As we reach the second half of 2023, what are some of the supposed releases, or news you’re looking forward to?

  • milltertime_3227790
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    2 years ago

    Second gen. Pixel Watch. Not expecting anything groundbreaking tbh, but skipped the first one and have $$$ burning a hole in my pocket.

    • limeaide@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      I want to love a smart watch but i just don’t feel like they’re worth it tbh

      I have the Samsung Watch4 and it’s cool and all but the battery life sucks (lasts like a day max) and i don’t get any really useful information from it that is accurate enough for me to use

      I just ended up using it to see notifications and changing the music but i feel like i could have done that for a lot less than $250.

      Is there a use case that i might be missing out on? What do you use them for?

      • FirstWizardZorander@lemmy.one
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        2 years ago

        Pebble was one of the good ones. I’ve gotten an inexpensive one running Android Wear, but I find myself seldom wearing it compared to my dumb watch. I wore my Pebble every day since it could last a damn week or more without charging, and the screen was very pleasant to the eyes.

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          2 years ago

          Haha I feel that. My Casio digital watch is all i use nowadays

          Charging is too much of a hassle for me for what i get in return

      • ConstableJelly@beehaw.org
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        2 years ago

        I have a Fitbit versa 3 that I also use for a very limited number of things, but those things are critical for my day to day:

        • notifications: my phone is always on vibrate, id never know when I was getting messaged or called without it.
        • alarm: I wake up before my partner, who has sleep issues, so it’s perfect for that, reliable and unintrusive.
        • sleep tracking: I’m not sure I trust the specific numbers (although generally I do think it’s pretty accurate), but it is helpful for establishing a baseline and informing me if the reason I feel like garbage is because I didn’t get enough sleep or not.

        And actually I think that’s it. I thought there was more, but that pretty much covers it. Oh also, sometimes helping with calories tracking.