iWatch - why do I want this...

[mattkime]

i'm curious about the accuracy of the heart rate sensor. but i doubt its very good.

[Lew Zealand]

1998: "iMac - why do I want this…"
2001: "iPod - why do I want this…"
2010: "iPad - why do I want this…"

[testcase]

I just bought & returned a heart rate monitor watch. Made by Bowflex, sold by Staples. Poor operation. I'll definitely look at the AppleWatch.

[cbelt3]

decay wrote:
I liked just about everything about it.

Except: why no inductive charging yet?

It IS.

http://www.apple.com/watch/technology/

I expect the need for a 'magsafe' solution was to enable them to have a smaller antenna on the iWatch. The case back is a pulse sensor gizmo with IR LED's and such. I wonder if early adopters will end up with weird little 'dot suntans' on their wrists.

[eustacetilley]

Pairing with the GPS in an iPhone or iPad tucked safely away, and displaying this on your wrist:




...Without worrying about water, or Duffers, or Icebergs, has a certain appeal.
The Electronic Charts are already free from NOAA...

Eustace

[JoeM]

RAMd®d wrote: And I won't be embarrassed to wear the a year from now.

OK bro, we are gonna hold you to it now:

[SteveG]

I appreciate the cool retro styling

[DavidS]

It does everything that I want from the next FitBit device (replacement for the recalled Force), but at 3x the price. Hopefully, it will help FitBit and the other, similar device makers to step up their game.

I use RunKeeper on my iPhone with an armband. However, while exercising, I don't have an easy way to find out speed, distance, pace, etc. I'm sure this will allow me to do that. I'd also like to be able to control my music while I run. Again, I bet that will be part of the new RunKeeper app.

I'll probably get a Version 2 of this next year, though.

[Speedy]

DavidS wrote: I use RunKeeper on my iPhone with an armband. However, while exercising, I don't have an easy way to find out speed, distance, pace, etc. I'm sure this will allow me to do that. I'd also like to be able to control my music while I run. Again, I bet that will be part of the new RunKeeper app.

RunKeeper announces my running meager exercise info every five minutes which is often enough for me. I suppose it could do a continuous readout but that could get tedious quickly.

[rgG]

Do you have to have the phone with you whenever you want to use the watch?
If I want to use the watch as a walking tracker, I don't necessarily want to be carrying my phone with me, too.