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- utopian0
Yet another IOS 8.3 update for my phone.
- Oh wait...just emoji character, an updated watch software that did not even come out yet, and some flawed bugs.utopian
- you like complaining a lot huhinteliboy
- No he only pays attention to apple as much as any non fanboy, posting about them like only someone who doesn't care does.monospaced
- says the ultimate fanboyutopian
- Bzzzzt. Not even close.monospaced
- formed0
Just swung by the Apple store at the local mall, my thoughts...
Watch - people are going to rationalize why they need one. It looks cool, finish is Apple, too thick for my taste and I can't justify it. It'll be a huge hit to teens, I think, but beyond that I don't know. By v.3 it should be thin enough that I'd use one for fitness, but that's it.
Still too geeky for my taste/style.MacBook - it'll be a huge hit, I think. No one cares about processors or ports, it just looks nice. If it had a touch screen I'd like it 1000x more. For me, Dell is nicer (too cheesy for my taste - all these gold, etc., colors) and more professional.
S6 - I looked at an S6. Not working models, but I guess they should be the same. I was not impressed. Apple's fit and finish is far superior. Hugely disappointed. If it was the S5 it would have change everything, but it's catchup now.
Now I pray Lenovo's Windows phone lives up to the rumor renderings. HTC and Samsung are hanging in there, but missed a chance to gain the crown again.
My 2 cents
- iPhone6 was the biggest catch up product in years... Apple caught up, the competition doesn't need to.
I agree about finish though - they kill the competition.fadein11
- iPhone6 was the biggest catch up product in years... Apple caught up, the competition doesn't need to.
- inteliboy0
doomed!
http://qz.com/381791/apple-watch…once again, I wish I had Apple stocks.
- this is a really beautiful websitemekk
- Earnings on the 27th should be interesting.monospaced
- that main pic is crying out for a meme - look at the smug nerd on the left.fadein11
- benfal990
people will be attacked for their Apple Watch. A watch is visible at all times. Not like an iPhone in a pocket or a bag.
Look everyone! I have a watch on the wrist that worth $600!! Look!
I would take it off when taking the subway and in certain area of the city.
- yeah, people get attacked in public for their nice watches all the timemonospaced
- like this dude getting knocked for his iPhone in Montreal a few years ago, check the video: http://www.lapresse.…benfal99
- good link: http://www.lapresse.…benfal99
- @mono, for the new trendy APPLE watch, yesbenfal99
- That attack would involve unbuckling the band and then unpairing the Watch from the owner's phone. Probably a pain in the ass, espeically in public.monospaced
- makes more sense to steal a rolexGnash
- The thing with Rolex's and other "normal" watches is they could be fake, and they also aren't as recognizable or obvious.iCanHazQBN
- If someone's wearing the Apple Watch, they KNOW it's the real thing and they KNOW exactly how much it's worth.iCanHazQBN
- exactlybenfal99
- A stolen Watch is almost useless I believe with the security features built in. It won't work without a code, etc.monospaced
- A lot of thuggish criminal people aren't very hi-tech and are not aware of all the security features. They will just steal it anyway thinking there would beiCanHazQBN
- some way to get into the device, or they will sell it to someone who already can (or is willing to try) to get into the device.iCanHazQBN
- zaxtlybenfal99
- Sure, I guess you can add this item to the list of quadrillions of items in existence that can and will be stolen.monospaced
- how many other items have this much buzz around them? this is probably top of the list. The latest magical product from the most famous company. it's incrediblyiCanHazQBN
- recognizable, and people will be flaunting it 24/7 in front of everyone by wearing it on their wrist.iCanHazQBN
- I mean the likelyhood of yours actually being stolen is not that great. But relative to other products, it's an extremely vulnerable target.iCanHazQBN
- I'm not saying don't buy one because it might get stolen. But don't be surprised if it does.iCanHazQBN
- I guess you're right. I can't turn on the news without hearing about people being accosted for their Samsung watches every day. LOLmonospaced
- People were also attacked when the iPod was cool. Some teenagers just bought the white Apple earphones and wore them without a player..mekk
- utopian0
I QUIT: WHAT REALLY GOES ON AT APPLE
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. – Steve Jobs, June 12, 2005.
- More than half of these complaints I can apply to every company I've ever worked for.kona
- qoob3
- what an obnoxious videointeliboy
- Cute enough.docpoz
- didnt even do much and watch almost dead by 7pm. awesome.CygnusZero4
- Rupert Murdoch. Ugh.TOMMYxGUNN
- at the gym by 5 from your new york job? seems unlikely.sarahfailin
- looks gigantic and awkward_niko
- I earlier come need on the video but I think the watch is a decent 1.0 device.docpoz
- Come need= commented. #fthisautospelldocpoz
- I live in another world and am happy about it.SimonFFM
- This confirms my suspicion that the watch will probably be a flop. Are people really going to spend $400 for the stuff seen in this video?yuekit
- I'm going to judge anyone who wears thishotroddy
- ernexbcn0
"Trent Reznor is playing a significant role in redesigning the iPhone's music app"
- In other news, Greg (Apple Software Developer) is helping Ilan Rubin of Nine Inch Nails improve his drumming skills.iCanHazQBN
- lol ICHQgeorgesIII
- lolyuekit
- utopian0
I experienced Apple TV over a friends house early today for the first time. Why is Apple TV so slow and sluggish? And the UI is very clumsy and cumbersome.
- The UI is shit. The streaming takes time to buffer but it's not as sluggish as some of the competition.monospaced
- Yeah it's weird how even selecting a title is painfully slow.nb
- still waiting for Apple to inject some much needed appleness into TV - Apple TV is poor. TV is waiting to be turned upside downfadein11
- Selecting a title shouldn't be slow. Mines super fast. I was bitching more about the interface.monospaced
- to top that, it is too slow for 4K. Apple fans be like '4K is not ready yet'mekk
- it doesn't output 4K lolmonospaced
- That's his point. It's not powerful enough.ETM
- Why would they make it powerful enough to drive 4K if it doesn't output 4K and they don't have any 4K content?monospaced
- because they always claim to be the pioneers of everything, see usb-c, see thunderbolt, see ipad.mekk
- You do know that the Apple TV came out before 4k right?monospaced
- benfal993
- i like the part with the guy at the bar with a friend. paying attention to nothing because of the watch. lolbenfal99
- Seems like an opportunity for a watch that is NOT connected. All looks good if it were lighter, not reliant on the phone, faster...conclusion is waitformed
- I think it'll take years to figure out what exactly a "smart watch" should do and how. Also, that timeframe may reveal we don't need them at all.monospaced
- At that point tech will allow for smaller and faster watches with all kinds of new things. I say this is a decent start, but I'm not sold on one for nowmonospaced
- It's a cool experiment. When we can really divide the categories I think they'll catch on. A "real" fashion watch doesn't need a billion bells and whistlesformed
- and a good fitness watch just needs gps, no connection needed and durability (their sport bands, etc., look good, but the watch doesn't fit)formed
- so I agree with you :-)formed
- benfal991
Woah!
just noticed the Apple Watch 'SPORT' model is 449$CAN .. plus taxes that mean 515$CAN
WTF! So expensive!
- yet, you'll still buy it ;PgeorgesIII
- yeah I'm surprised they don't have a cheaper option - not many kids and teenagers can simply walk around with $500 on their wrist...inteliboy
- this is seriously exagerated... the markup must be super highbenfal99
- How can a small device like this cost more than certain laptop or computer?benfal99
- considering the Canadian dollar is worth only $.80 in the US, this figure is the exact same when you account for the difference.monospaced
- The cost is of course partly that it's a designer product, but also for its materials, fit n' finish and all the UI/UX R&Dmonospaced
- You can easily get a slightly cheaper smart watch, but it'll be bigger and less easy to usemonospaced
- Should have been something around 280$-310$ imobenfal99
- You think it should be cheaper than the Samsung Gear? C'mon benfalmonospaced
- you think teenagers don't wear $500 on their wrist? how 'bout their $300 beats hanging around their necks? or their iPhone in their loose pockets?mekk
- i tought Samsung was cheaperbenfal99
- it is, and rightly somonospaced
- A comparable GPS watch from Garmin or Suunto is $500-ish. It's priced appropriately for the market.ideaist
- Mono speaks from experience in owning/using one, of course ;-)formed
- please... all I've done is read about what it does and how it's differentiated, just like anyonemonospaced
- ;)monospaced
- My watch... $20...pango
- My watch... $20...pango
- utopian1
Apple Is Not Alone
Dell, Microsoft and Fifteen Other Fortune-500 Corporations’ Financial Reports Indicate Their Offshore Profits Are In Tax Havens; Hundreds More Likely Do the Same
- I'm kinda wondering, and this is an honest question. Wasn't it already well known that most corporations/banks/f... are made to dodge taxes?georgesIII
- of course it's well known, not sure why anyone's surprisedmonospaced
- because people are talking about wages and company profits - "how can they have so much wealth and not increase wages?" is the discussionformed
- which is, in the US at least, basically a political line issuemonospaced
- yup, it's always politics...but it is a relevant point. Companies are not investing in employees because no one is making themformed
- Companies are greedy in general and there's hardly any legislation to hold them accountable for all the shady shit they are allowed to do.monospaced
- lvl_130
would you take it off to fight a tiger though?
- ukit20
Does anyone here want a smart watch, from any company? It's not just Apple, the entire industry jumped into this without it being a well-thought out concept. A smartwatch is like a 1950s vision of what tech would be like. And it's unnecessary because you always have your phone within reach anyway.
- that's the problem. you need your phone next to you. therefore it's merely a commodity/status thing.lvl_13
- I agree with you ukit.monospaced
- totally agree ukit2fadein11
- Any watch is a commodity/status thing.
It's jewellery. And it's worn by supermodels running in starving Africa, what more could you possibly want?rafalski - i don't like watches—i just use my phone nowjaylarson
- i_monk0
69% of Americans not interested in Apple Watch
- Great. Apple is doomed!ESKEMA
- (not a racist comment): 70% of americans are white people.mekk
- does that mean that only black people want the watch?ESKEMA
- It could mean white people dont like the watch. the rest 30% are not only black people.mekk
- good point!ESKEMA
- Comparable percentages doesn't mean there's a relationship.i_monk
- And how many are interested but wont buy bc theyre overpriced.CygnusZero4
- All they need is less than 2% of current customers to make a fortune.monospaced
- So if 50% of the interested Americans buy one, thats 47.8million watch sales.. Yeah they are doomed..slappy
- @slappy I doubt that 20% of the US population will buy the same watch. I don't even think that 50 million people can afford the watch in the USmekk
- So pretty much like iPhones then haha?
Seriously though, I'm not expecting it to be the next iPad, I think people will buy it though.slappy - The fact that 31% ARE interested is amazing. That is a fantastic stat for Apple. 31% of Americans are actually considering buying this watch. That's huge.iCanHazQBN
- That means 31% are interested. Thats a win. Any company would kill for 31% of any product.ArmandoEstrada
- iCanHazQBN0
Pretty much all of the stuff people do on their phones consists of watching videos, reading news, playing games. You can't really do any of that on a watch. Seems like a pointless device to me.
- I do none of that. My phone is for checking email, texting and figuring out info like maps, flights and weather while out.monospaced
- I figure the watch would be helpful for data, like a regular watch is.monospaced
- Regular watch is a good statement, tho. A ubiquitous watch won't be...not for long (imho). It'll be like a calculator watch - cool for the first year.formed
- Doesn't mean it won't make a ton of money, I think they will, over time and as there are more choices (I still want a good workout watch).formed
- It will check your pulse.rafalski
- @mono - iphone was too small for any of that to be fun - they have now caught up a littlefadein11
- I disagree.monospaced
- VectorMasked1
As much as I been disliking Apple slowly, I am still a customer.
And just a few minutes I was on the phone with them about a fugly screen issue my iphone started to have about a week ago. Despite my phone not being under warranty, they offered to cover all expenses for the repair, but in all likelihood they will just send me a new phone. An authorized repair centre quoted me $400 bucks for the repair.Good stuff.
Just hope they don't change their minds once they see the couple of scratches it has.
- Generally their support sucks, though. One of the reasons I never bought them for business - tech support is ridiculously bad (bring into store?! Please).formed
- yes you had a lucky break here (excuse the pun) - this isn't the norm.fadein11
- I had similar experiences with HP, Samsung and Dell. EVGA once sent me a higher model as replacement for a broken GPUmekk
- benfal990
Bigger screens also mean lots more glare from derp people at the theatre or at concerts. BECAUSE PEOPLE DONT UNDERSTAND THE FKG BRIGHTNESS CONCEPT!
- craigatkinson0
I like the new imac. The higher spec one has self- upgadeable RAM too
- my 2007 24inch iMac has that as well and I'm sure the ones that followedernexbcn
- the new iMac 21.5 is the only iMac without self-upgradable RAMESKEMA
- Pretty bad if they make upgradability a 'feature' you have to pay for.ETM
- fuck, really? the new 21.5 doesn't have swappable ram?monospaced
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