New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

There's so little excitement/chatter about this even in the techy places that I'm starting to wonder if it will be a hit or not. Even the hacker news cesspool had 1000 comments on the new MB and 74 on the watch. Apart from some shit gags, Twitter is barely talking about it either.

HN reaction is weird. None of the stories are receiving up votes.

it's not really for "techy" people imo, those places didn't give a fuck about the iPod at first, either xp

What? I know everyone talks about the infamous Slashdot post, but people forget he was eaten alive in the comments:

http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod

now that I think about it, the apple watch is really just a way for the iPhone to display data beans

where exactly was he eaten alive in the comments?

I think one factor that will lead to this initially being a slow-drip product -- the most recent iPhone had and is having ridiculous sales numbers, not to mention that they're selling at slightly higher price points than the old ones, so someone who just dropped $200 more than usual on a 64GB 6+ might not rush out to buy the watch right away.

But I think whether or not it's a hit boils down to whether you think wearables are going to be a failure or not. If they're going to be a success, this is the product that's going to be the leader. There's really no other contender.

Not planning to buy one myself, tbc.

tbh the people who shelled out the most are probably the ones who are rich enough to shell out regularly

Also the fact that this is an as-yet frivolous product is all the more reason Apple is going to dominate -- people who bother to buy a smartwatch at all are not going to want to be seen with some bobo samsung watch

fun fact: you could either buy one gold Apple Watch or SEVENTEEN PONIES

Less space then the Nomad yes, but also MUCH MUCH SMALLER. You ever try putting a Nomad in your pocket and go for a walk? The Nomad is only good as a psuedo stereo component, or perhaps in your car. Not to mention the horrible battery life!

Also, how many HOURS does it take to transfer your 6.4gb MP3 collection onto your Nomad? I know my USB player takes forever to even fill up its 64mb memory. Firewire let's you do it BLAZINGLY FAST.

This is a marvel of engineering, very useful and I give apple much credit for coming out with this device. //lame my ass.

Also, did I mention automatic playlist/sing library synching with iTunes2? THIS is what portable music should be.

Lame how?

Nomad: 5x5x1.5 at 14oz
iPod: 2.4x4x.78 at 6.5oz

I'll give up a gig for size and weight

Lame?

Yeah, what about Lame? How else would you encode your mp3's?

Seriously, this device is far from lame in my eyes. 5GB is plenty of storage. I have like 20GB of mp3's anyway, not like they're really going to fit on anything out there. And uh... I never really need more that 5GB at a time, ya know.

The recharging via Firewire is cool too. The size is a plus... the Nomad is too big for me to carry around. And being able to use it as a portable harddrive is cool, too... burning CD's to ferry files back and forth is a pain. I'm gonna buy one if it works with other OS's.

What?

A few comments have already come in saying that this product isn't "innovative" enough. You can get more-or-less the same thing elsewhere.

But what does being highly innovative get Apple? Think Newton. It still runs circles around the Palm, but was a commercial failure. It was too innovative.

But, how about if you took the idea of an MP3 player, made it look nice, gave it a Firewire port for fast transfers and easy recharging, and made the whole thing sync seamlessly with iTunes.

Sounds like a pretty good idea to me. I imagine they'll sell quite a few. It's the right feature set at the right time.

Geoff

And, Jesus, Slashdot has become even worse to navigate.

Anyway, my point, Apple won technologists with the iPod, iTunes, and OS X. It took a year or two before the iPod became a mainstream product.

I guess none of those really seem like a tear-apart to me, just kind of explaining it did have pluses? It's not as if those were the only opinions, they were sprinkled among people saying it was a stupid idea.

also, I hate you for making me see if I could still sign into friggin slashdot

I guess none of those really seem like a tear-apart to me, just kind of explaining it did have pluses? It's not as if those were the only opinions, they were sprinkled among people saying it was a stupid idea.

Hrm. I guess you’re right. It was an exaggeration. I’m just reacting to the common view that nerds universally hated the iPod.

also, I hate you for making me see if I could still sign into friggin slashdot

hahaha. I’m not sorry. :P

I think they won the early adopters of technology who weren't that nerdy when it came to physical possessions? The iPod really only took off because people who didn't want a Nomad or whatever ungainly mp3 players were out there at the time bought it. That and people who were into the revived Apple and were interested in anything they put out.

tbrr I knew people who had Creative Nomads and the like and I was still lusting over Minidisc players at the time

I want them to release an iPocketwatch that pairs with an iMonocle.

The watch isn't revolutionary like the iPod or iPhone was. Apple's spinning like it is, like having someone tap on your wrist from 100 miles away is going to change the world like carrying 1000 songs in your pocket or being able to access the internet from your phone just as you do from your computer.

And selling it like a luxury item tethered to one of their existing products proves that.

http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=910447

I love this photo:

http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/ipodlighterfrontbig.jpg

Kind of forgot it wasn't compatible with Windows for the first however long. Probably sold a lot more after that.

The watch isn't revolutionary like the iPod or iPhone was. Apple's spinning like it is, like having someone tap on your wrist from 100 miles away is going to change the world like carrying 1000 songs in your pocket or being able to access the internet from your phone just as you do from your computer.

otm

For me, I bought an iPhone immediately after I saw the Google Maps demo. I was awestruck. And I continue to use this feature daily.

I'd just bought a pretty sweet (for the time) nokia phone and waited for the 3gs B)

https://s.yimg.com/cd/resizer/2.0/FIT_TO_WIDTH-w800/ab8881aa2f3c7092f44d0229c4cb9c55c6fd65fa.jpg

wow expensive product is expensive

For the price of a Ferrari you could get ten Toyota Corollas that's so crazy.

that gold bullion is nice, but picture yourself taking a bath in risotto

get a case to hide your shame imo

also, gold is the acceptable choice

― mh, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:16 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

as of last week i am rocking the white and gold lolhueg 6+

WHITE GOLD WIELDER

lol not every day you get to hear a thomas covenant joke

makes me feel almost... unclean

For the price of a Ferrari you could get ten Toyota Corollas that's so crazy.

the problem with this blistering takedown is that you can't dip a Corolla in gold and get a car that is the performance equivalent of a Ferrari

feel like my three brothers and my dad are the only people in the world who make those jokes xp

For the price of a Ferrari you could get ten Toyota Corollas that's so crazy.

the problem with this blistering takedown is that you can't dip a Corolla in gold and get a car that is the performance equivalent of a Ferrari

― DJP, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 11:41 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

A Hermes handbag costs as much as 20 Cole Haans! The $800 Air Jordans are made of the same stuff as the $80 Nike basketball shoes!

you say this like those things aren't also stupid

Would it be toolish to buy a $17,000 Apple watch? Of course, but the world is full of tools.

hey off-topic but any of you have any luck selling an old iphone for a decent price? even one in somewhat poor shape? my in-laws gave us their at&t iphone 5 and we put it on craigslist but it is just sitting there as 15 new posts appear everyday selling old iphones

who will stand up for the tools with more money than sense

you say this like those things aren't also stupid

LOL. otm.

Would it be toolish to buy a $17,000 Apple watch? Of course, but the world is full of tools.

Wait, does the watch also have a fold out lil' knife, scissors, screwdriver and saw? Because I would totally pay for that.

All I'm saying is that people will buy it. And the $17,000 price tag also helps the tools who can't afford $17,000 decide to buy the one that's "only" $600 or $400 or whatever.

what a deal. and 50 ms!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCZ-nJ7XdmE

The only watch I care about

"wearables" seem cool to me but I don't want to wear a watch, they make my wrists and they scratch my laptop because I rest my palms and elbows when I type. BUT I wear glasses, what was so bad about google glass? really I just want to be able to read something during a boring meeting without anyone knowing, or ideally play video games (do they follow my gaze to let me point and click?)

make my wrists *sweaty*

Serious thought: how about if Apple sold the stupid $17,000 version and pledged its entire price to charity? That way high profile idiots would be clamoring to have one, everyone would see them wearing it, it would advertise the dumb cheap(er) watch, and it would help people. A win all around.

Apple confirmed that all three editions of the Apple Watch will ship with 8GB of internal storage, according to 9to5Mac. Apple Watch users will be limited to up to 2GB of songs and up to 75MB of photos that are locally stored on the device and can be listened to or viewed without a paired iPhone.

Lol

I get that rich people will throw money at all sorts of crazy hooja-dooja's, but DJP's point still stands. Why would someone spend $17K on virtually the same kind of product that can be had for $500?

The reason TAG Heuer is such a luxury brand is because, to my knowledge, you can't buy the same watch with a nylon band for a cheaper price. They don't dumb down their brand name. It's a status symbol because only so many can afford the item at all.

But selling the same watch in a gold or an aluminum format - you're only going to get rich people who care if their amplifiers go to 11 or not. It doesn't tell the time any better, or unlike a Ferrari to a Corolla, go any faster.

Will their functionality go dead when they are ripped of my wrist?

Well, aside from the Hermes bag example I gave (in which the added "performance" value is zero), 95% of the "performance" in luxury goods is just disguised conspicuous consumption anyway.

Can you get a cheap Hermes bag at JCPenny? I'll be able to get one of these Apple Watches at Walmart.

You can get cheap Nikes at Walmart and spend 10-20x as much on limited edition Nikes. Keep arguing with capitalism about itself though.