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Apple Watch Ultra 3

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76 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 09 Sep 25 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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hu3 ◴[09 Sep 25 17:55 UTC] No.45185712[source]▶
Why can't Apple, of all manufacturers, produce a watch that can last longer on a charge than one or two days?

Garmins easily last a week.

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johnbellone ◴[09 Sep 25 17:56 UTC] No.45185745[source]▶
I still get a little over 24-hours on my first generation Ultra. For a device that I barely "use" I do expect a lot more battery life out of it.
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varispeed ◴[09 Sep 25 18:03 UTC] No.45185857[source]▶
Very much every one I know bought a smart watch, worn it for a couple of weeks, then forgot to charge yet again and then forgot where it is. None wear smart watches today.

People still revert to "dumb" analogue watches or Casio stuff.

For me personally smart watch is pointless. For everything it does I have a phone. Other than that, it's just another thing that I have to babysit - want to measure sleep? Oh no I forgot to charge it before bed. There goes my measurement etc.

It's a cool gadget, but very much useless still.

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1. johnbellone ◴[09 Sep 25 18:07 UTC] No.45185921{3}[source]▶
If the Vision Pro ever takes off I'd be interested in seeing if all of these sensors on my hands could be used for more accurate gestures. But imagine by that point the sensors and models running on device will be good enough it won't matter.