the use case is to look like a striver

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38411682)

i was surprised that the google glasses didn't take off. seems like a million useful applications for that with the augmented reality and stuff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410489)

also, there would be all sorts of applications for sports and games, like golf, or bowling or darts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410516)

Google glasses were too weird and creepy to ever take off. If the functionality could integrate into normal looking sunglasses or something then it might work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410651)

i bought a pair and developed a couple apps for them, one of which is absolutely killer, and i'm waiting for the glasses stuff to take off again, i'm going to make a gazillion dollars bc the only thing i'll have to rewrite is the implementation for whatever new OS there is, the UI is completely tested by me IRL and it's pretty 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38411686)

In-house everyone has one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410660)

It's for wagecucks, phats and mentally ill strivers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410565)

Doesn't like a failure to me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410607)

Also, not sure this is really a "failure": https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/02/apple-watch-quarterly-shipments/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410631)

i poasted in another thread on the apple watch that i could see the utility for top-level athletes who compete, bodybuilders, fitness models, or anyone else for whom small differences in performance or calories or food or whatever are important.

but my god, 98% of the population should be able to account for this stuff intuitively, and you are correct that waking an extra 800 steps so some fat woman hits a round number that isn't based on anything is worthless.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38411978)

for an obese person, trekking to the water cooler might be the cardio equivalent of a fit person doing walking lunges for the same distance due to the weight alone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38412074)

The second is a sport one that can hold songs and track everything. Its much better for active workouts since i do not have to strap my tablet sized phone to my body or worry about it getting water damaged. Not sure I could do without

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410643)

but if u do a significant amount of fitness, a minimal smartwatch is a godsend

i wear a garmin instinct all the time, which is a monochrome watch that has minimalist smartwatch features. it's minimalist in the sense that it can go more than a week without recharging.

it's * extremely * useful for:

(1) tracking and logging heart-rate. the included heart-rate sensor is acceptable for tracking 24/7 trends (like resting heart rate, etc.); i use a chest strap to enforce stuff like low-intensity steady-state cardio. the heart-rate variability metrics are also useful to avoid overtraining.

(2) tracking distance/speed/time splits while biking / running / swimming. carrying a phone is either impractical or impossible sometimes, but the watch can go everywhere.

(3) general exercise monitoring. u click a button and u can create separate stats for interval training or whatever you're doing; over time u build up a database of how ur body behaves during certain exercises.

(4) general sleep monitoring -- it keeps track of how long u sleep, what sleep phase you're in, etc.

(5) text/message notifications are very useful when i'm working away from my phone (e.g. i spend some weekends working on renovating a house; it's much easier to glance at my wrist than take out my phone while i'm replacing siding).

* * *

https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Instinct-Features-Monitoring-Graphite/dp/B07HYX9P88

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38410914)

one thing i forgot to mention is the calorie counter. i use this all the time to calculate how much i eat, especially when i ramp up training for a tri or something and burn over 5K cals per day

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38412102)

The default fitness app is 'ok' but I definitely need to explore other alternatives, out of the box it's not as good as a Garmin for metrics while running.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38411621)

the downside is it's like $10/mo for the LTE, $3/mo for the app, and like $500 for the watch. seems like dumb money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38412299)

I thought that was a cool function

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38413977)

The tradeoff is you have to charge it at night, swap bands between exercise and office, and replace it every two years with a newer model.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4285757&forum_id=2#38416467)