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At first I was kind of excited about the Apple watch but I don't normally wear a watch. I was mainly interested in the health tracking features and notification

by jtokoph 12y ago

At first I was kind of excited about the Apple watch but I don't normally wear a watch. I was mainly interested in the health tracking features and notifications. I just started using a Fitbit watch and have realized it's a much cheaper alternative that meets most of my requirements.

M8 12y ago
I guess you don't have to charge it every f..n day too.
threeseed 12y ago
As far as I can see this just works for call and push notifications from the Fitbit app. For me a very big part of the Apple Watch are notifications from all apps e.g. if my server is down or I receive a bank deposit etc.
- forthefuture 12y ago
  But is there really a 500 dollar difference between moving your hand from your pocket to your eyeline, and moving your hand from 1 inch away from your pocket to your eyeline?
donkeyd 12y ago
Try a Pebble sometime. It's a full-featured smartwatch and it also has activity tracking features.
- nazgob 12y ago
  Except for swimming (which is quite rare for activity trackers and great win for Pebble) we have to wait for 'smart bands'. HRM are getting more and more popular and without it Pebble can't really compete with fitness trackers.
  - donkeyd 12y ago
    I personally think that HRM in watches will have the same fate as 3D in televisions. For most people HRM is a gimmick, not something they'll use every day.
    - nazgob 12y ago
      I'm not sure if I agree. I have optical HRM on a activity tracker and knowing my resting HR is very cool. Its good enough for 23h a day. I do use chest strap HRM for cycling where my tracker fails to record high intensity properly (like hills).
    - dragonwriter 12y ago
      > For most people HRM is a gimmick, not something they'll use every day. HRM is a key to frictionless calorie consumption estimation; HRM may not directly be something a lot of users use every day, but frictionless calorie consumption estimation has a pretty wide audience, and HRM is the enabling technology for that.

by jtokoph 12y ago

M8 12y ago

I guess you don't have to charge it every f..n day too.

threeseed 12y ago

As far as I can see this just works for call and push notifications from the Fitbit app. For me a very big part of the Apple Watch are notifications from all apps e.g. if my server is down or I receive a bank deposit etc.

forthefuture 12y ago
But is there really a 500 dollar difference between moving your hand from your pocket to your eyeline, and moving your hand from 1 inch away from your pocket to your eyeline?

donkeyd 12y ago

Try a Pebble sometime. It's a full-featured smartwatch and it also has activity tracking features.

nazgob 12y ago
Except for swimming (which is quite rare for activity trackers and great win for Pebble) we have to wait for 'smart bands'. HRM are getting more and more popular and without it Pebble can't really compete with fitness trackers.
- donkeyd 12y ago
  I personally think that HRM in watches will have the same fate as 3D in televisions. For most people HRM is a gimmick, not something they'll use every day.
  - nazgob 12y ago
    I'm not sure if I agree. I have optical HRM on a activity tracker and knowing my resting HR is very cool. Its good enough for 23h a day. I do use chest strap HRM for cycling where my tracker fails to record high intensity properly (like hills).
  - dragonwriter 12y ago
    > For most people HRM is a gimmick, not something they'll use every day. HRM is a key to frictionless calorie consumption estimation; HRM may not directly be something a lot of users use every day, but frictionless calorie consumption estimation has a pretty wide audience, and HRM is the enabling technology for that.