Electronics Apple iWatch Do you want? - Page 4

Deberg_1990 · 03-09-2015, 07:06 PM

Looks solid, but i must say.......it looks like an attractive way to get yourself mugged if your walking around with $500 to $1000+ on your wrist. Thoughts?

http://www.vox.com/2015/3/9/8175517/...ting-expensive

The Rick · 03-16-2015, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by AustinChief

It's sad that anyone would believe crap like this. As if we haven't had SoC for years upon years now. But fanbois will be fanbois I guess.

The Rick · 03-16-2015, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by morphius

I assume they are talking about the smart watch market, because anything more than that would be doubtful.

**Baby Lee** · 03-16-2015, 11:54 AM

Can someone explain why I need something on my wrist that requires an IPhone also be in my pocket?

Is pulling an Iphone out of your pocket that big a hassle?

**AustinChief** · 03-16-2015, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Can someone explain why I need something on my wrist that requires an IPhone also be in my pocket?

Is pulling an Iphone out of your pocket that big a hassle?

No one has yet come up with an adequate answer to this (for Android watches as well)

L.A. Chieffan · 03-16-2015, 01:32 PM

Saves time and battery. I can be at the gym with my phone in my locker or my gym bag across the room and I can see alerts and control my phone.

Also it's a watch. Why does anybody wear a watch?

NewChief · 03-16-2015, 01:41 PM

It's like a homescreen for people who don't want to get out their phone and pull down the shade. I can get behind that to an extent, because I absolutely appreciate the convenience of the home screen (not having to unlock phone).

That being said, I mean... I get that it's convenient, but it's not $400 worth of convenience.

L.A. Chieffan · 03-16-2015, 01:44 PM

Any watch you buy that's worth anything will run you that much. If you don't wear a watch at all I get it, it's probably not for you. But if you drop four or five hundy on a watch anyways might as well get one that also syncs with your phone and get more out of it.

NewChief · 03-16-2015, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Any watch you buy that's worth anything will run you that much. If you don't wear a watch at all I get it, it's probably not for you. But if you drop four or five hundy on a watch anyways might as well get one that also syncs with your phone and get more out of it.

Yeah. But if I buy a Shinola, it's a timeless (haha) timepiece. The iwatch will probably be outdated and shitty (or at least feel that way) after a few years.

DaveNull · 03-16-2015, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AustinChief

It's sad that anyone would believe crap like this. As if we haven't had SoC for years upon years now. But fanbois will be fanbois I guess.

Apple isn't saying that.

**AustinChief** · 03-16-2015, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveNull

Apple isn't saying that.

Umm I believe that was from an Apple press release. May be wrong but if so the article misquoted it.

DaveNull · 03-16-2015, 02:04 PM

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Apple custom-designed its own S1 SiP (System in Package) to miniaturize an entire computer architecture onto a single chip.

- Source

They've been referring to their mobile processors as SoC's since around 2010.

The Rick · 03-16-2015, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveNull

Apple isn't saying that.

Don't get me wrong, I use and like Apple stuff and am considering getting one of these. Make of it what you will, but the text I quoted was pulled directly from their site:

http://www.apple.com/watch/technology/

DaveNull · 03-16-2015, 02:53 PM

Oh i get that...AC just took that to mean that Apple is claiming that it has invented the concept of a SoC.

**AustinChief** · 03-16-2015, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveNull

Oh i get that...AC just took that to mean that Apple is claiming that it has invented the concept of a SoC.

Please explain to us what this line means then...

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Configuring an entire computer system on a single chip is an industry first

Because to anyone with a decent grasp of English it sounds like they are claiming exactly that.

DaveNull · 03-16-2015, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AustinChief

Please explain to us what this line means then...

Because to anyone with a decent grasp of English it sounds like they are claiming exactly that.

Yeah, I see that. My point was that they've been referring to a "system on a chip" since the A4 in 2010. I don't know what makes the S1 different.

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L.A. Chieffan PLAY GOOD FOOTBALL Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: American Gardens Building Casino cash: $2688654	Any watch you buy that's worth anything will run you that much. If you don't wear a watch at all I get it, it's probably not for you. But if you drop four or five hundy on a watch anyways might as well get one that also syncs with your phone and get more out of it.
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DaveNull Veteran Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Villa Straylight Casino cash: $9975610	Oh i get that...AC just took that to mean that Apple is claiming that it has invented the concept of a SoC.
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