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  • Roku unveils $70 Streaming Stick+ with 4K & HDR, faster Express & Express+ models

    Roger_FingasRoger_Fingas
    I actually use a Roku Ultra myself. The ads are unobstrusive, and as a rule it's actually excellent at what it's built for, which is streaming video. The interface is very easy, lack of an AI assistant notwithstanding. I don't bother running non-video/audio apps on it, but that may be the separator here - whether people think it's worth an extra $79 for Siri, better apps, and Dolby Vision.
    airnerd

  • Early Apple Watch Series 3 reviews skew friendly, but with concerns about cost & glitches

    Roger_FingasRoger_Fingas
    macxpress said:
    sog35 said:
    The site did complain that the product's battery "remains the biggest limitation," 

    "And, for the love of everything holy, Apple needs to make a Watch with a screen that's always on," it added.


    What STUPID reviewer this is.

    So they want longer battery life AND an always on screen?


    Their total lack of physics and battery technology is ridiculous.
    I've used an Apple Watch (the original) since the time it came out and I've never ever had battery issues. I don't know where this battery is the biggest limitation thing comes from. The biggest limitation for me is how damn slow the watch is sometimes. Its very slow to respond, but I think thats because Apple clocked the CPU down so much it makes the watch sluggish. I also don't always want the watch face on. The way Apple has it working is perfect. It knows when you raise your wrist to look at the watch and enables the screen. The watch can be very bright in dark places so this would be a situation where you wouldn't want it on all the time. I don't really see the advantage of having it on all the time. I also don't want others to glance at my wrist and see my notifications, and things like that. Its just all around a bad idea. Like you hinted...that kills the battery. The watch is only so large so you can only put so big of a battery inside it unless you want this ridiculously thick watch just to accommodate a larger battery.
    Battery is mainly an issue if you're into running and/or you're used to the longevity of other devices. 18 hours is enough for most people, but that can shrink rapidly if you use GPS, never mind things like phone calls. It's also far less than what devices from Garmin and Fitbit are capable of - of course, those are primarily fitness trackers, not general-purpose smartwatches.
    GeorgeBMacgatorguy

  • W2 chip in Apple Watch Series 3 boosts wireless speeds while maintaining battery life

    Roger_FingasRoger_Fingas
    Avieshek said:
    Bluetooth 5.0?
    Unfortunately, it's only Bluetooth 4.2.
    Avieshek

  • Apple's Watch-oriented fitness lab tops 66,000 hours of data, 10,000 subjects

    Roger_FingasRoger_Fingas
    Soli said:
    Where do you think that Apple does/will do this testing? Will this be done at Apple Park or off sight? Will this be at the R&D facility to help keep it secret, or will they need to have employees come in to increase the accuracy which could mean somewhere in the main, ring campus; or would they just keep it all in their new, 100,000 sqft wellness center?
    They do this testing at a facility a short trip away from Apple Park.
    lolliver

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook to make announcement in Austin on Friday [u]

    Roger_FingasRoger_Fingas
    Terrible timing for a flight into Austin, given the hurricane hitting the coast.
    randominternetpersonjony0