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I'd like to think if Steve were around, the apple watch would have been pushed for more battery life and connectivity instead of more health monitoring, which i

by hinkley 19d ago

I'd like to think if Steve were around, the apple watch would have been pushed for more battery life and connectivity instead of more health monitoring, which is a gimmick people mostly use for a few months and then turn off. I'd like to carry my iPad and tether it to my watch instead of my phone, and just have those two and the headphones as my Personal Area Network. Nobody is even doing an all-in-one device anymore, but we keep pretending like that's the world we live in.

moomin 19d ago
The problem is, health is easily the biggest thing in wearables. The problem for Apple is their health stuff isn’t up to snuff with their competitors.
- withinboredom 19d ago
  I don't wear a watch for health bs. I wear a watch to tell time; the fact that it can also call my family is a bonus. Or show the current weather.
  - moomin 19d ago
    You’ve just described why people have a phone.
    - hinkley 15d ago
      In 2010. Nobody has a phone to check the time and call people anymore, and haven't since smart phones became de rigeur.
- picklesman 19d ago
  As someone in the market for my first wearable, which devices are better for health tracking? thanks!
  - moomin 19d ago
    Not something I have strong opinions on, but probably something by Garmin. (Remember them? They’re still around and shockingly successful.) Check whether any device you’re looking at requires a subscription.