Fangirl
I have to admit to staying up until 1am local time (ok, REALLY have to admit that I failed at staying up, went to bed, and got back up at 1am...) on April 10th to order the watch with my husband.
(Glad I did too since by the time his order was done the color I originally wanted - black - was sold out until June, but second choice was available - white - and it turns out I love the white instead.)
But as much of a fangirl that makes me sound, it's also the first time I've done the 1am hassle.
All that said, I got the watch for a couple reasons:
- To "unplug" from my phone a bit more
- To have easier access to info like my calendar and texts
- To use passbook at airports, and ApplePay at stores
- To play with the new connectivity options
- To track fitness and sleep
For items 1, 2, 3, and 4, it's doing amazing. I can get a text or alert, glance at my wrist, and if it's not urgent just look away. It thumps to alert me of my next calendar item which is awesome. I can just wave my wrist at the grocery store to pay for dinner ingredients. I can send a tap or kiss or heartbeat to my husband on his wrist which is cooler than I thought it'd be. Haha, actually just got his HR...
For item 5, it's less than I hoped for. Doesn't have nearly the flexibility of workout logging as a FitBit or Up, nor the level of detail...only 4 different workout types are available. It also doesn't track sleep, which is something I like to do.
That said, it's a Gen 1 so I expect great things from the next version based on the huge improvements in the iPhone and iPad next gens, and in the meantime expect to see a lot of software updates to increase capability along with 3rd party apps to fill the gaps.
Gen 1 is also why we only got the cheapest option available...why spend the $$$ when we'll be getting new ones in a couple years, that might work better and thus last longer? :whoopie: