Curios: does Android Wear OS has none of this features? - Heart rate monitoring and warning when something is not right with the heart? - Fall detection and call 911?
Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 has heart rate, ECG, warnings, and fall detection… but Samsung, so who knows how well any of it will work.
Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
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Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#202You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#203Earlier quoted context omitted.
Should only be one line, I didn't see the problem this time around because I had installed this plugin the other day. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21020162 https://github.com/corollari/fixedHackerNews/blob/master/ext...
This isn't a solution. There's no need to code block quote to begin with.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple is undoubtedly a contentious company, and many of their fans are highly obsessive... I think OP is just letting people know that they're more if a critic than an obsessive fan, thus showing contrast with their praise of the feature.
> Apple is undoubtedly a contentious company Not by any vaguely reasonable metric when compared to other companies its size
Why don’t we judge Apple for Apple’s words and actions and compare them to other’s words and actions, then see how each stacks up.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#205Why does everyone who praises Apple on HN qualify it with the fact that they don’t like Apple for other reasons? Also, Apple is probably the best corporate citizen of any company its relative size in history.
So I completely understand why someone would qualify their opinion that this is a nifty good feature by stating as much. Automatic emergency dialing is one feature that my Galaxy Watch doesn't have, that I'd like to have.
Going back to my first paragraph: Appled "claimed" AoD in their launch, however the Galaxy Watch has a great always on display with battery that lasts for days - even longer than the S3 Frontier I had before it. Pebble was the original gangster of course, pretty much inventing the whole market - screen always on for 10 days in the PTS! - but now that they're gone (RIP - all of my Pebbles broke several times so I know why) Garmin has the #1 best battery life by far. I really, really like Tizen however so went with that being a Samsung S-series owner and appreciating the fantastic integration.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#206You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.
You must be fun at parties
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#207You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.
You must be fun at parties
I’ll leave it up to my fellow party-attendees to decide ;)
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#208How probable is it that Apple planted this article? Its great marketing after all. EDIT: to the downvoters: question everything.
Man, when I was an edgy teenager I questioned everything. But then I grew up, had a family and you know what.... I ain't got time to question everything. Even if I spent all my time questioning everything, what would I gain? I couldn't possibly get answers to 99% of the things I question. I can't be an expert in everything.
So whats the point in questioning everything? Who gives a shit if this was a "stealth article" by Apple, the CIA or the Coca Cola Bottling Company. What difference does it make to me? None whatsoever.
These days I try to be very careful what things I spend my time & energy on.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#209You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.
Re: Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911
#210You say it’s a non sequitur and immediately restate the necessity to replace a helmet that’s taken an impact. I don’t reckon that’s how a non sequitur works: A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement.
You must be fun at parties