What’s everyone’s opinion on them or smart watches in general? My wife, her sister and brother in law all love theirs. I don’t even wear mine. I don’t care what my heart rate is, how many steps I take in a day and am annoyed by the fact I’m constantly tied to the notifications of my phone even if it’s in another room.
Then again they all love home pods and I’m constantly unplugging ours. The kids run by it and turn music on or it answers a question in the middle of a conversation both of which annoy me.
Maybe I’m just that old guy that is scared of technology
Smart watches help save lives, help people stay healthy, have fall protection, emergency SOS to family members as a prime function to those who use them for that purpose.
The other purpose is an extension of the cell phone to send messages, talk on the phone, use your credit cards without carrying them.
I pay for most stuff using my watch, sometimes my phone and only take out the credit card or remember to take it with me if I am going to a few retailers that do not have the capability to accept wireless payments.
As far as fitness, doctors can use the information that the watch records to aid in a treatment or further testing, such providing them with ECGs taken at home, heart rates, respiration rates.
Also fitness tracker ability is nothing short of amazing in working out, exercising, there are many more things they do.
All the above are my wife and I experiences with Apple Watches, I dont know the other brands. My cardiologist and electrophysiologist were THRILLED with my dozens of ECG readouts that I recorded whenever I felt strange sensations in my chest that would wake me in the middle of the night but day time I was fine and also when I saw them. Because of that they hooked me up to a 24 or 48 hour device of their own that I wore home, it recorded all the whacked out heartbeats at night that the watch showed them. Led me to get it corrected with an ablation before any damage was done to my heart. It was so bad at times, I didnt know if I would wake up in the morning.
If your not into the above stuff, clearly its not for you but for those into trying to take care of themselves and communication wise they are great.
I look forward to the day blood pressure can be monitored as well as blood sugar. I do my own blood pressure a few times a month. All is good, I love accurate gadgets and all technology. We all have our hobbies.
