Well I use DirecTV and I don't think that's sucks. My parents have Comcast and they recently updated their boxes/UI. It's actually quite nice. Here's an example. I like the black interface.
When you really get into it, it's incredibly slow, buggy, laggy, and unintuitive. And it requires the use of what has to be the worst remote known to mankind.
Don't even get me started on the big, ugly, incredibly poorly-designed cable box, of which I own three, and am charged $30/mo, for $360 a year (by Comcast). For life, making it a ripoff.
And the whole damn set-up consumes a ton of phantom power.
When you really get into it, it's incredibly slow, buggy, laggy, and unintuitive. And it requires the use of what has to be the worst remote known to mankind.
Don't even get me started on the big, ugly, incredibly poorly-designed cable box, of which I own three, and am charged $30/mo, for $360 a year (by Comcast). For life, making it a ripoff.
And the whole damn set-up consumes a ton of phantom power.
It is, overall, a piece of s*** par excellence.
Well I've only seen it at my parents a few times so I can't really comment on useability. I don't really have any issues with my DirecTV interface. I do wish ?TV had a dark interface though. I'm kind of over the bright white everywhere (yes I'm talking about you iOS).
It's frustrating and annoying that Tim Cook is in the UK giving interviews, yet Apple UK is yet to reveal iPad Pro pricing in the UK two days before its launch here, assuming of course, it is launching this week alongside elsewhere in the world.
Pro tip: take US pricing, convert to pound sterling, and assume approximately 5% variance.
Yup, it was about 16 months ago I predicted here medical bands, for diabetics, etc, that could be subsidized by insurance. That keeps the cost out of the watch while allowing Apple to play in a lower volume market while still netting high margins.
I don't recall the article saying this was happening or it saying Apple had announced they were dong this.
BTW, a few other million people had the exact same prediction.
I don't recall the article saying this was happening or it saying Apple had announced they were dong this.
BTW, a few other million people had the exact same prediction.
That was my point exactly. That EricTheHalfBee didn't just come up with this notion. And it's doubtful you will find many references prior to my original post, linked and copied below:
I have this dream about the iWatch. The band could be where certain sensor are incorporated. So a diabetic would buy the iWatch body/face with the diabetic sensor band. That band might cost a pretty penny and be subsidized by insurance. A fitness junkie or athlete buys the sports band. Someone who merely wants an iWatch for its notifications capabilities and ability to run their iPhone Apps remotely would get the band with no special sensors. And some folks will get multiple bands, sports band for the daytime, dress band for evening, different colors, etc. and perhaps all the bands incorporate the battery, so when you switch bands you get a full charge (presumably your extra bands are stored atop your included inductive charger).
Is the iProbe some kind of ad software that looks into your files in and out of the cloud and browser history to get information that Apple can sell to advertisers?
If Apple doesn't se that, then... It's been s great ride.
I'm all for the Pro. Will be getting a first gen. Rate for me.
But no way in the world will it be replacing my iMac. In fact, I'm hoping to add the next MBP 15" (but still hoping for a 17-18 inch model) to my new tech stable.
My iPad Pro will be primarily for drawing and travel presentation with email, ebooks, web browsing, and a game here or there on my downtime.
But the Mac will be where 99% of the work takes place that actually CREATES what I will use the iPad to present.
Is there an app that allows you to monitor the health stats (heartbeat, etc.) remotely of a person who is wearing an Apple Watch? With their opt-in permission, of course.
For anyone with aging parents (all of us, eventually), this would be a useful way to have peace-of-mind regarding their vital stats from afar. Doing a little research, I found one such app but it requires the wearer to start an Activity on the Watch. I'm looking for something that runs silently -- and without explicit invocation -- in the background and pushes status updates periodically (e.g., every 5 minutes) to anyone who subscribed to those updates.
Now that would be a really useful application. Imagine if the watch had GPS in it and didn't need the iPhone. Then you could track not only their vitals, but know where they are( if they have a habit of wondering off). This all assumes the person keeps the phone charged and wears it.
Please, please when will get an app for the aPencil that does handwriting recognition? Perhaps I should erect a shrine to Steve Jobs and put offerings before it every morning and light candles every night?
"Yes, the iPad Pro is a replacement for a notebook or a desktop for many, many people," Cook said. "They will start using it and conclude they no longer need to use anything else, other than their phones."
Given that Macbook sales have been going up and up over the last couple of years and iPad sales have been going down and down, that's a lot of hope to be pinning on a bigger screen.
I predict the opposite will be true: many, many people will conclude that a laptop and phone is all they need, and an iPad doesn't really add anything.
It's frustrating and annoying that Tim Cook is in the UK giving interviews, yet Apple UK is yet to reveal iPad Pro pricing in the UK two days before its launch here, assuming of course, it is launching this week alongside elsewhere in the world.
Given that Macbook sales have been going up and up over the last couple of years and iPad sales have been going down and down, that's a lot of hope to be pinning on a bigger screen.
I predict the opposite will be true: many, many people will conclude that a laptop and phone is all they need, and an iPad doesn't really add anything.
Even while I'm at "work" I still use my iPad. I don't think the existence of one eliminates the usefulness of the other.
That was my point exactly. That EricTheHalfBee didn't just come up with this notion. And it's doubtful you will find many references prior to my original post, linked and copied below:
I have this dream about the iWatch. The band could be where certain sensor are incorporated. So a diabetic would buy the iWatch body/face with the diabetic sensor band. That band might cost a pretty penny and be subsidized by insurance. A fitness junkie or athlete buys the sports band. Someone who merely wants an iWatch for its notifications capabilities and ability to run their iPhone Apps remotely would get the band with no special sensors. And some folks will get multiple bands, sports band for the daytime, dress band for evening, different colors, etc. and perhaps all the bands incorporate the battery, so when you switch bands you get a full charge (presumably your extra bands are stored atop your included inductive charger).
He explicitly states the new health product is unrelated to the ?Watch and your first thought is watch bands?
Sensors inside a smart "band" that connects to your Apple Watch. They can take time to get the bands approved (along with the associated App) without affecting Apple Watch product cycles.
People who need additional monitoring (like glucose) can upgrade their Watch with a specific band. People who want basic health/fitness monitoring can just use the Watch "as is".
Yup, it was about 16 months ago I predicted here medical bands, for diabetics, etc, that could be subsidized by insurance. That keeps the cost out of the watch while allowing Apple to play in a lower volume market while still netting high margins.
Fitbit and Moov are already being subsidized by Manulife. Does anyone know of a similar program that includes the Apple Watch?
Is the iProbe some kind of ad software that looks into your files in and out of the cloud and browser history to get information that Apple can sell to advertisers?
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Well I use DirecTV and I don't think that's sucks. My parents have Comcast and they recently updated their boxes/UI. It's actually quite nice. Here's an example. I like the black interface.
When you really get into it, it's incredibly slow, buggy, laggy, and unintuitive. And it requires the use of what has to be the worst remote known to mankind.
Don't even get me started on the big, ugly, incredibly poorly-designed cable box, of which I own three, and am charged $30/mo, for $360 a year (by Comcast). For life, making it a ripoff.
And the whole damn set-up consumes a ton of phantom power.
It is, overall, a piece of s*** par excellence.
Well I've only seen it at my parents a few times so I can't really comment on useability. I don't really have any issues with my DirecTV interface. I do wish ?TV had a dark interface though. I'm kind of over the bright white everywhere (yes I'm talking about you iOS).
Pro tip: take US pricing, convert to pound sterling, and assume approximately 5% variance.
Yup, it was about 16 months ago I predicted here medical bands, for diabetics, etc, that could be subsidized by insurance. That keeps the cost out of the watch while allowing Apple to play in a lower volume market while still netting high margins.
I don't recall the article saying this was happening or it saying Apple had announced they were dong this.
BTW, a few other million people had the exact same prediction.
Speaking of health and desktop replacements , is it possible to:
1. Download files such as PDF or Word forms from websites in Safari
2. Save the forms locally to the iPad
3. Fill out the forms using the iPad
4. Upload completed forms to websites which have a file upload option
Can saving and uploading files in Safari be done natively without hunting around for third party apps?
I don't recall the article saying this was happening or it saying Apple had announced they were dong this.
BTW, a few other million people had the exact same prediction.
That was my point exactly. That EricTheHalfBee didn't just come up with this notion. And it's doubtful you will find many references prior to my original post, linked and copied below:
http://forums.appleinsider.com/t/178071/apple-to-sell-two-sizes-of-iwatch-with-flexible-amoled-displays-this-fall-prices-to-reach-thousands-of-dollars#post_2513582
If it is a PC replacement, then logically Tim is talking about the death of OS X and the end of the Intel years.
No, he isn't. He said it's a PC replacement for many. That doesn't mean all, and it doesn't mean a convergence of OS X and iOS.
Hmm... a natural progression: iPod ? iPhone ? iPad ? iProbe.
Is the iProbe some kind of ad software that looks into your files in and out of the cloud and browser history to get information that Apple can sell to advertisers?
Maybe he wasn't talking about you.
Is there an app that allows you to monitor the health stats (heartbeat, etc.) remotely of a person who is wearing an Apple Watch? With their opt-in permission, of course.
For anyone with aging parents (all of us, eventually), this would be a useful way to have peace-of-mind regarding their vital stats from afar. Doing a little research, I found one such app but it requires the wearer to start an Activity on the Watch. I'm looking for something that runs silently -- and without explicit invocation -- in the background and pushes status updates periodically (e.g., every 5 minutes) to anyone who subscribed to those updates.
Now that would be a really useful application. Imagine if the watch had GPS in it and didn't need the iPhone. Then you could track not only their vitals, but know where they are( if they have a habit of wondering off). This all assumes the person keeps the phone charged and wears it.
I hope it's an Apple-branded hearing aid--that would be huge.
Hopefully it would be tiny!!!
"Yes, the iPad Pro is a replacement for a notebook or a desktop for many, many people," Cook said. "They will start using it and conclude they no longer need to use anything else, other than their phones."
Given that Macbook sales have been going up and up over the last couple of years and iPad sales have been going down and down, that's a lot of hope to be pinning on a bigger screen.
I predict the opposite will be true: many, many people will conclude that a laptop and phone is all they need, and an iPad doesn't really add anything.
Currency fluctuations?
Even while I'm at "work" I still use my iPad. I don't think the existence of one eliminates the usefulness of the other.
He explicitly states the new health product is unrelated to the ?Watch and your first thought is watch bands?
No it's gonna be HUUUUGE!!!!!
No you're thinking of android.