Apple Watch momentum is building

Re:Apple Watch momentum is building by mauvehaus on Friday October 02, 2020 @11:41PM (#24669326)

Probably somewhere in between? So maybe an order of magnitude and a half fewer? But yeah, the charger thing is real. Her new Garmin uses this weird housed pogo pin connector for charging. The last one used a cradle that hugged the back of the watch; no idea what the electrical connection is.

I can only assume there's a good reason for the non-standard connector, and that it probably involves waterproofing?

I have no horse in this race, to be clear.

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Re:Apple Watch momentum is building by lukeschlather on Saturday October 03, 2020 @12:25AM (#24669523)

The Garmin Fenix is waterproof. I swim with it, I find it really great. I can even operate the watch in the water since it's not a touchscreen. And it would be worth the price just for having an ultra-compact GPS navigation unit for hiking. (It can run turn-by-turn navigation for 2-3 days, in the default low-power mode it can last 3 weeks with heart rate + step tracking + other basic metrics.)

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