Subj : Re: Smart watches (and watche
To   : Nightfox
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Jul 27 2025 09:34 am

-=> Nightfox wrote to Cougar428 <=-

 Ni> Yeah, I don't really stare at my phone if I'm somewhere doing
 Ni> something, but I suppose if I'm bored I'll look at my phone.  For the
 Ni> smart watch, I think it's more about convenience seeing my text
 Ni> messages & calls & such (it's not really easy to use for things like
 Ni> scrolling Facebook & such).  Also there is fitness tracking
 Ni> functionality on it which might be useful.

 I'm debating about getting a smart watch, tried a couple out and
 returned them for various reasons. I've worn a FitBit Flex 2 (the band
 with LEDs on it) and liked that it could notify me discretely that I'd
 received a call or text, but that's it.

 I'm interested in tracking more - especially SpO2 and sleep tracking.
 I'm playing with a band with a display that tracks stress, heart rate
 and Sp02 now, it's been interesting to see how things track over time.
 I'm coming off of Covid and was interested to see my O2 stats;
 thanksfully they stayed the same.

 One of the watches is quite interesting. It's a watch called a T10
 Ultra 2, available all over AliExpress. It looks just like an Apple
 Watch Ultra, except it was $7.00. It tracks all of the above, blood
 pressure and ECG! Not sure how much I trust it, though.

 Another area I'm interested in is minimizing driving distraction. I
 have a long commute, and work starts while I'm driving into the office.
 Being able to see notifications with a quick peek at my wrist is safer
 than taking my eyes off the road and looking at my phone.

 My new phone has wireless charging and my car has a charger inside the
 center console, a nice way of reminding you not to look at your phone.
 Unfortunately, the USB connector for Android Auto isn't in there as
 well.



 
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