I need this - where did you get it from?
Ridiculously comfortable and unbelievable to think it’s synthetic silicone and not cotton.
A bit more pink that I expected but I’ll rock it.
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SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
I got it straight off Apple.com and a friend brought it with.
Can probably do with MyUS but it will get pricey.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Why The Apple Watch Is Square - Apple Explained
My watch face is similar. Freakin' love it.If it was round I would lose most of the complications on my Watch face.
It’s just so much more practical.
I technically have 9 buttons on the face with related data.
Having Boston time in one of the interior spots is super useful too, because that's where my employer is based along with most of my colleagues. I'm really impressed by the list of possible complications.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Research: Wearables, including Apple Watch, are poor at tracking calories
In a paper published in January this year, researchers try to evaluate the usefulness of wrist-worn smart devices for tracking energy expenditure and heart rate. The Apple Watch Series 6, Polar Vantage V and the Fitbit Sense were used by 30 healthy male and female participants engaging in weight training, cycling, running walking and even sitting. As reference devices, the team used the Polar H10 chest strap and the MetaMax 3B.
Now, we won't bore you with the details of the study or the methods used as they seem solid enough and instead, we will talk about the findings. The guys at Stronger by Science summarized it into a simple table that evaluates the accuracy, variability and reliability of each device.
As it turns out, all of the devices were pretty bad at tracking calories in almost all of the activities. Not only that, but the average deviation from the actual daily expenditure was unpredictable and wildly varying rendering the watches useless at tracking calories. That's because you can't reliably track progress even if absolute values are off. It seems that the wearables are even more inconsistent with individuals that have lower-than-average and higher-than-average energy expenditure.
The research also seems to be in line with previous ones trying to assess the same capabilities but with different wrist-worn devices.
https://www.gsmarena.com/research_a...es_is_bad_at_tracking_calories-news-54314.php
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In a paper published in January this year, researchers try to evaluate the usefulness of wrist-worn smart devices for tracking energy expenditure and heart rate. The Apple Watch Series 6, Polar Vantage V and the Fitbit Sense were used by 30 healthy male and female participants engaging in weight training, cycling, running walking and even sitting. As reference devices, the team used the Polar H10 chest strap and the MetaMax 3B.
Now, we won't bore you with the details of the study or the methods used as they seem solid enough and instead, we will talk about the findings. The guys at Stronger by Science summarized it into a simple table that evaluates the accuracy, variability and reliability of each device.
As it turns out, all of the devices were pretty bad at tracking calories in almost all of the activities. Not only that, but the average deviation from the actual daily expenditure was unpredictable and wildly varying rendering the watches useless at tracking calories. That's because you can't reliably track progress even if absolute values are off. It seems that the wearables are even more inconsistent with individuals that have lower-than-average and higher-than-average energy expenditure.
The research also seems to be in line with previous ones trying to assess the same capabilities but with different wrist-worn devices.
https://www.gsmarena.com/research_a...es_is_bad_at_tracking_calories-news-54314.php
Wrist-worn devices for the measurement of heart rate and energy expenditure: A validation study for the Apple Watch 6, Polar Vantage V and Fitbit Sense - PubMed
The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of 3 recently released wrist-worn devices (Apple Watch 6, Polar Vantage V and Fitbit Sense) for heart rate and energy expenditure during various activities. The study population consisted of 60 young healthy individuals (30 men and 30...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Johnatan56
Honorary Master
I know this is an older post, but I did use it quite a bit for work as was testing url generation and was easier to just tap on my watch than take out my phone to see if linked correctly.I am not sure who wants or would use a browser on a Watch
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Also use it if friend sends a link or something, there's an option to send to phone's browser. This is on a Samsung watch though.
If it was round I would lose most of the complications on my Watch face.
It’s just so much more practical.
I technically have 9 buttons on the face with related data.
I also use Infograph but only 8 buttons. How do you manage to get your events top middle?
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
It only works with iCal. So you need to sync your calendars natively.
Can’t use Google Calendar app etc, it needs to sync natively to your Apple calendar.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
So I’m painting today and ordinarily I’ve never worried about the wrist band because paint always came off pretty naturally without much effort after a shower.
Maybe over a few days I pick a larger piece of paint off with my nail.
Not I realise I have the “fabric” option instead and it dawned on me this might not be so simple.
At the same time it being synthetic and made from silicone it may not be an issue at all.
Will see tonight.
Maybe over a few days I pick a larger piece of paint off with my nail.
Not I realise I have the “fabric” option instead and it dawned on me this might not be so simple.
At the same time it being synthetic and made from silicone it may not be an issue at all.
Will see tonight.
Dave
Honorary Master
So I’m painting today and ordinarily I’ve never worried about the wrist band because paint always came off pretty naturally without much effort after a shower.
Maybe over a few days I pick a larger piece of paint off with my nail.
Not I realise I have the “fabric” option instead and it dawned on me this might not be so simple.
At the same time it being synthetic and made from silicone it may not be an issue at all.
Will see tonight.
A small amount of meths on an old toothbrush?
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
Benzine likely the safest bet.
But I’ll try keep chemicals and brushes away from it as brushing might also make it fray a bit.
In the past I’ve used those alcohol wipes on the Watch itself so will give it a bit of a broader wipe with that first.
Dave
Honorary Master
I've used a toothbrush with meths or isopropyl alcohol on my sport loop straps without any issues but I suppose they are a slightly different construction.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
Turns out I worried for nothing.
Obviously not as easy as the standard band to clean, but after cleaning the Watch itself with an alcohol wipe I ran it over the band and it took care of most of it.
Then in the shower just took a nail brush to it lightly and it’s back to perfectly clean.
Obviously not as easy as the standard band to clean, but after cleaning the Watch itself with an alcohol wipe I ran it over the band and it took care of most of it.
Then in the shower just took a nail brush to it lightly and it’s back to perfectly clean.
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Mr Smooth
Expert Member
Received the Nike sport loop just now. It's almost insulting that the rubber band ships with the watch by default, considering how much more comfortable this sport loop is. I doubt I'll use the original band ever again.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
It’s odd I don’t like them at all and actually prefer the standard band by far.
The old Nike one like the standard band was actually perfect with the holes in.