I think the slow decline contributed to me not noticing the effects as quickly or taking it as seriously from the start, but zoom out and I can see the downslide as clearly as my original progress — physical change… Read More ›
Smart Watches
Apple only accepts complaints by ‘letter’ (update: and by email?)
20th November: I should update this article following a call from Apple Executive Relations today. Apparently you can ask for a complaint to be logged without sending a letter, which I sent this morning as it happens, and the lady… Read More ›
Drop your Apple Watch from 2 feet and the screen smashes
As you may know I have owned a lot of watches and one thing that they have all had in common is the ability to survive life. Whether they have been £10 or £1,000 I have never had a watch… Read More ›
How does a watch guy fall for the Apple Watch?
When I reviewed the series 4 Apple Watch a few weeks ago I was somewhat disparaging about certain aspects. The battery life was a big downside for me, but perhaps more than anything the fact it is not a ‘real’… Read More ›
£339 or £12 for an Apple Watch Strap: you decide
I love well made products and will gladly pay for a quality brand that will last me for many years, but there are moments when the price gap is just too much. There is little doubt in my mind that… Read More ›
APPLE WATCH SERIES 4 – FINAL THOUGHTS
I feel like a man in 2007 who doesn’t want to give up his basic Nokia phone. I can see the future coming and I don’t want to admit that one day I may need a smartphone. The future will… Read More ›
Apple Watch Series 4 – Day 4. The battery
Yesterday the Series 4 was charged to 100% when I left home for work at 6:05am. At precisely 3:07pm it had dropped down to 65% with one outdoor walk monitored using GPS – this walk was approx.. 35 minutes. The… Read More ›
Apple Watch Series 4 – Day 3. Oooh, aaah.
This is getting tricky now. I have decided to not go into too much detail about all of the features and the myriad things you can do with the Series 4. Those things have been covered by people with more… Read More ›
Apple Watch Series 4 – Day 2. Still limited, but less so
Any Apple product is an exercise in control and this brings with it good and bad experiences for the user. On an iPhone you can only run iOS approved apps, you cannot use game emulators and you are limited in… Read More ›
Apple Watch Series 4 – day 1. What is it exactly?
Well, I have one and it cost £429. A sum that many people say is too high and an example of the way Apple overprices its products. This particular model is the 44mm GPS version and you can go slightly… Read More ›
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