I ordered a Pebble Time 2 on Kickstarter and a Core hoping to find the perfect smartwatch and run tracking combo. When the Apple Watch 2 came out, I figured I'd hedge my bets and get one of those, then keep whichever one I ended up liking more. Well, the Pebble + Core is never arriving (thanks for the quick refund!) - and I've really become found of the Apple Watch.
Built in GPS for run tracking is awesome, and with wireless airpods, I'll be able to run and listen to music/podcast with minimal extra weight.
A few other minor things I've liked about the Apple Watch 2:
- Setting a timer with Siri (use multiple times a day now)
- Weather on the watchface
- Check banking balances from watch
- PagerDuty notifications on watch vs. phone (my wife very much appreciates this!) - phone now stays out of the bedroom
I'm sad there isn't a good open source watch OS out there (with any decent looking hardware) - but until then, the Apple Watch 2 has been a pleasant surprise. I did have pretty low expectations going in, so that could be part of it.
Built in GPS for run tracking is awesome, and with wireless airpods, I'll be able to run and listen to music/podcast with minimal extra weight.
A few other minor things I've liked about the Apple Watch 2:
- Setting a timer with Siri (use multiple times a day now) - Weather on the watchface - Check banking balances from watch - PagerDuty notifications on watch vs. phone (my wife very much appreciates this!) - phone now stays out of the bedroom
I'm sad there isn't a good open source watch OS out there (with any decent looking hardware) - but until then, the Apple Watch 2 has been a pleasant surprise. I did have pretty low expectations going in, so that could be part of it.