think that's fine. Any time I glance at it the screen immediately lights up anyway.
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rage-saq posted:I don't think the watch will be on a 1 year refresh, seems likely that it will be 18mo/2yr
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rage-saq posted:I don't think the watch will be on a 1 year refresh, seems likely that it will be 18mo/2yr Yeah, the one year thing was a slip -- definitely meant the "next" iteration. This one is really nice but it just "feels" like a stopgap where they're cramming in features without the battery to support it. Sleep monitoring incoming? Enjoy frantically charging your watch at work between getting up from your desk. Don't get me wrong, really excited to get my AWS2 -- waterproofing and GPS will be awesome for kayaking and jogging, and my car doesn't have a fancy bluetooth stereo so it'll be nice to be able to switch tracks without reaching down and swatting my phone hoping I don't get a ticket for distracted driving.
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Martytoof posted:and my car doesn't have a fancy bluetooth stereo so it'll be nice to be able to switch tracks without reaching down and swatting my phone hoping I don't get a ticket for distracted driving. Uh, I would advise against that. At least to me, doing anything on the watch is just about as distracting as doing stuff on the phone.
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Zwille posted:Uh, I would advise against that. At least to me, doing anything on the watch is just about as distracting as doing stuff on the phone. I didn't mean swiping at my watch with a hand, but if I try to yell "Hey Siri play XYZ" at my phone, which is sitting next to my shifter and obscured by the vibration of being in contact with a moving car as well as trying to recognize my voice over loud music -- that's much less likely to succeed than me raising my watch to my face and telling her to play something else.
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Ahhhh. Glad to hear that. 
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Zwille posted:Ahhhh. Glad to hear that. Yeah, using the watch to switch tracks by hand is arguably worse than using my phone (which I can do one handed) since I'd have to take my hands off the wheel entirely  ... so not arguably worse at all. Much worse.
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Sep 28, 2016 13:51
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Rorus Raz posted:Probably. You can see that iPad iterations have been slowing down, with this year just being a smaller Pro. The big iPad hasn't been out a year yet. They could still refresh it in November, and I think they will.
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Wow, the iPhones 7 actually beat the iPad Pro 12.9 in Geekbench multi-core. I expected single-core, but that's impressive.
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It also beat the highest-end Mac Pro for single-core performance. There have been rumors about the Mac switching to their own A-Series type chip. The iPhone 7 scores seem to indicate that change may happen sooner rather than later.
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Tatumje posted:It also beat the highest-end Mac Pro for single-core performance. There have been rumors about the Mac switching to their own A-Series type chip. The iPhone 7 scores seem to indicate that change may happen sooner rather than later. Not to say it's impossible Apple would switch to ARM systems for their computers, but I think it's pretty unlikely for anything other than the MacBook for a number of reasons.
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Sep 28, 2016 17:25
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I know it's a misleading figure. I just thought we were at least five years away from the inevitable transition from Intel. I think it may be a lot sooner. If they really blow it out of the park with a larger CPU, they could start the transition within a year.
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Biodome posted:The big iPad hasn't been out a year yet. They could still refresh it in November, and I think they will. And remove the 3.5mm jack 
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Sep 28, 2016 20:28
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Rorus Raz posted:I think I prefer the Pebble's UI as a whole to the Apple Watch, and of course sleeping tracking is way more feasible on the Pebble. After a week on the Watch I'm already giving up on sleep tracking when just plopping just watch on its charging every night is easier than having to remember to charge in the morning/afternoon. I'll miss the silent alarm though. What do you mean? AW doesn't have a silent vibration timer/alarm?
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rear end Catchcum posted:What do you mean? AW doesn't have a silent vibration timer/alarm?
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Sep 28, 2016 20:35
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The alarm still makes noise in silent mode if the watch is on it's charger in nightstand mode.
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Sep 28, 2016 20:45
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Which is why I specifically was referring to missing the alarm when I sleep with the watch on. Haptic alarm when the watch is off wouldn't even make sense
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Sep 28, 2016 20:46
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Rorus Raz posted:I could see it happening, if only to change the home button and add the new taptic engine. I'm thinking they'll add the true tone display thing from the little one and improve the cameras but that's a discussion for a different thread.
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Sep 28, 2016 22:17
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Picked up a Series 1 today... I really should've looked and checked that the stainless steel link band was Four Hundred and Forty Nine loving Dollars beforehand. I guess Milanese loop will do, although I am more satisfied with the default sport band than I thought I'd be. Actually, are there any suitable third party metal link bands worth buying that aren't hyper price inflated? The watch is pretty cool. I honestly only wanted it to unlock the full functionality of iOS' Health app, but a small part of my CS tech nerd sensibility just wanted something new to play with.
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enojy posted:Picked up a Series 1 today... I really should've looked and checked that the stainless steel link band was Four Hundred and Forty Nine loving Dollars beforehand. I guess Milanese loop will do, although I am more satisfied with the default sport band than I thought I'd be. Hell if I know which are good since I don't think Amazon reviews on a lot of that stuff is trustworthy, there tends to be a lot of "I received this product for free in exchange for a fair review" BS, or listings are all weird cause different products get swapped in and out within the same product listing. I think MacRumors forums and presumably Reddit have a bunch of  people that would probably be better leads on that stuff.
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I've posted it before, but there's plenty of knockoffs on Amazon, though I'll say the one I got is pretty horrible and pinchy but I don't know if that's a link bracelet thing or just the cheap Chinese knockoff I got.
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enojy posted:Picked up a Series 1 today... I really should've looked and checked that the stainless steel link band was Four Hundred and Forty Nine loving Dollars beforehand. I guess Milanese loop will do, although I am more satisfied with the default sport band than I thought I'd be. I've ordered this exact one and had it for 6 months and its just as good as the real one my brother has, they are indistinguishable. iirc this one is based on the "4th gen" clone design out of china https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C8NG2VW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I've heard this one is based on the slightly updated "5th gen" clone design and its got an 18 month warranty, so I'd probably go this way if I did it again https://www.amazon.com/OULUOQI-Stainless-Bracelet-Butterfly-Closure/dp/B01CHYHI88/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1471398639&sr=8-5
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Moko seems to be the closest thing to a name brand among knockoffs. I've got their $6 sport bands and my mom wears a few of their $15 Milanese loops. Both are good enough that I can't imagine paying Apple prices They've got link bracelets that the Internet loves, but they just ran a big sale on Amazon and stock is cleaned out.
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Sep 29, 2016 02:18
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Tapping the screen doesn't always wake it and it pisses me off. Plus doesn't your just randomly turn on when you use your wrist?
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rear end Catchcum posted:Tapping the screen doesn't always wake it and it pisses me off. Plus doesn't your just randomly turn on when you use your wrist? Tap more firmly or just use the side button, I guess. I get a few false-wakes with "raise," but whatever. I still finish the day with 50% battery.
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rage-saq posted:I've ordered this exact one and had it for 6 months and its just as good as the real one my brother has, they are indistinguishable. iirc this one is based on the "4th gen" clone design out of china https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C8NG2VW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Awesome, thanks! I've spent the last hour scouring Amazon and eBay, and it's honestly kind of scary -- I generally ignore the tons of 5-star reviews and only look out for 1-star reviews, most of which are along the lines of "IT BROKE IN 5 MINUTES" and of course, that'd be awful in any scenario.
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I have been considering buying an Apple Watch, but not really sure if it's right for me? I have just an iPad Pro and a Android phone. Apple seems to exclusively market the watch for people who work out, but no one on this site works out, so what are you doing with your watches?
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Sep 29, 2016 02:45
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You need an iPhone for it to function.
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Bum the Sad posted:You need an iPhone for it to function. It literally won't work in anyway shape or form without an iphone?
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I said come in! posted:It literally won't work in anyway shape or form without an iphone? It'll power on, but won't tell the time. So yeah, basically no. It's really a companion device for an iPhone, since that's also how it syncs, updates, notifies you, etc.
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Dewgy posted:It'll power on, but won't tell the time. So yeah, basically no. It's really a companion device for an iPhone, since that's also how it syncs, updates, notifies you, etc. Okay i'll look for a android alternative. Moto's watch seems to be really good.
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Sep 29, 2016 02:54
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Does anyone own the black stainless? Is it good?
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Silver stainless is much better imo. Official tier list: S: Silver stainless A: Silver aluminum White ceramic B: Black aluminum C: Black stainless D: Gold aluminum F: Rose gold aluminum Gold Rose gold Endless Mike fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Sep 29, 2016 |
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Sep 29, 2016 03:19
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Gold is god tier tbqh
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How's the black stainless compare to black aluminum? I like chrome but I always end up scratching every chrome thing within a 3 meter radius of me.
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Black isn't traditionally popular for watches because coatings generally suck and wear ends up showing through as contrasting gray. Apples DLC coating seems really good on the SB and the anodizing is really thick on the space gray, so who cares about traditional concerns? I really like how the black screen blends in with the darker colored bodies.
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