for me that could also be a band without display, that could be worn alongside a classical watch. I just can’t wear two watches simultaneously…
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Apple Has No Plans For a Smart Ring
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Oh yes, never saw it that way. but i still have my doubt and not fully convinced, but it does sound possible. And if its true then hats off to them for pulling this off.
This is really sad..Apple totally missed the opportunity to use "One Ring to Rule them All." in the keynote.
with built-in Tracker because that wouldnt be next level red flagging...
The original iPhone prototype was a projector and an office table. Had the media seen this they would have assumed Apple was going into business with Ikea!
Everyone is an individual with different levelks of comfort. Its not just the feeling of something on a wrist; its the weight a well. How am I supposed to spoon my partner with a watch on my wrist that would go under them? How can I tuck in my hands under my head with a watch in the way?
If people manage to sleep with a watch on then more power to them. But its something I have tried and have no desire to repeat.
I think there will be a lot of people that will buy an Apple ring and a lot of people that won't. The device is not for everyone, the same way an Apple Watch is not for everyone. I had an Apple Watch but hated the bulkiness of it, hated the constant notifications and hated that I couldn't sleep with it on because the size of it interfered with my constant shifting in the night. Also, having to charge it every day was annoying. However, I did want to track my data and sleep so I went with an Oura ring. If Apple released their own version of a ring, I would likely switch over.
Personal comfort is, as you say, an individual thing. I'm not saying you're wrong to not like something, just clarifying as someone who wears a watch to bed every night that it isn't sweaty.
Both my wife and I wear ours and it's never a problem and mine is never an impediment to having my hand under my head either.
Personally I just think there is far too much data that the Watch collects overnight for me to not wear it. I have also taken to putting it on my nightstand charger when I get into bed, while I read or watch TV, then putting it back on when I want to go to sleep. That may be a solution to your concerns as well.
The way I see it is that our ancestors did perfectly well without having to track their sleeping stats! My body has evolved to let me know when its tired by falling asleep on the sofa in front of the TV every friday. I might be tempted by that new Nintendo Alarm clock though, if only for the novelty value.
I don't use it for going to sleep or waking up. My S9 tracks my overnight wrist temperature, my resting heart rate, blood oxygen, and sleep quality. It tells me how activity levels influence my sleep, and I like to keep an eye on my heart health trends over time — RHR being particularly important.
What I'm saying is, if somebody uses an AW for health reasons, it should absolutely be worn overnight as well otherwise they're losing 30%+ of the available data — and it's data that can paint a different picture to waking stats. If, on the other hand, someone wants the watch only to tell time, or for apps and notifications, I can understand why they wouldn't wear it.
But put it this way: lots of people's watches have alerted them to heart troubles like A Fib, or provided to healthcare practitioners hugely important "missing picture" data by virtue of being continuously collected and being able to show deviations from the norm. Not wearing it for the duration of being asleep takes takes away a lot of its opportunity to save a life or identify the appropriate course of action regarding medication or treatment.
I've said it before. I would like a device to tell me when I will die. So that I can get stuff done before I kick the bucket. I tend to procrastinate and I want to make sure I get all my stuff done. lol
too bad I would have loved to use it in conjunction with my Apple watch.
Bummer if true. I like having my sleep stats in Health, but I do not love wearing my Apple Watch in bed.
I mean, I’m not shocked. I would doubt Apple having any plans for new hardware outside of minor revolutionary revisions such as a camera button or battery that uses electricity to pop out.
I’m long past getting excited for new HW after not being a fan of VP and seeing no sight for a foldable. I’m ready to just accept minor HW, and everything related to SW and trying to get us to purchase SaaS.
Sad, but when there’s a monopoly in the space, ya get this sort of stuff.
I’m long past getting excited for new HW after not being a fan of VP and seeing no sight for a foldable. I’m ready to just accept minor HW, and everything related to SW and trying to get us to purchase SaaS.
Sad, but when there’s a monopoly in the space, ya get this sort of stuff.
I was pretty interested in an Apple made ring. It’s too bad they’re not releasing one anytime soon. I might look into getting one of those Ultrahuman rings.
Yep. I can only handle having a ring on my finger for about 5 minutes max. Beyond that, and I'm like "GET IT OFF GET IT OFF GET THIS STUPID THING OFF MY HAND NOW!!!!!"
Even a watch I can only deal with for about 8 hours at a time, and that's with an elastic band set to fairly light tension and periodically switching wrists. A metal band lowers that to a couple hours tops. The circular impression on my arm from the back of the watch takes nearly an hour to go away. A ring is just plain not happening.
Now THAT would be useful. Put fish, rice, and seaweed in one end, nigiri comes out the other. Toss in more stuff and you get rolls. I'd give up some counter space for that.
That makes no sense. They hired a bunch of people that had automotive experience from the industry. Now it's possible that they leveraged vision data from the car project for Vision Pro, but it was never a cover for the Vision Pro.