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If I were him, I'd blur the finger tips in the photos. They have enough resolution to extract fingerprint information. There's much opportunity for mischief. I hate biometrics as a means of identification and access control, but the reality is that it's used (certain smartphones, some national ID cards, door locks, criminal records search). Even if he isn't enrolled in any fingerprint system now, he might be in the f…
Kids, watches were devices that boomers, like Walter White, used to tell time before iphones.
I know you’re joking, but once I accidentally broke a 200 something day streak of activity on my Apple Watch, I chucked it and went back to (modest) collection of real watches. No one needs yet another notification device, and the activity tracking stuff isn’t as valuable as people make it out to be. Just break a sweat everyday and you’re good. (Yes, the health monitoring stuff is wonderful)
Most activity monitoring isn't useful but the exceptions are very valuable.
Kids, watches were devices that boomers, like Walter White, used to tell time before iphones.
I know you’re joking, but once I accidentally broke a 200 something day streak of activity on my Apple Watch, I chucked it and went back to (modest) collection of real watches. No one needs yet another notification device, and the activity tracking stuff isn’t as valuable as people make it out to be. Just break a sweat everyday and you’re good. (Yes, the health monitoring stuff is wonderful)
I know I'm still in the honeymoon phase with it, but overall I really have been pleasantly surprised.
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Oops, my battery died and now I have no idea what time it is.
oh, like a watch
My garmin fenix is a bit more bearable as it lasts about 2.5-3 weeks on a charge.
Off topic I guess but I wish smart watches would shrink. Anyone else find them just too bulky for something you wear all the time? Especially in thickness with the protruding sensors.
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/c/wearables-smartwatches/?serie...
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oh, like a watch
Except the battery on a quartz watch lasts years, and the battery on an Apple Watch lasts 12-18 hours. Never mind that most mechanical watches are self-winding.
Off topic I guess but I wish smart watches would shrink. Anyone else find them just too bulky for something you wear all the time? Especially in thickness with the protruding sensors.