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If this slows people down going through barriers on the tube there will be barely (but just) contained rage across London
by tomcart 9y ago
If this slows people down going through barriers on the tube there will be barely (but just) contained rage across London
- chris_7 9y agoI wonder if it works with scarves and hats covering everything but your eyes. It seems like an obvious oversight, but it's a Californian company that launched a maps app without any transit support...
- lando2319 9y agotheir website shows people with cold weather gear https://www.apple.com/iphone-x/ https://www.apple.com/iphone-x/
- chris_7 9y agoA scarf that's barely covering the bottom of the guy's face? They don't know true winter. (or, like, Muslims)
- foldr 9y agoIt's a tiny minority of Muslim women who cover their faces, just for the record. (I assume a head scarf wouldn't interfere.)
- bobthedino 9y agoI'm curious: can you suggest a source for this statistic?
- foldr 9y agoIt's really not a controversial point. I don't know how one would get precise statistics on it, but see e.g. the Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niqāb https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niqāb
- tomcart 9y agoIt's not just the accuracy, but the context switch. Apple Pay only works because you don't need to look at your phone to make it work.
- bdibs 9y agoThe keynote did say it works with hats, scarves, and glasses. It also works with face changes like growing out a beard.
- s_kilk 9y agoIt's starting to sound a lot like: if (true) { unlock_phone(); }
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- mort96 9y agoHow about a big helmet? I imagine snowboarders/alpine skiers/motorcyclist will have to take off the helmet to unlock. As someone who goes snowboarding in the winter, it sounds really annoying to not only have to remove a glove, but also the helmet, to unlock the phone (or unlock with a passcode, which is still a downgrade from using the fingerprint).
- djrogers 9y agoAfter spending a week in London this spring, my (already high) appreciation of my Apple Watch went way up. Paying for my tube rides using my watch - even through sleeves and jackets - was really like magic. Don't think I could live there without one...
- viraptor 9y agoIt's funny how the acceptable level of comfort changes. Having an oyster card in your pocket wasn't a huge issue before. It's slightly less convenient, but not really life changing.