The Worst Hot Takes in Tech

You all should be sorry

Jimmy: @JxmyHighroller

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[machneg]

Not editing the 4:3 section of this video into a 4:3 video is a criminally missed opportunity

[declanlacey]

As someone who worked at a phone store when the iPhone mini's were a thing, I wanted to add this thought. While we definitely sold more of the bigger iPhones then the minis, the biggest advantage that the mini has was it's ability for people to make the choice to upgrade their phone. For example we had a lot of older folks that would come in with an old iPhone that was about the same size as the mini. But they did not want a bigger phone, they simply refused. But once I showed them the mini, they choose it almost 100% of the time. Because even though the battery was not great, it was still better than an old iPhone 6 or 7.

[nugget]

Huge hamburgers should be wider, not taller.

[toreole]

The cybertruck comment is especially hilarious now
Like by now everybody knows that it is a ridiculously bad product. It breaks when it gets wet, it breaks when you accelerate, it breaks the drivers bones in a crash, the features arent complete, it has so many issues.
It is absolute overpriced as hell.

[shockwavexD]

I think the difference between smartphone and smartwatch is often, that let's say for a weekend trip you need to take a second charger with you, you also want to wear it overnight for the sleep tracking, etc. All of those things you on't do with a phone. So I think 2 full days should be the minimum.

[coledouglas]

I get the 1-day battery life thing... especially cause you charge everything overnight anyway but it's annoying when they advertise these sleep data functions when it's not realistic to track because you have to charge them overnight...

[DeanStephen]

The problem with the one-day battery life standard is these watch companies all promote sleep and health apps. What good are those if you are NOT wearing your watch at night because you are charging it? Also, what good are features like fall detection and heart alerts, if you are NOT wearing your watch at night when a great bulk of those event occur?

[RJ-Isaac-TSOML]

A lot of cinema grade cameras have a function called "Open Gate" which allows for a full sensor read off. On the ARRI thus is about a 3:2. The final video is cropped down to the final delivery aspect ratio but this gives a bit more flexibility in editing.

[Sonderax]

Main argument for 3+ day smart watches is that unlike a phone a lot of us will wear a watch overnight to track sleep. If my watch lasts just 1-1.5 days it means after waking up and going about my day then sleeping, my watch needs to be charged before i start my day again or might even die while asleep. My phone isnt doing anything at night so makes sense to be 1 day battery, but watches can be worn for long periods to track health and stuff which a phone doesnt

[Alias_Anybody]

Throwing in a hot take about smartwatches: Health tracking is the only USP they actually have, and that aspect suffers when they have to be charged daily, especially sleep tracking.

[chikedonaldibewuike]

Marques leaving the Bomb hot sauce as part of the setup for this video is just plain hilarious😂😂

[pilcrow]

While 4:3 videos might not be the best thing, I think 4:3 monitors for working, are. Vertical space just allows you to be more productive! However most of the time a 16:9 flipped to portrait just isn't wide enough.

My ancient 20" 2007FPb oriented vertically as part of a set up is my absolute favourite monitor to work on. And I wish manufacturers would still make such things today.

[ctrlcf]

The problem with the Apple Watch is how can I realistically use sleep tracking and have enough battery for my watch to get me through the day

[JWRandall]

In hindsight, I really meant 4:3 is my favourite and a more versatile aspect ratio. Aesthetically I like the focus it puts on a subject and how it makes you more considerate about composition. Cropping in on square video, treating it like 70mm IMAX film, is probably closer to an average best.

[somogyiimi]

only one concern: I had Apple Watch and a Garming Watch at the same time. Yeah, Apple had that 1.5 days battery life but Garmin had almost 2 weeks and never felt that Apple is so much "smarter". That's why I feel that one was a good take.

[lupolinar]

That the Cybertruck got a street license is wild to me. That thing is a pedestrian killer with all its hard, sharp edges.

[kissu_io]

The 4:3 ratio is basically what is called Open Gate on some cameras (like Panasonic) that indeed grabs an image with the whole chip and is then friendly to edit for both landscape and portrait videos (avoids dirty result or the need to shot a 2nd take). 👌🏻

[gmg]

I think the smartwatch thing is a good take since there are also people who want to wear theirs for sleep tracking. So knowing that your watch will last during the night is much better than feeling the anxiety of having to charge it enough to get through.

[pinkchckn]

Vertical videos sure have their place, but horizontal will always be preferred because as humans we have two eyes that are horizontally alligned, and much more horizontal periferical vision than vertical. It feels natural and comfortable to see things horizontally.

[JoelMurphy]

If Apple made discrete GPUs, they'd probably only serve the workstation GPU market and charge $10000.