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_refugee_  ·  3728 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Watches, Wearables & You (and me)

I was just thinking you should chime in here, and maybe nowaypablo too. I'll ask my sister (your age) what she thinks of it too just to get her idea of it, she is significantly less serious and (I hazard) more trend-driven than I expect the users here may be.





nowaypablo  ·  3728 days ago  ·  link  ·  

UUuuuuuh I wouldn't pay a dime for that shit, there is nothing that will compare to a real, nice watch. I don't care if it can talk to me or make me sandwiches. Okay, when they start making me sandwiches, I'll reconsider.

That said, I very simply believe that very few people genuinely love and would give "anything" for that iWatch, the iPad or the iPad mini. The moment Apple announces it though, it's no longer about the product, it's about the hype and the fact that everyone around you has one, because they're afraid to be seen without it by everyone else who they think has one as well.

I spent $350 on a pair of Beats by dre. I hate myself to this day. The new, gorgeous Bang & Olufsen headphones came out and they're only $50 more-- for the kind of sound quality that will turn your libido to honey. Can't resell my barely used beats for more than $200 though, because they release a new version of it every goddamn year. This is all bullshit.

kleinbl00  ·  3727 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah. Dude. No more beats. Fer real. Especially if you're gonna throw a Breitling in the mix like it ain't no thang.

I spent $350 on a pair of MDR7509s that will shit on anything Beats will ever make. And those are for work, they aren't even "sound good headphones."

BTW, can't wait for _wage to shit all over you for having nice things.

nowaypablo  ·  3727 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't own a Breitling my friend, and I saved up a lot for that shiny pair of shit, but I'm still grateful to be able to have something like that in the first place :)

cowers from _wage