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  • Apple Watch pulse oximeter ban detailed in published documents

    mattinoz said:
    Anilu_777 said:
    I may be upgrading my Series 6 this year but as I’m in Canada I expect it to still be there as Masimo doesn’t have the patent registered here afaik
    What happens if you wear the watch and cross the border?
    I would expect no difference as the ban only exists on new watches being sold in the US.

    Unfortunately I doubt you’d be able to buy a Canadian watch and take it into America if you’re an American as that would be considered importing I guess.

    That being said, if you’re wearing it up your sleeve would anyone notice?
    You certainly can buy an Apple Watch outside the US and bring it in.  Generally, you can bring in $800 worth of purchases without paying any duty.  
    Obviously there are some rules that make it a little. more complicated than that.  $800 is the general rule. 

    A little more info nobody asked for:

    Many countries that charge VAT (and it can be 20%+) will refund it for purchases taken outside the country.  Often higher-end shops will have the forms you need.
    Apple will honor the warranty for purchases made outside the US so you need not worry about that.  Similarly, if you need your US-bought Apple product fixed outside the US you can take it to an Apple store overseas.
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  • A software engineer wore Apple Vision Pro to his wedding, much to his new bride's chagrin

    Anyone want to lay the odds on them being in divorce court within five years?

    THAT'S a bet on which I wouldn't take the short odds!
    What odds will you give for the guy wearing his Vision Pro in divorce court?
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  • A software engineer wore Apple Vision Pro to his wedding, much to his new bride's chagrin

    Am I correct in thinking that the new iPhones also capture spatial video?  Couldn't SOMEONE ELSE be capturing the video?  He won't need the video because if the marriage lasts, his wife will NEVER let him forget what a clown he was.
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  • Gene Munster: Apple should buy Rivian after cancelling Apple Car

    twolf2919 said:

    Fisker doesn't even make their own cars - they're produced by Magna-Steyr in Austria!  Rivian makes its own cars and has developed its own related technologies (e.g. the  motors that now drive  most of their newer vehicles).
    If Apple would get into the car business, they are MUCH more likely to contract out assembly than to build themselves.  That's how pretty much all Apple stuff is produced.  If not all.  Do they still make the Mac Pro?  If Apple bought any car maker, it would be for designs and related know-how, and for the benefit of some vehicles that have already gone through all sort of certifications, etc.  The electronics would essentially all be thrown out for Apple to use what they bought as a "sled" like how Tesla got started buying the chassis from Lotus.

     Some of you guys make a convincing argument for why Apple's not considering any of this.  If they wanted to buy Rivian or Fisker, it would be cheap though and maybe kick start things.


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  • Gene Munster: Apple should buy Rivian after cancelling Apple Car

    Flyer007b said:
    I think Fisker makes more sense as a candidate for Apple. And might be cheaper as well. Apple hardly ever buys fully matured companies. Fisker has a lot to win by it as their software is still weak (missing CarPlay for example ;-) 
    I agree about Fisker.  It's cheap and they have an excellent designer in Fisker who designed some beautiful cars for BMW and Aston Martin (and I think others.)  On the other hand, Apple has some association with Rivian through one of the early shows on Apple TV.  Rivian prototypes were used as the support vehicles for the travel show "Long Way Up."  It is a really nice show as are the earlier shows, Long Way Down and Long Way Round, also on Apple TV.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Way_Up

    I don't think Apple needs to do a car at all and I don't think Apple thinks they need to do a car.  If Apple does sell a car, I don't think they have much chance of grabbing 10% of the market.  I'm sure I'd want one though.


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