iPhone 6 & iWatch

[mikeakanice]

I'm going to get the iPhone6, and Apple Watch when it comes that, that thing is pretty cool. Just for the health stuff alone.

All the Iwatch is is an expensive heart monitor and pedometer. I was interested in the Iwatch but not after the keynote. Most of the rumored sensors aren't even in it.

[Deleted]

From the looks of those phones, they will never fit in a pocket, Just Look at how much bigger they are than the demonstrator.

seriously though,
Another phone, with features that virtually identical to the previous generation which is only 2 years old, this is nothing more than a blatant and gratuitous cash grab by Apple.

[Elegiac]

This is like saying "Right now the[re] is no true reason to buy an electric oven for your kitchen (or microwave oven), they don't have the killer features and only provide at best the same features as a hearth or an outdoor charcoal oven."

What they provide is convenience. Glancing at my wrist is much faster and less intrusive than pulling out my phone.

The fuck buys an electric oven these days? Gas or go home.

[Reeve]

I see people use that excuse, and this is first thing that pops into my mind:


I'm sorry, but how lazy are we becoming if we would rather shell out almost $400 just so we can save 2 seconds by not pulling our phone out of our pockets?

How lazy are we becoming if we want to use an electric oven instead of building a fire? There's nothing wrong with appreciating convenience. Plus, glancing at your wrist is a lot less disruptive than pulling out your phone, particularly if you're in a conversation with someone.

[poser765]

Pretty sure you can. Plus, you can pass it over with Bump. I'm sure there are other apps as well.

I haven't figured out how. Literally no option is presented that allows me to download it. Also can you "bump" from android to apple?

[Deleted]

Definitely going to buy a iPhone 6 Plus when it becomes available.
The thing that put me off about iPhones always was the - compared to Samsung etc. - relatively small screen, but with a 5.5 inch display, it's fine now.

Don't really care about the watch, though. Probably will be too big (and thus look strange) on my wrists anyway.

[Reeve]

I haven't figured out how. Literally no option is presented that allows me to download it. Also can you "bump" from android to apple?

I've never tried bumping from Android to Apple, but I imagine you can. You can do so from Windows to iOS or OSX to iOS.

[muto]

Who wears a watch if you have a smart phone? srsly, we're all looking at our phones 24/7, why would you attach something to your wrist.

Well, certain professions still need the seconds hand on a watch; nurses/doctors, teachers, trainers, etc...

[Reeve]

I haven't figured out how. Literally no option is presented that allows me to download it. Also can you "bump" from android to apple?

OK, just to test, I used my iPhone's mail to open a PDF attachment. I hit the little upload button and used it to open in my Kindle App (you can also use iBooks), and now it's in the app until I delete it. I prefer Kindle. I imagine there are pdf editing apps you can get as well.

[Tikaru]

How lazy are we becoming if we want to use an electric oven instead of building a fire? There's nothing wrong with appreciating convenience. Plus, glancing at your wrist is a lot less disruptive than pulling out your phone, particularly if you're in a conversation with someone.

I really don't think you could have come up with a worse analogy, I really don't.

You're really going to sit there and compare going from pulling your phone out of your pocket and glancing at your wrist, to moving from a fire outside to an oven in a kitchen? Really?

And it's not a matter of being disruptive, it's about being rude. Pulling out your phone or glancing at your watch while someone is talking to you is flat-out rude.

[Reeve]

I really don't think you could have come up with a worse analogy, I really don't.

You're really going to sit there and compare going from pulling your phone out of your pocket and glancing at your wrist, to moving from a fire outside to an oven in a kitchen? Really?

Sure. Both situations are just increases in convenience. One more marginal in terms of time than the other, but most of human progress has been about making life more convenient. What's wrong with wanting your messenging and other communications to be more convenient too? It's like giving someone a hard time because they want to use a smart phone because it's more convenient than carrying around 20 devices. A smartwatch is just one step past that.

[Deleted]

I'm a cash person so I'm not going to use the pay option. Not secure at all.

I like the idea of smart watches as the main thing I use my phone for are:
- Receiving calls
- Looking what time it is :P.

I'd leave my phone at home 90% of the time if I could receive calls with a smaller device that didn't crowd my pockets.
(They are too expensive currently tho. I'll wait till some cheaper ones get on the market.)

[Viadd]

my thoughts 'meh another phone'

Yep. I concur.

[Elegiac]

Sure. Both situations are just increases in convenience. One more marginal in terms of time than the other, but most of human progress has been about making life more convenient. What's wrong with wanting your messenging and other communications to be more convenient too? It's like giving someone a hard time because they want to use a smart phone because it's more convenient than carrying around 20 devices. A smartwatch is just one step past that.

It's not inconceivable to say that smart watches will eventually replace phones as miniaturized technology becomes more commonplace.

[Viadd]

Amazing timing to announce mobile payment system, right after the iCloud breach.

Yeah, no kidding. Anyone vote for going back to a cash economy?

[Reeve]

I'm a cash person so I'm not going to use the pay option. Not secure at all.

I like the idea of smart watches as the main thing I use my phone for are:
- Receiving calls
- Looking what time it is :P.

I'd leave my phone at home 90% of the time if I could receive calls with a smaller device that didn't crowd my pockets.
(They are too expensive currently tho. I'll wait till some cheaper ones get on the market.)

It's more secure than cash.

[Themius]

So, Apple has just announced their fall lineup of new products, including the two new iPhones (6 and 6 plus) as well as an iWatch, similar to Samsung's Gear Watch.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/app...iphone-6-plus/

What are your thoughts?

(I personally am interested in the mobile pay part - That is pretty convenient to just use my watch or phone to pay as opposed to a stupid full wallet.)

Use cards?

[Reeve]

I'm a cash person so I'm not going to use the pay option. Not secure at all.

I like the idea of smart watches as the main thing I use my phone for are:
- Receiving calls
- Looking what time it is :P.

I'd leave my phone at home 90% of the time if I could receive calls with a smaller device that didn't crowd my pockets.
(They are too expensive currently tho. I'll wait till some cheaper ones get on the market.)

I think the Apple Watch requires a phone connection. If you want a watch that doesn't, I think Samsung just came out with one last week.

[Elegiac]

Yeah, no kidding. Anyone vote for going back to a cash economy?

Absolutely not. Cash is running on obsolete nowdays.

Come to think of it I don't think I've handled cash in about a year.

[Reeve]

I really don't know what to say. Going from needing to be outdoors, have a firepit (for safety), ample supply of wood, with a limit of what you can cook...to go to a modern oven in the kitchen, is comparable to buying a $400 smartwatch so you don't have to take your phone of your pocket, saving you at most 3 seconds.

...wow.

Hey, it's your money. Do with it as you please.

I already said it was too expensive for me right now. If I could get it cheaper, though, I'd be all over it.

Also, it's 3 seconds several times a day. Plus, I don't always feel my phone in my pocket buzz at me, but I always feel my watch telling me that I've got a meeting in 15 minutes.