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Apple Shares New Ads Promoting Apple Watch Series 2 as a Holiday Gift [Update]
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Good lord, did anyone else get a headache? First one was filmed in the dark, the other through a city, so chaotic trying to keep focused on that watch. Ugh.
I have been wearing mine every day since the launch and I'm still happy with my first version. I might consider the Series 2 but not before I do other things first with my funds. Day to day I forget about the fact that a new version is out because nothing makes me wish it were better right now.
I think the Apple Watch is a slow burner. One of the biggest issues is battery life. This is an issue with all wearables not just Apple.
First one must be a Northern city to have snow, although the chances of them keeping the watch and not be stabbed would be pretty slim
Don't think the second one is very UK themed, wrong cars and number plates, and doesn't look like a typical UK city
Don't think the second one is very UK themed, wrong cars and number plates, and doesn't look like a typical UK city
my Apple Watch Hermes Series 2 is nice but not great. I upgraded from the series 0 and while faster, it still lags at times.
It's nice to track my steps/fitness, telling time, and reading alerts. Beyond that, I don't really find it useful. A fitbit device that costs 10x less could meet my needs.
As a daily watch wearer though, wearing a traditional watch and a fitbit looked dorky. The only reason why I have an apple watch is because it looks like a traditional watch but with fitbit like features included.
HellOfA unnecessary feature though. I had some extra cash laying around but I can't say I'll likely upgrade in 3 years when my AppleCare+ expires.
It's nice to track my steps/fitness, telling time, and reading alerts. Beyond that, I don't really find it useful. A fitbit device that costs 10x less could meet my needs.
As a daily watch wearer though, wearing a traditional watch and a fitbit looked dorky. The only reason why I have an apple watch is because it looks like a traditional watch but with fitbit like features included.
HellOfA unnecessary feature though. I had some extra cash laying around but I can't say I'll likely upgrade in 3 years when my AppleCare+ expires.
In your opinion! I love mine just because you don't like don't want or can't afford nobody else should have one
So I asked my wife:
Do you want an apple watch for christmas? No
Do you want some wireless headphones? No
Do you want a new iphone? No
A new ipad? No
Do you want a laptop? No, I want a new mac mini.
Guess she's going to be disappointed.
Do you want an apple watch for christmas? No
Do you want some wireless headphones? No
Do you want a new iphone? No
A new ipad? No
Do you want a laptop? No, I want a new mac mini.
Guess she's going to be disappointed.
The best usage of the watch to me is to be a super quick camera, but I don't see it coming.
[doublepost=1481313413][/doublepost]Fitbit with those functions is NOT 10x less.
[doublepost=1481313413][/doublepost]Fitbit with those functions is NOT 10x less.
Well that's great that you like it! It's nice to have things you like!
It's still laughed at by the bulk of the population though, like you stumbled drunk out of the Star Trek Paramount lot, just like Google Glass was.
They should have been engineered it better so they could track sleep! Their all about improving your health but missing one the most important components! I REALL love my Microsoft Band 2 and disappointed their discounting it. I can charge it while in the shower and wear it 23 1/2 hours a day and it tracks everything.
The Apple Watch is a jack of all trades and a master of none!
About half the people I know who bought one have sold it because it provided little to no value and charging it was a nusicance.
I really enjoy how Microsoft allows you to compare other people your age, weight, exercise frequency etc... and see how your doing in comparison. The Nike Band also offered comparisons but included TONS of graphical achievements that kept you going. The Apple Watch is boring!
The Apple Watch is a jack of all trades and a master of none!
About half the people I know who bought one have sold it because it provided little to no value and charging it was a nusicance.
I really enjoy how Microsoft allows you to compare other people your age, weight, exercise frequency etc... and see how your doing in comparison. The Nike Band also offered comparisons but included TONS of graphical achievements that kept you going. The Apple Watch is boring!
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I personally don't have a watch on when asleep so I charge mine then no problem s for me and I suspect thousands of others
No Mac updates aside from an overpriced MacBrick [Pro], lackluster iPhone release, oversaturated iOS market, discontinuation of displays and routers, and more along with its first ever annual revenue decline since 2001.
Yet focus on a less than stellar product with more bands and commercials, that's important. I hope the new multibillion dollar HQ "spaceship" can fly Apple back to reality. Unfortunately, it most likely flies to another nation with better tax incentives.
Yet focus on a less than stellar product with more bands and commercials, that's important. I hope the new multibillion dollar HQ "spaceship" can fly Apple back to reality. Unfortunately, it most likely flies to another nation with better tax incentives.
The Series 2 38mm Rose Gold is nearly impossible to find in stores (including Apple Stores). For something that's supposedly a dud, it sure seems to be selling well.
As Tim Cook hasn't released sales figures of the self-proclaimed "best selling" watches or MacBook Pro's, it seems more likely Apple produced a small amount rather than selling a lot. A convenient marketing slight of hand.
Also, the series 2 gold edition was discontinued. I'm hoping I simply missed the sarcasm.
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/07/apple-discontinues-apple-watch-edition-gold/
Some folks are selling their Nike Bands on eBay.
Ever wear one? I sometimes forget I have it on.
These things are pretty much sold out everywhere in the US. #doomed
Yes, and I didn't like it one bit. To each their own, but facts are facts -- that is a chunky watch. Frankly, I think the Casio computer watches from '80s look better. At least they can pull off the retro look.
The discontinued Gold Edition was the $10k version. I'm talking about the standard aluminum Rose Gold.
We all love our Apple Watch's in our family. We can't leave home without it. It's converted both the high-end Watch wearers in our family and the ones who would never typically put a Watch on.
Spoiler: I'm the one that would never ever think about wearing a Watch. They're pointless. The Apple Watch on the other hand is far from pointless. Everyone who sees it is immediately intrigued and wants one.
Spoiler: I'm the one that would never ever think about wearing a Watch. They're pointless. The Apple Watch on the other hand is far from pointless. Everyone who sees it is immediately intrigued and wants one.
To the people who complain... I feel like they're the ones who cannot afford one. So they get jealous when they see one.
I feel for where you live. That must be brutal.
Love my apple watch for
1) Apple Pay - best way to pay ever, esp. in drive-thrus
2) controlling audiobooks or music while dog-walking (pause, rewind, etc)
3) never missing calls or texts without ever putting sound on, whether the iphone is in a jacket or the next room
4) handy dispatch or ignoring of brief or pointless texts
5) Hey Siri, set a timer for 30 minutes -- surprisingly useful
6) complete confidence that the time and date are right, regardless of daylight savings or days in a month
7) Best watch strap ever -- milanese, and I'm a life-long watch wearer
Battery life is not a problem for me -- it never goes below 50%. I would gladly give up half the battery life for a thinner watch or more persistent on-time.
For me, the Apple Watch is a very big thing.
1) Apple Pay - best way to pay ever, esp. in drive-thrus
2) controlling audiobooks or music while dog-walking (pause, rewind, etc)
3) never missing calls or texts without ever putting sound on, whether the iphone is in a jacket or the next room
4) handy dispatch or ignoring of brief or pointless texts
5) Hey Siri, set a timer for 30 minutes -- surprisingly useful
6) complete confidence that the time and date are right, regardless of daylight savings or days in a month
7) Best watch strap ever -- milanese, and I'm a life-long watch wearer
Battery life is not a problem for me -- it never goes below 50%. I would gladly give up half the battery life for a thinner watch or more persistent on-time.
For me, the Apple Watch is a very big thing.
