So what you're saying is - this commercial is nothing like the Apple one except for the fact that it uses pop culture clips.
Interesting given the screaming going on in this thread
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Samsung's Smart Watch Commercial Pays Homage to Early Apple iPhone Ad
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So what you're saying is - this commercial is nothing like the Apple one except for the fact that it uses pop culture clips.
Interesting given the screaming going on in this thread
Actually that Star Trek quote was from Star Trek III Search for Spock, not Star Trek I The Motion Picture where they used the 'watches'. Just before Kirk decides to activate the self distruct sequence.
Oh good. I was about to post about Marclay and Apple. Yes, he did a seven minute movie using telephones back in 1995. Here's a tiny excerpt:
Well, hypocrisy is definitely the theme in this thread.
Back when the iPhone "hello" ad came out, a lot of people noticed the similarity between it and Christian Marclay's "Telephones" piece as noted above.
Here is what Marclay said about Apple's rip-off of his piece:
Lesson for today: everyone gets "inspired" from somewhere else.
Samsung "paying homage" to Apple again eh (hey, I'm a Samsung phone user, but I do know they uh "pay homage" quite frequently)
Nice vid, but needs more Blake's 7.
(hey, I'm a Samsung phone user, but I do know they uh "pay homage" quite frequently)Nice vid, but needs more Blake's 7.
Ummm...
No matter how good the commercial is or isn't, that "smart" wrist watch is still ugly as crap and from the reviews I've seen online, appears to be equally buggy/glitchy.
When Samsung is the "first to market" it's about like me going on a discussion thread and just posting "first in!". They put practically no thought into it. What a shame.
No matter how good the commercial is or isn't, that "smart" wrist watch is still ugly as crap and from the reviews I've seen online, appears to be equally buggy/glitchy.
When Samsung is the "first to market" it's about like me going on a discussion thread and just posting "first in!". They put practically no thought into it. What a shame.
Right now I think the smart watch has limited appeal, with crappy battery life and a screen you can't do much with. Wait until someone releases a model with a holographic projector and much better battery life. I think the Google glass is a much more useful piece of tech.
The real question is why are Samsung fans so hesitant to admit that everyone gets inspired from somewhere else? You've got people in this thread saying there is no similarity between the two commercials. Really?
Samsung clearly was inspired by marclay (which I didn't even know about but obviously apple was inspired by) or apple so why pretend you don't see the "inspiration"?
This is correct. And no one is arguing that Apple hasn't gotten Inspiration from other sources. As you say... everyone does. But the thing that is a bit (insert adjective here... e.g. humorous, annoying, sad, complimentary etc.) is that Samsung seems to get MOST of their "Inspiration" from Apple.
The future is here, people! Impatiently waiting to see what additional functionality Apple's version will have though.
Samsung
Innovation, Design and now Advert Concept thieving. Its not a stretch to think ALL of their technology must also be stolen then re-packaged. They are simply master counterfeiters, imitating real market products then re-branding their name on it. I foresee a future ban on Samsung products when too much is fiannly too much and the last straw.
Innovation, Design and now Advert Concept thieving. Its not a stretch to think ALL of their technology must also be stolen then re-packaged. They are simply master counterfeiters, imitating real market products then re-branding their name on it. I foresee a future ban on Samsung products when too much is fiannly too much and the last straw.
This is correct. And no one is arguing that Apple hasn't gotten Inspiration from other sources. As you say... everyone does. But the thing that is a bit (insert adjective here... e.g. humorous, annoying, sad, complimentary etc.) is that Samsung seems to get MOST of their "Inspiration" from Apple.
Why is this commercial an inspiration from Apple and not the original? That's a good question too, right?
It's almost like saying that 10 Things I Hate About You was inspired/copied from the musical Kiss Me Kate instead of saying it was inspired by Shakespeare...
I've just got to say, you've really outdone yourself in this thread. Fantastic!**slow clap**
I never said it was inspired from Apple. Hell, all their stuff just might be inspired from someone else. The watch, the tablets, the phones, the notebooks... I said it "SEEMS" that their inspiration comes from Apple. Who knows.. maybe they are just copying Apple's inspiration and not their products.
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LOL!! Nice post to end my day with! See you guys tomorrow.
this would have been a lot better post if there were 2 shampoo commercials with it, wouldn't it? #sarcasm
The "M7" (named to go with the A7) is actually labeled as an NXP LPC18A1.
It's a made-to-order version of an NXP(*) LPC1800 series, which is an MCU that already comes in about 40 different pre-designed variations... each with various amounts of Flash, RAM and types of I/O.
Apple would've asked NXP to include the particular I/O blocks that they wanted, and NXP would then have designed and produced it.
In this case, the blocks would've been in part determined by what the sensors needed. Let's look.
- The 5S uses an AK8963 compass chip. Looking at its specs, we see that it requires either an I2C or SPI interface.
- The STMicroelectronics gyroscope L3G4200DH has the same interface choices.
- The Bosch Sensortec accelerometer BMA220 ... checking... yep, ditto.
So Apple needed at least three I2C and/or SPI ports on the "M7" to talk to those sensors.
(*) NXP used to be Philips Semiconductor
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I do find it funny that now the marclay commercial is the inspiration whereas earlier they were completely different lol.
Jeez Samsung... This is a stealing spree... They copied all of those????
The Apple Ad
KIT
Star Trek
Flinstones
Inspector Gadget
Jetsons
Dick Tracy
Smurfs
Teletubbies
My aunt Jessica
My dog Sparky
Oh my god... can't they think of anything original????
Errrrmm, you have watched that 2007 iphone add haven't you? So its ok for apple to copy, but no-one else?
I have been following the smart watch area with a lot of interest. First, I stopped wearing a watch a long time ago and have zero interest in putting one back one.
However, I would be interested in a device that I could wear on my wrist that did the following:
Discretely notified me of incoming messages, email and alerts.
Could track my movements during exercise
Could measure my pulse
Could check my blood glucose (I'm diabetic)
Could measure and track other health related things (maybe even body temperature)
Could provide location specific information through push notification
And if it displays time, I don't mind that
What I do not want to do with my "watch"
Answer phone calls
Enter text in any way (reply to text, etc.)
Watch tiny movies
Listen to music
If Apple only makes an iPod on a wrist band, I'm not at all interested. But there are enough indications that they are planning on integrating biometric sensors that I am cautiously optimistic that it will do some of the things I want.
Samsung is only doing the stuff that I don't want or that my phone does a much better job of.
However, I would be interested in a device that I could wear on my wrist that did the following:
Discretely notified me of incoming messages, email and alerts.
Could track my movements during exercise
Could measure my pulse
Could check my blood glucose (I'm diabetic)
Could measure and track other health related things (maybe even body temperature)
Could provide location specific information through push notification
And if it displays time, I don't mind that
What I do not want to do with my "watch"
Answer phone calls
Enter text in any way (reply to text, etc.)
Watch tiny movies
Listen to music
If Apple only makes an iPod on a wrist band, I'm not at all interested. But there are enough indications that they are planning on integrating biometric sensors that I am cautiously optimistic that it will do some of the things I want.
Samsung is only doing the stuff that I don't want or that my phone does a much better job of.
Classic!
Wow! Samsung has no identity!... I can't wait until Samsung's CEO starts making presentations while wearing a black turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers.
Wow! Samsung has no identity!... I can't wait until Samsung's CEO starts making presentations while wearing a black turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers.
It's funny that it matters at all. The only similarity between Apple and Samsung's ad is the use of pop culture and the fact it's advertising "new" technology. One's a phone. One's a smartwatch.
The only time I panic and want a watch is when my phone dies and I can't tell what time it is...
I'm still seeing this as a non category until there is something that really can't be done by any other device, it's not good enough being an extension of my phone ever.
I think apple is throwing designs but no products. This is making Samsung enter the market to avoid being called a copycat but there will never be an apple watch.
You only have to look at the watches that do sell and their extortionate price tags, these are not in need of an overhaul they are the reserve of old people and people with more money than sense who place importance in the price of your timepiece not its functions.
Like google glass, a watch is a crippled iPhone and apple avoids those items, it needs it's own purpose.
I'm still seeing this as a non category until there is something that really can't be done by any other device, it's not good enough being an extension of my phone ever.
I think apple is throwing designs but no products. This is making Samsung enter the market to avoid being called a copycat but there will never be an apple watch.
You only have to look at the watches that do sell and their extortionate price tags, these are not in need of an overhaul they are the reserve of old people and people with more money than sense who place importance in the price of your timepiece not its functions.
Like google glass, a watch is a crippled iPhone and apple avoids those items, it needs it's own purpose.