Good idea, but Amazon is the wrong company to execute it, imo. I hope Apple comes out with something like this.
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Amazon Unveils 'Halo' Health and Fitness Wristband for $99.99 to Compete with Apple Watch
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So this thing basically listens to you all day, keeps photos of you on their servers, knows all your activity levels and I'd suggest additional medical data too.................. HELL NO!
Amazon has never been honest or transparent about what data it collects from people in the past and I'd go so far as to suggest this is going to be no different - just far more invasive.
On the other hand, if Apple were to come out with a sensor bracelet combining all the necessary activity / medical data-logging functionality with a battery life of greater than 7 days, I may be interested.....
Amazon has never been honest or transparent about what data it collects from people in the past and I'd go so far as to suggest this is going to be no different - just far more invasive.
On the other hand, if Apple were to come out with a sensor bracelet combining all the necessary activity / medical data-logging functionality with a battery life of greater than 7 days, I may be interested.....
I think if you searched hard enough, you’d find that Apple’s design is probably seriously inspired by someone else’s. Watches have been around a long time, and every band under the sun had been created BEFORE Apple came along and charged 50 bucks for it.
This is definitely not to compete with the apple watch. Other than the WHOOP strap (www.whoop.com) I don't know of any other "intelligent" fitness assistant that exist.
Sure there are cheap bands like the Mi Smart Band that gathers some metrics, but it doesn't process and analyze the data for you. Neither does my Apple Watch.
Great, it tracked my heart rate during an activity and I have calories burnt. But what else can it tell me? How did I do compared to last time? Was it because I didn't sleep as good? Was it the calories I ate? How hard should I go tomorrow? Is my heart rate not recovering quickly because I am over-training?
Sure there are cheap bands like the Mi Smart Band that gathers some metrics, but it doesn't process and analyze the data for you. Neither does my Apple Watch.
Great, it tracked my heart rate during an activity and I have calories burnt. But what else can it tell me? How did I do compared to last time? Was it because I didn't sleep as good? Was it the calories I ate? How hard should I go tomorrow? Is my heart rate not recovering quickly because I am over-training?
What a total bust! This joke of wristwear will be gone from Amazon by Valentine's Day 2021, if not by Christmas 2020!
Unfortunately..we live in a dystopia where people are more than happy to make that exchange. Just look at how they upload and store their personal info and pictures into Gmail, Instagram, Facebook, DropBox, and Google Search...They literally buy with their own money and install a listening device in their homes called Alexa Echo...
Apple should be worried ... this is just phase 1... Amazon probably already have 2-3 other versions of this watch with screen waiting for production. If we’ve learned anything from Amazon Alexa devices ... more is coming with Halo.
It doesn’t have a screen for directions. Authorities will just be sent GPS location coordinates so they can come get you 😂
"we secure your privacy through stringent encryption. Your data will never be seen by human reviewers or stored in an unsecure location. Treating your information with the kindness and respect it deserves is our highest priority." -Amazon
a few moments later…
"yo, we sorry y’all. We had all yo data cached on a server that was legit wide open. They got your half naked pics and everything. We real sorry, tho. Here’s a $20 Amazon gift card and a coupon for Starbucks. We’ll be on Capitol Hill answering some questions but they all getting coupons too so we in the clear." - Also Amazon
a few moments later…
"yo, we sorry y’all. We had all yo data cached on a server that was legit wide open. They got your half naked pics and everything. We real sorry, tho. Here’s a $20 Amazon gift card and a coupon for Starbucks. We’ll be on Capitol Hill answering some questions but they all getting coupons too so we in the clear." - Also Amazon
I wonder if this is targeted at the intense daily-journaling crowd. That’s really the only segment I can picture reviewing audio snippets from their day . . . or perhaps the George Constanzas of the world 😂
“The jerk store called and they’re running out of you!”
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Alexa: You know, if you lost a few pounds, I could order you this one size smaller...
“The jerk store called and they’re running out of you!”
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Alexa: You know, if you lost a few pounds, I could order you this one size smaller...
You can turn off any notifications you want - which I agree, are annoying, so I do this - but the whole point of the watch for me was to be less reliant on the phone when working out, out in the yard, etc. To each his/her/their own!
I check my stats from my Fitbit 90% of the time via the app on my phone, not on the Fitbit screen itself.
In a recent poll I took, there's little interest at least among members here.
Would you be interested in an activity/sleep only band?
While Apple is dominating the smartwatch category, I wonder if they are missing a segment of the population who would just prefer a cheaper band that focuses on activity and sleep. No apps, or fancy display. I'm thinking in the $129-150 range (given the AW3 is $199 USD). Now before you say...
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Price and affordability takes precedence over some extra privacy features, for most people.
Also they need to do something about look and feel. AW is ugly, needs a non-screen/headless and/or non-rounded-rectangle version IMO.