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From what I gathered, this connects to your smart phone via Bluetooth.
I wonder what the Bluetooth connectivity range is. If I go jogging on the local junior high school's 1/4 mile running track, I usually set my phone down by a bench rather than carry it.
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I wonder what the Bluetooth connectivity range is. If I go jogging on the local junior high school's 1/4 mile running track, I usually set my phone down by a bench rather than carry it.
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Internets tells me:
So as to whether or not it would work for my track runs, the answer appears to be a solid "maybe".
Leave the phone in the middle of the field.
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You keep friends that own Androids?
I used an Apple II back in 1980, but have been strictly Windows and Android since. I was never much of an Apple fan, although I have owned the stock in the past.
I figure for $20 for the above mentioned watch is pretty cheap. The band is basic rubber, but the watch is decent. Face it, most people are not power users of smart watches, but use them for the occasional convenience. The primary is either a phone, tablet or laptop. The 2" size makes it easier to read and the cost is low investment.
I figure for $20 for the above mentioned watch is pretty cheap. The band is basic rubber, but the watch is decent. Face it, most people are not power users of smart watches, but use them for the occasional convenience. The primary is either a phone, tablet or laptop. The 2" size makes it easier to read and the cost is low investment.
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I used to set up and repair PC's in the schools.
Today I use a Mac Air for that reason. I no longer have to 'fix' computers!
It's a great architecture! The iPhone and Mac work together seamlessly. Photos taken on the iPhone automatically land on the Mac.
The Apple Watch is in reality a medical device. Takes my O2 and EKG readings. Asks me if I want to record the walk/run/workout I'm on if I forget to turn it on. I'm probably not using either to it's full potential!
It also keeps time!
Today I use a Mac Air for that reason. I no longer have to 'fix' computers!
It's a great architecture! The iPhone and Mac work together seamlessly. Photos taken on the iPhone automatically land on the Mac.
The Apple Watch is in reality a medical device. Takes my O2 and EKG readings. Asks me if I want to record the walk/run/workout I'm on if I forget to turn it on. I'm probably not using either to it's full potential!
It also keeps time!
I spent a few years in tech support, and yes, Macs were much less prone to trouble than the PCs were. But you could tinker with PCs and you couldn't with Macs.
That was because Intel x86 is an open architecture design while Apple controls both hardware & software.
Standard x86 architectures is an open motherboard design, where a manufacturer can design the motherboard, and the user can add memory, graphics cards, interface cards, processor or other widgets.
Apple sells the complete computer, manufactured by them with memory, processor and graphics on board and not able to upgrade.
x86 operating systems and programs are a wild west show: anyone can write software for that hardware system
Apple controls both the hardware and software in a closed loop.
So while Macs came working rite outta the box, you had to mess with PCs to get them set up and forever afterwards to keep em running. Macs only dealt with OS updates and the need to replace every Mac on the floor (about 25 or 30) when it was time for a new model.
BUT… the plethora of programs for Windoze was easily 100 times those available on the Mac.
And Mac's invulnerability to viruses was not true. Who wants to write a virus to attack 15% of the world's computers? Better spend your time on the 75% used by most everyone else.
(OOPS — sorry for the thread drift)
That was because Intel x86 is an open architecture design while Apple controls both hardware & software.
Standard x86 architectures is an open motherboard design, where a manufacturer can design the motherboard, and the user can add memory, graphics cards, interface cards, processor or other widgets.
Apple sells the complete computer, manufactured by them with memory, processor and graphics on board and not able to upgrade.
x86 operating systems and programs are a wild west show: anyone can write software for that hardware system
Apple controls both the hardware and software in a closed loop.
So while Macs came working rite outta the box, you had to mess with PCs to get them set up and forever afterwards to keep em running. Macs only dealt with OS updates and the need to replace every Mac on the floor (about 25 or 30) when it was time for a new model.
BUT… the plethora of programs for Windoze was easily 100 times those available on the Mac.
And Mac's invulnerability to viruses was not true. Who wants to write a virus to attack 15% of the world's computers? Better spend your time on the 75% used by most everyone else.
(OOPS — sorry for the thread drift)
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And therein lies the difference!
How many people would be happy 'tinkering' with their car?
Most folks don't. They just want to get in and drive to their destination.
Imagine, instead of arriving on time you had to tweak the points in the distributor every couple of days?
Sure, there are gear heads who love the idea of tearing apart an engine to add a different camshaft for that rumble from the exhaust, but 99% of consumers do NOT want that experience. They just want to get in and go. (Imagine owning a horse these days!)
It's only marketing that fools the populace into buying the cheaper PC (loaded with bloatware to make it cheap) and then they have no clue how to do anything when something goes wrong. Geek$quad to the rescue!
Mac Software is every bit as powerful as MSFT's. It doesn't work/look/feel 'the same' because of copy write infringement, but it will do everything the competition's does. One just needs to familiarize themselves with 'how' it works.
The only reason to buy a PC IMO is because one has to use industry specific propriety software, i.e., required by industry to get the job done. "Industry" hires computer teams to keep those machines running. The guy on the floor isn't going to be swapping out components. It's an accepted cost of operations that's figured into the budget.
The 900lb Gorilla stomps around while the user ponies up $$ every year to play in his cage.
With Mac - once you're part of the family, you're family! I've never had to pay for an update or upgrade. It's included. The only expense is when buying a newer computer and the headache of 'fixing' what shouldn't break at all is gone.
and now there's this little issue:
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