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Re:Turnover Hits Apple’s Famed Industrial Design Team by village-idiot on Friday April 26, 2019 @01:19AM (#19755030)
As someone who’s wearing an Apple Watch and listening to AirPods, I’m inclined to disagree that Apple’s ID is resting on their laurels.
Re:Turnover Hits Apple’s Famed Industrial Design Team by tomduncalf on Friday April 26, 2019 @01:33AM (#19755081)
Agreed. Just picked up my first Watch (S4) and it’s probably the most successfully “Apple-y” Apple product I’ve used for a long time (meant as a compliment!). Beautifully designed hardware and the combination of thoughtful software and hardware design has created a device that enhances your day to day life with useful functionality and keeps an eye on your fitness without being intrusive, annoying or addictive. I like it much more than I expected to.

I also think iPhone X and the new iPad Pro are fantastic pieces of design. As someone who used the iPad for music software, I really wish they hadn’t got rid of the headphone socket, but otherwise it’s a very well designed device.