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Funny the picture shows a subway exit. One of the apps I want from a smart watch is a compass. I work(d) in NYC and I’m always turned around when I exit the sub
by xtiansimon 6y ago
Funny the picture shows a subway exit. One of the apps I want from a smart watch is a compass. I work(d) in NYC and I’m always turned around when I exit the subway at an unfamiliar stop.
- johnjboren 6y agoWhen I lived in NYC during the Summers of 2005 and 2006 I carried a real compass for this exact purpose. Walking a block in the wrong direction before figuring it out was not worth going without.
- dheera 6y agoI found compasses don't work well in NYC either. My phone's compass is always wrong in NYC. I really wish NYC would paint or engrave a N/S/E/W indicator on the sidewalk at every subway exit.
- renewiltord 6y agoHow strange. Why is that? They use a magnetometer.
- toss1 6y agoExactly - the steel everywhere in the infrastructure, buildings, and vehicles messes with the ambient magnetic field so the magnetometer can't consistently get a true field reading.