Very much every one I know bought a smart watch, worn it for a couple of weeks, then forgot to charge yet again and then forgot where it is. None wear smart watches today.

People still revert to "dumb" analogue watches or Casio stuff.

For me personally smart watch is pointless. For everything it does I have a phone. Other than that, it's just another thing that I have to babysit - want to measure sleep? Oh no I forgot to charge it before bed. There goes my measurement etc.

It's a cool gadget, but very much useless still.

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johnbellone 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

If the Vision Pro ever takes off I'd be interested in seeing if all of these sensors on my hands could be used for more accurate gestures. But imagine by that point the sensors and models running on device will be good enough it won't matter.

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lostlogin 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> It's a cool gadget, but very much useless still.

For you.

The health stuff is compelling and the marketing videos about lives saved are nice and all, but actual doctors are recommending Apple Watches for health monitoring.

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varispeed 2 days ago | parent [-]

It is sold as a watch, not health watcher though. If you want to measure health, maybe dedicated device for health measurement would be better. Some doctors love kickbacks, if you know what I mean.

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lostlogin 2 days ago | parent [-]

They aren’t paid by Apple, and if cost is no object, they recommend an Apple Watch.

Unfortunately I now know this.

The standalone devices are interesting, but aren’t as good. Continual monitoring is a powerful tool.

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varispeed 2 days ago | parent [-]

It's like doctors recommending wine, where what is actually needed is walk, meditation and a handful of nuts and berries.

	▲	lostlogin 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> It's like doctors recommending wine, where what is actually needed is walk, meditation and a handful of nuts and berries. You begin with wine and ended there too. If you want to check if someone is in sinus rhythm, what’s the best device to do it?