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The Apple Watch looks great when the screen is on. When it is off: "he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes"

When he comes after ya, he doesn’t seem to be livin. Until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white, and then - aww, then you hear that high-pitch screamin’, the ocean turns red, and in spite of all the poundin’ & hollerin’, they all come in and rip ya to pieces.
[doublepost=1537553744][/doublepost]I’ll get an apple watch perhaps, but only when it gets a camera, takes pictures, can do facetime and is completely independent of the iphone. Oh, and when it shoots laser beams that can blow up stuff.
 
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When he comes after ya, he doesn’t seem to be livin. Until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white, and then - aww, then you hear that high-pitch screamin’, the ocean turns red, and in spite of all the poundin’ & hollerin’, they all come in and rip ya to pieces.
[doublepost=1537553744][/doublepost]I’ll get an apple watch perhaps, but only when it gets a camera, takes pictures, can do facetime and is completely independent of the iphone. Oh, and when it shoots laser beams that can blow up stuff.

AW will never get a camera due to the creep factor. Gyms would ban it in less than a week.
 
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I’m not going to buy it. I’m not going to buy it. I’m not going to buy it. (Murmuring to myself).
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AW will never get a camera due to the creep factor. Gyms would ban it in less than a week.
Oooh, that’s actually a good reason to have the LTE version - if you go to a gym or place with a shower/changing room, you don’t have to worry about putting your phone away or taking it with you. Many changing rooms explicitly forbid the use of cell phones.
 
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Oooh, that’s actually a good reason to have the LTE version - if you go to a gym or place with a shower/changing room, you don’t have to worry about putting your phone away or taking it with you. Many changing rooms explicitly forbid the use of cell phones.

That’s what my wife does (although the main reason for giving her the LTE was that as a special ed teacher she can’t be near her phone, and many times she can’t even be in the same room where her phone is; AW saved her many times!)
 
I like how each time he stops, there's another "him" pushing it even further. No words needed for this message.

Want to see bike riding added, of course. But it was pretty cool how he and all his jogger "selves" are just standing there when the swimmer "him" comes running by and goes straight for the water.
 
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The marketing seems heavier compared to prior years, or am I mistaken. I wonder why?
Why? Because it’s now going to nuclear. When the watch launched most said it was a epic fail. “People would never wear it” “ugly” blah blah blah. Now I see tons of them out in the wild here in Southern California... this watch cracks thru the ceiling and the watch now goes mass market.

Classic Steve Jobs product “A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.”
— Steve Jobs”
 
I sure wish they had enabled Auto-Pause for Cycling (like it works for running) in WatchOS 5. It's kind of a basic function. I guess I try to stop less often. But, traffic signals and all, you know.
 
very useful info. I didn't know that scrolling down from heart rate was some very useful data
 
I’m sorry, I love Apple but when i see ads like this with tag lines like, “Theres a BETTER you in you!” I have to laugh. It reminds me of the alien invasion film THEY LIVE. Put on your magic sunglasses and suddenly all the ads & signs turn into one word subliminal messages like OBEY! & CONSUME! Lol.

Maybe I’m not the target audience, but I don’t need a watch to tell me to get moving. I just find the whole thing bizarre.

I heavily credit Apple Watch in my weight loss. I've lost over 220 pounds so far, and the combination of Apps on my iPhone and Apple Watch helping keep me motivated have done a lot.

I'm glad you're so self-motivated. Some of us need help, and tools like these matter greatly.
 
the Apple Watch as a "fitness" watch is an absolute joke. while running nike run club for example, my series 2 can't even last 4 hours. it's not even 2 years old at this point and such a decreased battery life is shameful. when I got it originally, yes, it would last 4 hours (my general target for marathon run time), but on longer trail runs would generally quit around the 4:45 - 5 hour mark. now, it barely lasts 3 hours. running is just one example, biking using strava to track is roughly the same time until it dies. 3rd party app getting you down, you say? nope, apple's own workout or activity or whatever the green running guy app I'm sure almost nobody uses also dies in same timeframe. terrible batter life for active use. great for casual - hey look at me I own an Apple Watch - use, but otherwise a gimmicky joke. no indication the series 4 battery is markedly better or longer lasting than series 3 or 2 as new models. I'd assume similar decrease in battery over time.
 
I heavily credit Apple Watch in my weight loss. I've lost over 220 pounds so far, and the combination of Apps on my iPhone and Apple Watch helping keep me motivated have done a lot.

I'm glad you're so self-motivated. Some of us need help, and tools like these matter greatly.
I can relate, between Fitbit challenges from my son and the Apple Watch rings, I HAVE to do some sort of exercise every single day.
 
the Apple Watch as a "fitness" watch is an absolute joke. while running nike run club for example, my series 2 can't even last 4 hours. it's not even 2 years old at this point and such a decreased battery life is shameful. when I got it originally, yes, it would last 4 hours (my general target for marathon run time), but on longer trail runs would generally quit around the 4:45 - 5 hour mark. now, it barely lasts 3 hours. running is just one example, biking using strava to track is roughly the same time until it dies. 3rd party app getting you down, you say? nope, apple's own workout or activity or whatever the green running guy app I'm sure almost nobody uses also dies in same timeframe. terrible batter life for active use. great for casual - hey look at me I own an Apple Watch - use, but otherwise a gimmicky joke. no indication the series 4 battery is markedly better or longer lasting than series 3 or 2 as new models. I'd assume similar decrease in battery over time.

Did you have a 42mm or 38mm?

42mm had a larger batter since it had a larger case, but otherwise the same internals. I’d assume the same is true for the 44mm, but it also has a more powerful processor and larger active display area.
 
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