- 04:49:47 Reading from February – Working Backwards to the Technology (John Gruber) http://t.co/mNWKVTOUca
- 05:05:53 Reading – Prelude to Tomorrow’s Big-Ass iPhone Apple Event (John Gruber) http://t.co/85ym0VDnab
- 05:09:05 Retweeted @MarkCN 2014-09-08 18:18:09 Boy finds 3,000 year old sword in river. If this was a fantasy novel, he'd be on a heck of an epic quest by now. http://t.co/0PdReRBWTi
- 05:31:07 If the iWatch has iPod functions as a main selling point, there will be new Apple wireless headphones too. Wired with wristworn would suck.
- 06:00:15 Reading – MH17 shoot-down suspects 'were Russian' claim eyewitnesses (BBC) http://t.co/Z1YZgGQPOY
- 06:18:39 Reading – Is Nate Silver a little too excited about probabilities? (@SamWangPhD) http://t.co/RSKRfPevFT
- 15:00:11 Reading – 'Scotland's what?' US caught napping as Scots prepare to vote on independence (Nicky Woolf) http://t.co/bovLqSdrDH
- 15:11:03 Reading – The Fight to Save America’s Last Great Ocean Liner (Alexander George) http://t.co/uuBi2Tqh9b
- 17:00:01 Ok yes, I did tell work I am only working in the afternoon today, and yes, it was so I can watch #AppleLive on the big screen on my AppleTV.
- 17:01:38 Here we go. Woo! these things are always exciting, but some are better than others. Hope this one isn't lame. :-)
- 17:02:40 Livestream just showing bars right now. Not a good start! #AppleLive
- 17:03:05 Retweeted @mashable 17:01:58 If you’re seeing this on the #AppleLive stream — it’s not just you: http://t.co/iIXb4wKS61
- 17:04:21 It kicked me out with an error message. Restarted the stream there now. Missed the first secs of the little video though. Boo! #AppleLive
- 17:04:44 Back to Bars! Boo Hiss!!! #AppleLive
- 17:04:59 Retweeted @TheStalwart 17:04:51 Color bars exceeded expectations. RT @businessinsider: APPLE UP 2.3% http://t.co/nMLROIX9IU
- 17:05:48 Seeing tweets about event actually starting from people there on person, but no live stream. Grrr…. #AppleLiveFail
- 17:06:50 Live stream here now. With translation very audible. Nice. #AppleLiveFail
- 17:07:52 LiveStream seems to be delayed by a couple minutes from the people Tweeting live. OK, but fix the translator. #AppleLiveFail
- 17:08:04 Retweeted @AlexJamesFitz 17:07:50 They're streaming a translation feed now. This is like Tim Cook running a Security Council meeting.
- 17:09:28 Stream kicked me out with an error again. They are not doing well with this. Could have stuck with watching Twitter and some live blogs.
- 17:10:54 Retweeted @ryan 17:10:49 Well, this video stream is a total cluster. Fingers crossed the techs in the back get it right!
- 17:13:05 Keep getting kicked out of live stream every few minutes. Very annoying. As is hearing the translator when I speak English. #AppleLiveFail
- 17:15:17 Retweeted @moorehn 17:14:17 A larger iPhone is not for hipsters, FYI. It's for all those Boomers who can't see without bifocals.
- 17:17:46 This Livestream is not even functional. Only getting a few seconds at a time without losing it. On an AppleTV. Not good. #AppleLiveFail
- 17:18:34 Retweeted @jbarro 17:18:22 Why can't I get an iPhone with a 17-inch screen?
- 17:18:45 Retweeted @marcoarment 17:18:35 Know what would kick our modern technology infrastructure’s ass on this?
Good old TV.
- 17:18:58 Retweeted @declanm 17:18:42 Perhaps Apple should have asked Google to broadcast today's phone announcement on YouTube… http://t.co/GN5OZztyy3
- 17:19:35 Retweeted @GeekNStereo 17:19:25 Everybody!!! RT @bonafide: Steve Jobs would have fired everybody responsible for this trash stream in reply to bonafide
- 17:21:01 Retweeted @TheStalwart 17:20:46 Moore's Law FTW http://t.co/GnuNMKMdZ3
- 17:23:03 Stream has actually worked for something like two minutes… Should I get my hopes up? #AppleLiveFail
- 17:24:05 Retweeted @thatjohn 17:23:58 Um, that's not a Kraken.
- 17:24:23 Retweeted @marcoarment 17:24:11 Of course the stream is holding steady during the boring gaming demo
- 17:26:31 Retweeted @bz 17:24:34 Apple announces new “Learn Mandarin with Phil Schiller” app. Available today.
- 17:28:31 Retweeted @m67smith 17:28:22 They fixed the audio and the stream is finally smooth! Good thing they worked that out before the whole world started watching.
- 17:32:51 Stream goofy again. Just knocked me out, then skipped back 15 minutes. #AppleLiveFail
- 17:34:03 Got back to close to real time by hopping out and back in. #AppleLiveFail
- 17:36:17 Retweeted @chockenberry 17:36:07 And, meanwhile, the Apple TV has zero FPS.
- 17:36:56 Now not just my steam is crewed up, but my AppleTV itself is completely unresponsive. Nice. #AppleFail
- 17:39:04 Rebooted AppleTV. Nothing there. Ah. Filling in now. #AppleFail
- 17:51:28 Retweeted @drgrist 17:51:17 Your naked pictures are fair game, but don’t worry, your credit card is perfectly safe.
- 17:56:42 Retweeted @Pogue 17:56:29 "One more thing"…. and 2000 journalists' pupils dilate!
- 17:57:21 Retweeted @ryan 17:57:14 This is the part where the internet explodes.
- 17:58:05 So will it suck? Here we go…
- 17:59:36 Retweeted @SavedYouAClick 17:59:25 It's a watch.
- 17:59:42 Retweeted @TheStalwart 17:59:29 It looks nice. First smart watch with even a hint of class and taste.
- 18:00:42 Retweeted @macrumorslive 17:59:54 It's rectangular, metal band. Looks like a traditional watch. Interchangeable bands. Sapphire coated display. http://t.co/7CcCa8tKXQ
- 18:00:47 Retweeted @WaltHickey 17:59:32 dude who even wears a watch anymore
isn't that the point of phones
- 18:06:33 Still waiting to hear what the Apple Watch DOES to add value. So far mainly hearing pretty watch, plus new UI stuff.
- 18:08:42 Of course, with AppStore, assuming there is one… what it DOES will grow rapidly… Also, how much can it do without phone?
- 18:10:51 Retweeted @Brown_Moses 18:10:39 With the iWatch, Apple has found a way for humans to stare at a different body part while ignoring the world around them. #Progress
- 18:12:16 Battery life? Oooo… Nice charger thing though.
- 18:14:59 Retweeted @imbou 18:14:29 @abulsme it's really a piece of art!!! in reply to abulsme
- 18:16:11 Many many different varieties…. #AppleWatch
- 18:16:27 Retweeted @Pogue 18:16:16 Seriously: this is the FIRST Apple Watch. Think about the evolution of iPhone. Can you imagine how thin and stunning this will be in 2019?!
- 18:17:24 Not sure if I want one or not yet but seems clear Apple just blew away all existing smart watches by a good margin. As expected. #AppleWatch
- 18:18:00 Retweeted @macrumorslive 18:17:53 iPhone will be required for the Apple Watch, won't be a standalone device.
- 18:19:42 No watch App Store visible in the apps they are showing right now. Coming soon? Or keeping it closed for now? #AppleWatch
- 18:22:16 I fully expect to be able to buy custom watch faces from 3rd parties too. Not yet? #AppleWatch
- 18:23:57 Retweeted @petersuderman 18:23:49 A: Hey buddy, what time is it?
B: [turns wrist to reveal iWatch] Time…to feel superior. - 18:26:22 Retweeted @ravisomaiya 18:26:11 What problem does the Apple Watch solve?
- 18:28:05 Retweeted @GeekNStereo 18:27:53 I peeped that too RT @brownblaze: Apple got that stream together for the apple watch reveal tho! in reply to brownblaze
- 18:29:38 This tappy touchy drawing communication thing is stupid.
- 18:29:49 Retweeted @BadAstronomer 18:29:22 My phone has a clock on it. #done #curmudgoen
- 18:30:52 Here we go. App Store for watch. #AppleWatch
- 18:33:17 Retweeted @alvarombedoya 18:22:06 Apple is unveiling undeniably cool products. Uncomfortable fact: The sensitive data they generate is largely unprotected by US privacy laws.
- 18:33:48 No custom watch faces? #AppleWatch
- 18:35:11 Retweeted @AlexJamesFitz 18:34:09 My Fitbit senses doom.
- 18:38:15 The health and fitness tracking stuff also killing all the other health trackers… But… Price? Battery? #AppleWatch
- 18:41:03 Retweeted @fmanjoo 18:40:51 It starts at $349.
- 18:41:22 Retweeted @fmanjoo 18:41:08 Available early next year.
- 18:43:29 Retweeted @mattlynley 18:43:14 still no mention of battery life
- 18:45:30 Retweeted @lpolgreen 18:45:19 Crazy that they did not mention battery life. If it doesn’t last all day it is useless.
- 18:48:39 Don't really care about U2. Time to get back to work. Maybe food first. More on Apple stuff on the next Curmudgeon's Corner. :-)
- 18:49:52 Retweeted @chockenberry 18:49:34 Today was not a day for technical specs.
Apple wants to define the experience first.
- 19:31:28 Retweeted @9to5mac 19:23:00 The iPod classic is finally dead, disappears from Apple Online Store http://t.co/RNd5NxUzXP