Littleted

So whats the view then, I've been looking at them, 330 quid is for the sport version, i presume the internals are all the same, i can't justify 500 for a shiny metal one, batt life is suspect still at the claimed 18 that means any kind of hammer prob looking at 9.

New MAC BOOK looks sexy in Gold, they have gone for lightness as opposed to power , not too up on that new processor but its for work and no games i guess, not even as powerful as the AIR by the looks.


Like the Apple TV price drop will be buying a few of them now I'm slowly converting my gear to Mp4

JackClark

I've always said I'll go in low, space black ally with a black strap, very Swatch. I suspect I'll use it more than I think, then would love the Black Stainless next time. The battery life will have been stated conservatively, it's 72 hours of just telling the time. As with my phone I'll be charging daily and hope they do a dual socket charger.

The Macbook is an engineering feat, as you've said it's probably not fast enough for me to use as a work tool but I'm also probably kidding myself as I'm sat here using a 2008 iMac.

Devildog

I'm both an apple fan and I do like my watches, having a lot of the former gear and having spent too much on the latter, however:-

HOW F*CKING MUCH!?!?!?

£820 to £860 for the all steel version is taking the ****. There are a lot of very nice watches out there for £900.

Assuming the internals are the same, Apple recon the sapphire crystal (you'd thnk Apple had just discovered it) and steel case is worth £170 extra?

Ouch..

Wife and I were both in the market for one, but its going to be hard to justify it at that pricing.

JackClark

You can get stainless steel for £479, which is still a chunk of change but it's not £820. If the price of the straps put you off then buy an adaptor, already available, and buy your own.

JackClark

I wish this one was £500 but straps are bloody expensive, not just Apple straps.

http://store.apple.com/uk/buy-watch/.../A&step=detail

So I'm getting this one

http://store.apple.com/uk/buy-watch/.../A&step=detail

DJ Dunk

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Saw this earlier and it made me laugh



How things have changed

JackClark

Caught that on reddit, pretty funny.

JackClark

Just to balance things out, the new MacBooks are really cheap, £2!

Littleted

think the watch uses a dock jack, some passive affair....hence the weird underside it has..

JackClark

It's a new style magsafe connector, must be USB on the other end.

JackClark

I'm guessing everyone's super happy that Apple are leading the charge, get it, on USB-C, that's got to be good in the long run but it's not magsafe and anyone that had their **** saved by it in the past is going to miss it.

dpb

That bloke needs to take some proper exercise , never mind what his watch gadget is telling him

Beef

Must admit that's the one Apple invention I really, really wish was more readily available.

I see two outcomes:

1) They are planning to release USB-C cables that have a magnetic clasp somewhere through their length. Downside here is that non-Apple customers will buy them for use on non-Apple devices, and one of the Macbook USP's fades.
2) They're planning something else for MagSafe - but their challenge will be to maintain compatibility.

I wish they'd done a Tesla on this one and opened up the patent to everyone - would have been a hell of a PR coup.

JackClark

I'd assumed it was an open standard. Could be wrong.

Beef

I meant the magsafe part of it - pretty sure Apple own the patent on that bit of tech.

JackClark

Kind of, Surface has a magnetic connection too.

Beef

Hmm, good point - should have remembered that as I (well, the wife) owns one.

Did they license it perhaps?

JackClark

I doubt it, I expected every manufacturer to adopt magnetic connections, no idea why they didn't I doubt you could patent it.

JackClark

MagSafe works similarly to the magnetic power connectors that many deep fryers and Japanese countertop cooking appliances from the early 2000s have in order to avoid spilling their dangerously hot contents.[2]

From the wiki

Galifrey

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http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/s...-2015031096087

Nuff said really

Littleted

written by an Android editor...

lol

JackClark

Wearing a Moto 360, which is a bit ****.

Beef

Oh well - got nuffin then; no idea why more manufacturers don't use it as it's a superb idea!

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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Snap

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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Just wish they were more than "Water Resistant" - stuck out on the end of my arm when riding my bike when its raining...

I shall be looking to get a nano coating for it methinks.

Galifrey

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At least I am consistent, as I think all the smartwatches are ****, people who buy them are mugs haha

http://www.kitguru.net/apple/matthew...ple-watch-app/

Bit lame, kinda like a nag screen haha

JackClark

I think I read it was 30 minutes submerged, which is probably more like 4 hours which probably means you'll be fine, probably.

JackClark

Not really, plop it in a folder with the other apps you don't use and you'll never see it till you need it. Simple really.

stevebt

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I think the watches are a waste of time, I got the galaxy gear neo bought for me for xmas and I don't think I have worn it once. I even tried an activity tracker and stopped using that after 7 days as it was a pain wearing it all the time.

andy97

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I have the Omate. I have stopped using it even though it would last 2 days and be full stand alone device. I hear apple watches can last as little as 3 hrs if you use it as a phone! Waste of time and money