I'd think there are a lot of downsides to be much taller than the average. Airplane seats and come to mind. I'm only 6' but I find that economy seating is already too cramped. Not just on planes, but on buses and in movie theaters, etc. I have a friend who is 6'8" and he's at the end where he needs to consider ducking just to make sure he doesn't hit his head on certain things.
Now being much shorter than the average is also an issue but I think I'd that be too short than too tall. I suppose if I'm looking at from a comfort standpoint I'd want to be shorter but I'm looking at with my libido then I think being taller would be better.
Imagine being 7'8" tall like Igor Vovkovinskiy. Poor guy has a tumor on his pituitary gland so he just keeps growing. He was 6' at 6yo. What's even crazier is that there about 3 dozen people in recorded history that are taller than him with the tallest being over a foot taller.
Please. This is such a joke and a fabricated rumor.
Apple is NOT experimenting with watches.
Nobody wears watches anymore, thanks to the iPhone. This is complete hogwash.
If you guys believe this rumor, then I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you! Send me a private message to buy a piece of the bridge for yourself!
It's likely BS tht an insider said this. But not BS that they might be experimenting. Perhaps to maybe one day release something (which will likely be a companion to an iPhone/iPad not unlike the Pebble. Or just explorations in how they can improve support for such things.
I have not worn a watch in years either because my iPhone is a more accurate and maintenance free time piece.
I would wear a band on my wrist if provides the following services:
1. Use for World Watch, Alarms, Stop Watch, and Timer functionalities.
2. Use biometrics and NFC for identification and authentication and payments and passes and loyalty cards etc...
3. Use satellite for sending/receiving location plus compass and mapping functions.
4. Use to control and get information from other devices via SIRI interface.
I would expect Siri to be in the phone but the device use BLE to transmit your requests back and forth as well as other notifications.
I'd also like the BT paired watch to let you know with a special beep that your iPhone is no longer within range of the phone. This might help if you are pick pocketed or simply forget your iPhone at your desk as you are leaving work.
I'd also like the watch to be able to quickly set your iPhone to Do Not Disturb and Silent without having to reach into your pocket to set your device.
I'd like to be able to see an artist that is playing and then switch tracks while looking at my wrist while on a jog. I'd also like for it to record my heart rate but I'll wait until we have disposable electronic pills that are powered by our bodies (3 months that should be perfected tech, right?¡).
Honest question, do people still wear watches? Other than as a fashion statement, what use are they? I haven't worn a watch in maybe 15 years since I started permanently carrying a cell phone with me.
I have not worn a watch in years either because my iPhone is a more accurate and maintenance free time piece.
I would wear a band on my wrist if provides the following services:
1. Use for World Watch, Alarms, Stop Watch, and Timer functionalities.
2. Use biometrics and NFC for identification and authentication and payments and passes and loyalty cards etc...
3. Use satellite for sending/receiving location plus compass and mapping functions.
4. Use to control and get information from other devices via SIRI interface.
That's similar to what I would want -- most of the time, now, I carry an iPad and an iPhone, keys and wallet.
I would always wear a watch and a minimal BT earpiece/mic and carry an iPad Mini -- if I could eliminate everything else. The watch would handle basic/incidental visual feedback and alerts -- as well as interfacing with the iPad Mini for phone services. You would only need to dig out the iPad Mini to run apps, surf, etc. -- when you need a lot of visual feedback. The iPad Mini could be held to the ear if absolutely needed for phone calls.
I no-longer wear a watch because I am retired and have little need to be aware of the time.
When I did, I (being clumsy) often, I would hit them against things and break them... as you mention. Then I discovered one of the 2 great secrets of dressing successfully for business:
When wearing a wristwatch put the watch on so that the dial is on the inside of your wrist and the band on the outside -- thisprotects the watch, the watch face and dial from bumps and abrasions.
When rolling up the sleeves of a long-sleeved shirt -- as you roll them up tuck the rolled part inside the sleeve instead of outside the sleeve -- this avoids any loose ends to catch on things or attract dirt, it won't unroll -- and it looks slick too!
...When wearing a 3-piece suit... pants are supposed to be included as one of the pieces!
So you really mean 3 great secrets?
And why is it called a 3-piece suit when the tie, which is nearly a must with a jacket and a vest, is the 4th piece.
Eight years ago I was in the office conference room with six other colleagues. Out of nowhere the president of the company asked for the time -- to no avail. None of us was wearing a watch.
The last time I wore a watch was 17 years ago. I was working at my desk and had a meeting to attend later that morning away from the office. I was periodically checking the time on my watch, and I was extremely productive. I was getting things done in record time, until I finally realized the watch battery was drained to empty, and I was an hour late for my meeting. The next day, the watch was at the bottom of my sock drawer (where it likely still remains), and on my hip was a pager with a battery indicator.
I might wear a minimalist designed watch that has iPod or iPhone features, but it has to be self-charging.
Ha! In my final days at IBM (1978-80) my boss would hold early (7:00-8:00) Monday Morning department meetings -- whether they were needed or not. Completely bored, I would usually spend the time doing things to my watch... cleaning, changing the battery, polishing the crystal, adding/removing links to the wristband, etc... Actually, I found the time quite productive in maintaining my watch in tip-top condition.
I'd think there are a lot of downsides to be much taller than the average. Airplane seats and come to mind. I'm only 6' but I find that economy seating is already too cramped. Not just on planes, but on buses and in movie theaters, etc. I have a friend who is 6'8" and he's at the end where he needs to consider ducking just to make sure he doesn't hit his head on certain things.
Now being much shorter than the average is also an issue but I think I'd that be too short than too tall. I suppose if I'm looking at from a comfort standpoint I'd want to be shorter but I'm looking at with my libido then I think being taller would be better.
Imagine being 7'8" tall like Igor Vovkovinskiy. Poor guy has a tumor on his pituitary gland so he just keeps growing. He was 6' at 6yo. What's even crazier is that there about 3 dozen people in recorded history that are taller than him with the tallest being over a foot taller.
Please. This is such a joke and a fabricated rumor.
Apple is NOT experimenting with watches.
Nobody wears watches anymore, thanks to the iPhone. This is complete hogwash.
Somebody needs to leave his apartment once in a while. Almost all health professionals wear them at work, as well as others who can't have phones at work. I wear one all the time and also have my phone on me all the time.
This looks more decorative than practical, however I'm sure Apple would do a nice job at figuring out what works. I look forward to seeing the final result (if in fact there is one)
Well gosh, I'm sure Apple is experimenting with a thousand things, few of any of which will emerge as products. So much speculation with no basis.
But allow for a second the idea that Apple is planning such a device. It would have to do far more than anyone expects to be a hit - people look to their phones for time now. Incorporate GPS for activities (oh wait, that's been done). Payments (far from clear Apple believes in NFD). Count steps for running (oh that's been done too...). So we'd have to find a new killer application that has not been done before, or at least only been done really poorly, for Apple to make a mark here.
From a technology perspective some of the right ingredients are coming together. Curved glass patent. Hiring a leading OLED expert. Buying fingerprint detection (seems perfect for something as fiddly as a wristwatch). Inductive charging (no room for a connector on something as tiny as a wristwatch). Of course all of these have plausible explanations in other products, but they could easily converge well on a new tiny device.
"I think most people buy Apple products as a fashion statement now anyway?"
I think most PC fanbois believe this...... or should I say want to believe this. Likely because they don't know any better.
I've used Apple Computers and other Apple devices for over 20 years. I made that decision based on reliability I could depend on day after day in a business environment. Twenty years later, I know I would make the same decision. Apple products are a fashion statement only because they are beautifully designed. Beyond that they have proven time and again to be reliable because they are not just beautiful on the outside, the build quality on the inside is remarkably "beautiful" as well.
Good job NYT, let's publically divulge what Apple is privately experimenting with and possibly developing, in order to give a headsup to the competition and Apple strategy, and remove any surprise before the official announcement.
I think most people buy Apple products as a fashion statement now anyway?
What an idiotic statement. How disconnected do you have to be from the real world to actually believe this? Jesus Christ. But yeah, keep convincing yourself that this is the case, because obviously Apple products have absolutely no inherent merit unto themselves, but simply provide a 'fashion statement'. Probably the laziest, most intellectually vacuous apple-trolling statement that exists.
What an idiotic statement. How disconnected do you have to be from the real world to actually believe this? Jesus Christ. But yeah, keep convincing yourself that this is the case, because obviously Apple products have absolutely no inherent merit unto themselves, but simply provide a 'fashion statement'. Probably the laziest, most intellectually vacuous apple-trolling statement that exists.
The fact is that there are some people that purchase Apple products just for the 'cool' factor. I've met a few of them in my time. I certainly don't think it is the majority though.
What an idiotic statement. How disconnected do you have to be from the real world to actually believe this? Jesus Christ. But yeah, keep convincing yourself that this is the case, because obviously Apple products have absolutely no inherent merit unto themselves, but simply provide a 'fashion statement'. Probably the laziest, most intellectually vacuous apple-trolling statement that exists.
The fact is that there are some people that purchase Apple products just for the 'cool' factor. I've met a few of them in my time. I certainly don't think it is the majority though.
"You had me at pinch to zoom"... may get your attention, but most do a deeper evaluation before laying out the the long green.
When I read comments like yours, I simply cringe. Watch makers are having a huge year, in fact many of their shares are hitting new historic highs. The global watch market is close to a $50 billion market. For comparison, movie ticket sales in the US were $10 billion in 2012. If Apple can pull off a waterproof watch, I might be interested.
A smart watch will never translate directly into sales for existing watch wearers. This is due partly to the fact that watch wearing people are in a much older and male demographic. Try to convince a 50 something to lose his trusty mechanical watch for some curved glass smart watch will take a lot of effort. People wearing watches are used to the simplicity of single purpose accessory the same way smartphone users are used to their smartphones doing a dozen things for them. These 2 groups currently have little overlap.
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I'd think there are a lot of downsides to be much taller than the average. Airplane seats and come to mind. I'm only 6' but I find that economy seating is already too cramped. Not just on planes, but on buses and in movie theaters, etc. I have a friend who is 6'8" and he's at the end where he needs to consider ducking just to make sure he doesn't hit his head on certain things.
Now being much shorter than the average is also an issue but I think I'd that be too short than too tall. I suppose if I'm looking at from a comfort standpoint I'd want to be shorter but I'm looking at with my libido then I think being taller would be better.
Imagine being 7'8" tall like Igor Vovkovinskiy. Poor guy has a tumor on his pituitary gland so he just keeps growing. He was 6' at 6yo. What's even crazier is that there about 3 dozen people in recorded history that are taller than him with the tallest being over a foot taller.
PS: Napoleon was actually slightly above the mean average and well within a normal height for a man at that time.
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Originally Posted by scotty321
Please. This is such a joke and a fabricated rumor.
Apple is NOT experimenting with watches.
Nobody wears watches anymore, thanks to the iPhone. This is complete hogwash.
If you guys believe this rumor, then I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you! Send me a private message to buy a piece of the bridge for yourself!
It's likely BS tht an insider said this. But not BS that they might be experimenting. Perhaps to maybe one day release something (which will likely be a companion to an iPhone/iPad not unlike the Pebble. Or just explorations in how they can improve support for such things.
I would expect Siri to be in the phone but the device use BLE to transmit your requests back and forth as well as other notifications.
I'd also like the BT paired watch to let you know with a special beep that your iPhone is no longer within range of the phone. This might help if you are pick pocketed or simply forget your iPhone at your desk as you are leaving work.
I'd also like the watch to be able to quickly set your iPhone to Do Not Disturb and Silent without having to reach into your pocket to set your device.
I'd like to be able to see an artist that is playing and then switch tracks while looking at my wrist while on a jog. I'd also like for it to record my heart rate but I'll wait until we have disposable electronic pills that are powered by our bodies (3 months that should be perfected tech, right?¡).
Well...
My Dad collected watches, and among them was the first HP-01 Calculator Watch from 1977.
Notice the handy stylus...
This was purchased in 1977 and AFAICT, it cost $650 -- approx $2,000-$3,000 in 2013 dollars.
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/worlds-first-calculator-watch-the-hp-01/
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Originally Posted by Sol77
"Firmware changes will not take effect until you go to sleep and wake up again."
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Honest question, do people still wear watches? Other than as a fashion statement, what use are they? I haven't worn a watch in maybe 15 years since I started permanently carrying a cell phone with me.
I have not worn a watch in years either because my iPhone is a more accurate and maintenance free time piece.
I would wear a band on my wrist if provides the following services:
1. Use for World Watch, Alarms, Stop Watch, and Timer functionalities.
2. Use biometrics and NFC for identification and authentication and payments and passes and loyalty cards etc...
3. Use satellite for sending/receiving location plus compass and mapping functions.
4. Use to control and get information from other devices via SIRI interface.
That's similar to what I would want -- most of the time, now, I carry an iPad and an iPhone, keys and wallet.
I would always wear a watch and a minimal BT earpiece/mic and carry an iPad Mini -- if I could eliminate everything else. The watch would handle basic/incidental visual feedback and alerts -- as well as interfacing with the iPad Mini for phone services. You would only need to dig out the iPad Mini to run apps, surf, etc. -- when you need a lot of visual feedback. The iPad Mini could be held to the ear if absolutely needed for phone calls.
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Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum
I no-longer wear a watch because I am retired and have little need to be aware of the time.
When I did, I (being clumsy) often, I would hit them against things and break them... as you mention. Then I discovered one of the 2 great secrets of dressing successfully for business:
When wearing a wristwatch put the watch on so that the dial is on the inside of your wrist and the band on the outside -- this protects the watch, the watch face and dial from bumps and abrasions.
When rolling up the sleeves of a long-sleeved shirt -- as you roll them up tuck the rolled part inside the sleeve instead of outside the sleeve -- this avoids any loose ends to catch on things or attract dirt, it won't unroll -- and it looks slick too!
...When wearing a 3-piece suit... pants are supposed to be included as one of the pieces!
So you really mean 3 great secrets?
And why is it called a 3-piece suit when the tie, which is nearly a must with a jacket and a vest, is the 4th piece.
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Originally Posted by flippysc
Eight years ago I was in the office conference room with six other colleagues. Out of nowhere the president of the company asked for the time -- to no avail. None of us was wearing a watch.
The last time I wore a watch was 17 years ago. I was working at my desk and had a meeting to attend later that morning away from the office. I was periodically checking the time on my watch, and I was extremely productive. I was getting things done in record time, until I finally realized the watch battery was drained to empty, and I was an hour late for my meeting. The next day, the watch was at the bottom of my sock drawer (where it likely still remains), and on my hip was a pager with a battery indicator.
I might wear a minimalist designed watch that has iPod or iPhone features, but it has to be self-charging.
Ha! In my final days at IBM (1978-80) my boss would hold early (7:00-8:00) Monday Morning department meetings -- whether they were needed or not. Completely bored, I would usually spend the time doing things to my watch... cleaning, changing the battery, polishing the crystal, adding/removing links to the wristband, etc... Actually, I found the time quite productive in maintaining my watch in tip-top condition.
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Originally Posted by christopher126
I wish I was 6'4!
I'd think there are a lot of downsides to be much taller than the average. Airplane seats and come to mind. I'm only 6' but I find that economy seating is already too cramped. Not just on planes, but on buses and in movie theaters, etc. I have a friend who is 6'8" and he's at the end where he needs to consider ducking just to make sure he doesn't hit his head on certain things.
Now being much shorter than the average is also an issue but I think I'd that be too short than too tall. I suppose if I'm looking at from a comfort standpoint I'd want to be shorter but I'm looking at with my libido then I think being taller would be better.
Imagine being 7'8" tall like Igor Vovkovinskiy. Poor guy has a tumor on his pituitary gland so he just keeps growing. He was 6' at 6yo. What's even crazier is that there about 3 dozen people in recorded history that are taller than him with the tallest being over a foot taller.
http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com/article.aspx?id=8528679
PS: Napoleon was actually slightly above the mean average and well within a normal height for a man at that time.
Ahh... Napoleon... The Little Corpulent!
duplicate... a fat one at that
Somebody needs to leave his apartment once in a while. Almost all health professionals wear them at work, as well as others who can't have phones at work. I wear one all the time and also have my phone on me all the time.
This looks more decorative than practical, however I'm sure Apple would do a nice job at figuring out what works. I look forward to seeing the final result (if in fact there is one)
Well gosh, I'm sure Apple is experimenting with a thousand things, few of any of which will emerge as products. So much speculation with no basis.
But allow for a second the idea that Apple is planning such a device. It would have to do far more than anyone expects to be a hit - people look to their phones for time now. Incorporate GPS for activities (oh wait, that's been done). Payments (far from clear Apple believes in NFD). Count steps for running (oh that's been done too...). So we'd have to find a new killer application that has not been done before, or at least only been done really poorly, for Apple to make a mark here.
From a technology perspective some of the right ingredients are coming together. Curved glass patent. Hiring a leading OLED expert. Buying fingerprint detection (seems perfect for something as fiddly as a wristwatch). Inductive charging (no room for a connector on something as tiny as a wristwatch). Of course all of these have plausible explanations in other products, but they could easily converge well on a new tiny device.
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Inductive charging (no room for a connector on something as tiny as a wristwatch).
There wireless charging patent would make a watch even more interesting..
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/11/29/apple-investigating-realistic-wireless-charging-technology
I think most PC fanbois believe this...... or should I say want to believe this. Likely because they don't know any better.
I've used Apple Computers and other Apple devices for over 20 years. I made that decision based on reliability I could depend on day after day in a business environment. Twenty years later, I know I would make the same decision. Apple products are a fashion statement only because they are beautifully designed. Beyond that they have proven time and again to be reliable because they are not just beautiful on the outside, the build quality on the inside is remarkably "beautiful" as well.
Good job NYT, let's publically divulge what Apple is privately experimenting with and possibly developing, in order to give a headsup to the competition and Apple strategy, and remove any surprise before the official announcement.
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Originally Posted by blackbook
I think most people buy Apple products as a fashion statement now anyway?
What an idiotic statement. How disconnected do you have to be from the real world to actually believe this? Jesus Christ. But yeah, keep convincing yourself that this is the case, because obviously Apple products have absolutely no inherent merit unto themselves, but simply provide a 'fashion statement'. Probably the laziest, most intellectually vacuous apple-trolling statement that exists.
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Originally Posted by Slurpy
What an idiotic statement. How disconnected do you have to be from the real world to actually believe this? Jesus Christ. But yeah, keep convincing yourself that this is the case, because obviously Apple products have absolutely no inherent merit unto themselves, but simply provide a 'fashion statement'. Probably the laziest, most intellectually vacuous apple-trolling statement that exists.
The fact is that there are some people that purchase Apple products just for the 'cool' factor. I've met a few of them in my time. I certainly don't think it is the majority though.
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Originally Posted by Slurpy
What an idiotic statement. How disconnected do you have to be from the real world to actually believe this? Jesus Christ. But yeah, keep convincing yourself that this is the case, because obviously Apple products have absolutely no inherent merit unto themselves, but simply provide a 'fashion statement'. Probably the laziest, most intellectually vacuous apple-trolling statement that exists.
The fact is that there are some people that purchase Apple products just for the 'cool' factor. I've met a few of them in my time. I certainly don't think it is the majority though.
"You had me at pinch to zoom"... may get your attention, but most do a deeper evaluation before laying out the the long green.