"...two main reasons I'm giving up my Apple Watch..." - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: LabSpokane
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2015, 09:32:53 pm
content: Quotehttps://apple.news/AwKoGwlasS5GWKEYZ263EzwI like Apple, but the reason for the watch was always confounding. I'm apparently not alone.

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2015, 09:50:54 pm
content: for the same reason why some people still prefer desktop PC rather than a netbook, tablet or smartphone as replacement...

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2015, 09:56:13 pm
content: The concept is interesting enough, and the technology they used is going to be very important:http://electroiq.com/chipworks_real_chips_blog/2015/08/18/apple-watch-and-ase-start-new-era-in-sip/But I wouldn't give Apple any money, considering their tendency to control everything.

author: LabSpokane
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2015, 11:28:35 pm
content: Quote from: helius on November 08, 2015, 09:56:13 pmthanks for sharing that!

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 09, 2015, 12:12:22 am
content: Quote from: Mechatrommer on November 08, 2015, 09:50:54 pmI have a desktop, laptop, tablet (work issued) and a smartphone. Every device has its use in my world. The desktop gets the most use because of the dual 22" monitors and the fact it's connected to my ham radio transceivers. By the way, nothing Apple here.

author: LabSpokane
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2015, 12:43:02 am
content: This thread wasn't meant to bash Apple, but just to point out the issues of wearables. The consumer electronics market leader is producing bleeding edge technology, but it still isn't "right" for lack of a better term. Are wearables really the gold mine the pundits demanded they be?To me, it really shows the danger of listening to the peanut gallery.

author: AlxDroidDev
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2015, 01:23:05 am
content: Quote from: helius on November 08, 2015, 09:56:13 pmThat article was a very interesting reading. Thanks for that. Ragardless of being Apple or not, what they've done to that S1 SiP is marvellous engineering.On the matter of the original article, I agree with the author. I know a few people that bought smart watches (from Apple, Samsung, Motorola, etc) and have used them only a few times. I too was a "gadget addict" in a very far past, but nowadays my compulsion is under control. It seems that many people buying these smart watches have absolutely no need for them, and can't even justify their purchases with an argument other than some psychological need to have the latest gadgets.

author: eas
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2015, 09:36:49 am
content: I don't have one, for various reasons, including that the reasons I can see for having one don't really apply to me.Less techie people I've met seem to like theirs. I guess like most things, maybe they are better if you don't overthink them?As for the tech pundits and press, most of them cover technology like a horserace. I guess that can be part of it, but its the least interesting part. Given that starting point, they don't have much hope of being right about anything. Even at this late date, I'm not sure they get that computing is now relatively cheap, with a large potential market and therefore that devices don't have to be all things to all people in order to be a business success. We're long past the Model T Era at this point.The complaints in the Quartz article suggest to me that power consumption (and size) is the biggest constraint on the Apple Watch. Most hardware improvements are going to go into addressing that for the next few generations.