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  • Google reveals Chromecast Ultra, Google WiFi, Daydream View VR; details Google Home

    levilevi
    cpsro said:
    Don't forget the Google Colonoscope!
    Least popular wearable to date 
    Rayz2016

  • Video: Unboxing Apple's ceramic Apple Watch Edition

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    franktinsley said:
    If these super expensive Apple watches could have their internal electronics replaced as technology improves I could almost understand them because, at least the casing and form factor could be timeless. But as it is these things are just nuts. They're not even good as a "status symbol" after a couple years.

    Edit: Oh for some reason I thought I saw the price for this new model at $10,000. They're actually $1300. That's more in line with a status symbol price for something that loses its cool factor in a couple years.
    My ex used to work for a designer clothing and handbag store in a upper middle class to wealthy area. She had several regular customers who bought a bag from the new line with every season - most selling for several thousand dollars. They wouldn't be caught wearing one from a previous season. The old bags I assume were stored in a closet somewhere. They wouldn't think twice about buying a $1300 watch only to be used for a year.
    nolamacguy

  • Apple Watch Series 2 sees strong demand from upgraders, millennials

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    lkrupp said:
    I think Apple's decision to withhold sales figures for the original Watch was a stroke of genius. It left the pundits and talking heads desperate for something to talk about so they dutifully turned to non scientific surveys and prognostications. The result is you can take all these reports with a grain of salt. Believe what you want because no one can prove anything. Now Apple is doing the same thing with the iPhone by not releasing sales figures for the first weekend of sales. The result? More blathering nonsense from the tech press, even if it happens to be positive. I'm enjoying this.
    I think they're tired of the narrative that Apple must sell x number of units a y growth rate or it's a failure. Analysts and the market as a whole has been punishing Apple for transparency is this regard. As a shareholder I'm happy to see the change.
    macxpressjax44brucemcDeelronGeorgeBMacpscooter63gilly017

  • Teardown finds DAC chips in Apple's Lightning EarPods & Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter for iPhone 7

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    jacks64 said:
    The question is
    Will the headphone jack be dropped from future iPads?
    Eventually yes. Soon? Hard to say. Space constraints on iPad are minimal relative to iPhone. Also, other than waterproofing, seems the loss of headphone jack allowed for Apple to better position its Taptic Engine 
    doozydozen

  • Apple's first weekend of iPhone 7 sales roughly in line with earlier iPhones, data suggests

    levilevi
    The only thing this tells us is that iPhone 7 did about as well as other iPhone in terms of opening weekend sales - as the title suggests. As many have pointed out, each generation comes online with a larger user base. We also don't know how many are in que for shipment. 
    redgeminipawatto_cobra