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Apple Watch Ultra 3

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76 points surprisetalk | 5 comments | 09 Sep 25 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | 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. lostlogin ◴[09 Sep 25 18:19 UTC] No.45186147{3}[source]▶
> It's a cool gadget, but very much useless still.

For you.

The health stuff is compelling and the marketing videos about lives saved are nice and all, but actual doctors are recommending Apple Watches for health monitoring.

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2. varispeed ◴[09 Sep 25 18:26 UTC] No.45186302[source]▶
It is sold as a watch, not health watcher though. If you want to measure health, maybe dedicated device for health measurement would be better. Some doctors love kickbacks, if you know what I mean.
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3. lostlogin ◴[09 Sep 25 18:49 UTC] No.45186763[source]▶
They aren’t paid by Apple, and if cost is no object, they recommend an Apple Watch.

Unfortunately I now know this.

The standalone devices are interesting, but aren’t as good. Continual monitoring is a powerful tool.

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4. varispeed ◴[09 Sep 25 22:11 UTC] No.45190031{3}[source]▶
It's like doctors recommending wine, where what is actually needed is walk, meditation and a handful of nuts and berries.
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5. lostlogin ◴[10 Sep 25 09:15 UTC] No.45195196{4}[source]▶
> It's like doctors recommending wine, where what is actually needed is walk, meditation and a handful of nuts and berries.

You begin with wine and ended there too.

If you want to check if someone is in sinus rhythm, what’s the best device to do it?