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Re:Apple Watch: What living with it is really like by tdkl on Thursday April 09, 2015 @05:17PM (#9351085)
>Is there no value in keeping your phone in your pocket at the dinner table?

What's the difference between being distracted by a phone at the dinner table and glancing to the watch ?

If I'm at the dinner table and ignore the notifications in my pocket, I won't easily reach for the phone this way. On my hand though it will vibrate/chirp away and knowing it's "just a glance away" I'll be more easily distracted.

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Re:Apple Watch: What living with it is really like by rabbyte on Friday April 10, 2015 @12:45PM (#9355525)
My pebble has been very easy to ignore. Just like anything else in the background, I know it's there but it doesn't break my attention unless I allow it. It's also been the quickest way for me to stop an incoming call from disrupting a conversation.
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