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Re:We need physical audio kill switches by appleiigs on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:13PM (#24536505)
Go buy a fancy Apple Watch and jump in a pool. You won't be able to start or stop the timer with wet fingers.
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Re:We need physical audio kill switches by neilalexander on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:57PM (#24536874)
A limitation of capacitive touchscreens in general. A resistive display would be worse in just about every other application though.

Incidentally, you can press both the crown and the side button at the same time to pause and resume a workout even when the display is water-locked.

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Re:We need physical audio kill switches by threatofrain on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:26PM (#24536637)
Now imagine that another company designs that experience.
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Re:We need physical audio kill switches by TeMPOraL on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:58PM (#24536882)
Ny Pebble is fully operational when wet, or even underwater. Oh wait, that's because it has physical buttons.

(Never got the point of a touchscreen on a smartwatch. The surface is too small to be useful.)

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