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| From | Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments |
| Date | 2015-03-19 14:33 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <meff98$je5$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <mdnk6k$7jg$1@dont-email.me> <mdvltg$ck4$1@dont-email.me> <mdvn7i$ho3$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2015-03-13 22:10:41 +0000, FPP said: > On 2015-03-13 21:48:15 +0000, Oregonian Haruspex > <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> said: > >> A watch with an 18 hour battery life is not exactly that great. I feel >> that even calling it a watch is a bit of a misnomer - it's a second >> screen for the iPhone. > > Marie Antoinette had a watch that provided it's own energy to run continuously. > > I have a Seiko Kinetic that winds itself. I have another Seiko that > charges itself by ambient light sources. > > I can't understand why Apple, who usually are the innovators, didn't do > a better job on this. > > If you forget to charge this every day, all you have is a paperweight... Seiko has a watch that is digitally controlled but uses a conventional self-winding works called the Spring Drive. The Apple Watch is going to sell like hotcakes even though it's pretty silly. I look forward to seeing the cell phone zombies trying to simultaneously stare at their phone's screen and their wrist all at the same time. Makes walking and chewing gum seem easy!
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Apple Watch: The Disappointments "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2015-03-10 16:29 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-03-13 12:08 -0700
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Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 07:31 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-14 10:46 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-14 14:29 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 16:14 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-15 12:07 +1200
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-14 17:22 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-15 15:14 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-15 11:56 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-16 03:19 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-14 19:25 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-14 07:52 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-14 11:01 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-14 14:26 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-14 19:24 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-14 17:24 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-16 18:46 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-03-16 10:56 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-16 11:17 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-17 11:07 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-13 14:48 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 17:53 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-13 15:02 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-14 13:11 +1300
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 20:12 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.com> - 2015-03-19 02:02 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-18 22:14 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-03-13 18:10 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 18:18 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-03-13 22:25 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-13 18:31 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-03-13 22:54 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-13 19:22 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-03-14 08:16 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-14 05:55 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 07:35 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-03-14 14:59 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 23:48 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-03-14 09:27 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-03-13 18:32 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-13 19:03 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-19 14:36 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-19 17:47 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-03-19 16:39 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-20 13:17 +1200
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 23:46 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 18:53 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-13 23:46 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-13 22:10 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-13 22:27 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-03-14 07:13 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-13 19:33 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-14 07:57 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-14 07:53 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 07:33 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-03-14 00:10 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 00:50 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-03-14 04:34 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 08:21 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-03-15 06:25 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-15 09:07 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-03-15 16:33 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-15 19:10 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-14 14:25 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-03-15 06:32 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-15 09:19 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-15 07:45 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-15 10:56 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-03-13 22:12 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-14 01:20 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-14 01:22 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-14 18:49 +1300
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-14 08:07 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-14 08:04 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-14 07:50 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 07:44 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-14 14:14 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2015-03-15 07:13 +0100
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-15 02:22 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-15 15:16 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-15 12:35 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-15 16:46 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-15 12:53 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-15 11:38 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-15 19:27 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-15 19:10 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-15 19:30 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-16 00:32 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-03-16 06:18 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-15 22:11 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-15 19:58 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-16 07:01 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-03-16 10:30 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-17 10:59 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-17 07:06 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-16 03:22 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-03-15 14:02 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-15 11:38 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-15 11:37 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-15 19:28 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-15 13:50 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2015-03-16 07:20 +0100
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-16 04:28 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-16 14:47 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-16 20:27 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-16 20:24 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-15 11:33 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-15 11:37 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-16 03:21 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-15 23:23 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-16 04:35 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments David Fritzinger <email@domain.com> - 2015-03-16 12:27 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-17 09:10 +1200
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-15 11:36 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-13 18:29 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-13 16:35 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-14 13:04 +1300
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-14 00:10 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-14 07:44 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-14 09:17 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 07:49 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-14 11:00 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-03-14 16:15 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-15 12:02 +1200
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-19 14:33 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-03-19 16:36 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-03-20 12:45 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-14 09:14 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-03-16 10:18 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-16 17:22 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-03-16 10:30 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-16 17:37 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-16 11:14 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-17 09:16 +1200
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-16 20:36 -0400
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-03-17 11:21 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-17 11:30 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-16 11:14 -0700
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-16 18:17 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-17 11:02 +0000
Re: Apple Watch: The Disappointments Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-03-17 11:17 -0700
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