Apple Unveils AI-Powered 'Workout Buddy' for Apple Watch at WWDC

[trtam]

I immediately thought of this South Park episode ("Crème Fraîche") when I heard about this new feature … Apple Watch also takes your pulse.

 

[spaceywilly]

Apple has lost its way

No worries, map buddy is here to help!

 

[I_Sheep]

Starting to thing MR has jump the shark. Nohting but negativity and whining. There several features I can't wait to try out later today.

I think you need to Google what that phrase means…

 

[MNWildFan]

You know I’ve always hated this doomsday kind of talk but this year. They’ve actually shown just how lost they are.

The AI features are all things almost no one asked for.

The obnoxious glass with an overuse of blur.

Their priorities are so jumbled. Did they lose 60% of their talent? What happened?!?

What happened last year was a clear as day example of overpromising but underdelivering

Hopefully they learn from this because they have a lot of pieces to pick up as OpenAI, Google, and others are eating their lunch now

 

[ELman]

Apple has lost its way

They did add the backtrack feature for when your offline

 

[kurtfoster]

This is what happens when you have no more ideas about what to release on your devices.

 

[ELman]

Since double tap required a Series 9 or later does this apply to wrist flick also?

 

[xDKP]

So no routeable offline topo maps but annoying AI crap, gotcha

Can’t remember I have been so disappointed about the new WatchOS. That workout buddy is a big no and the single feature I wanted (offline maps for navigation in the workout app) was nowhere to be seen

 

[JohnRckr]

The most useless thing they ever came up with.
Truly Apple Watch has reached the end for the foreseeable future.

 

[Johnny907]

RIP personal trainers 😂

Jokes aside, and as a personal trainer, the cheesy voice would drive me insane. I promise we don’t all talk like that.

lol right? The last thing I want when I'm working out is that nonsense in my ear.
Every bit of commentary from that thing in the video earned an instant "shut up" from me, which means I'll be disabling it day one along with that smart stack nonsense which I already never use.

 

[spazzcat]

I think you need to Google what that phrase means…

I know the whole history of jump the shark it applies ...

 

[Johnny907]

Every year I keep hoping for the same thing: truly WatchOS-native apps that don't require your iPhone for anything. Every year I'm disappointed.
Oh well, looks like it's another round of instantly disabling all the new "features" right after updating.

 

[ondre]

Yeah, lol, that robot voice did not work for me at all either.

What's more interesting is I'm pretty sure that was the voice of Sam Sanchez from Fitness+.

I wonder if her voice is the only one or if you can use the voices of other trainers.

 

[Johnny907]

Since double tap required a Series 9 or later does this apply to wrist flick also?

No, I expect this feature uses the same sensor as "lift to activate watch face' that's been part of AW since Series 0/1.

 

[needsomecoffee]

Not that it matters... BUT... I am quickly scanning thru the Apple Keynote. The workout buddy has the AI assistant telling a moderately fit woman that she is doing 157 beats per minute during her run, with I think 153 beats per minute overall. Tour De France riders pretty much have a limit of 170 beats per minutes continuos before they "bonk". To think that a moderately fit woman could run 4 miles at 157/153 BPM is pretty incredible. For us non-TDF trained folks, 157 BPM is a short limit perhaps during a farlek effort. Anyway...

 

[ultratiem]

Every year I keep hoping for the same thing: truly WatchOS-native apps that don't require your iPhone for anything. Every year I'm disappointed.
Oh well, looks like it's another round of instantly disabling all the new "features" right after updating.

Incidentally my S7 has more memory on it (32GB) than my iPhone 7 (16GB). What an odd universe.

 

[bluecoast]

I hope that you can also change the tone:

- Passive aggressive
- Insulting
- Toxic positivity...

... Oh wait, that's already in there as the default tone that Apple demoed.

In all seriousness, ok sounds ok, looking forward more to Health+.

 

[TTTedP]

All this automation nonsense signals to me that next AW release, battery life will still be "18 hours"

 

[GlassFingers]

No worries, map buddy is here to help!

Looool. Hey my man! You just turned the wrong direction! Don’t worry, we’ll get you sorted. Take a deep breathe we are in this together and you are a champion!! A beast!!! Just take a left and then another left… oh snap! You’re still going the wrong way. Let’s regroup!

 

[chelsel]

I don't think anything's going to compare to Guided Runs by Coach Bennett in the Nike Run Club app.

 

[chelsel]

All this automation nonsense signals to me that next AW release, battery life will still be "18 hours"

first thing I thought of watching all the useless animations

 

[Johnny907]

I hope that you can also change the tone:

- Passive aggressive
- Insulting
- Toxic positivity...

... Oh wait, that's already in there as the default tone that Apple demoed.

In all seriousness, ok sounds ok, looking forward more to Health+.

Right? Where’s the “R. Lee Ermey” option?
Come on, Apple, grow a pair and give us the kind of motivation we need.

 

[Textime]

I thought they will get much deeper in this category like Whoop does. Another wasted potential

 

[MacFarmer]

I hope we can change the voice, or tune it to some sexy chick voice. But if not, I want an option to turn this off. The voice they have demonstrated is sooooooo annoying to me, I can't stand it!

 

[boswald]

I think the motivational and enthusiastic guidance could push me to go farther, if executed properly. I don't want a grating voice or repeated reminders, though.