I haven’t coveted a Dick Tracy watch but I’m sure many folks do. The question for geezers like yours truly is when will that level of connection be required in every day life? Many vendors no longer take cash and I can see a time when vendors will design sales around the convenience of ApplePay and Apple Watches using 5G networks.
At that point...I suppose I will need that Apple or perhaps hire a college student to be my surrogate to the outside world.
Very nice and useful Friday reading Jason, I can asume that even though it wasn’t for you, at least you had fun with it, I also stick to my Seikos to have fun, enjoy and forget the metrics and battery percentages
Disappointing but not surprising. I’ve got the Garmin Descent II and, while being a fantastic all-round dive/activity computer, it’s far too big and, somewhat ironically, the watch-like case puts me off. I love Apple’s minimalist and futuristic designs so it’s a shame to hear that the Ultra is a sort of second-rate activity watch. That being said, I can hear my wallet celebrating
> the Ultra would turn on its “Water Lock” to prevent moisture from flooding the watch
That’s a common misconception of what the “water lock mode” does. It doesn’t make the watch more waterproof, nor does it prevent the use of the buttons. All it does is turn off the interactivity of the touch screen. This type of touch screen simply doesn’t work when wet. Additionally, there is a little cavity in front of the speaker, and it plays a little sound when the water lock mode is turned off, to evacuate water from that cavity. That’s all. However, that does effectively mean that for wet activities the Apple Watch is limited to set it and forget it, because you can’t control anything.
Excellent, thoughtful, truthful and informative.
Jason,
Another great piece of writing.
I haven’t coveted a Dick Tracy watch but I’m sure many folks do. The question for geezers like yours truly is when will that level of connection be required in every day life? Many vendors no longer take cash and I can see a time when vendors will design sales around the convenience of ApplePay and Apple Watches using 5G networks.
At that point...I suppose I will need that Apple or perhaps hire a college student to be my surrogate to the outside world.
Very nice and useful Friday reading Jason, I can asume that even though it wasn’t for you, at least you had fun with it, I also stick to my Seikos to have fun, enjoy and forget the metrics and battery percentages
How do you like those On running shoes? Good daily drivers as well as running specific?
Excellent work here, I had been waiting for this one!
Disappointing but not surprising. I’ve got the Garmin Descent II and, while being a fantastic all-round dive/activity computer, it’s far too big and, somewhat ironically, the watch-like case puts me off. I love Apple’s minimalist and futuristic designs so it’s a shame to hear that the Ultra is a sort of second-rate activity watch. That being said, I can hear my wallet celebrating
> the Ultra would turn on its “Water Lock” to prevent moisture from flooding the watch
That’s a common misconception of what the “water lock mode” does. It doesn’t make the watch more waterproof, nor does it prevent the use of the buttons. All it does is turn off the interactivity of the touch screen. This type of touch screen simply doesn’t work when wet. Additionally, there is a little cavity in front of the speaker, and it plays a little sound when the water lock mode is turned off, to evacuate water from that cavity. That’s all. However, that does effectively mean that for wet activities the Apple Watch is limited to set it and forget it, because you can’t control anything.