Actually millions had been using smartphones for quite some time before the iPhone, in Europe at least.
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Battery, Screen and Manufacturing Issues Plaguing Apple's iWatch Development
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Actually millions had been using smartphones for quite some time before the iPhone, in Europe at least.
In the smart part of the US too. Everywhere else thinks the iPhone was the first one.
I think Apple's iWatch will be the same way.
Wear as many Rolexes as you want - you are still reading and posting on an apple fan site about rumored tech that company may release.
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Not to mention every mac they ever built - they keep bringing out newer, more finished ones.
No. Retina technology and retina quality screens were the standard at the time of the mini's launch.
The standard on devices that had high resolution displays. The mini, like the imac, was not one of those devices.
In Europe not as much as you think, in Asia I've no idea, in America definitely.
Please be waterproof.
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I'll take the "vacuous" side. What's so offensive about wearing watches that don't have a nerd level of 9001? Still, no way they're going to put a touch screen on a nice watch like that. It just wouldn't work.
Oh well, sorry you're jealous of someone's watch.
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I'll take the "vacuous" side. What's so offensive about wearing watches that don't have a nerd level of 9001? Still, no way they're going to put a touch screen on a nice watch like that. It just wouldn't work.
Oh well, sorry you're jealous of someone's watch.
I can't see that thing having a touch screen. The square-ish design is better suited and will probably appeal to more people as a general utility watch. Use the Rolex when you want to look nice.
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Why not? It would be easier than putting it on an iPhone.
Ok… kinda like nice clothes and nice cars. Sorry that we don't like to drive Priuses to work, wearing clothes from the 99 Cents Store and covering our faces in shame. Maybe in Saudi Arabia, minus the Priuses.
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Of all things, biometrics? Still useless unless you have a heart problem or are doing some hardcore training.
By who? Just because some fans/analysts/people who are not apple expected it, means that by not dong it, they were not meeting the "standard" at the time?
Anyway, it was expected that they would do a retina imac too. But the tech wasnt there yet for mass market, and nor was it for the retina mini at the time of releasing, so they didnt. Some would say it still isnt there yet for the mini.
Sounds like endless other products I've heard about. Every new generation of CPU or DRAM jumps a number of hurdles like this. Sometimes the problems return after manufacturing has started.
I heard of one product that was failing several months after shipping. The agent sorted them out as either dead or "not dead yet". Quite the pessimist.
I'd be more impressed if Apple just released an analog watch that just had a tiny board on it that paired with your phone and used Siri to relay info to you. Digital displays are pretty tacky.
On second thought
I like your idea a lot, but then when you think it through, talking to Siri in public is socially awkward similar to talking on Bluetooth headset. Your idea works best in private, which will work for a lot of people. I love a beautiful analog watch and I have yet to see a digital watch that scream for affection.
I like your idea a lot, but then when you think it through, talking to Siri in public is socially awkward similar to talking on Bluetooth headset. Your idea works best in private, which will work for a lot of people. I love a beautiful analog watch and I have yet to see a digital watch that scream for affection.
The point is that it hopefully isn't. And if it is, let's hope it's at least a new version of the 80s Casio. Not as tacky as the one you showed.
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Haha so true. I don't wear watches for style (at least not right now), but no way I'm wearing my cheesy waterproof digital Casio watch when I want to look mature. It's a great watch with lots of features, but… gotta wear something nice.
Maybe you need someone to help you shopping since you seem to buy a lot of things even before you know how they could be useful to you.
An iPad you don't use? Come on...
And why are you posting this at all if you are really as uninterested as you claim to be?
ZERO use for this product
what a waste of "innovation"
are they coming out with a "Smart Sneaker" or an "iToaster" next
Please, tell me about this product's features that make it useless.