Apple will never satisfy my lust for cheap, powerful hardware
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I'd probably be interested or excited in these new phones if I ever previously owned any Apple product. Which I haven't.
ArsTechnica has a nice little write up on the UI differences in the Apple watch, and Google wear watches. I think the following quote really sums up what makes me wonder about the direction of Apple without Jobs.
Interesting then-and-now for publications and reviewers of "phablets" http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/phablet-reviews-iphone-6-plus-and-before/
I particularly liked this quote:
I particularly liked this quote:
Yes, you (and many others) are stuck in Apple's reality-distortion field.
I'm disappointed that no one is taking my view.
"I wish they had stuck with a 4-in screen because I like only needing one hand to use my phone when on the subway. But if that's not an option and I won't be able to do that, then fuck it, let's go with the big phone and the big battery"
"I wish they had stuck with a 4-in screen because I like only needing one hand to use my phone when on the subway. But if that's not an option and I won't be able to do that, then fuck it, let's go with the big phone and the big battery"
This will be our new forum meme "Hey, is this where all the old people come in to complain about stuff?"
In my opinion, a phablet's entire raison d'être is for the unwashed masses who can't afford both a separate phone and tablet. Peasants.
Also, it's telling when old people start wanting a phone to be smaller.
--Patrick
Large screen phones sell best in places like China and India, where a persons primary (and sometimes only) computing device is likely their phone.
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The two accounts everyone is citing actually are in the front pocket.
GasBandit
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Actually these are people who do keep theirs in their front pocket.
Still pretty stupid, especially if you're wearing stupidly tight hipster jeans.
GasBandit
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No pants pockets at all, unless it's like the big loose front pockets of shorts or something. Even then I'd be iffy as all hell. I keep my phone in my shirt pocket.
And I thought everybody but me got super-indestructo bulletproof cases for their phones the instant they were out of the box?
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To be fair, there aren't too many reports of this. Hell, most of the news outlets are going on the two main reports that keep getting cited. Also, similar reports from Samsung and other phones previously.
More of a shock to me was the roll out and rapid recall of iOS 8.0.1 today.
More of a shock to me was the roll out and rapid recall of iOS 8.0.1 today.
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Yeah, this thing is crazy. Nearly every story reports the same cases: the guy who does it intentionally on YouTube, and the guy who drove 18 hours with it in his front pocket. And the comments are filled with idiots bashing Apple. Look, Apple has problems, but not as many as internet commenters.
GasBandit
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Further thought - I mean, I'm pretty sure that if I pop the plastic back cover off this LG G3, I'd be able to bend it in my pocket too. That's just a bad place for phones.
And I'm still trying to figure out how all of a sudden nobody's using the once-ubiquitous otterboxes any more.
And I'm still trying to figure out how all of a sudden nobody's using the once-ubiquitous otterboxes any more.
Love the commuter Otterbox.
That looks like some sort of "got stuck in a pinch point" situation. This would be a good time to remind everyone that the airlines are liable for anywhere from about $1200-3500 depending on the flight, so make sure you document everything.
Also, it looks like there's a chance the HDD could've survived. If so, that's one lucky break.
--Patrick
Also, it looks like there's a chance the HDD could've survived. If so, that's one lucky break.
--Patrick