ketteringram Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 40 minutes ago, David said: New Apple Watch has cellular, works without your phone in range as it has a SIM card inside, uses your usual number. Watch OS impressive, now alerts you if you have a irregular heart beat whilst tracking your resting/recovering heart rate. But what about the new phones?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I'm sure it will all be good stuff. If only they could make Apple music randomize a playlist so it plays every song once, it would be great. We have a work playlist with 1000+ songs on it, it randomly plays 30ish, then keep playing the same tracks again and again! Spotify have this sorted, yet Apple don't. Grrr Mostyn6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I love the fact that they've created face recognition technology that wouldn't look out of place at the NSA, through what looks like some genuinely above and beyond r&d, simply because they want to get rid of the home button, and therefore need a replacement for the Touch ID, and the best they can think to do with it is emojis. there must be something more world changing than emojis that you could do with that sort of processing power. 6 billion processes a second. That's unfathomable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 £1000 phone, I know what they will want, animated emoji’s. Bit weird that one, not a fan of the route iMessage is going with all these effects, touch drawing nonsense. Mixed feelings on the X, wish they had blacked out the status bar, blended it in with the hump. Not a fan of the silver either as it looks white on the back, sides silver then black front. Will get the black but this one will really be it for a while, the refreshed version next year will need to be something super special. Looking forward to face ID over Touch ID. TigerTedd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 What if you're two faced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, Boycie said: What if you're two faced? Make me an offer on the watch ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 10 minutes ago, David said: Make me an offer on the watch ? Two n six pence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Boycie said: Two n six pence. No deal Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Ten bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 This just looks to me like Apple again trying to solve problems that don't exist just to fulfil their shareholder demands of product launches regardless of progress and increased market value. Who is going to upgrade to an iPhone 8, when it gets superceded on the very day of it's launch - and isn't even that much cheaper? Plus the iPhone X no longer looks distinctively "Apple" either. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 If you’re on a iPhone 6, the 8 would be quite a jump and quite a bit cheaper. Probably cautious of removing the home button and increasing the price by £300. Expect we’ll see a similar 8S next year before they fully move over to the all screen no button £1500 devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 ViewsFromTheMiddle, TigerTedd, froggg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Wolfie said: This just looks to me like Apple again trying to solve problems that don't exist just to fulfil their shareholder demands of product launches regardless of progress and increased market value. Who is going to upgrade to an iPhone 8, when it gets superceded on the very day of it's launch - and isn't even that much cheaper? Plus the iPhone X no longer looks distinctively "Apple" either. It's all about the build quality though, innit. Get the x in the same room as a Samsung and I bet you'll see a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Wolfie said: This just looks to me like Apple again trying to solve problems that don't exist just to fulfil their shareholder demands of product launches regardless of progress and increased market value. Who is going to upgrade to an iPhone 8, when it gets superceded on the very day of it's launch - and isn't even that much cheaper? Plus the iPhone X no longer looks distinctively "Apple" either. Me for one. Currently have a 6s, and due for an upgrade in Jan. I can't justify a few hundred upfront and a - what's likely to be - £70 a month contract, on a phone I have to shove in front of my face each time I want to use it. I can see FaceID getting superseded once they figure out how to embed the finger print scanner under the screen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketteringram Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 18 minutes ago, ramsbottom said: Me for one. Currently have a 6s, and due for an upgrade in Jan. I can't justify a few hundred upfront and a - what's likely to be - £70 a month contract, on a phone I have to shove in front of my face each time I want to use it. I can see FaceID getting superseded once they figure out how to embed the finger print scanner under the screen... Surely the face id thing isn't compulsory is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 18 minutes ago, ketteringram said: Surely the face id thing isn't compulsory is it? No it isn't, but if you don't want to enter a passcode, or leave it unlocked, it's tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 2 hours ago, ramsbottom said: I can see FaceID getting superseded once they figure out how to embed the finger print scanner under the screen... They'll put a fingerprint scanner on the back in the next one, facial recognition is rubbish it always is and always will be, there's will be an angle or light condition that it won't work on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, Joe. said: They'll put a fingerprint scanner on the back in the next one, facial recognition is rubbish it always is and always will be, there's will be an angle or light condition that it won't work on Having one on the back is even dumber, don't know why makers even bother... Edited September 14, 2017 by ramsbottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, ramsbottom said: Having one on the back is even dumber, don't know why makers even bother... Especially on the larger phones, finger never rests on the scanner naturally, have to twist your finger. Apples Face ID hasn’t hit the world yet so it’s impossible to claim it’s rubbish. Facial recognition will be the future, not just because of Apple, Samsung took the first steps with iris scanner. Cash points, the lot will start scanning faces. You can quote me on this. Just don’t ask me about the Burka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, David said: Cash points, the lot will start scanning faces. You can quote me on this. Just don’t ask me about the Burka. I find this works well on cashpoints when you forget your PIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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