Never heard of Burns before the keynote. Never heard of Gisele.
Case closed.
The only case that is closed is that whom YOU -- of all people -- have heard of or haven't heard of is totally irrelevant to the rest of the world. Well, that's true of your life in general, I guess.
Apple inserted a sidebar graphic about the fluoroelastomer Sport Band, which is designed to stand up to the rigors of running in inclement weather conditions.
Glad to hear the Sport BAND will stand up to running in inclement weather conditions. Too bad doing so might possibly void your warranty on the watch itself if exposed to too much water.
Never heard of Burns before the keynote. Never heard of Gisele.
Case closed.
The only case that is closed is that whom YOU -- of all people -- have heard of or haven't heard of is totally irrelevant to the rest of the world. Well, that's true of your life in general, I guess.
So irrelevant that you had to read and comment on my post.
Apple inserted a sidebar graphic about the fluoroelastomer Sport Band, which is designed to stand up to the rigors of running in inclement weather conditions.
Glad to hear the Sport BAND will stand up to running in inclement weather conditions. Too bad doing so might possibly void your warranty on the watch itself if exposed to too much water.
And if you run through a hail-storm, woe betide should you expose your Apple Watch to the elements and scratch your watch-face. Oh, wait a sec, I forgot—it's got a sapphire screen! That's okay, then.
Hang on; the Sport edition only has a glass screen, thereby making it more vulnerable to damage, despite the fact that you would expect people using the Sport watch to need the greatest protection.
Glad to hear the Sport BAND will stand up to running in inclement weather conditions. Too bad doing so might possibly void your warranty on the watch itself if exposed to too much water.
I plan on wearing it when I play golf this year. If the weather suddenly gets too bad, I can always put it in my bag. But some of the functions are functions I'm interesting in seeing when I play.
Glad to hear the Sport BAND will stand up to running in inclement weather conditions. Too bad doing so might possibly void your warranty on the watch itself if exposed to too much water.
I plan on wearing it when I play golf this year. If the weather suddenly gets too bad, I can always put it in my bag. But some of the functions are functions I'm interesting in seeing when I play.
Colour me ignorant, but I thought you had to keep your eye on the ball when playing golf. Not sure that staring at your watch is going to help.
And AAPL just dip within last minutes trading (-1.25%)...WTF? Wall Street tried to manipulate stocks or what? I bet that tomorrow, AAPL will open above $127.
Wall Street is 99% based on fakery and keeping the 1% in the 1%. Apple is a real, tangible product, which Wall Street HATES.
They are mostly about manipulating numbers to make slivers of pennies times billions to support their true clients, the 1% of the 1%.
And AAPL just dip within last minutes trading (-1.25%)...WTF? Wall Street tried to manipulate stocks or what? I bet that tomorrow, AAPL will open above $127.
Wall Street is 99% based on fakery and keeping the 1% in the 1%. Apple is a real, tangible product, which Wall Street HATES.
They are mostly about manipulating numbers to make slivers of pennies times billions to support their true clients, the 1% of the 1%.
The problem with using someone like her as an example is that it doesn't relate well to common usage. The sort of people who already buy fitness devices are people like her, but what about compelling use-cases for the rest of us? I'm not planning to run a marathon tomorrow, so I'd like to know how the Apple Watch fits into my life. So far, it doesn't.
I have seen many discussions about Apple advertising. Here's why I think she is a valid choice: Apple ads are inspirational. All the others are informational.
Think about the Apple ads. Do you do any of the activities shown in those ads? Do any of the "rest of us" do those things? Climb mountains, compose symphonies, record bands or play in a band? Not many, but we can dream about it. We can hold our Apple whatever and imagine using it do make our verse.
All the other ads tend to show people doing what they already do. Ho, hum. "Hey, everybody, let's do a group selfie. And since I have this really cool extra wide angle lens, we don't have to jam together so much." Yep, I'm excited.
I plan on wearing it when I play golf this year. If the weather suddenly gets too bad, I can always put it in my bag. But some of the functions are functions I'm interesting in seeing when I play.
Just be careful, don't want any Caddyshack Bishop incidents to ruin your day. ;-)
I have a feeling that if the weather gets bad enough to affect the watch, you probably won't be playing in it.
Just be careful, don't want any Caddyshack Bishop incidents to ruin your day. ;-)
I have a feeling that if the weather gets bad enough to affect the watch, you probably won't be playing in it.
+1 for Caddyshack reference.
And yeah, I just meant if all of a sudden it started an unexpected downpour or something. But right -- if I'm worried about the Apple Watch, then I'm not teeing off at the next hole, but heading back to the clubhouse.
I think Apple thought they were paying a nice homage to traditional watches by referring to their widgets as complications.
Unfortunately, I think they sound naff and patronising, as the metaphor doesn't translate well. Complications on mechanical watches have a long and dignified pedigree. Slapping such a label on widgets makes a mockery of the term.
As to Miss Burns, I say good luck to her with the London Marathon. Any one who runs it is mad, of course.
The problem with using someone like her as an example is that it doesn't relate well to common usage. The sort of people who already buy fitness devices are people like her, but what about compelling use-cases for the rest of us? I'm not planning to run a marathon tomorrow, so I'd like to know how the Apple Watch fits into my life. So far, it doesn't.
Way to take a simple reference diametrically the wrong way.
If anything, the use of the term "complications" may encourage a few of the curious to find out what the word means (read: meant) in an horological context. It's most likely used by Sir Jony to pay homage to your "dignified pedigree" which is about to be moved down more than a few notches into the irrelevant past, down and back around "boxing day", "high tea", and "buggy whips."
So you're one of those stubborn skeptics who needs to be "compelled" to buy one? Perhaps you'll never admit to us just when that compulsion arrives for you.
In the mean time, the sales figures of this new Apple product will tell a distinctly different tale, undimmed by your desperate colorings.
but I thought you had to keep your eye on the ball when playing golf. Not sure that staring at your watch is going to help.
Golf is not just about hitting the ball. Walking is part of the game, at least that's what the PGA Tour told Casey Martin when he requested to use a cart to get around.
Activity trackers like the Apple Watch may be quite useful for a golfer. The average course length in the PGA is 7200 yards, about 6500 for the ladies tour. That's just the length between the tee and the pin. There's additional distance between holes, so something like an activity tracker or smart watch will provide a more accurate assessment of physical activity
but I thought you had to keep your eye on the ball when playing golf. Not sure that staring at your watch is going to help.
Golf is not just about hitting the ball. Walking is part of the game, at least that's what the PGA Tour told Casey Martin when he requested to use a cart to get around.
Activity trackers like the Apple Watch may be quite useful for a golfer. The average course length in the PGA is 7200 yards, about 6500 for the ladies tour. That's just the length between the tee and the pin. There's additional distance between holes, so something like an activity tracker or smart watch will provide a more accurate assessment of physical activity
How good/convenient is the iPhone at taking periodic heart rate measurements?
It might be interesting to measure heart rate before you tee off at the first hole, after the front nine, and after you've completed all eighteen holes (assuming you play an entire 18-hole course).
I have seen many discussions about Apple advertising. Here's why I think she is a valid choice: Apple ads are inspirational. All the others are informational.
Think about the Apple ads. Do you do any of the activities shown in those ads? Do any of the "rest of us" do those things? Climb mountains, compose symphonies, record bands or play in a band? Not many, but we can dream about it. We can hold our Apple whatever and imagine using it do make our verse.
All the other ads tend to show people doing what they already do. Ho, hum. "Hey, everybody, let's do a group selfie. And since I have this really cool extra wide angle lens, we don't have to jam together so much." Yep, I'm excited.
Great comment. Insightful, and unlike so many, on topic.
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Never heard of Burns before the keynote. Never heard of Gisele.
Case closed.
The only case that is closed is that whom YOU -- of all people -- have heard of or haven't heard of is totally irrelevant to the rest of the world. Well, that's true of your life in general, I guess.
Glad to hear the Sport BAND will stand up to running in inclement weather conditions. Too bad doing so might possibly void your warranty on the watch itself if exposed to too much water.
So irrelevant that you had to read and comment on my post.
Got it.
So irrelevant that you had to read and comment on my post.
Got it.
I've been trying to avoid responding to your trolling, and I failed in this instance, yes.
And I will live with the guilt of that. Doesn't mean that you're still not a troll and an idiot.
And if you run through a hail-storm, woe betide should you expose your Apple Watch to the elements and scratch your watch-face. Oh, wait a sec, I forgot—it's got a sapphire screen! That's okay, then.
Hang on; the Sport edition only has a glass screen, thereby making it more vulnerable to damage, despite the fact that you would expect people using the Sport watch to need the greatest protection.
Doh!
That sapphire fiasco is coming back to Burn them.
Glad to hear the Sport BAND will stand up to running in inclement weather conditions. Too bad doing so might possibly void your warranty on the watch itself if exposed to too much water.
I plan on wearing it when I play golf this year. If the weather suddenly gets too bad, I can always put it in my bag. But some of the functions are functions I'm interesting in seeing when I play.
Colour me ignorant, but I thought you had to keep your eye on the ball when playing golf. Not sure that staring at your watch is going to help.
Colour me ignorant, but I thought you had to keep your eye on the ball when playing golf. Not sure that staring at your watch is going to help.
Thank you. Now we're done.
And AAPL just dip within last minutes trading (-1.25%)...WTF? Wall Street tried to manipulate stocks or what? I bet that tomorrow, AAPL will open above $127.
Wall Street is 99% based on fakery and keeping the 1% in the 1%. Apple is a real, tangible product, which Wall Street HATES.
They are mostly about manipulating numbers to make slivers of pennies times billions to support their true clients, the 1% of the 1%.
I thought you'd appreciate a low-hanging morsel. ????
Hey, get over it. It's just trading.
The problem with using someone like her as an example is that it doesn't relate well to common usage. The sort of people who already buy fitness devices are people like her, but what about compelling use-cases for the rest of us? I'm not planning to run a marathon tomorrow, so I'd like to know how the Apple Watch fits into my life. So far, it doesn't.
I have seen many discussions about Apple advertising. Here's why I think she is a valid choice: Apple ads are inspirational. All the others are informational.
Think about the Apple ads. Do you do any of the activities shown in those ads? Do any of the "rest of us" do those things? Climb mountains, compose symphonies, record bands or play in a band? Not many, but we can dream about it. We can hold our Apple whatever and imagine using it do make our verse.
All the other ads tend to show people doing what they already do. Ho, hum. "Hey, everybody, let's do a group selfie. And since I have this really cool extra wide angle lens, we don't have to jam together so much." Yep, I'm excited.
I plan on wearing it when I play golf this year. If the weather suddenly gets too bad, I can always put it in my bag. But some of the functions are functions I'm interesting in seeing when I play.
Just be careful, don't want any Caddyshack Bishop incidents to ruin your day. ;-)
I have a feeling that if the weather gets bad enough to affect the watch, you probably won't be playing in it.
Just be careful, don't want any Caddyshack Bishop incidents to ruin your day. ;-)
I have a feeling that if the weather gets bad enough to affect the watch, you probably won't be playing in it.
+1 for Caddyshack reference.
And yeah, I just meant if all of a sudden it started an unexpected downpour or something. But right -- if I'm worried about the Apple Watch, then I'm not teeing off at the next hole, but heading back to the clubhouse.
ROFL indeed.
I think Apple thought they were paying a nice homage to traditional watches by referring to their widgets as complications.
Unfortunately, I think they sound naff and patronising, as the metaphor doesn't translate well. Complications on mechanical watches have a long and dignified pedigree. Slapping such a label on widgets makes a mockery of the term.
As to Miss Burns, I say good luck to her with the London Marathon. Any one who runs it is mad, of course.
The problem with using someone like her as an example is that it doesn't relate well to common usage. The sort of people who already buy fitness devices are people like her, but what about compelling use-cases for the rest of us? I'm not planning to run a marathon tomorrow, so I'd like to know how the Apple Watch fits into my life. So far, it doesn't.
Way to take a simple reference diametrically the wrong way.
If anything, the use of the term "complications" may encourage a few of the curious to find out what the word means (read: meant) in an horological context. It's most likely used by Sir Jony to pay homage to your "dignified pedigree" which is about to be moved down more than a few notches into the irrelevant past, down and back around "boxing day", "high tea", and "buggy whips."
So you're one of those stubborn skeptics who needs to be "compelled" to buy one? Perhaps you'll never admit to us just when that compulsion arrives for you.
In the mean time, the sales figures of this new Apple product will tell a distinctly different tale, undimmed by your desperate colorings.
I'd like to know how the Apple Watch fits into my life. So far, it doesn't.
You could start by getting a life first...
Colour me ignorant,
Yes, we do.
Golf is not just about hitting the ball. Walking is part of the game, at least that's what the PGA Tour told Casey Martin when he requested to use a cart to get around.
Activity trackers like the Apple Watch may be quite useful for a golfer. The average course length in the PGA is 7200 yards, about 6500 for the ladies tour. That's just the length between the tee and the pin. There's additional distance between holes, so something like an activity tracker or smart watch will provide a more accurate assessment of physical activity
Why not just use an iPhone?
Why not just use an iPhone?
How good/convenient is the iPhone at taking periodic heart rate measurements?
It might be interesting to measure heart rate before you tee off at the first hole, after the front nine, and after you've completed all eighteen holes (assuming you play an entire 18-hole course).
Great comment. Insightful, and unlike so many, on topic.