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Logikv9 posted:$1299 is too much for something that is a ipad with a trackpad and keyboard. Especially when the Air is more powerful and has more ports.
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LOL at people laughing in the background at the absurdity of the drawing a cat thing.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:59
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MrBond posted:The air screen isn't IPS or retina though. I understand that other people have other needs but IMO a macbook should be more focused on processing power and useability (ports). The new MacBook is more like what the Air was when it was first announced rather than the middle child between an Air and a Pro.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:02
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Three Olives posted:Super model completes first half-marathon in impoverished Africa with Apple Watch. Look out africans, white lady with a watch that costs more than all your possessions combined coming through.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:05
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Talk about the drat watch instead of some lady running. People run marathons every day.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:07
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Logikv9 posted:My pebble does all this stuff but it's only $99 so this means I'm poo poo and my watch is poo poo. Can you have a phone conversation like Dick Tracey??
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Mar 9, 2015 19:10
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Dude just triggered my phone's "Hey Siri" Trigger warning.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:12
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I am legitimately going to pay $400 to get an animated Mickey on my wrist. edit: 30 minutes of battery life I bet.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:14
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Now you never have to talk to anyone at the hotel. Edit: It's time to talk about battery life and price dudes.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:18
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Nerdy watch dude is the most competent presentation of the day so far.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:20
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Bet the large version has better battery life too.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:28
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AHAHAHAHAHAHA A THOUSAND DOLL HAIRS
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Mar 9, 2015 19:30
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You have to literally be making GBS threads me ten thousand dollars.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:30
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The Devil Tesla posted:I was waiting for this. Of course it's 10k it's solid gold. Solid gold is extremely malleable, drat thing is going to melt from the heat of the processor.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:33
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The Dave posted:What Apple has done is produce a new patented alloy that contains less gold per volume while retaining the same 3:1 ratio and 18K classification. The other material isn't one of the standard metals used in alloys; it's ceramic, which is less dense. Dr. Drang on Leancrew explains this in more detail (emphasis ours): So it's not real gold...got it.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:36
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The Devil Tesla posted:lol if you were going to buy a watch, at any price point. Gonna get the Cheap 42mm one dude. The TomTom GPS watch with heart rate monitoring is about the same price.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:38
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kimcicle posted:TomTom GPS watch w/ the heart rate monitoring doesn't require to be paired with an iPhone to work. True. Could also just get a Pebble Time to do all of this same stuff for $200.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:41
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10K for a watch that is going to be obsolete next year is total overkill... Actually, $400 for a watch that is going to be obsolete next year is a bad deal too.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:46
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Pindakaas posted:drat I was hoping for iPad pro news. They did...its call the new MacBook. It has a 1.1Ghz Core M, a keyboard, and one single port.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:48
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You're paying for the ancient and righteous simple chainmail band.
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Mar 9, 2015 19:57
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From the apple watch store page... "**Apple Watch is splash and water resistant but not waterproof. You can, for example, wear and use Apple Watch during exercise, in the rain, and while washing your hands, but submerging Apple Watch is not recommended. Apple Watch has a water resistance rating of IPX7 under IEC standard 60529. The leather bands are not water resistant. " IPX7 - Withstands incidental exposure to water of up to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes. You would think for a watch that has no need to ever be opened and has wireless charging they would waterproof it.
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Mar 9, 2015 20:00
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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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Mar 9, 2015 20:36
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gypsyshred posted:Ok, here's my plan, tell me if this will work out. I buy the Sport, and tolerate the ugly rear end plastic band until a nice third party product comes out. The Sports body shouldn't feel too cheap, no? Actually the majority of the backside of the Apple Watch is that giant black Heart Rate Monitor thingy, I doubt the feel of the aluminum will matter that much.
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Mar 11, 2015 18:40
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Was talking with the Apple guy in the store the other day and he reiterated the fact that the Apple Watch Edition is only going to be sold in "high profile" stores or whatever. I still think a 10-17k smartwatch is dumb and it matches up with their decision to change the MacBook into an utraportable while leaving the Air alone. Probably going to get flamed for this but I'm not quite sure of the direction Tim Cook is taking apple in. I don't see the Apple Watch trying competing with a ten thousand dollar pure gold mechanical timepiece because the kinds of people who put that money down do it for vanity or as an investment. A ten thousand dollar apple watch is still the same bits and pieces as the $350 sport wrapped in a bit of gold and everyone knows that. A rolex or whatever has internals and features that puts it above a $12 casio quartz. Apple trying to insert themselves in the high end watch market isn't really their business model and it shows in how they presented the device in the first place.
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Mar 12, 2015 19:26
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Dietrich posted:But here's the thing: status symbols actually have to confer some sort of advantage to not be seen as frivolous. No one questions why a millionaire might want to own a top of the line Mercedes instead of a ford focus, because the Mercedes is demonstrably a better car. Agreed, The original iPhone took the smartphone market by storm because it was one of the first full touchscreen smartphones (and most certainly the first touchscreen smartphone aimed at the consumer market). Windows CE had been hacked together to make phonecalls and blackberries were still keyboard and roller-nub navigation. The iPhone was expensive but it filled a very specific market niche that no one was serving. An "Edition" apple watch is still a base model apple watch with a fresh coat of paint. I don't even need to steal a car analogy because I straight up say that no one would spend 2900% more on a gold iPad vs a space grey or silver iPad. Edit: the New MacBook is a neat machine and I can see the benefits of having it as an ultraportable.
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Mar 12, 2015 20:50
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shadow puppet of a posted:Don't ever go to Harrods, you'll have your tiny utilitarian world shattered. I wish I lived in a world where I could spend an extra ten thousand dollars on something because it was prettier. 
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ZShakespeare posted:Fwiw I agree that in vehicle computers are terrible and need to be fixed, but I still don't think car analogies apply to watches. A computer and interface is only part of a car. CarPlay will work with existing automobiles, and may see some deeper integration with future ones, but ultimately the automobile experience is in the chassis and drivetrain. With a watch, the computer is the entire experience. I can't wait to see the first Apple Store with an attached garage where a minimum wage teenaged kid rips out your old head unit and replaces it with a shiny new CarPlay. It'll be the mid-nineties Best Buy experience all over again.
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