Apple Watch
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All depends really. Personally I use mine for the alerts mainly. Would often miss text messages and email when they were on my phone if the phone was on the desk or in my jacket/bag. With the watch I never miss them anymore. Also great for cancelling alarms on your phone etc.
I also use the fitness tracker, although there are plenty of other watches that do that.
Other than that there's really not a great deal going on with the watch... 99% of things are better viewed on the phone, hence the lack of decent apps.
Oh, the other cool thing is controlling music/podcasts from the watch without needing to take your phone out.
I'd go for the latest one, although don't see the need for the SIM version, especially as they bump up the cost of your contract to add the watch, you can't just share it.
I also use the fitness tracker, although there are plenty of other watches that do that.
Other than that there's really not a great deal going on with the watch... 99% of things are better viewed on the phone, hence the lack of decent apps.
Oh, the other cool thing is controlling music/podcasts from the watch without needing to take your phone out.
I'd go for the latest one, although don't see the need for the SIM version, especially as they bump up the cost of your contract to add the watch, you can't just share it.
I feel your apprehension, do you want a watch that does lots of things or a piece of precision engineered jewellery that tells the time. When the Rose gold galaxy came out I pre-ordered and listed my Speedmaster on eBay because I don’t need three watches. When the Galaxy arrived I was pretty disappointed in that the display isn’t always on (so it looked like a proper watch) and sent it back and kept the Speedmaster. So now I have a Fitbit Alta in a stainless bangle on my left wrist and a watch on my right
Thanks, that’s helpful info - I’ve been looking at the Apple 4 Version.
The ecg thing appeals to me as i had some heart surgery a couple of years ago - I’m sure it’s ok - the surgeon said so but a weather eye won’t do any harm ( I’m nor paranoid about it)
Can I ask if you find the daily battery life ok?
The ecg thing appeals to me as i had some heart surgery a couple of years ago - I’m sure it’s ok - the surgeon said so but a weather eye won’t do any harm ( I’m nor paranoid about it)
Can I ask if you find the daily battery life ok?
I have the original series 0 from 2015 when it first came out, I went for the Stainless version because the glass is crystal. I wear it every day and charge every night. it still looks good with no scratches on the glass and the battery life is still pretty good, take it off charge at 0700 and is down to 10% by about 2300. Really can't fault it except for the depreciation in value but that's what happens with tech.
I bought mine because of the heart monitoring functions. Like you I had heart surgery a couple of years ago. It monitors your hear rhythm and warns you if there are any irregularities, as well as offering the ECG facility. There is quite a range of health safety features on the Applewatch 4. It can contact emergency services if you have a fall giving them your location. I wear mine at night, just in case! It would be worth discussing what it can do with an Apple retailer or if you live near one or one of the Apple stores even better. I bought mine from the Apple store on MeadowHall and they set it all up for me. Battery life depends on how much you use the range of functions. You can extend it by turning some things off in ‘settings’. For instance it will automatically show the time when you move your wrist. It is possible to turn this feature off so that you need to tap the screen to wake it up and show the time. Mine lasts a couple of days with everything switched on. A friend of mine who switches the automatic time feature off reckons he can go over three days before recharging.ronk said:
I am very happy with my watch so far. It offers a little bit more peace of mind.
If you have an iPhone then they are really good. Like you I have sea master but wanted to know about health /alerts etc , looked at other better looking techs watches and on viewing a Michael kors in the states the salesman said it’s s no brainer , iPhone is best with Apple Watch. They look quite good with the chain mail strap as well but not as good as a bespoke watch, trouble is it’s so good I don’t wear my sea master unless on holiday now. Only downside is glass face marks really easily so cover ASAP if you get one
sp3ctre said:john-e89 said:
Indeed, all these complicated car things... why don’t we just walk everywhere or buy a horse?
Well, as Danny Driscoll said nowt wrong with a horse s**t sandwich, plus it’s good for yer roses....
Took the lad and a couple of his mates bowling for his 12th d’day last night to one of these big complex places, all flashing arcade machines, lots of noise and youth ‘music’, very loose term.... :lol:, then to Chiquito’s Mexican diner.... :roll: Got home, lad went to his mates for a sleepover and wifey and I sat in the garden with a bottle.....or two....and watched the night close in....birds singing at roosting, cats killing each other...was a very pleasant few hours after the horror of the previous few....
Went inside and posted that at gone 11 and slightly :dizzy: :drinkwine: :lol:
Much prefer the quiet life tbh....(As long as sports cars are involved...)
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I bought a Hauwei watch to go with my phone and the novelty wore off after the first couple of days charging the thing, plus I didn't want the Chinese Government watching me sitting on the bog. I think as I'm a watch enthusiast to me they aren't really watches but a throw away item and just another unessasary thing in life. Mines gathering dust now. I can see the plusses for heart monitoring although you would need that for the the extra stress with the thing buzzing away on your wrist all the time.
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I have an Apple Watch and I really rate it. Having spent a fair few years trying to lose weight, I use it to track all my exercise and cannot fault it one bit, to the extent that I don't ever wear a different watch now so the others are just gathering dust. I charge it overnight every night, so the one thing I can't do with it is track sleep - for that, I use a Fitbit Flex 2 which lasts 4-5 days between charges so I get all the benefits of Apple Watch and sleep info too.
You can switch off all the bings and bongs, but I do like the silent notifications you get when you get a message or an email - a gentle tap on the wrist is much more polite than beeps and things especially when you're in meetings - you can set custom vibrations for each alert type so you know what the alert is without looking.
If you're an Apple Mac user too, you can use the Apple Watch to unlock your computer so you don't have to type in your password - I don't do this at present because my MacBook Air is too old :lol: (but will when I replace it later in the year).
Yes the iPhone has a bigger screen and you can do everything on it, but sometimes you don't need to get the phone out of your pocket or bag to find out what is going on, and I like that.
And, as you say, with the ECG function on the Watch 4, that's pretty powerful stuff too.
You can switch off all the bings and bongs, but I do like the silent notifications you get when you get a message or an email - a gentle tap on the wrist is much more polite than beeps and things especially when you're in meetings - you can set custom vibrations for each alert type so you know what the alert is without looking.
If you're an Apple Mac user too, you can use the Apple Watch to unlock your computer so you don't have to type in your password - I don't do this at present because my MacBook Air is too old :lol: (but will when I replace it later in the year).
Yes the iPhone has a bigger screen and you can do everything on it, but sometimes you don't need to get the phone out of your pocket or bag to find out what is going on, and I like that.
And, as you say, with the ECG function on the Watch 4, that's pretty powerful stuff too.
The answer is yes and no! The health apps and functions are very useful to some of us but some of the other options aren’t essential but nice to have. Although I could live without them. As a man who spends a bob or two on cars simply for the pleasure of owning and driving them, you will understand that sometimes folk spend their hard earned cash on items that are nice to own but not absolutely essential to their lives. Does that make sense. :wink:john-e89 said:
Me too! There is someone on this Forum who uses the title ‘Gadgetman’. My wife would say that title would fit me perfectly. We are always buying some new gadget. The loft is full of items which didn’t cut the mustard. To date we have six coffee machines in the search for something easy to clean and use as well as supplying good coffee. I can cause HRH to have an attack of the vapours if I buy an edition of Whatcar. As soon as she sees it she knows ‘he’s looking for a new car’.ronk said:IRD said:
Guilty as charged
IRD said:Me too! There is someone on this Forum who uses the title ‘Gadgetman’. My wife would say that title would fit me perfectly. We are always buying some new gadget. The loft is full of items which didn’t cut the mustard. To date we have six coffee machines in the search for something easy to clean and use as well as supplying good coffee. I can cause HRH to have an attack of the vapours if I buy an edition of Whatcar. As soon as she sees it she knows ‘he’s looking for a new car’.ronk said:IRD said:
Guilty as charged
The lid is nailed on the box for a long time - so we should enjoy our time now!