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This is a life saver for those who spend time outdoors and can't or don't like to carry phones. I run for example for hours in the Canadian winter and the idea
by mtw 9y ago
This is a life saver for those who spend time outdoors and can't or don't like to carry phones. I run for example for hours in the Canadian winter and the idea of having an emergency phone is attractive, in case I fall, or maybe there's a big issue at home.
Another alternative would be an iPhone SE but sadly we are in the era of oversized phones.
I would also love it to have more Bluetooth integration (continuous glucose monitoring is a good first step), and continuously monitor more health data in general: hydration, temperature. Omron is working on a watch that measures blood pressure. The last step is food intake monitoring but I guess we will need a couple more iterations and more sensors (onboard camera?) to get the Watch record that
- peterarmstrong 9y agoNo Rogers yet, so this may get people switching to Bell (ugh) or Telus...
- perseusprime11 9y agoNot just runs, you can also use it to have quality time on date mights without worrying about checking your phone all the time.
- stouset 9y agoThis is also phenomenal for when you're battery-limited. You can turn off one of the two devices and save its battery for if you really, absolutely, must need to make a phone call at some later point in the day.
- winkywooster 9y agoI spend hours running outside in the winter, too, and find that electronics of any form are mostly unreliable when it gets cold enough. I run with a Garmin GPS watch, and after several hours of single digit temperatures (F), the watch will often die. Phones don't even last that long. I doubt these will be any better in the same situation.
- photojosh 9y agoYep, cold destroys battery capacity. You need to keep the device next to your skin.
- tspike 9y agoI was relieved to see they are still selling the SE. It's really a fantastic little device and I much prefer the form factor. I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade.
- mikeyouse 9y agoThey knocked another $50 off it as well, now starts at $350 - Damn good deal.
- sceew 9y agoJust got it for $140 on ATT. Bought the subsidized pre-paid version (same phone), but it works for postpaid ATT.
- yitchelle 9y agoI can't upvote this enough. I mean, if Apple would license their previous incarnations of iPhone to a 3rd party to manufacture and to sell, these "iPhone"s would still sell like hotcakes, especially in non 1st world countries.
- photojosh 9y agoThe new watchOS 4 allows you to connect to (up to 2) Bluetooth LE sensors. That covers your use case.