Apple Event 9.9.2014 - Let's get this out of the way first -- Apple is doomed.

[Fritz]

rz wrote:
[At Disney hotels, you unlock your hotel door with your magic band... same idea.

is that a cap'n beefheart reference?

[rgG]

vision63 wrote:
[quote=rgG]
[quote=vision63]
[quote=rgG]
Guess who has a birthday, early next year?

No no no. I'm in the middle of the year.
MY birthday is the first week of the year. I need to make sure hubby knows about the Apple watch and how to order it as soon as it is available.
We also need to discuss his long lost African American brother in Oakland.
Ha, ha. I will have to mention that to him.

[DRR]

graylocks wrote:
[quote=tenders]
[quote=Grateful11]
What's the deal with 10:09:30 on the almost all the watch views?

Apple standard for events like this, where the product reveal occurs at about that time on purpose. Interesting story about this on the webs, a Jobs anal-retentive touch that persists.
i read many years ago that watch ads usually show a watch's time as around the hour 10 as people tend to have a positive vibe for that time whether is 10am or 10pm. not too early, not too late.
10:10 is industry "standard". 10:09:30 is used when you want to show off a second hand.

It is done that way because you don't want to cover up the 3 6 9 12, and evenly spaced is more visually pleasing. At that point it's either 10:10 or 8:20, and the problem with 8:20 is that appears like it's pointing down. Also at the 20 minute mark the hour hand is well enough off the 8 that it starts to be asymmetrical again.

I used to shoot high end timepieces and jewelry for a chain of jewelry stores.

[Fritz]

who's richer?
tim or the 2's?

[neophyte]

Is U2 playing live in Cupertino?

[Grateful11]

DRR wrote:
[quote=graylocks]
[quote=tenders]
[quote=Grateful11]
What's the deal with 10:09:30 on the almost all the watch views?

Apple standard for events like this, where the product reveal occurs at about that time on purpose. Interesting story about this on the webs, a Jobs anal-retentive touch that persists.
i read many years ago that watch ads usually show a watch's time as around the hour 10 as people tend to have a positive vibe for that time whether is 10am or 10pm. not too early, not too late.
10:10 is industry "standard". 10:09:30 is used when you want to show off a second hand.

It is done that way because you don't want to cover up the 3 6 9 12, and evenly spaced is more visually pleasing. At that point it's either 10:10 or 8:20, and the problem with 8:20 is that appears like it's pointing down. Also at the 20 minute mark the hour hand is well enough off the 8 that it starts to be asymmetrical again.

I used to shoot high end timepieces and jewelry for a chain of jewelry stores.
Interesting, thanks.

[rjmacs]

Wow. Free new U2 album for anyone iTunes customer. How much did that cost?!?!

[Sam3]

I don't see it in my library.

I don't get it.

[Rick-o]

Sam3 wrote:
I don't see it in my library.

I don't get it.

I just looked. Couldn't find it.

[graylocks]

rjmacs wrote:
Wow. Free new U2 album for anyone iTunes customer. How much did that cost?!?!

3 minutes and i still don't see it in iTunes.