PinkUnicorn Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 A growing number of users have turned to social networks claiming that full sleeve tattoos, ones that stretch to cover the wrist, interfere with the Apple Watch's heart rate sensor and skin contact registration. Consequently, some Apple Watch users with tattoos have been unable to receive notifications and are frequently prompted to re-enter their passcode, if one is set, on the wrist-worn device. Some Tattoos Found to Interfere With Apple Watch's Sensors - Mac Rumors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeSea Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Wow - interesting. That just added some new human factors issues to the requirements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of hipsters suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something amusing has happened. Beans, jimstanley, bedoktime and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suiren Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I've seen this watch in the store and to me it is really pointless. It does not do enough to justify the price or getting it. Just seems like a shiny gadget... So no loss if they don't work on tattoos. My regular watch works just fine. blujax01 and bedoktime 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blujax01 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I've seen this watch in the store and to me it is really pointless. It does not do enough to justify the price or getting it. Just seems like a shiny gadget...So no loss if they don't work on tattoos. My regular watch works just fine. Apple selling bright, shiny things to hipsters has been very good for my stock portfolio for a number of years. It helps me afford tattoos! I am so looking forward to the iWatch2, and iWatch3, and ... Suiren 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkUnicorn Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Curiously, on the Macrumors page people with tattoos are being referred to as "hipsters", while over here people have started referring to people with Apple watches as the same! :) Mark Bee and omeletta 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suiren Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Apple selling bright, shiny things to hipsters has been very good for my stock portfolio for a number of years. It helps me afford tattoos!I am so looking forward to the iWatch2, and iWatch3, and ... Seems like I should start investing! Unless the watch can do more than my phone I don't see any use for it really...it's like having an iPad a cell phone, a netbook, laptop and a desktop...all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3rndpt Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 A friend who just got one of those black tree landscapes on his arm starting at his left wrist is going to be very irritated soon, since he's an early-adopter Apply fanboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstanley Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thats a pleasant thought. That the eyeWatch can't monitor us tattooed miscreants. Bodes well for the eventual dystopian future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 BBC News: Apple says tattoos can cause watch problems - BBC News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongsau Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 a tattoo: no software updates, no battery charger and silly accessory cords, no applecare protection plan, will not broadcast your exact GPS location to NSA, and most importantly will not require a genius nerd in a blue shirt to assist you after the damn thing is a year old. the choice is obvious! tattoos > apple watch xcom, polliwog and Suiren 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 One more benefit of having tattoos! DavidR and pidjones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Wait, so the sensor is made of green LEDs and photodiode sensors which image capture blood flow on the wrist and have a hard time seeing through dark pigmented skin. I have to ask, does that mean that it doesn't work on black people too? The fuck, Apple?? xcom and polliwog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstanley Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 @cltattooing https://twitter.com/search?q=%23blackwristsmatter&src=typd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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