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How many emails do get a day? How much are you talking face to face with people? Wrist notifications are incredibly useful. Server down? Or just someone wanting

How many emails do get a day? How much are you talking face to face with people? Wrist notifications are incredibly useful. Server down? Or just someone wanting to go to Chipolte? These devices enable us to filter out a lot of 'noise'.

x0x0 12y ago
And are incredibly dependent on picking which notifications to push to the wrist, implicitly raising their importance. Unfortunately, ml has not been a strong spot for apple historically, though after the maps debacle they may not underestimate it anymore.
- potatolicious 12y ago
  There's value even in unfiltered notifications - at worst I've wasted a glance, as opposed to rooting around my pockets for my phone. I've had a Pebble for the last year, and even its unfiltered notifications has been tremendously preferable over digging out my phone to see what's up.
  - x0x0 12y ago
    really -- I had thought it would be annoying. You're the first person I've heard say that. That's really interesting.
    - deathhand 12y ago
      I am also a pebble owner that feels the same way. If I don't check my phone or email fast enough I end up with a deluge of communication that I have to slog through and prioritize. The pebble keeps me 'honest' and I know exactly who is sending me stuff when.
    - potatolicious 12y ago
      Only annoying when you run into the people who insist on sending 10 2-word SMSes instead of a single 20-word SMS. I find phone notifications much more annoying. Your phone buzzes in your pocket, you have no idea if it's important or if it's someone liking your Facebook status (or equally inane thing). On the Pebble I take one look and dismiss it, which is still time wasted, but a lot less time wasted than pulling my phone out, and less risky than simply ignoring your phone when it buzzes.
slantyyz 12y ago
>> These devices enable us to filter out a lot of 'noise'. I would argue that these devices create even more noise, given how they are even more accessible than a phone in a pocket or sitting on a desk.

x0x0 12y ago

And are incredibly dependent on picking which notifications to push to the wrist, implicitly raising their importance. Unfortunately, ml has not been a strong spot for apple historically, though after the maps debacle they may not underestimate it anymore.

potatolicious 12y ago
There's value even in unfiltered notifications - at worst I've wasted a glance, as opposed to rooting around my pockets for my phone. I've had a Pebble for the last year, and even its unfiltered notifications has been tremendously preferable over digging out my phone to see what's up.
- x0x0 12y ago
  really -- I had thought it would be annoying. You're the first person I've heard say that. That's really interesting.
  - deathhand 12y ago
    I am also a pebble owner that feels the same way. If I don't check my phone or email fast enough I end up with a deluge of communication that I have to slog through and prioritize. The pebble keeps me 'honest' and I know exactly who is sending me stuff when.
  - potatolicious 12y ago
    Only annoying when you run into the people who insist on sending 10 2-word SMSes instead of a single 20-word SMS. I find phone notifications much more annoying. Your phone buzzes in your pocket, you have no idea if it's important or if it's someone liking your Facebook status (or equally inane thing). On the Pebble I take one look and dismiss it, which is still time wasted, but a lot less time wasted than pulling my phone out, and less risky than simply ignoring your phone when it buzzes.

slantyyz 12y ago

>> These devices enable us to filter out a lot of 'noise'. I would argue that these devices create even more noise, given how they are even more accessible than a phone in a pocket or sitting on a desk.