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but to be fair their historical 'expertise' has often actually been expertise from Samsung (and others). Im no great Samsung fan either but Apple dont have too much specific expertise in actually making these things...... yet.
It doesn't matter how good the hardware is if the software is badly optimised. So whilst quality hardware is certainly one aspect of it, Apple still deserve some credit for the performance of their devices. The laptops in particular given they're using the same hardware as everyone else, unlike their phones which use custom SoCs. Quote:
The rumour that they might buy the Pebble team is an interesting one too.
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But they also have correspondingly smaller screens, which is the big drain on modern phones.
And their relatively good battery efficiency pre-dates the more marked difference in screen sizes of recent handsets. Apple aren't the only company who can produce devices with good battery life, of course but they deserve credit for their strengths. |
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Samsung make (some of) the components but they don't have anything to do with the software.
It doesn't matter how good the hardware is if the software is badly optimised. So whilst quality hardware is certainly one aspect of it, Apple still deserve some credit for the performance of their devices. The laptops in particular given they're using the same hardware as everyone else, unlike their phones which use custom SoCs. Who'll buy Pebble? Samsung or Apple? That's one aspect of it but the difference in screen size between, say, the iPhone5 and the S3 isn't nearly as pronounced as the difference in battery capacity. And their relatively good battery efficiency pre-dates the more marked difference in screen sizes of recent handsets. Apple aren't the only company who can produce devices with good battery life, of course but they deserve credit for their strengths. with regards to the Pebble buy-out its a very vague rumour - http://www.techradar.com/news/portab...ing-it-1130993 |
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I think the trick will be to keep watch software light to minimise battery drain. My comment was about the fact that much of the clever hardware has been other companies work.
Certainly they couldn't do it on their own but they're not just buying off-the-shelf chips like Sony or HTC. Quote:
with regards to the Pebble buy-out its a very vague rumour -
http://www.techradar.com/news/portab...ing-it-1130993 |
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While that's true to a point, Apple designs their own SoCs - so the clever hardware is partly down to them too.
Certainly they couldn't do it on their own but they're not just buying off-the-shelf chips like Sony or HTC. Thanks for the link, interesting reading. if it looks like the full glass 'wrap around' mock-ups then maybe it will
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i also think that if it looks like a 'nano on a strap' or like the live view its not going to inspire.
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if it looks like the full glass 'wrap around' mock-ups then maybe it will
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The iWatch seems quite official to me.
The Apple UK mouthpiece is pretty much The Guardian and they have well accelerated their stories on it. Obviously with any gadget bigger that 4" (3.5" was for a time when us humans were smaller) this surely must coincide with a bigger phone or a new big iPod. I'd suggest they could really cripple the big phone and sell it cheap but with the iWatch being an official add-on. A crippled big phone that needs a watch for fuller functionality won't impact on the less crippled iPhone 5 Launching a big phablet phone getting close to 2 years behind the main competition does certainly need adept thinking. |
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What on Earth could be so important that it had to be viewed instantly on your wrist as opposed to expending 1 second of time reaching into your pocket and retrieving your phone?
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What on Earth could be so important that it had to be viewed instantly on your wrist as opposed to expending 1 second of time reaching into your pocket and retrieving your phone?
![]() But I have kids who text me often, sometimes with dull stuff, usually with dull stuff, but occasionally i get an 'im locked out of the house' or 'how do i turn the gas off on the cooker' type text. If im in meetings i cant always check my phone. And thats just the simple stuff. people have talked about integrating pebble with maps to give directions on your wrist. often easier, and safer, than getting your expensive smartphone out. Another plan is to have an app where your watch vibrates if you lose connection to your phone - great for those moments where you leave your phone somewhere by mistake ! its not critical. its fun. Most new tech isnt critical. millions out there would laugh at many of our reliance on the smartphone itself ! |
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here's another one, more of a standalone device than a phone accessory:
http://www.androidauthority.com/andr...twatch-156967/ |
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With watches it seems like battery is key.
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For me a watch has to be 'always on'. thats why the pebble appeals. i dont want to press a button to see the time .....
Well, normal watches manage it so I don't see why a gadget watch shouldn't.That said, I think an e-Ink display would be acceptable. Updating once a second should be enough although once a minute could work too. Quote:
What on Earth could be so important that it had to be viewed instantly on your wrist as opposed to expending 1 second of time reaching into your pocket and retrieving your phone?
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What on Earth could be so important that it had to be viewed instantly on your wrist as opposed to expending 1 second of time reaching into your pocket and retrieving your phone?
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Another plan is to have an app where your watch vibrates if you lose connection to your phone - great for those moments where you leave your phone somewhere by mistake !
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So I think Apple's expertise in producing tightly integrated hardware and software would prove a benefit for smartwatches.
Apple will be doing the same as Sony, that is selling the rights to connect to it. Though being a monopolist platform(another word for tight integration?) may in fact help. |
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The original Sony Liveview(their Android Smartwatch mk1), to me, was saved by 3rd party apps that help bypass the tight integration.
Apple will be doing the same as Sony, that is selling the rights to connect to it. Though being a monopolist platform(another word for tight integration?) may in fact help. |
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I would rather have this http://blog.tokyoflash.com/2012/10/n...android-watch/
tokoyoflash have the best futuristic designers for watches, i have on of their watches |
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... not expecting much of it but interested in any experience of installing open liveview etc .....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1100629 Obviously do not read that as gospel but there's plenty of hints to making it suit. There is also the MicroTracks app. |
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We've touched on Google Glass on here, they've just released a vid showing the actual UI.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uyQ...layer_embedded |
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Best not to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1100629 Obviously do not read that as gospel but there's plenty of hints to making it suit. There is also the MicroTracks app.
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For £20 I think I might be tempted too, Stuart
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For £20 I think I might be tempted too, Stuart
![]() http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SONY-ERICS...-/130463613682 I tried a cheeky 'best offer' at £15 but it got rejected ![]() so paid the full price. |
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Cheers.
Paid about £12.50 for mine when version 2 was being launched/promoted. Last March I think. BT 4 is where its all at now so maybe a Sony Smartwatch 3 is due. The Apple thing is slightly weird as it will compete against developers manufactured gadgets. Will 'designed for the iPhone' become a thing of the past? |
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...I would buy one immediately for use while cycling ...
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As will their fans
![]() Much of the kickstarter stuff only make headlines being Apple compatible. |
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The original Sony Liveview(their Android Smartwatch mk1), to me, was saved by 3rd party apps that help bypass the tight integration.
I have the original LiveView and the problem was nothing to do with integration, it was entirely down to implementation - it was a flawed, half-arsed product like so many other mobile products Sony (Ericsson) have released in the past few years. |
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Sony don't have anything like the integration of hardware and software that Apple have.
Google lets things happen in the market for the likes of the Pebble to develop. Siri was once in the market with the intention of also arriving on Android and I think Windows phone. |
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