Re:Apple Watch 3
by winkywooster on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:39PM
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I spend hours running outside in the winter, too, and find that electronics of any form are mostly unreliable when it gets cold enough. I run with a Garmin GPS watch, and after several hours of single digit temperatures (F), the watch will often die. Phones don't even last that long. I doubt these will be any better in the same situation.
Yep, cold destroys battery capacity. You need to keep the device next to your skin.
I was relieved to see they are still selling the SE. It's really a fantastic little device and I much prefer the form factor. I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade.
I can't upvote this enough. I mean, if Apple would license their previous incarnations of iPhone to a 3rd party to manufacture and to sell, these "iPhone"s would still sell like hotcakes, especially in non 1st world countries.
They knocked another $50 off it as well, now starts at $350 - Damn good deal.
Just got it for $140 on ATT. Bought the subsidized pre-paid version (same phone), but it works for postpaid ATT.
Re:Apple Watch 3
by peterarmstrong on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:40PM
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No Rogers yet, so this may get people switching to Bell (ugh) or Telus...
This is also phenomenal for when you're battery-limited. You can turn off one of the two devices and save its battery for if you really, absolutely, must need to make a phone call at some later point in the day.
Re:Apple Watch 3
by perseusprime11 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:56PM
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Not just runs, you can also use it to have quality time on date mights without worrying about checking your phone all the time.
Another alternative would be an iPhone SE but sadly we are in the era of oversized phones.
I would also love it to have more Bluetooth integration (continuous glucose monitoring is a good first step), and continuously monitor more health data in general: hydration, temperature. Omron is working on a watch that measures blood pressure. The last step is food intake monitoring but I guess we will need a couple more iterations and more sensors (onboard camera?) to get the Watch record that