Doesn't matter what ever it is, it will be stupid, too expensive, and Android will be better.
Who on earth needs a watch anymore anyway?
Oh and,
Apple is doomed again.
Posted on 02/04/2014 3:04:46 PM PST by Carbonsteel
Fixed it for you.
Doesn't matter what ever it is, it will be stupid, too expensive, and Android will be better.
Who on earth needs a watch anymore anyway?
Oh and,
Apple is doomed again.
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Every new electronic gadget will somehow have a tracking device on it.
I’m looking at getting an OLD Corolla; already have a Timex.
I’d like to see a thread asking FREEPERS what features would make them consider buying an iWatch.
You missed the “rest of the story” as has played out the last several years:
Analysts predict massive sales
Apple predicts big sales
Actual sales exceed Apple’s forecast, but slightly miss those analysts’ forecasts, so stock falls...
And yes, after tech sites print it (along with the bluster from MS and other makers as well). They want to be the “first with the news”... even if it means just regurgitating manufacturers and their hyperbole.
You mean the MS Surface Pro?
Like Rush Limbaugh...
I love it!!! (not the next big thing part, but the BIG THING part)
I’m still looking for an old school windup watch. I hate having to go to the store and buy a battery!
Exactly...but with a stable OS. :)
I was introduced to self-winding watches by my maternal grandfather. He was a stickler for accurate time, as well as highly engineered machinery.
I inherited a Seiko automatic that I have never seen another like it. I don’t recall how many “jewels” in the mechanism, but it kept impeccable time. I cracked the crystal and my father took it to get it replaced - never to be seen again... UGHHH...
Have owned several other automatic watches over the years. I love them.
My current timepiece is a Seiko Kinetic I have owned for 15+ years. It is now to the point that it needs the capacitor replaced. I have ordered one to do the job myself. It too keeps great time - IF I wear it pretty much every day. But with the very weak capacitor, more than a couple of days in the drawer means it will stop. It’s the most I have ever spent for a watch myself. I hope I can replace the capacitor and have it go another 15+ years with as reliable service as the last have been!
You are saving up money to buy one of these google watches?
Aren't there third-party styluses out there? Apple doesn't make it part of the core product because they generally don't include things that only a small subset of users actually want or would use. This is why they got rid of first floppy, then optical drives on their desktops and notebooks - some people still use them, but most people get things digitally these days (or at the very least, Apple is nudging them that way).
A stylus is a powerful tool for those who need it, but that's a small percentage of the user base.
“Huh? First thing I did when I bought an iPad several years ago was to buy a stylus, for one dollar. Works fine.”
...and...
“A stylus is a powerful tool for those who need it, but that’s a small percentage of the user base.”
As a content consumption device, the iPad is great.
It could be a lot more useful with more stylus aware apps, and an actual Apple-supported stylus. It certainly has the CPU horsepower to (finally) do good handwriting recognition. Regardless, it’s not great having fat fingers obscure the screen when you’re working.
There’s a major rumor of a larger iPad coming with a stylus for note-taking students and other uses. I hope so!
@roadcat: “You can’t do serious photoshop work on an iPad, I’ve done some graphics (with apps like SketchBook Pro) on my iPad but prefer the desktop environment for serious work.”
One thing to consider is the melding of remote CPU horsepower (your desktop) with the iPad as a display and input device. That area is yet to be exploited effectively in a lot of domains. I agree that tablets will never suffice for some work though.
Wouldn’t that be called the iEye?
That’s a good idea:
1. A death ray that can take out the loud talker on his/her iphone.
2. An app that will tell you when the boss will be in the office in the morning.
3. A grappling hook line that will allow you to swing between buildings if being chased by the mob, KGB or IRS.
4. An app that can tell you if the great looking chick in the bar with the six inch stiletto heels will cost $100 or more for the night.
5. An app that will take into consideration all of your current lifestyle choices that will be able to compute to the nanosecond, that one will become eligible for death panel eligibility.
One such app that I've been using is FileBrowser. It allows me to use my iPad to manipulate files on all the computers on my home LAN. Makes it a breeze to copy and move files around. Also makes it easy to view the hundreds of digital movies I have stored on a NAS at my router, for viewing on the iPad so I don't have to locally store it, and I can also stream it to my HD TV via Apple TV. Used to walk over to my other computers, now I partially control them remotely with the iPad. No one device can suffice to please everyone, that's why a mix of devices works out better. Sort of like automobiles - a sports car can't haul freight, a family car is necessary for kids, and a big truck is limiting in fun, so I own all.
Even though I no longer wear a wristwatch, if I did I would wear my Seiko that I bought 40 years ago. It autowinds, no battery necessary. Still works (when I wear it as it needs movement to self-wind).
Not that I need it nor condone such use, but young students may like an iWatch that displays answers while they're taking an exam in school, that automatically kills the display when sensing someone else looking towards the student. Other features - a voice-analyzer to detect liars, video/audio recording for sure, ability to learn remote commands for other remote controls. Absurd features - pacemaker-like ability to slow your heartbeat to a trance state and to later awaken you, poison sprayer for insects (or obnoxious persons), detector of electronic bugs, acupuncture device for healing. Me, I'd simply get one for health monitoring features.
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