Translated from 日本語 • View original Try using Apple Watch for 3 weeks
Hello. This is Shijihara. I would like to summarize my impressions of using the Apple Watch for 3 weeks.
Good Aspects
Fitness Features Increase Health Awareness
There are three types of activity functions measured on the Apple Watch: "Move", "Exercise", and "Stand", but the function of "Stand" was very good. "Stand" is a function that notifies you to "stand up and walk for 1 minute" if you sit for an hour. When I am engrossed in my work, I often end up sitting still, but when I received the notification, I started to get up and take a walk, do gymnastics, and exercise consciously. The mission also feels like it was given to you by your Apple Watch, so you can enjoy it like a game.
Timer Function While Cooking
Touching your iPhone with wet hands can be exposed, but with Apple Watch, you can touch it without hesitation. What was useful during cooking was the timer function. There are some hygiene concerns with kitchen timers, but with the Apple Watch, it is highly waterproof, so you can wipe it with water. And even if you set a timer and stay a little further away, you don't have to worry about not hearing an alarm because you're always wearing your Apple Watch. In addition, the cookpad automatically displays the last recipe you saw on your iPhone, and the timer time required by the steps is automatically set, so I didn't have to set it myself, which was very convenient.
Bad Points
Subtle for running...
I run as a hobby, but before using it, I thought that I could keep logs on my Apple Watch without having an iPhone. However, the Apple Watch does not have a GPS function... In the end, you have to hold an iPhone to measure with an Apple Watch, so your luggage has just increased... I had the impression that I thought it would be safer to use a normal running watch for running.
Poor battery life...
The battery life was very poor.... Currently, it seems that the battery runs out in about 18 hours when used normally. On days when I use it in the morning and drink it on the way home from work, the battery runs out on the train home... If the battery ran out, of course, it would not function as a watch, but would become just an accessory, which was completely meaningless.
So, I wrote it quite dryly, but I felt that the product itself was very interesting. I would like to look forward to the next generation model.