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1. Too bad about maple. 2. I fear Blind will go the way of Yik Yak. A lot of rude behavior on it. 3. I'm not a fan of wearable devices. I suspect people enjoy

1. Too bad about maple. 2. I fear Blind will go the way of Yik Yak. A lot of rude behavior on it. 3. I'm not a fan of wearable devices. I suspect people enjoy collecting health gadgets more than actually getting healthier. I also found a Jawbone speaker in the gym and couldn't figure out how to get it to work with my iPhone. But that's probably my fault :P

ramparrt 9y ago
>3. Can confirm. I have several wearables lying around no longer being used. The difference between the fitness devices that I use (smart scales, gps trackers) and the ones that I don't (pedometer/heart rate wearables) basically seems to be that the ones I use are measuring and recording data I was previously interested in before getting a device that tracked it. Ultimately, I can't get excited about a pedometer because I simply don't care about how many steps I take. Also, the fact that the pedometers require near constant use to be worthwhile means that there's some degree of mental energy devoted to them - is it charged, am I wearing it, etc. A smart scale I step onto for a few seconds each day and my garmin head unit is only used when I'm riding my bike so there's almost no conscious overhead.
- rimliu 9y ago
  > the pedometers require near constant use to be worthwhile > means that there's some degree of mental energy devoted > to them - is it charged, am I wearing it, etc. That's what I like about my Withings Steel: it's just a normal (and beautiful!) wristwatch. I am wearing it everyday anyway. Actually I do not take it off, because it tracks sleep too. I am not worried about charging it, because it lasts for months. It looks like I get activity tracking as a bonus functionality. Much much better experience compared to some ugly dedicated tracker. Let's hope Nokia will not ruin it.

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1. Too bad about maple. 2. I fear Blind will go the way of Yik Yak. A lot of rude behavior on it. 3. I'm not a fan of wearable devices. I suspect people enjoy

by kelukelugames 9y ago

ramparrt 9y ago
>3. Can confirm. I have several wearables lying around no longer being used. The difference between the fitness devices that I use (smart scales, gps trackers) and the ones that I don't (pedometer/heart rate wearables) basically seems to be that the ones I use are measuring and recording data I was previously interested in before getting a device that tracked it. Ultimately, I can't get excited about a pedometer because I simply don't care about how many steps I take. Also, the fact that the pedometers require near constant use to be worthwhile means that there's some degree of mental energy devoted to them - is it charged, am I wearing it, etc. A smart scale I step onto for a few seconds each day and my garmin head unit is only used when I'm riding my bike so there's almost no conscious overhead.
- rimliu 9y ago
  > the pedometers require near constant use to be worthwhile > means that there's some degree of mental energy devoted > to them - is it charged, am I wearing it, etc. That's what I like about my Withings Steel: it's just a normal (and beautiful!) wristwatch. I am wearing it everyday anyway. Actually I do not take it off, because it tracks sleep too. I am not worried about charging it, because it lasts for months. It looks like I get activity tracking as a bonus functionality. Much much better experience compared to some ugly dedicated tracker. Let's hope Nokia will not ruin it.