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Re:Smartwatch sales are tanking by tedunangst on Monday October 24, 2016 @06:23PM (#12783451)
Do people wear dumb watches to bed just so they know what time it is when they wake up in the middle of the night? I take my watch off to sleep.
Re:Smartwatch sales are tanking by Kluny on Monday October 24, 2016 @07:07PM (#12783714)
Yeah, I do. I don't set an alarm, I just get up when I wake up. Sometimes I wake up at 4:00 instead of 7:00, the watch tells me to go back to sleep. No way would I use a phone for that - I set it on silent in case a group chat blows up in the middle of the night, but if I saw the notifications I'd have to check them. At 4am. Ugh.
Re:Smartwatch sales are tanking by dozzie on Monday October 24, 2016 @07:15PM (#12783758)
No(t only). People wear traditional watches to bed because they have waterproof watches and couldn't be bothered with taking them off, and don't set their strap/bracelet too tight.
Re:Smartwatch sales are tanking by coldtea on Monday October 24, 2016 @10:20PM (#12784757)
>People wear traditional watches to bed because they have waterproof watches and couldn't be bothered with taking them off

What does the watch being waterproof have to do with wearing it in bed?

Re:Smartwatch sales are tanking by dozzie on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @03:58AM (#12786044)
Not that. Watch being waterproof has to do with not needing to take it off. For shower, specifically, but this extends to sleep as well.