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Good Bad & The Monkey
And does more too.
And had a longer battery life.
Sigh.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
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Consistently Slow
And does more too. And had a longer battery life. Sigh.-------------------Do you need an I phone for the watch to work?
Sigh.-------------------Do you need an I phone for the watch to work?
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Nope. No need for a phone with this version. GPS *inside* the watch this time.
Fight The Future
I think it depends on how well the software supports running. I watched the event, and when he said that Apple loves runners and all things runners and partnered with the company that knew more about running watches than anyone, I was hoping he would say Garmin, not Nike. I've never been impressed with the options on the Nike running watches.
Nike is only there for Branding I think. No way Garmin would work with a competitor.
Also they got rid of the headphone jack. #courage
Runners run
What about durability? Water resistant 9XX Garmin series made for tri watches only last me about 6000 almost entirely outdoor miles, I'd consider switching if there was data comparing durability .
Waterproof to 50m.
I would love to switch, but I need to see solid numbers on GPS accuracy and battery life. I'm pretty skeptical it could replace my 920. Though I am getting pretty fed up with Garmin.
I second the GPS accuracy question. My phone is not nearly as good as my Garmin. Yes, Nike partnered but third party apps should work too no? I believe Strava is already on the watch. If they updated the app you could probably use Strava for your Apple Watch runs.
We already have RunForth that works directly with RA from the phone. In theory one could develop similar for the watch.
This is courage. I've been user testing this concept for the past 2 years since the headphone jack broke on my iPad. It's a real PITA! Bluetooth headphone batteries die at bad times, or I forget to charge them, or I can't find the charger... Managing bluetooth headphones becomes an extra task that I don't need in my life.
This morning my son told me I can get the lightning to headphone adaptor to "fix" my iPad. It's gonna come with the phone but can be had for 9 bucks separately. I'll be getting one soon.
When using the adapter you can't charge at the same time. You will need a dock with an audio passthrough to do both.
Some running/triathlon friends on Facebook were saying last night that if you use the watch with GPS, the battery life is more in the 5 hour neighborhood. If you bring your phone with you, then it will last longer, because the watch can piggy-back on the phone's GPS.
MacRumors is saying the battery life will be no better than the original due to faster processor and inclusion of the GPS: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/07/apple-watch-2-same-battery-life/
Despite rumors suggesting the Apple Watch Series 2 models would feature longer battery life than the original Apple Watch models, technical specifications for the new devices shared by Apple suggest the Apple Watch Series 2 will continue to offer up to 18 hours of battery life -- the same as Apple Watch Series 1.
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
rectumdamnnearkilledem
This is courage. I've been user testing this concept for the past 2 years since the headphone jack broke on my iPad. It's a real PITA! Bluetooth headphone batteries die at bad times, or I forget to charge them, or I can't find the charger... Managing bluetooth headphones becomes an extra task that I don't need in my life. This morning my son told me I can get the lightning to headphone adaptor to "fix" my iPad. It's gonna come with the phone but can be had for 9 bucks separately. I'll be getting one soon. When using the adapter you can't charge at the same time. You will need a dock with an audio passthrough to do both.
I switched to bluetooth headphones >1 year ago. Corded headphones were a PITA to use with my Lifeproof case on my iPhone. And I had a couple pair of corded sport headphones that didn't prove to be very durable. Nice not dealing with tangling cords.
I'm really happy that Apple did this. I'm assuming it is helping with the water resistant aspect of the 7. I won't need a $$ Lifeproof case on my next phone, just something to protect from impacts.
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Again, the watch will have an actual GPS chip in it, just like your Garmin.
I second the GPS accuracy question. My phone is not nearly as good as my Garmin.