Who still use a pocketwatch in the 21st century?
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Who still use a pocketwatch in the 21st century?
Who still needs a phone in the 21st century? I use my "phone"* often, but rarely for voice calls. I use my "watch"* often - sometimes to find out the time, but more often for notifications and fitness tracking and such.Who still needs wrist watch in the 21st century?
There's always pent up demand on "opening day" from people eager to have the new thing right now. And despite what it feels like if you're in the group that can't get one, that "select percentage" you mention, of people who can get them, that you're probably imagining to be a low number, is likely upwards of 80-90%. Remember, it's not that you can't get one, it's that you can't get one right now. Apple's only alternatives to initial short supply would be either:Why do Apple do this every year. Announce something that on a select percentage can get a hold of the item. Really grinds my gears
Indeed. There's a famous (infamous?) review of the original iPod on one of the biggest tech news sites of the day:Hindsight is always so easy, isn't it?
It took a few generations for the iPod to become a major success. It was trashed by many spectators and journalists when it came out, and didn't start selling big for years.
It's not necessarily the best fitness device for the top 10% of hardcore athletes. You know who it's good for? The other 90% of the population. I've got a considerable exercise streak going, working out every day, that wouldn't be happening if it weren't for my original Apple Watch. That is the Apple Watch being great for fitness, not by being the most painstakingly accurate device, but by being a good-enough device, motivating a large number of people.Apple Watch for fitness? It will never be great for fitness because the heart rate sensor is on the back of the watch instead of built into the watch band. Fashion, not functionality, dominates its design.
Offhand guess, stainless steel model, worn "upside down" (you can set a flag in the preferences to let it know you're doing this and all the controls reverse appropriately), likely with a midnight blue sports band.Could anyone identify the model at 0:56 mark, please?
Looks cool, but it really fails the basic watch use-case until it has an always-on display.
I think the ad convinced me not to get an Apple Watch. That lady floating in the water was so relaxed and stress-free, before she was abruptly interrupted by her watch telling her "You're late!!!!".
Screw that. Sometimes I think we have too much electronics in our lives. It's good to disconnect once in a while.
Who still needs wrist watch in the 21st century?
I thought the very same thing. Ha!Soo.. how does the girl in the ocean in this ad get an iMessage if she's in the ocean and does not have her iPhone near?
They want more sensors but face both technological problems and regulatory problems. They originally thought of the watch as almost a medical device but on the wrist could not get things reliable enough. Maybe some day in future.I wish they added more sensors for fitness (i'm not a fitness person)
The only real thing that excites me is the waterproofing. I forgot to take off my watch and went frolicking in the spitting fountains in millennium park in Chicago this summer and i was soaked to say the least and my watch kept on clicking, for me that's enough waterproofing.
For reference I was that kid
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I thought the very same thing. Ha!
Soo.. how does the girl in the ocean in this ad get an iMessage if she's in the ocean and does not have her iPhone near?
The benefit of an always in display (for me) would be that I can always see it when I want to. There are times, although rare, that the screen doesn't turn in when I lift my arm just so. Not s deal breaker for me, but a minor gripe that could be improved upon.So, basic use case is giving the time to people around you? At the expense of your own usage?
Certainly the adults making the add and the products, right?People who choose to own one. The real question is, what adults concern themselves with what others choose to buy?
Presumably she's not floating in the middle of the Atlantic or Pacific... Actually, on taking a second look, there's a really clear separation between the nearby water and the distant water, both in appearance and in the movement of the surface... She's floating on/in an "infinity pool" overlooking the ocean. Nice view. Anyway, in a pool, her phone is probably on a poolside table or chair, well within bluetooth range, given that it'll have a very clear line of sight.Soo.. how does the girl in the ocean in this ad get an iMessage if she's in the ocean and does not have her iPhone near?
AGREED! I love, love, love it! It reminds me just a tad of the old iPod ads with the dancing silhouettes. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the inspiration, as a lot of the ad has the figures as shadows. It has that iPod classic energy! Also humor.Gorgeous ad, supremely well-produced.
You know Steve was very much in charge when that lengthy series of iPod/iTunes commercials came out, with people dancing with their iPods in silhouette over a bright colored background. He could have stopped them with a whisper. Though Steve doing his best Dean Martin / Frank Sinatra imitation would have been hilarious. Are you talking about this commercial? (the one in the article?)Oh dear god, the Apple Music commercial is too much ... can you imagine if Steve Jobs put himself in a commercial?
Then why the name?I can guarantee I will NEVER buy an iWatch.