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Laughable Apple watch ads: Urban millenial D.B's that only ever see LARGE buttons on the watch



 
 
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Old May 28th 15, 08:05 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default Laughable Apple watch ads: Urban millenial D.B's thatonly ever see LARGE buttons on the watch

nospam wrote:
In article , Mort wrote:

Put your batteryless finger on your pulse at a wrist.


and then pull out a notebook to write it down.

are you going to do that every few minutes while exercising, then later
enter it into a spreadsheet to see how much you're exercising?

thought not.



Ludicrous is the nicest response that I can come up with. Why in the
world would any healthy person want to make a spread sheet with average
pulse rates? If there is a problem, then get a real portable recording
cardiac monitor.

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Old May 28th 15, 09:19 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default Laughable Apple watch ads: Urban millenial D.B's that only ever see LARGE buttons on the watch

In article , Mort wrote:

Put your batteryless finger on your pulse at a wrist.


and then pull out a notebook to write it down.

are you going to do that every few minutes while exercising, then later
enter it into a spreadsheet to see how much you're exercising?

thought not.


Ludicrous is the nicest response that I can come up with. Why in the
world would any healthy person want to make a spread sheet with average
pulse rates?


many reasons, including tracking fitness progress as well as estimating
calorie burn.

looking to the future, additional sensors could monitor other vitals,
such as blood sugar. currently that requires a finger prick but there
is a lot of research into non-invasive methods. for someone with
diabetes, tracking blood sugar levels on a continuous basis could be a
life saver if it alerts them of something abnormal immediately rather
than when they notice they're about to pass out.

If there is a problem, then get a real portable recording
cardiac monitor.


it's to help *avoid* problems, not remedy them.
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Old May 28th 15, 11:38 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Mayayana
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| I don't think there's any doubt that having
| sex with a corpse that's wearing an Apple
| watch is better than run-of-the-mill necrophilia.
| I'm sure Tim "I miss Steve!" Cook would concur.
| Corpses with Apple hardware are just...well...
| you know... they're winners.
|
|
| R U talking from first hand experience? :-p
|

Ah... there's always some creep who wants to watch.


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Old May 28th 15, 11:45 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 5/28/2015 6:38 PM, Mayayana wrote:
| I don't think there's any doubt that having
| sex with a corpse that's wearing an Apple
| watch is better than run-of-the-mill necrophilia.
| I'm sure Tim "I miss Steve!" Cook would concur.
| Corpses with Apple hardware are just...well...
| you know... they're winners.
|
|
| R U talking from first hand experience? :-p
|

Ah... there's always some creep who wants to watch.



To watch, or Apple watch?
It must be a witch watch?

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Old May 29th 15, 03:19 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Mort:
Ludicrous is the nicest response that I can come up with. Why in the
world would any healthy person want to make a spread sheet with average
pulse rates?


Are you the World Arbiter for What People Should Want?

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Old May 29th 15, 08:22 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default Laughable Apple watch ads: Urban millenial D.B's that only ever see LARGE buttons on the watch

In article , Mort wrote:

Mort:
Put your batteryless finger on your pulse at a wrist.


nospam:
and then pull out a notebook to write it down.


are you going to do that every few minutes while exercising, then
later enter it into a spreadsheet to see how much you're
exercising?


thought not.


Ludicrous is the nicest response that I can come up with. Why in the
world would any healthy person want to make a spread sheet with
average pulse rates?


A lot of fitness-savvy people and athletes do on a regular basis.

If there is a problem, then get a real portable recording cardiac
monitor.


No need for there to be a problem. Some people buy pulse monitors when they work
out. The Apple Watch has one built in. Some buy step counters for their jogs and
walks, the iPhone and Apple Watch has it built in.

Since 2007, our phones have included more and more gadgets as "built in"
features.

Back in 2006 I went on a road trip with my wife. With me was my Nokia N95 for
making calls, my iPod for listening to music, my camera for taking photos, my
Playstation Portable for playing games, my TomTom GPS for navigation and even a
Nokia N800 for surfing the web.

Since 2007, these things have gradually been replaced by the iPhone in itself. It
does all of that and much much more.

So, no, you don't "need" an iPhone to take photos on your vacation or an Apple
Watch to monitor your pulse rate when exercising, but these are now features that
are built in, and if you *have* either gadget, you don't really need a dedicated
one for the task any longer. Less clutter, yay.



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Old May 29th 15, 02:13 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Mayayana
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Default Laughable Apple watch ads: Urban millenial D.B's that only ever see LARGE buttons on the watch

| Ludicrous is the nicest response that I can come up with. Why in the
| world would any healthy person want to make a spread sheet with
| average pulse rates?
|
| A lot of fitness-savvy people and athletes do on a regular basis.
|

Fitness-savvy? I guess that's probably a good
term, actually: People who follow the fashion
of "fitness" as part of a conceptualized, semi-
conscious routine of self-development and self-
fulfillment. (Whatever that means. I'm sure they
can't tell you. They're just doing what the TV ads
told them to do. Eating power bars made mostly
of sugar; wearing "panty hose" on the street to
show that they work out, even if their behind ends
up looking like a very large sack of cantaloupes;
taking their statins and high blood pressure drugs
and happy pills to maximize their quality of life, while
they wolf down a piece of salmon grilled in olive oil
on their way to yoga class. The average fitness-savvy
person is arguably unaware of their body to a
surprising extent. "Achieving" exercise and keeping
a record is part of that.)

| So, no, you don't "need" an iPhone to take photos on your vacation or an
Apple
| Watch to monitor your pulse rate when exercising, but these are now
features that
| are built in, and if you *have* either gadget, you don't really need a
dedicated
| one for the task any longer. Less clutter, yay.
|

But the discussion was about Apple watches.
They're not built in to your iPhone. It's a new
gadget. As I understand it they start at $300+.
An old-fashioned pedometer cost, what, $5?
And even that was a waste of money that people
would use once or twice and then forget about.

I have no doubt that the fitness gadget craze
will be short-lived, simply because it's a business
model looking for a purpose. Remember Bill Gates
and his SPOT watch? He wanted to sell you more
stuff and track you at the same time. He wanted you
to live in a Microsoft world. The only problem was
that his watch served no purpose. He kept talking
about getting sports scores and stock quotes "on
the go". It was just silly. Of course, Apple fans will
buy silly, but even they have limits.


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Old May 29th 15, 02:39 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default Laughable Apple watch ads: Urban millenial D.B's that only eversee LARGE buttons on the watch

On 5/29/2015 9:13 AM, Mayayana wrote:
| Ludicrous is the nicest response that I can come up with. Why in the
| world would any healthy person want to make a spread sheet with
| average pulse rates?
|
| A lot of fitness-savvy people and athletes do on a regular basis.
|

Fitness-savvy? I guess that's probably a good
term, actually: People who follow the fashion
of "fitness" as part of a conceptualized, semi-
conscious routine of self-development and self-
fulfillment. (Whatever that means. I'm sure they
can't tell you. They're just doing what the TV ads
told them to do. Eating power bars made mostly
of sugar; wearing "panty hose" on the street to
show that they work out, even if their behind ends
up looking like a very large sack of cantaloupes;
taking their statins and high blood pressure drugs
and happy pills to maximize their quality of life, while
they wolf down a piece of salmon grilled in olive oil
on their way to yoga class. The average fitness-savvy
person is arguably unaware of their body to a
surprising extent. "Achieving" exercise and keeping
a record is part of that.)

| So, no, you don't "need" an iPhone to take photos on your vacation or an
Apple
| Watch to monitor your pulse rate when exercising, but these are now
features that
| are built in, and if you *have* either gadget, you don't really need a
dedicated
| one for the task any longer. Less clutter, yay.
|

But the discussion was about Apple watches.
They're not built in to your iPhone. It's a new
gadget. As I understand it they start at $300+.
An old-fashioned pedometer cost, what, $5?
And even that was a waste of money that people
would use once or twice and then forget about.

I have no doubt that the fitness gadget craze
will be short-lived, simply because it's a business
model looking for a purpose. Remember Bill Gates
and his SPOT watch? He wanted to sell you more
stuff and track you at the same time. He wanted you
to live in a Microsoft world. The only problem was
that his watch served no purpose. He kept talking
about getting sports scores and stock quotes "on
the go". It was just silly. Of course, Apple fans will
buy silly, but even they have limits.



True! But they have much higher limits.


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Old May 29th 15, 03:10 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default Laughable Apple watch ads: Urban millenial D.B's that only ever see LARGE buttons on the watch

In article , Mayayana
wrote:

I have no doubt that the fitness gadget craze
will be short-lived, simply because it's a business
model looking for a purpose.


you are as usual, wrong.

didn't you call smartphones a fad? got that one wrong too.

Remember Bill Gates
and his SPOT watch? He wanted to sell you more
stuff and track you at the same time. He wanted you
to live in a Microsoft world. The only problem was
that his watch served no purpose. He kept talking
about getting sports scores and stock quotes "on
the go". It was just silly.


the spot watch was *very* different than a smar****ch of today. it was
a one-way device using a microsoft proprietary network that sat on top
of fm radio and could only receive data. it also wasn't in all cities
because microsoft had to sign agreements to transmit the data. its
business model was a yearly subscription. users don't want that.

smar****ches of today are currently an extension of a smartphone and
without an additional recurring cost. users can choose from among
several thousand apps (apple watch or android wear) for whatever
information or functionality they want. the screen is smaller so it
won't entirely replace a smartphone but for some tasks, a larger screen
is not needed.

Of course, Apple fans will
buy silly, but even they have limits.


of course, you continue with your ignorant apple-bashing (which
apparently has no limit).

here's a clue: it isn't just apple.

android users are buying android wear watches and then there's pebble
which works on either ios or android as well as fitness bands which
sync with a computer.
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Old May 29th 15, 03:31 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 5/29/2015 10:10 AM, nospam wrote:

snip


the spot watch was *very* different than a smar****ch of today. it was
a one-way device using a microsoft proprietary network that sat on top
of fm radio and could only receive data. it also wasn't in all cities
because microsoft had to sign agreements to transmit the data. its
business model was a yearly subscription. users don't want that.


Adobe agrees. The subscription business model will never work.



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