Subj : Smart watches (and watche
To   : Cougar428
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Jul 26 2025 05:34 pm

  Re: Smart watches (and watche
  By: Cougar428 to NIGHTFOX on Sat Jul 26 2025 10:12 am

 Co> much. I don't have any smart watches, don't really care for the 'always
 Co> connected' functionality.

 Co> People now days need to be 'connected' constantly. I'm not into that. I
 Co> think technology has it's place, but you need to be able to unplug from
 Co> that in order to stay sane. All I see kids doing is staring at their
 Co> phones (or watches as the case may be). Adults also. I went to a
 Co> restaurant and there was a family with 2 kids. None of them were talking
 Co> to each other. They were all staring at their phones. At the store someone
 Co> walked right into me while they were staring at their phone. Seems like
 Co> everyone is a zombie. No talking. They are connected, but not there.
 Co> Everyone wants instant gratification. Sometimes the wait is worth it.

Yeah, I don't really stare at my phone if I'm somewhere doing something, but I suppose if I'm bored I'll look at my phone.  For the smart watch, I think it's more about convenience seeing my text messages & calls & such (it's not really easy to use for things like scrolling Facebook & such).  Also there is fitness tracking functionality on it which might be useful.  The watch also has storage on it and can be used as a music player, which I think might be handy if I want to go for a walk or something - pair some Bluetooth headphones with it, leave my phone at home and just have my watch with me to listen to music.  So, not so much about being connected all the time, but more about convenience.

 Co> I also feel like I'm rambling! Guess we have that in common... ... Two
 Co> silkworms were having a race, but it ended with a tie.

:)

Nightfox
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