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Next-gen Apple Watch models to integrate solid-state buttons & EKG functions, report says
Me either, since it didn't come from Apple. I only buy Apple gear...and future directions!SpamSandwich said:I don’t buy this rumor.
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Apple introduces watchOS 5 with enhanced fitness, Siri capabilities [u]
Hopefully Ring gets off their rears and lets their users answer the door or monitor motion from the watch. That's the only thing keeping me from two more outdoor cam devices, not going to support them until they support the Apple products I use.
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iPhone X vs. OnePlus 6: Which smartphone camera produces the best photos?
Is the Selfie iPhone X photo mirrored? The pole in the background, buildings, his hair, and v-neck all look like they are flipped in the X from 6. -
Apple exploring possibilities of wrap-around displays, touch-sensitive bezels for future i...
A device like this would definitely need a good case too. A corner is the safest place currently for a phone in a case to land. That doesn't look to have any corners, so more of a case is needed.ericthehalfbee said:avon b7 said:
The idea is nice and think it could work. Parts of the base idea have already been used on phones though.nunzy said:Apple would never make something like this. Instead, they are getting a patent to prevent Samsung from doing it. Apple uses the patent system in ways it was never thought of. They are very very clever. That's why they make such high profits.
This is over three years old:
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Manta-7X-details-revealed--massive-battery-absolutely-no-hardware-buttons_id65484
Huawei/Honor are rumoured to have volume rockers replaced by touch sensors in the works:
https://tech.thaivisa.com/huawei-p20-leaked-new-images-show-resigned-phone-no-physical-buttons/27360/
And the Honor Magic from a couple of years ago also had sensors in the bezels.
I'd like Apple to give it a go too.
Having no buttons is a stupid idea. How are you going to perform a reset if there's a problem with your device? Are they going to add a tiny pinhole you can insert a paper clip in order to force a reset? How are you going to adjust volume if your phone is in a case? Are they going to leave huge cutouts so that your fingers can reach the "touch sensors"?
I don't think people have really thought this through - they're just looking for another feature to add to differentiate themselves from all the other umpteen Android commodity devices out there, without any thought as to whether it actually improves things for the user. -
Apple exploring possibilities of wrap-around displays, touch-sensitive bezels for future i...
I'm with you. Now that would make a cool AppleTv Remote, though.ericthehalfbee said:Doubt it. I think Apple is just exploring ideas for "some" possible use in a future product, and people assume it's for the iPhone.
A curved screen is terrible on a device that is operated by your fingers. You want a flat surface so all your gestures are consistent across the entire screen. A curved screen also sucks for displaying content (unless they've figured out a way to make the screen emit the exact same color/brightness from different angles so content at the edge of the screen looks identical to content in the middle).
