Even with the new color temperature adjustments on the iPhone, looking at the screen in the dark is quite unpleasant.
I would much prefer an e-ink smart watch.
Then go get one, the Pebble has been around for years.
The display is not bright, can be read without backlight even.
The interface is well thought through and pleasant to use (even though it doesn't have a touch screen). Filtering unwanted notifications is super easy.
I find myself looking much much less at my phone since I have that watch.
Oh and the battery life is the best!
The notifications thing really did bug me at first, but fortunately the app allows you to silence notifications. I have mine set to ping me about calendar appointments and text messages, and pretty much nothing else. That strikes a good balance for me.
A thing I like a lot in these devices is to monitor my sleep, something that is impossible with a device like the Apple Watch that must be in the charger during the night.
That'll be because it isn't e-ink :)
It's an LCD, specifically this[0] Sharp 'memory LCD'. Pebble brand it as "e-paper", but that's just marketing fluff, the technology is unrelated to e-ink (what kindles use).
That's still pretty cool! I guess that explains why the display goes dark if the battery actually dies though, as it does require some power to maintain.
Lap counters have existed for a while, but having it integrate with my phone seamlessly is great for record keeping.
Still mind-boggled that I get to wear something so awesome on my wrist.
I think Apple will be happy to leave the Prosumers behind and appeal to people who are less active, and maybe even be a first step towards dedicated sports watches. At least for now.
After a year with the Apple Watch as my day-to-day watch and Garmin Fenix 3 for sports (swim, bike, run, hike), I've now switched to Garmin Forerunner 235 for day-to-day and Fenix 3 for sport purely so I can get all of my data into a single repository, easily.
The one killer app I'm missing on the Apple Watch is Siri.
Agree -- I love my FR235, but Siri is the only feature that makes me want an Apple Watch. On balance, I still prefer my Garmin, though.
You clearly haven't used the watch or any HealthKit related apps. All of the data collected in any HealthKit app or accessory is available to all of the others. Strava knows if I ran using Nike Run Club yesterday, Withings knows that I biked with my Wahoo cadence counter over the weekend, and my diet tracker knows how much I weigh from my Withings scale. There is no lock-in such as you describe, it's incredibly open, portable, and under my control.
I get 5+ days of battery including two 35+ minute GPS tracked sessions, and permanent 1-second update HR tracking all day.
The only improvement I'd like is if it was about 3mm slimmer, so it would fit under my shirt cuffs a bit better ;)
I have a totally different feeling. When I run or swim, it's one of the rare time where I can disconnect from technology. I spend already too much time in front of a screen at home and work.
I agree that it can be somewhat useful (but far from necessary) to keep records but for me it's too much of a disturbance. Not worth it.
I have an Apple Watch, and while it's not the best product Apple has ever made, I still find the time to put it on every day. I find that it's convenient in a lot of small ways. I also like wearing it through the night and using it as an additional alarm clock.
These Apple presentations were fun to watch a few years back... Maybe I just got older.
iPhone 3G:
App Store
3G
+white color
iPhone 3GS:
Copy + paste
Video
iPhone 4:
Facetime
Retina display
Front camera, much better quality rear camera
Running more than one app at once
Wallpaper and multiple homescreens without JBing first
Drops calls if you "hold it that way"
-white color
iPhone 4S:
Siri
+white color
iPhone 5:
4G
Tethering
Headphone port changes from top to bottom
Taller screen
EarPods
No glass on back
iPod app renamed to "Music" (A SAD DAY)
-black color
-white color
+dark gray color
+gray color
iPhone 5s:
Touch ID
OS looks better
+gold color
iPhone 6:
Larger screen
Harder to use with one hand
Odd shape
Bends
"Phablet" version also available
iPhone SE:
iPhone 5 with iPhone 6 specs
iPhone 6S:
3D touch
+pink color
iPhone 7:
Dual-lens camera
Water "proof"
Earphone jack removed
Stereo speakers
+black color
AirPods (for rich people)
With the watch I don't take out my phone to see what the vibration is for and then most likely getting lost in the phone, surfing etc.
The scribble thing in watchOS 3 is pretty crazy with how well it works. watchOS 3 in general is a huge improvement.
But, you know, to each their own.
https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/in-the-future-everyo...
Apple made incremental progress on the health features today. Look at Fitbit sales:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/fitbit-leads-wearables-market-a...
Apple will be doing more to target this market.
* Morning alarm clock (buzzes me instead of noise - key when I sleep with my kids) * Heartrate tracking (all day long across multiple things - biking, walking, resting, etc) * Sleep tracking * Notifications (small part, but useful) * Calorie burn * Sunrise/sunset * Temp outdoors * And of course, date/time
I have a complication setup that delivers 6 stats quickly. Biggest feature for me. For quantifying my data, the watch has been really good for me. I'll prob go series 2 so I can go all in for water activities.
Looking forward in the future to measuring even more.
If I forget to charge overnight, I just drop it on the charger 1st thing in the morning, and it's usually charged by the time I leave for work. This even works if I happen to do a morning workout - even with 20% I can complete an hour, drop it in charger, shower, eat and it'll be charged enough for the day (usu. 80%+).
I toyed with the idea of having an extra charger for my car, but seriously don't need it.
It's annoying to turn off and on but there is a fake night mode that you can use. Go to General > Accessibility > Invert Colors (or Display Accommodations > Invert Colors). It's like a fake night mode which is great for reading in bed.
Or just type "Shortcut" in the search field I've just now noticed they added at some point in the last five years, and it'll be the first result. That's probably quicker.
I use the Accessibility-Zoom Filter-Low Light setting to cut the brightness in half, then mapped to a triple-tap on the home button to dim the screen. Even with that, and the screen at the lowest, it's pretty bright at night. I never understood why hardware manufacturers don't let you make the display darker...
It's also a great example of what Apple is failing at lately. Discovering everything you're device can do is harder and harder with each update.
A big thick feature manual would be so "not Apple"... And so we get the highlight reel with each OS or hardware update, and have to learn the rest by chance. We Google by chance, we poke around and find things by chance, etc.
But this one has Pokemon Go on it!! Waiting for them to have a knob that goes to 11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_to_eleven