You can get Chinese watches with sapphire crystal for under $150 and Japanese watches for a bit over $200. But yeah, a lot of people are clueless about watches.
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Apple Watch Sport Destroyed in Torture Test Video
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You can get Chinese watches with sapphire crystal for under $150 and Japanese watches for a bit over $200. But yeah, a lot of people are clueless about watches.
What I dont understand is why? Who in their right mind is going to run their watch along a grater? This isnt a test of Look what the Apple Watch can hold up against its a Were getting tonnes of views, our name is still pushing out, and look how much expendable cash we have!.
I take it you either received your watch, or youve sold it on eBay for a hefty profit?
You assume too much; I got pushed out to June from the April order date.
However, if I did sell it on eBay, there would be two people that would be happy: Me, and the person that bought it, and that's all that matters. I wouldn't be hurting you, except to the extent that you want to be hurt by a transaction between two people not yourself. Is it fair to be upset because your neighbor sells a gallon of milk to another neighbor for 30 quid? If it upsets you that much, sell it to that customer for 29, or 3, or whatever you think is fair.
A destructive test is done to see the extent of what an object can take before failure. As you may have read in my other posts, it is good that:
1. You can dunk it in water for (at least) 10 minutes.
2. You can overheat it, and it will automatically shut down, then reboot when it is safe to do so.
3. You can put it in various items, and it won't have a problem (and then wash it off afterwards)
4. You can brush it up against things, and it won't affect the glass, including your Ginsu knives that you (or your parents) bought in 1977, with their lifetime warranty.
5. You can drop it on the floor in the subway, and all those people stepping on it after the initial impact shouldn't break it.
6. You can't drop a cast iron skillet on it. I assume Dutch Ovens are out too.
Again, what other people do with their property, as long as it doesn't hurt me, doesn't bother me. If I choose to be bothered, hurt, upset, or otherwise on someone's video that I choose to watch, that's on me. If she came over to my house and put the watch on my forehead, and then smacked it with a hammer without my permission, then I'd have a problem.
That's what peanut butter looks like when it's only peanuts and no sugar and other added ingredients.
Cannot be bothered to respond to all that, Ill just assume youre an imbecile from a simple question.
Good day, Sir.
I know they need to 'test' the new devices but it makes me sad when some of us can't even afford the base model
It's a luxury item. Apple is marketing it as such. By definition, it is not for everyone.
The sadder thing is that it's an Apple device that has a 90+ page users guide. What is THAT about?
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I feel dumber having watched that. They weren't going to be happy until it was broken, the peanut gallery laughter when it finally broke was ridiculous and the music was like an AFV scene back when Saget was hosting.
but the biggest thing was the fact that they did nothing scientific at all like trying to heat it in water @ different temperatures, measuring how deep they submerged it or using a proper weight instead of just Cast iron. Her constantly stepping on it was so out of the norm. This was a group that had no goal other than breaking it and they succeeded.
Is this really what CNET has become? Their staff used to actually report things.
but the biggest thing was the fact that they did nothing scientific at all like trying to heat it in water @ different temperatures, measuring how deep they submerged it or using a proper weight instead of just Cast iron. Her constantly stepping on it was so out of the norm. This was a group that had no goal other than breaking it and they succeeded.
Is this really what CNET has become? Their staff used to actually report things.
I guess I should have put in there that when those things I listed are incidental (oh %##%, I dropped my watch!), one needn't worry about their watch being destroyed.
Just different points of view; no harm, no foul.
The Watch might have the same operating temp as the iPhone, but the phone isn't out in the hot air and exposed to the sun. Furthermore, if I were to use those devices to track my run, they'd both be doing more processing than their normal [cooler?] idle, making matters worse. I used to take my phone with me, but after that battery incident (thankfully first year and Apple graciously swapped on warrant), I just don't risk it.
And 35C isn't "very high" around here (Austin, only a little warmer than Dallas). Despite the statistical average histories, I've lived here almost 40 years. If you said to yourself "I'm not going outside this afternoon if the temp reaches the high 90Fs (35C+)," you'd spend nearly every day inside for 3+ months of the year. And sometimes your personal schedule dictates that your only workout opportunity is right after work (when peak heat is still in effect).
But thanks for the tip about using a half-charged battery to minimize damage. Never knew that.
continually no, but what if it got scratched on the first scratch? that's the point
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it's an entertainment/fun reportage. can't believe people are bitching about it. it could fall and you could step on it. it won't happen for 10000 people, but it eventually WILL happen to one poor dude. it's just to show that it's kinda resistant. stop complaining, nobody owes you anything.
Yep, almost everyone seemed to miss the playful tone in this video.
If you want to see a malicious one, check out this.
I've always thought Bridget Carey was more attractive.
Oh, you mean thoughts on the pan smashing... I would expect smacking it with a pan while sitting on a hard surface to have that result. Yes, it is a real world test, as you are likely to have your watch sitting on a counter at some point, and accidentally set/drop something on it.
However, a better test would be put it on a simulated arm and hit it. The arm will absorb some of the impact and better simulate something hitting it during normal use.
If an Apple Watch user works regularly in a pan-smashing environment, then they should almost certainly consider something like this...
