Are Smart Watches really "Smart"??

[4WD]

I'll check that with my wife keypad and see if it is the same. (when time)

What apple says does not work

 

[RooflessVW]

Wow! That is impressive! I didn't know that about the Apple Watch. Unfortunately, I'm an Android user and this appears to be more of a challenge on this platform.

Yes, I'm sure there are many aspects and features found on the Apple Watch that are very useful. I didn't mean to discount the valuable apps that can actually save someone or be helpful in an emergency.

I appreciate the responses guys, Thank you!

Not a challenge. Google bought Fitbit so those features are built in.

I have had a few Galaxy watches and they work well.

 

[4WD]

What apple says does not work

Found full keyboard access off - we will see - but good for now …

 

[GrumpyCat]

There are a few that have some comms built in but would you really like to use a watch to read or to compose messages on?

Sometimes it is better than nothing. Speech to text works pretty good.

 

[BobsArmory]

They are smart about collecting your biometric data and selling it. They dont sell your "personal" information of course, but thats BI's best kept secret, anonymize it and its no longer "your" data.

Just like 23 and me.

All I want my watch to do is tell time. I don't want to have to charge it all the time or collect my personal info.

 

[alarmguy]

Just like 23 and me.

All I want my watch to do is tell time. ....collect my personal info.

I get the just wanting to know the time. I LOVE mechanical watches, all kinds of watches in general. However they now sit in my dresser draw, as much as I love them the Apple Watch was instrumental in having a heart issue corrected by ablation, using the data from the watch the specialists sped up the process in diagnosing an issue I was having with PVC's in 2021

It also recently (first time in my life) rang an alarm and if I didn't answer by hitting the cancel button it was going to call emergency services after I fell while installing a ceiling light fixture. My head took a direct hit on a doorframe. Momentarily I was out of it, my wife came rushing in and I was so out of it my eyes could not focus to turn off the watch from alerting family and emergency services. Everything was a blur, with my wife and I the siren on the watch was sounding, we were down to 15 seconds left to turn it off and I took a guess where on the screen it was to cancel and got it right.

All I am saying there is value to some people, like any device, its just a matter of what we like, I love electronics but I still to this day miss some of my mechanical and solar/ satellite watches. Their look is to me, all class.

The device you are using right now is collecting your information and the websites you are visiting are collecting your information, including this one.

Dont get me wrong, they all do, Ive only been on this site for a few minutes after clearing everything out. Im really only posting because you are bringing up a DNA testing lab and comparing it to a watch. Its not the same.

 

[Brons2]

There are a few that have some comms built in but would you really like to use a watch to read or to compose messages on?

using voice commands, yes

typing, no