I am sorry you don't believe I am DEAF?? Wow you make me feel better that I am a hearing person. I shouldn't have gone to Gallaudet University at first place.
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apple watch or Nano?
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I am sorry you don't believe I am DEAF?? Wow you make me feel better that I am a hearing person. I shouldn't have gone to Gallaudet University at first place.
Why do you feel the need to bring it up in every thread and then get an overall negative attitude about it?
I am sorry that you are deaf, but it has nothing to do with this thread or most of the threads that you bring it up in. You act like Apple has made products to specifically exclude you. In this case, as others have mentioned, the feedback on the watch could actually be a benefit to those who cannot hear audible notifications.
You don't want me to bring up in every thread and negative about it. I am not here to discuss about negative about us being deaf. I am here to discuss about if Apple products are worth for deaf people like me. Deaf people like me do not need to buy a Nano or Shuffle because we can't hear music am I talking about negative?
This thread is not about iPods. For the record, since you brought it up, I also have no need for a Nano or Shuffle.
You are the one who brought up that the Watch was of no use to a deaf person. That is not what the OP asked.
I had hoped that this thread was a joke
They aren't even really comparable. One is a small touch screen MP3 player with a few extras and the convenience of a clock face screen saver, the other is actually a watch and so much more. If you were to take the prices from brand new at launch, the watch would still win by a country mile. Frankly, I can't even begin to tell you what I'd think if I saw the nano used as a watch now, you'd just look like a fool trying too hard to impress people or "trick" them.
I realise that I've basically paraphrased this whole thread but I don't think it can be stressed enough how much they're not even close to being the same thing.
As for deaf people... Other than phone calls, I honestly don't think I've even used ay audio features on my watch, I just enjoy the convenience of a screen on my wrist. Sure Siri is useful but it's not a deal breaker and even still, if you can speak clearly (I don't know your situation on speech) then you can still use that pretty visually. You should give it a shot if you want to own one, you always have 2 weeks to return.
Yeah after I read other comments and it was good to know Siri was not required. I am not sure what I will do with Apple Watch because I always carry my iPhone 6+ to check email, check schedules, check what time is today, etc. I don't use Apple Pay even though I have set it up already because I don't know how after two failed tries. I don't check in expensive hotel (Im unemployed so can't travel at all) I used Google Map for transit bus directions. I do work out at the gym I put iPhone in my pocket.
Anyway, the reason I said about Apple Watch is not for deaf people is because I was at the bookstore last week reading Google Wear magazine. It was all about Google voice so I assumed Apple Watch is the same thing with Siri.
Many deaf individuals use the iPhone for texting/emailing, but they don't put it down simply because it's capable of making calls. Being able to play music is only one (rather small) aspect of having the Watch. I'm not sure why you're specifically excluding the Watch because it has Siri (it does a good job of populating the appropriate canned responses) or suggesting that turn-by-turn navigation can't be used (it does give distinctive taps to be able to discriminate left/right turns). Many normal hearing members even have the Watch permanently on mute as they prefer it that way.
However, I do notice that you have 271MB worth of music on your iPhone 6+ so surely you do listen to music even if you're deaf?
Shuffle or Nano, I agree that deaf people have no use for those. But you said the *Apple watch* is no use for deaf people, and with that, I disagree, for reasons I stated in my previous post.
You are right OP didn't ask but I am not here to vote if I am deaf and decide which to buy.
You got me... You are good at thread reader very carefully. I can't hear music or I can't hear them sing. I only can hear and feel music vibration though headphone/earpods.
Exactly. So deaf individuals are capable of enjoying music even if they're unable to discriminate the lyrics.
This is pretty much the same situation as everyone else though. We can all do those things on our phones and often do but the watch opens a slightly new possibility. Nobody NEEDS it, we all just wanted it, so we bought it.
So anyway...
That generation of Nano is my favorite one. It's got just enough capacity to have plenty of music and podcasts, it has a radio, it's crazy light, and unlike the Shuffle, it has a screen.
I'll decide for sure whether to keep it after I get my own AW. If not, I'll include it with my iPad 2 when I finally sell it off; we'd finally convert to all Lightning devices at that point. (unless I also keep my iPod Classic…)
That generation of Nano is my favorite one. It's got just enough capacity to have plenty of music and podcasts, it has a radio, it's crazy light, and unlike the Shuffle, it has a screen.
I'll decide for sure whether to keep it after I get my own AW. If not, I'll include it with my iPad 2 when I finally sell it off; we'd finally convert to all Lightning devices at that point. (unless I also keep my iPod Classic…)