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Quote: Originally Posted by Blitz1 An AppleWatch has 0 complications. It's just software And even though it's just software, Apple calls them complications, and Rogifan was correct for pointing out that there would be less room for them if…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 being forced to read curved text is stupidity. Just as bad as reading text that is cutoff at the top 1/4 and bottom 1/4 of the screen. Both of problems with a round screen. This isn't even a debate. The …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan For me utility is most important. I find it interesting that we keep hearing that smartwatches are a non starter because nobody wears watches anymore. Well if that's the case then the watch as a fashion state…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan I don't understand why people think this looks good: There's a reason all the PR shots for these round watches are usually showing off a faux analog display, because showing anything else would make …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jfc1138 Circular? There's a reason phone, pad and computer screens aren't circular. True. But there's also a reason why most (not all) watches are circular: more people prefer the look. Unlike phones, pads, an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cnocbui No it isn't. I know, right? To me it's more reminiscent of the good ole' classic iPod scroll wheel, although that too is a stretch! Thompson
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Quote: Originally Posted by foggyhill Yes, lets see a scenario. You could say while in the living room, "Put last week's "Person of Interest" on the bedroom TV" and it would sort out how to do it, stream, recording, file on a NAS, renting a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69 In other words any market that Apple isn't in is ripe for destruction. Well, not exactly. Only the markets that involve some sort of problem that Apple believes it can come in and contribute a good st…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Apple doesn't typically reduce pricing simply because they sell another several million of whatever over what they did last year. If the media companies follow Apple's lead, which would be smart IMO, they w…
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dickprinter wrote: » Do you think this AppleTV "blow everything else away" interface is the result of the "I finally cracked it" eureka moment Steve supposedly had that was disclosed in Isaccson's biography? I absolutely do. Steve knew that th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jameskatt2 Apple will HAVE to give in. It is the right thing to do. Content costs a lot of money to make. There are a lot of actors and skilled workers to pay. Why would media companies sell content at a low…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 Good. $50 games are the ripoff of the century. Hard to beleive when I bought the Legend of Zelda in 1990 for $50 that is actually $90 in today's money. Yikes. I know. Dasanman69 doesn't think that…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69 I still see arcades, and some of those game makers have made a lot money on the console market. All of those game makers are going to have to make their games available for a much lower price in order…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69 I don't understand the incessant need to destroy markets. I don't think anybody is saying that the gaming market needs destroying. Some people seem to be saying that it is ripe for destruction and th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cnocbui The Apple TV won't dent the console market. I disagree. The iPhone/iPod Touch put a giant dent in the handheld gaming market by (1) resetting the value proposition of gaming titles via the App Store, a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by MJ Web Siri, meh! I never use the voice control on my Samsung 4K because its laser pointing remote is so user friendly... Sure, but what about an interface that isn't tied to just what's visible on the screen? W…
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Quote: Originally Posted by BobSchlob I don't understand how "CBS, Fox, and NBC" could be an issue when these networks are already available free, OTA. I think with this bundle, you are supposed to have all-you-can-eat privileges at the eve…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cali BWAHAHAHA!! These ignorant comments always crack me up. If it were your job cutting your check in half and customers were stealing from you, you'd be on FIRE!! This whole shrugging off artists(yet you…
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Quote: Originally Posted by robbyx Apple Music is ambitious, but ultimately doesn't bring anything new to the table. So why use it? Why switch from something that already works for you? I think Apple is going to struggle with this one, not b…
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pmcd wrote: » I don't want to talk to my remote nor my TV though I do like interacting with Alexa. If all of my TV entertainment needs can get served by a new ? TV, such that I don't need a cable box and video game console as well, and if it ca…