Apple's Awesome Thread (was 9/9 Event Thread)

[nevets88]

iPhone 6+ & Newton side by side. 2 MB, bwa ha ha ha ha.....

[nevets88]

Couldn't help but notice @ SOTU: Top row - mostly MacBooks.

[golfbarefoot]

I absolutely love my iPhone 6+. It's perfect for me. I'm very curious about the Apple watch (lightweight sport edition)

[meenman]

I absolutely love my iPhone 6+. It's perfect for me.

I'm very curious about the Apple watch (lightweight sport edition)

I will not be happy when the apple watch comes out - I have my Samsung Gear S and it is a great conversation piece since no one has seen anyone making phone calls with a watch.

[davechen]

Couldn't help but notice @ SOTU: Top row - mostly MacBooks.

Way cool!  I didn't get to see the SOTU.

[nevets88]

All shot with an iPad:

[drifterdon]

I loved my iPhone 6 right up until I noticed it was still in my swimsuit pocket as I settled down into the 102 degree hot tub.

Now it is a very costly brick. No more wine for me.

[drifterdon]

Well I got it replaced today $299 for my stupidity. Better than having to buy a new one though.

I wish I had bought Apple Care for it, then it would have just been $79 to replace.

[Yukari]

Well I got it replaced today $299 for my stupidity. Better than having to buy a new one though. I wish I had bought Apple Care for it, then it would have just been $79 to replace.

Sorry to hear your troubles. But does Apple care cover accidental "drowning" of iPhones?

[drifterdon]

The genius bar told me if I had Apple Care it would have only been $79 to replace.

[jamo]

Sorry to hear your troubles. But does Apple care cover accidental "drowning" of iPhones?

For accidental stuff like that, they charge some fee (I thought it was $50, I guess @drifterdon says it's $79). So it's not free, but you don't pay the full price.

[nevets88]

Leef iBRIDGE Mobile Memory - external storage for iOS device. Never seen this before. Strange looking. Pricey as well.

http://www.leefco.com/ibridge

[davechen]

Didja watch the Tim Cook Apple Watch Extravaganza?  What did you think?

I don't think we say anything really surprising.  It looks fine, but the nicer versions get pricey (and I'm not even talking about the 10k gold one).  I don't really care for the looks of the low end, sport one, but I don't want to shell out for a nicer looking one.

The apps looked all right.  About what I'd expected to see.  It seems like mainly a peripheral device for the iPhone, really.  Overall I'm still on the fence.  A killer golf app might make me buy one.

[meenman]

Didja watch the Tim Cook Apple Watch Extravaganza?  What did you think? I don't think we say anything really surprising.  It looks fine, but the nicer versions get pricey (and I'm not even talking about the 10k gold one).  I don't really care for the looks of the low end, sport one, but I don't want to shell out for a nicer looking one. The apps looked all right.  About what I'd expected to see.  It seems like mainly a peripheral device for the iPhone, really.  Overall I'm still on the fence.  A killer golf app might make me buy one.

Unlike samsung, it does not look like they have a watch that is it's own phone line, which means they will get no help from the cell phone companies in selling the product. But it is apple, so millions will skip work to line up to buy it.

[iacas]

The apps looked all right.  About what I'd expected to see.  It seems like mainly a peripheral device for the iPhone, really.  Overall I'm still on the fence.  A killer golf app might make me buy one.

It has to be a peripheral for now. That's the first step. Then as you miniaturize, as battery life becomes better, etc. you can start to make it more and more independent.

I'm getting one, reversing what I'd previously thought, simply because I can use it to control my iPhone 6 camera. That is about $200 worth of the cost to me right there, and the rest is justified by being able to see what people do with it.

I wonder, for example, if it will also pair with a computer, or can be made to do so. It might be nifty to control some things on a computer from my watch.

The watch functions as a phone (speaker, microphone) even if your phone is just on WiFi, not within Bluetooth range. So that'll be nice. I don't have to worry about my phone if I go downstairs for half an hour.

How cool would a virtual caddie on your watch be? One with built-in "Lowest Score Wins" logic modified to suit the history of your game. You could step up to the ball and it would say "Hit your hybrid here and aim at the left greenside bunker." So that's the second reason I'm getting one: to see what kinds of things come from it.

[drifterdon]

The latest update to iOS just came out and it installed an app for the watch which cannot be deleted. Seems they think everyone will have one who has an iPhone I guess.

[iacas]

The latest update to iOS just came out and it installed an app for the watch which cannot be deleted. Seems they think everyone will have one who has an iPhone I guess.

So put it in the folder with your other Apple stuff. I have a few folders with some stuff buried in it - apps I will never use or apps which I only need to use infrequently but still want to have. It's not like you have to stare at it or it has to take up any space at all on your screen.

The only other option in Apple's eyes would be mass confusion: "I just bought my watch and it doesn't do anything with my phone!" People are stupid.

[drifterdon]

That is just what I did.

I buried it with podcasts, FaceTime, tips, Game Center and others I normally don't use.