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Apple Accidentally Leaks Images of Upcoming Apple Watch Series 4 Models With Larger Displays
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I take it back only because Apple filed for a patent for a UV sensor in July: http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...atch-that-will-integrate-a-uv-ir-scanner.htmlCars watch faces
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The UV would be detected where you are rather than a place miles away.
I was going to buy a Huawei tracker for about £13 from CEX that had a UV sensor but the app sucked, so I didn't bother.
Yep, same
It's Been ok but I can't use it for apps since 2016 and it's only good for the time or notifications.
Will be good to use a fast watch at last.
Looking back, series 0 was a mistake and a rip off really and not ready for public use.
New watch faces looks .. meh
Looks like the new AW4 has a UV Sensor
Pretty sure that's just the weather app providing data.
They absolutely must have, to drive all these extra complex GUI elements with any level of smoothness. I’m really excited. The S3’s CPU was such a big jump over S2 & prior. If they manage that again this is gonna be an unreal device :O
Not sure if someone's replied to this, but it's UV Index. It will probably draw the data from a weather app rather than detect it directly, but who knows! We'll see on the 12th.
Regarding the invite logo: it is the Apple Campus plain and simple. Even though there will be a new Series 4 watch, the revenue from it's sales are dwarfed by the other Apple products. Apple would not promote something that has such low relative revenue.
Guessing it'll be S4 exclusive, like the "explorer" one for the S3 LTE
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Totally agree, people look into these far too much, but it's obviously just the new campus.
A pressure sensor would allow the watch to measure depth when swimming or (if water resistance gets better) scuba diving...will we get a dive computer app?
My SS Series 0 is also ready for retirement, but unlike you I think it was a brilliant purchase.
I also think that new clock face looks excellent.
Well, long hair hanging down, hoodies, broad-brimmed hats... Fusing sensor data is no good if the sensor data coming in is bogus.
Cushion, do you mean like, a bulging display? Apart from being a potential scratch magnet, I'm thinking it might make touch sensing more difficult. Also, a bulging sapphire display cover glass grinding and polishing would probably also be a lot more time consuming (which means even pricier stainless and ceramic models.)
Hi, no by a 'cushion' I mean that the watch case is shaped almost like a cushion (hence the name) that the display is then set on.
It means that the case 'bulges' out beyond the watch face. Imagine taking a round wall clock and putting it on top of a typical loose cushion that you'd have on a couch and it's kinda like that!
It's very much associated with 70s watches and makes for a chunky feel to the watch.
That alone probably explains why it's not on the watch - a cushion makes the watch larger (and hence it feels more 'masculine') and also works better with circular or 'square-circle' faces.
I'd hoped that Apple were going to go for a square-circle - as they seem fond of that shape - but it's probably too hard to do on a watch right now, when there is 3 years of UI and 3rd party apps that expect to be on a slightly tall rectangle.
Ah well - in the next two years maybe!
well, I for one would appreciate having an information-dense display with lots of complications. i always felt, that i wanted to see more of them on the face. after you‘ve looked at it three times, you‘ll know where to look for the information you‘re seeking at the moment. and, if you don‘t like it, just leave them blank or use one of the old faces. at the moment i got a few different faces wih dfferent sets of complications, depending on where i am or what i‘m doing at the moment. but in reality, i often don‘t bother switching those faces, so one face to rule them all is very welcome. I wouldn‘t mind automatic, intelligent face switching depending on time, location, etc... though.
I was hoping for something more spectacular than an uv-sensor (e.g., body temperature, infrared thermometer, laser for measuring distances, gas chromatograph & geiger counter
...) but I guess we‘ll have to wait a bit longer for something like this.
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The other analog watch faces all have customizable details for the tick marks, I don’t see why this wouldn’t. You could also use one of the NINE COMPLICATIONS for a digital clock if you wanted.
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CPU specs generally leak through something like GeekBench, of which the watch has no equivalent.