Category Archives: Apple Watch

There was a story in People magazine two days ago referencing the Apple Watch’s heath features that really caught my eye. These kinds of stories are nothing new, as the Watch is now capable of monitoring and tracking all sorts of different variables and has been credited with saving many lives. However, this particular story is different.

This time the Apple Watch didn’t save a life, but it definitely enhanced it. It didn’t assist in detecting a life-threatening disease, but it did help a young man deal with struggles that he lives with every day. This story is about Sam Bennett, who has autism, and his father Scott.

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Living With the Apple Watch Series 5: It Is What It Is

October 22, 2019 jhrogersii Leave a comment

In my last installment, I talked about un-pairing my Apple Watch Series 5 and setting it up as new to see if it would have a positive impact on battery life. It improved a small, but noticeable amount after I installed the watchOS 6.1 Beta, but that was just enough to get me comfortably to the end of the day with a bit to spare. I was hoping to squeeze a bit more by following this common tip.

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Living With the Apple Watch Series 5: Starting from Scratch

October 15, 2019 jhrogersii Leave a comment

It’s been several days and I have been very happy with my new Apple Watch so far. The performance is great. The always on screen is useful. I absolutely love the look and feel of the stainless steel model and don’t have any buyer’s remorse there. Everything else is just as you would expect. However, battery life is still just ok.

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Living With the Apple Watch Series 5: More On the Battery

September 30, 2019 jhrogersii Leave a comment

I spent most of last week keeping track of my Apple Watch Series 5’s battery life. While the results in my case were remarkably consistent, they weren’t what many Watch users are looking for.

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Living With the Apple Watch Series 5: Battery Life

September 23, 2019 jhrogersii Leave a comment

I noticed several complaints and issue reports from Apple Watch Series 5 users and reviewers over the weekend, so I figured I should start paying attention, as well. I didn’t do a lot last weekend besides go out with my family for my daughter’s birthday Saturday night, so my usage didn’t really push any limits. As such, I didn’t notice any battery shortfalls in the first three days I had the new Watch. However, I was back at work today on a long-running project in an NBA basketball arena, and even on a light day I cover a lot of territory here.

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Apple Watch Series 5 First Impressions

September 21, 2019 jhrogersii Leave a comment

While I unboxed two Series 5 Apple Watches yesterday, I didn’t get to do anything with them for reasons I wrote about earlier. However, I am off and running today and so far, I really like what I see.

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Is Sleep Tracking a Difference Maker for the Apple Watch?

September 7, 2019 jhrogersii

Sleep tracking has been considered by many to be the Apple Watch’s white whale since the original Series 0 released. While other competing health and fitness products have offered this capability for a few years, battery life has prevented Apple from including it as a built-in feature on the Watch. One of the recent pre-release rumors has Apple finally adding this in their 5th generation product, but I can’t help but wonder if this is really a difference maker for the Watch.

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New Apple Watch Band Patents May Point to Future Features

September 3, 2019 jhrogersii

Photo Source: Patently Apple

According to Patently Apple, Apple has been awarded some interesting patents related to new technologies that may potentially find their way to Watch bands.

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The Apple Watch Series 5 May Have an Exciting New Health Feature

August 28, 2019 jhrogersii

Photo Source: Mr-white on Twitter

While this picture doesn’t appear to tell us a lot, the tweet that it was associated might. If correct, it could mark a significant advancement for smartwatch health and wellness monitoring.

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Apple May Switch the Apple Watch to microLED Displays Next Year

July 22, 2019 jhrogersii

Apple has been kicking the tires on next-gen microLED displays for a few years now. If you keep up with the company, that shouldn’t come as any surprise. While they may not be the first to roll out new technologies and materials, they are definitely working with them and planning for when the time will be right to release them in new products. When it comes to microLED, it looks like that time may be next year.

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WWDC Preview Part 2: Is the Apple Watch About to Reach Full Devicehood?

June 2, 2019 jhrogersii

Picking up from Part 1 of my WWDC Preview, let’s take a look at the Apple Watch. The Watch and watchOS have grown up quite a bit since their release in 2015. Four years have brought much more speed and stability, a better app experience, a smart focus on health and wellness features and even LTE and the ability to use an independent data connection.

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