02-16-2021, 03:56 AM
Apple Watch.
In no particular order...
Heart rate, workout duration and calories, alarms, silencing alarms from my phone, timers, reminders, weather, allergy forecasts, checking sunrise/sunset times, work-calendar, controlling my music/podcasts, checking metro maps/schedules, calculator, checking on the location of my elderly mom, checking the locations of planets in the sky, messaging with friends and family, paying for groceries, silencing robocalls, answering calls from friends/family, checking stock prices, turning the lights off (they turn on via timer), subtly navigating when I'm in need of directions on unfamiliar streets, telling time.*
Looking forward to being able to take an ECG, O2, and blood glucose level in a future edition.
*Not kidding. I tried to limit the list to stuff I did just over the last week. I think it's fugly and would prefer a classic round steel watch with hands and a thick sapphire crystal, but this thing is darned handy.
Forgot: Used it as a flashlight. And had it roll some "dice" for me. And had it tell me jokes.
As for what I do with the data, it syncs to the Health app and Activity/Fitness app on my iPhone and I use it in combination with my "smart scale" and other health-devices that sync via Bluetooth to track how badly I'm keeping up with my workouts and how much my health is slipping.
'Didn't start out this way. I was just using it as a fitness tracker and watch to begin with.
In no particular order...
Heart rate, workout duration and calories, alarms, silencing alarms from my phone, timers, reminders, weather, allergy forecasts, checking sunrise/sunset times, work-calendar, controlling my music/podcasts, checking metro maps/schedules, calculator, checking on the location of my elderly mom, checking the locations of planets in the sky, messaging with friends and family, paying for groceries, silencing robocalls, answering calls from friends/family, checking stock prices, turning the lights off (they turn on via timer), subtly navigating when I'm in need of directions on unfamiliar streets, telling time.*
Looking forward to being able to take an ECG, O2, and blood glucose level in a future edition.
*Not kidding. I tried to limit the list to stuff I did just over the last week. I think it's fugly and would prefer a classic round steel watch with hands and a thick sapphire crystal, but this thing is darned handy.
Forgot: Used it as a flashlight. And had it roll some "dice" for me. And had it tell me jokes.
As for what I do with the data, it syncs to the Health app and Activity/Fitness app on my iPhone and I use it in combination with my "smart scale" and other health-devices that sync via Bluetooth to track how badly I'm keeping up with my workouts and how much my health is slipping.
'Didn't start out this way. I was just using it as a fitness tracker and watch to begin with.