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I use mine in all the ways that other people might use a fitbit. It tracks my level of activity (which is somewhere between "horrific" and "terrible"), it track
by hug 9y ago
I use mine in all the ways that other people might use a fitbit. It tracks my level of activity (which is somewhere between "horrific" and "terrible"), it tracks my sleep ("excellent") and it gives my my heart rate. It snarkily reminds me when I'm being even lazier than usual, which I probably need.
I also use it to control my music on my commute, or when I'm playing music while doing something around the house, and if I have to head into my bedroom, where the blinds are always down, I can tell it to turn on the corner lamp for me.
It's massively handy to have Siri on my wrist while cooking: What's half a pound in grams? Also, start a timer for fifteen minutes.
I don't have to carry anything else around with me everywhere. I can head over to the store to buy milk and bread, and I don't need to carry my phone or my wallet, even if I want to listen to music on the trip.
Where did I leave my phone? I'll ping it from my watch. Where did I leave my keys? I'll ping my tile from my watch.
And, y'know, you can do most of this from a phone, that's true. But I do it from my watch, and I quite like it that way.
- nkkollaw 9y agoGot it. I guess it's a different way to do certain things that you might like better, and you'll stick to it instead of your phone. Doesn't it bother you to have to recharge it, though?
- rickycook 9y agoabout as much as it bothers me to recharge my phone and computer (a little, but it’s fine; i’m asleep)
- mh8h 9y agoIt charges pretty quickly. Leave it on the charger while you're taking a shower in the morning, and you're set for the day.
- DonHopkins 9y agoMakes you wonder how Scoble ever found time to charge his Google Glass.
- ghaff 9y agoI think that's the thing a lot of people don't appreciate about various device form factors. Pretty much no one needs them but they're more convenient for certain things. I think this was also true of tablets when they first came out. (And as phones have grown in average size the relative advantages have shrunk.) I don't personally use an Apple Watch. I have a Garmin Fenix that I don't use much. (I usually just wear a $30 Timex.) But I can see why people might like them.