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I saw a few posts on Reddit about how the Apple Watch basically saved people's life: https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/a40qm5/heading_to_a_cardiolog

I saw a few posts on Reddit about how the Apple Watch basically saved people's life: https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/a40qm5/heading_to_a_cardiologist/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/a40qm5/heading_... https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/9zrdq5/how_an_apple_watch_potentially_saved_my_life/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/9zrdq5/how_an_a... I'm sure there is a lot more. (Also all the people losing weight)

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fargo 8y ago
Sorry for the stupid question, what do you mean by people losing weight?
- aboutruby 8y ago
  Here are two examples: https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/8nk4vr/apple_watch_has_change_my_life_on_to_june/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/8nk4vr/apple_wa... https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/8pm0qr/my_apple_watch_is_one_of_the_most_important/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/8pm0qr/my_apple...
- p1esk 8y ago
  It tracks your calories, exercize time, and number of hours you’ve been active (walked for at least a minute).
- threeseed 8y ago
  Apple added gamification elements to the Apple Watch. “Closing the rings” which means completing 100% of the move, stand and exercise targets adds a competitive element to fitness which has worked well for many users.
  - rootusrootus 8y ago
    I haven't yet found the rings and other features to be nearly as motivating as when all of my friends had Fitbits and we were connected through their service. That was one thing that kept me from switching faster, I didn't want to give up the Fitbit social network.
    - saagarjha 8y ago
      FWIW, Apple Watch has a similar thing; it just has fewer users on in the network…
      - rootusrootus 8y ago
        I had not seen that. Thanks for the tip!
    - prawn 8y ago
      You might like this. Haven't tried it, but saw it announced by someone local who'd worked on it and thought it was a great idea and strong design: https://steps.im/ https://steps.im/
    - jjirsa 8y ago
      The challenges app helps with that: Challenges - Compete, Get Fit by FitNow https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/challenges-compete-get-fit/id1051342211?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/challenges-compete-get-fit/i...
- Eric_WVGG 8y ago
  Here's a good one from a well-known tech journalist, from the very first Watch. http://www.loopinsight.com/2015/06/16/apple-watch-my-most-personal-review-ever/ http://www.loopinsight.com/2015/06/16/apple-watch-my-most-pe...
mehrdadn 8y ago
I wish there was a heartbeat-measuring watch with the battery life of a dumb watch. My watch goes like 5 years (I've lost count honestly) on its original battery. I'd love to have something watching out for my health but I just can't see myself moving to a smartwatch that needs recharging every 18 hours when I don't even need the smartness crap...
- paxswill 8y ago
  Purely anecdotal, but my Series 3 goes about two days on a full charge. I can usually get away with just charging it in the morning while I shower and get ready, and otherwise just wearing all the time. Workouts deplete the battery more, mostly because I’m usually using the GPS in addition to the more frequent heart rate monitoring.
  - mehrdadn 8y ago
    I feel like if I got a watch that did this I'd want it to last at least 3 months on a charge, so I could stop having to remember to charge it... otherwise it's like having a second phone on my hand that I don't need.
    - rootusrootus 8y ago
      Everyone has their own threshold, and I respect that, but personally I haven't found it too onerous. I don't wear watches to bed, so I 3D printed a base for the watch charger (it's a magnetically attached inductive charger, no plug) and I just take the watch off my wrist and set it on the charger as I go to bed. Faster than when I had a dumb watch, because I still had to set it down the same way, and the Apple Watch unlatches with a single pull. But ... like I said, everyone has their own needs. And if you don't want all the smart crap, it's a pretty expensive heartbeat monitor.
      - mehrdadn 8y ago
        It's not really the issue of it being 'onerous' (although it is), but that for me, in a watch, reliability is king... heck, if it wasn't, I'd just be using my phone, like many people already do (and which I've also been tempted to do). But there are times when I forget to, say, charge my phone. [1] It's not often, but stuff goes wrong once in a while. Now if I'm short on time the last thing I need is to have to discover I'm out of battery and waste time having to fiddle with a battery pack or something. None of this is an issue when you have a normal dumb watch that lasts a few years. You always have a way to tell what time it is and to set yourself alarms so you can meet your commitments no matter what goes wrong. [1] Or it crashes, or randomly starts draining its battery insanely faster because Google decided to force feed it an update or due to other reasons I can't fathom... but that's another story.
astrostl 8y ago
Thank you for posting these! This inspired me to take the time to run an ECG, and enable auto-ECGs with notifications.

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fargo 8y ago

Sorry for the stupid question, what do you mean by people losing weight?

aboutruby 8y ago
Here are two examples: https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/8nk4vr/apple_watch_has_change_my_life_on_to_june/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/8nk4vr/apple_wa... https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/8pm0qr/my_apple_watch_is_one_of_the_most_important/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/8pm0qr/my_apple...
p1esk 8y ago
It tracks your calories, exercize time, and number of hours you’ve been active (walked for at least a minute).
threeseed 8y ago
Apple added gamification elements to the Apple Watch. “Closing the rings” which means completing 100% of the move, stand and exercise targets adds a competitive element to fitness which has worked well for many users.
- rootusrootus 8y ago
  I haven't yet found the rings and other features to be nearly as motivating as when all of my friends had Fitbits and we were connected through their service. That was one thing that kept me from switching faster, I didn't want to give up the Fitbit social network.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    FWIW, Apple Watch has a similar thing; it just has fewer users on in the network…
    - rootusrootus 8y ago
      I had not seen that. Thanks for the tip!
  - prawn 8y ago
    You might like this. Haven't tried it, but saw it announced by someone local who'd worked on it and thought it was a great idea and strong design: https://steps.im/ https://steps.im/
  - jjirsa 8y ago
    The challenges app helps with that: Challenges - Compete, Get Fit by FitNow https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/challenges-compete-get-fit/id1051342211?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/challenges-compete-get-fit/i...
Eric_WVGG 8y ago
Here's a good one from a well-known tech journalist, from the very first Watch. http://www.loopinsight.com/2015/06/16/apple-watch-my-most-personal-review-ever/ http://www.loopinsight.com/2015/06/16/apple-watch-my-most-pe...

mehrdadn 8y ago

I wish there was a heartbeat-measuring watch with the battery life of a dumb watch. My watch goes like 5 years (I've lost count honestly) on its original battery. I'd love to have something watching out for my health but I just can't see myself moving to a smartwatch that needs recharging every 18 hours when I don't even need the smartness crap...

paxswill 8y ago
Purely anecdotal, but my Series 3 goes about two days on a full charge. I can usually get away with just charging it in the morning while I shower and get ready, and otherwise just wearing all the time. Workouts deplete the battery more, mostly because I’m usually using the GPS in addition to the more frequent heart rate monitoring.
- mehrdadn 8y ago
  I feel like if I got a watch that did this I'd want it to last at least 3 months on a charge, so I could stop having to remember to charge it... otherwise it's like having a second phone on my hand that I don't need.
  - rootusrootus 8y ago
    Everyone has their own threshold, and I respect that, but personally I haven't found it too onerous. I don't wear watches to bed, so I 3D printed a base for the watch charger (it's a magnetically attached inductive charger, no plug) and I just take the watch off my wrist and set it on the charger as I go to bed. Faster than when I had a dumb watch, because I still had to set it down the same way, and the Apple Watch unlatches with a single pull. But ... like I said, everyone has their own needs. And if you don't want all the smart crap, it's a pretty expensive heartbeat monitor.
    - mehrdadn 8y ago
      It's not really the issue of it being 'onerous' (although it is), but that for me, in a watch, reliability is king... heck, if it wasn't, I'd just be using my phone, like many people already do (and which I've also been tempted to do). But there are times when I forget to, say, charge my phone. [1] It's not often, but stuff goes wrong once in a while. Now if I'm short on time the last thing I need is to have to discover I'm out of battery and waste time having to fiddle with a battery pack or something. None of this is an issue when you have a normal dumb watch that lasts a few years. You always have a way to tell what time it is and to set yourself alarms so you can meet your commitments no matter what goes wrong. [1] Or it crashes, or randomly starts draining its battery insanely faster because Google decided to force feed it an update or due to other reasons I can't fathom... but that's another story.

astrostl 8y ago

Thank you for posting these! This inspired me to take the time to run an ECG, and enable auto-ECGs with notifications.