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- prophetone0
i'm not feeling it. do we really need this? but... you can totally see if that thing existed what a social status symbol it would become in a heartbeat. i mean you wear the thing and display it proudly and it will probably act as a remote to your ipod/iphone. the teenagers will eat that thing up.
- prophetone0
we are living in a world of distraction and it's getting worse; better? imagine if every kid was wearing one of these things what high school would be like for teachers. how would you contain the madness? kids'll be all beepin and bloopin and bizzitbappin all over the place.
- Are you a teacher?pig
- are you bill cosby? "kids'll be all beepin and bloopin and bizzitbappin"404
- haha, yes i am bill cosby. teacher of pudding popzippap azapa papopzapprophetone
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- Good one, prophetone!CyBrainX
- Attention spans are going the way of Kodak film.ETM
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- chossy0
If they made a fancy watch it better be fucking sturdy and have a long battery charge / charge while walking. People won't want to charge phone and watch at the end of the day.
That being said kids and pricks will eat that shit up like candy. Although all the kids I know 16 and younger think apple are shite.
- Kids 16 and under shouldn't own apple products, let alone have opinions on themset
- damn kids.fredddddd
- get off my lawnprophetone
- raf0
I thought this thread was going to be about Asian sweatshops and whatever it is people accuse Apple of doing wrong.
- monospaced0
It's just another rumor that analysts can use to manipulate their stock price, just like their television set. Sure, they might be working on the concept of these products but lets not jump the gun here.
- set0
Fuck that shit. Microchip my brain and my eyes can be my fucking screen.
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- BaskerviIle0
- Yeah, if Blue Peter badge winning Ive has anything to do with it.calculator
- That's actually nice. I think I might get one.monospaced
- Just bought an aw 60t. <3Andunny
- pango0
no.
not unless it shoots lasers and can be used as walkie talkie.
- Continuity0
Fucking hell, Apple have lost the plot. A watch? Whatever. Stick to making Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads, please-and-thank-you.
- This stance is in opposition of progress. Makes no sense, really.set
- Continuity, it's just a rumor. Calling a fail before Apple even announces is is exactly what they want.monospaced
- Well, one can progress in the context of doing what one does well, I think. Which doesn't really include watches.Continuity
- Meaning those analysts who like to manipulate the stock based on rumors.monospaced
- You're right, we agree, I don't think a watch makes sense either. People also hated on the phone and mp3 player toomonospaced
- too. But Apple pulled those off with a margin of success. Still, it's all just a rumor!monospaced
- A phone? Apple makes a phone?!ribit
- fredddddd0
Glass?
- Fax_Benson0
is this like celebrity death watch?
- monospaced0
I'll believe it when I see it (Apple announces it).
- inteliboy0
Well you'll look like a massive dork. Regardless if it's useful or not.
Though I find the above funny:
"Fucking hell, Apple have lost the plot. A watch? Whatever. Stick to making Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads, please-and-thank-you."Uh huh. The exact same rubbish was ranted about those products as well when they were launched. I even remember qbn peeps bitching about how dumb of an idea the iPad was and how they'll "stick to their fucking iphones"..... you'd think for a bunch of designer/creative/tech types we'd be a bit more forward thinking.
- you'd think for a tech company Apple would be too.Ianbolton
- Yup. Doesn't matter how techno advanced it is. It is a computer on your wrist. Fail.formed
- NEWSFLASH: Apple hasn't said they're making a watch. Fuckin' hell, you call fail and they haven't even done shit.monospaced
- formed0
I'll be surprised if they actually make this. I'll be surprised if they make a TV, too, even with all the rumors. Just too many TVs with too little profit to make it worthwhile.
For watches, who cares about technology? A watch, outside of teenagers (and some hipsters, I suppose) is a piece of functional jewelry. A style and status symbol, not some stupid screen or phone.
I'd never buy a watch that was mass produced and didn't have some decent pedigree. Never. The watches I want are technologically inferior to a Casio, but they are works of art the hold their value and have great aesthetic value. They are NOT disposable.
Apple invented products and markets, they didn't really come in and drastically change an ancient art form.
My money is on them never doing this, the hype is just there to fill a curiosity/gossip gap as people reach for a story of "what is next".
But, if they do make one, I'll think about shorting their stock (someone out there made a pretty penny as it plummeted).
- set0
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- monospaced0
- < 10 years agomonospaced
- So..
why did microsoft copy apple?GeorgesII - They didn't!monospaced
- Wolfboy0
@formed
I think the TV is going to happen in the next year or two. It's not about shifting the units, it's about strapping down deals to make huge money from the content in the same way they made/make masses of money from the iTunes Music Store.
I would have thought in reality, their competitors wont be Sony or LG, it'll be companies like Netflix. As soon as they have the deals in place with studios etc we'll see the Apple TV sets arrive.
As for the watch... fucked if I know!
- Why would they make a TV if they can just make a box?monospaced
- I'm not saying there's no reason to make the TV, but the perceived lack of profit from selling units isn't the be all and end all.Wolfboy
- Maybe they think people would be more likely to buy in to a TV set rather than the existing Apple TV box?Wolfboy
- They are selling millions of box units already and are releasing a new one soon with an SDK.monospaced
- So do you think all the TV set rumours are a red herring and we're not going to see one?Wolfboy
- I don't think we'll see an Apple TV set, no. But I could be wrong. Don't trust rumors, they're nothing more than that.monospaced
- Makes sense they would instead license the technology to TV makers.ETM
- But with a specific guideline to meet certification, something like THX.ETM
- If they do, I bet the standards and restrictions would even make IOS developers cringe.CyBrainX