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I carry an iPhone because I love the size. I carry an iPad to read. This would be nice, although I prefer to keep these devices separate. The iPad isn't connected to my life, so it can enter my bedroom.

It's not a 2000 buck problem though.

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Why not get a significantly cheaper (and much nicer for reading in my opinion) e-ink ereader?

I used to sketch and take notes on the iPad Mini. It's a wonderful device for that. It's also nice to use Instapaper to read queued articles.

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.

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.

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.

You’ve just described why people have a phone.

In 2010. Nobody has a phone to check the time and call people anymore, and haven't since smart phones became de rigeur.

As someone in the market for my first wearable, which devices are better for health tracking? thanks!

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.

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