# Anyone watching the Apple event live?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179 "2017-09-12T17:03:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179/1 "2017-09-12T17:03:42Z")

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I’m trying, but keep getting messages that my browser won’t support the streaming.

Oh, well, I’ll watch The Verge’s live blog.

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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179/2 "2017-09-12T17:07:36Z")

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I have the Ars Technica liveblog open, but in the background.

brian

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**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179/3 "2017-09-12T18:54:09Z")

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The iPhone X looks fairly meh and I don’t care for that cutout at the top. I think the Galaxy S8/Note 8 and even LG’s G6 is a better implementation of the slim bezel design.

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**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179/4 "2017-09-12T18:56:25Z")

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I watched but I didn’t see anything in the X that justified the added cost. I think I’m due for an upgrsde this year so I’ll probably get the 8 instead.

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**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179/5 "2017-09-12T19:30:25Z")

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So, do I need an iPhone to get the “non-cellular” version of the new watch to work, or can it stand on its own (like a really small iPad)?

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179/6 "2017-09-12T19:55:45Z")

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I think the new watch stands on its own. My husband texted that he’s thinking of getting one for just this reason.

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**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-apple-event-live/796179/7 "2017-09-12T20:41:52Z")

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During the event they said although the new watch has LTE capability, it will share a number with your iPhone. Not sure either version will be fully functional without an iPhone to some degree.