The point is, these watches have something like 6 independent motors, and each press of a button makes the dials fast forward to a different position, depending on the required function : Chrono, timer, Radio signal reception for atomic clock adjustment and so on. And it still manages to function without a battery - only on light power.
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The point is, these watches have something like 6 independent motors, and each press of a button makes the dials fast forward to a different position, depending on the required function : Chrono, timer, Radio signal reception for atomic clock adjustment and so on. And it still manages to function without a battery - only on light power.
Exactly. My Olivetti typewriter has lasted for years. Can't say the same for any of my Apple notebooks.
I've never denied that any of those companies take data, I've said that there is a limit to data they have taken. Apple don't take data on how many selfies you take, in fact gathering that data would mean someone would have to look at each picture you take or assume all pictures using a forward facing camera are selfies.
If you look at the stats Apple use they are percentages often shown in pie charts where they have taken data from surveys or people who allow data to be shared. Today in Google's conference they were referring to every Android device currently in use over the last 3 months, not surveyed data and not data by those willing to share data.
I'm a psychology student, I know how data is used and referred too. Apple refer to their data in percentages which is typical of data taken by willing participants via things like surveys. Google referred to their data as actual numbers in a way that indicates factual numbers, I.E. data that is not limited by being taken by a limited pool of participants.
Android has borderless buttons too. Plus a triangle, circle and squad representing...something I guess. Affordance crowd, have at it.
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Very nice. Simple and elegant. Love how close the text buttons are together.
Compare and contrast with iOS 7.
Greg Christie and Ive should feel embarassed. Google yet again demonstrates how things should be done.
I think you forgot your /s tag. Borderless buttons are borderless buttons. I don't have a problem with them but plenty of people complained about iOS 7 not having them.
At least Ive and Christie never published BS like this:
Care to decipher for me?
Was this supposed to be funny ? Your typewriter happened to have 6 motors able to work with no battery ? only solar power, like that Casio model ? A satellite link connection for time adjustment ?
I think the power problem is pretty important. A smartwatch able to work only on solar power would be pretty revolutionary. An always on screen , would be even bigger.
It has not been released yes, but it will. A tethered watch like this Google (thing that badly reminds me at the horrible digital watches from the mid 70's) does not make any sense. Something like that could have been released from Apple years ago, but as I said, does not make any sense....
Ah, I didn't know Google hired Deepak Chopra to author their design guidelines.
http://www.wisdomofchopra.com
There's nothing to 'get'. It's not string theory or neurology 101.
You say Google is steps ahead by allowing android apps to run on a 'desktop' in addition to continuity. Suggesting a negative for Apple not allowing iOS apps run on 'desktop'
And i maintain that it's a horribly disingenuous comparison. Its not a desktop, its a browser. The feats are vastly different.
But I'm bored of this so ill humour you and similar minded...
That should cover it.
Have a gd evening.
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Sure. And I want a woman with thin ankles but when I go home there's going to be my wife.
I don't like the term: "Timepiece" I collect (an wear) Rolex, Jaeger and Patek, And my Annual Calendar is a watch (loved but still a watch)
I'm not the original poster but I can answer that.
Android One
Android L
Android Wear
Android Auto
Android TV
I would list more but the OP said 5; so I gave you 5. Google just delivered the goods. Even the the screen casting within Chromecast is awesome. Even using the smart watch and trusted locations to unlock your phone just defeated iTouch.
You better stop using Windows, OS X etc as well then. These have the capability to send data regarding OS usage and UI interaction as feedback.
I knew it wouldn't take long for someone to spout this rubbish!
Seems they also did it when in the Steve Jobs biography he mentioned how he cracked the TV only to have large selections of smart TV's come out around that time.
Firstly, being a psychology student most certainly does not make you an expert on statistics. Having previously been a psychology major, I can tell you that even the most "challenging" psychometrics do not compare to basic university-level maths or straight stats subjects.
The purpose of statistics is to draw inferences about the population of a whole (in this case, Android users). Its entirely possible they they used statistical data to estimate the number of selfies taken since they do actually "know" how many Android users their are.
Besides all this I could just as easily refute your claim that they gave an exact number due to the fact that they rounded to the closest million. If they had the exact number as you claim, why did they do this?
