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Re:How to Build a Smartwatch: Picking a Chip by nradov on Thursday May 15, 2025 @12:00PM (#43996387)
There are other full featured smart watches like the Garmin Enduro 3 with several weeks of battery life (or even longer with solar charging). Of course it's larger and more expensive.

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/851039

No one really needs payments on their watch but I'm surprised that anyone wouldn't want it. It's quite convenient, and gives you a backup option in case you forget your wallet or something.

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Re:How to Build a Smartwatch: Picking a Chip by stavros on Thursday May 15, 2025 @07:12PM (#44000298)
In case I forget my wallet and my phone! I'd quite like a credit-card NFC sticker for my phone, though, that'd be a nice backup.
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Re:How to Build a Smartwatch: Picking a Chip by wkat4242 on Friday May 16, 2025 @03:19PM (#44008929)
The big benefit though is that you have additional authentication on the phone or watch.

I love having it on my watch, it's just so useful. Especially because I live in a city full of pickpockets. No need to take my phone out.

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