Sleeping with Watch

[flyinmac]

User reviews from recent purchases from Amazon sound far better that early stories, some I guess are still used today which seem like they don't reflect how things stand today by these new customers findings:

Pretty much flawless
By Ravioli Face on 9 Oct 2014
Colour Name: Dark Chrome/Black Leather Strap
After reading critics' reviewa of the Moto 360, I'm left a little confused.

The main negative point found online is its battery life, which reportedly lasts only 16 hours with moderate use. I have found that, after removing my 360 from its dock at 8:30am, using it to check the time and my notifications twice an hour, and returning it to the sick at 11pm, I still have no less than 60% remaining, sometimes as much as 80%.

My 360 quite comfortably manages 2 days on the trot - much longer than my phone.


Better than expected.
By Will on 3 Nov 2014
Colour Name: Dark Chrome/Black Leather Strap
I'm going to keep it brief.

It's smaller, lighter and less chunky than the photos suggest. I have small wrists and am very happy with the size.

Battery easily lasts a day. I've had it on all day. It's now 22:00 and I still have 30% left.

Nominations are well designed. Any app that notifies on your phone can notify on your watch. Is easy to stop apps from notifying your watch should you wish.

It's a high quality item. Well designed. Works seamlessly.


Stunning to look at, a joy to use, so so close to perfection...., 13 Oct 2014
By C. Jose "CJv2" (London, England) - See all my reviews
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Off the charger at 7.15 am, back on the charger that night at 8.00pm I still had 56% battery left. If you had any concerns about this getting you through the day, don't. It really will and then some. This consist of normal usage. About 50 email notifications a day, half a dozen phone calls, a dozen or so texts and plenty of checking the watch to check the time. Day two, same time frame, 60% left. It's consistent at least.

Seems from those user reviews that it's no where near as bad as the 1st early reports were saying.

And I'm sure we all understand the difference between just using it as a watch and playing with your new Toy.

The Apple watch may last a day and a half or 2 days, but then perhaps only 6 hours if you were constantly using it to play/fiddle with apps.

Which is why I did ponder if Apple may wish some control over what devs do, as you don't really want someone writing a app that uses 100% the power of the device for a long time, and then makes the watch itself look bad.

Games would be a killer, but I think we are struggling to wonder who would want to play games for long on their watch.

I remember playing games on my watches as a kid. Batteries still lasted for years. We had calculators, and games, and even touch screens which were durable. All for about $10. And we considered them disposable.

My touch screen watch survived my childhood and I finally threw it out as an adult when the battery died and I decided I didn't care about it enough to throw $2 at a battery for it. That was probably 30+ years ago.

 

[flynz4]

I didn't put it in the sheet. There's a test you can do. If your movement registered the app will make a sound. I tested it with the phone laying flat on the sheet and the app made a sound every time I moved, so no need for sheet covering.

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I've run the test before. I believe the reason to put it under the fitted sheet is so that you do not knock it off the bed at night.

/Jim

 

[Knowimagination]

Sleep tracking and other features have me eyeing the jawbone up3 until I can get my hands on an apple watch. I mean we could be 6 months out from the watch at this point thats a lot of use I could get out of the jawbone and then if I like it I don't have to worry about wearing the apple watch to sleep.

... just thinking out loud here sorry.

 

[matrix07]

I've run the test before. I believe the reason to put it under the fitted sheet is so that you do not knock it off the bed at night.

/Jim

That could be a reason, and a good one too.

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Sleep tracking and other features have me eyeing the jawbone up3 until I can get my hands on an apple watch. I mean we could be 6 months out from the watch at this point thats a lot of use I could get out of the jawbone and then if I like it I don't have to worry about wearing the apple watch to sleep.

... just thinking out loud here sorry.

Watch might be too bulky to wear when sleep. If you could have a smaller device I think it would be better. If you have iPhone 6 you can have it track your sleep now.

 

[gorkt]

I have a Microsoft band, my first foray into a smart-watch. I find that I am charging it every evening either right when I get home from work or after my outdoor run, and then I am able to sleep track and wear it at night. It charges 80% after 30 minutes so if I throw it on the charger every weekday for 30 minutes a day, then fully charge it on the weekends, I am good.

 

[flur]

Sleep tracking and other features have me eyeing the jawbone up3 until I can get my hands on an apple watch. I mean we could be 6 months out from the watch at this point thats a lot of use I could get out of the jawbone and then if I like it I don't have to worry about wearing the apple watch to sleep.

... just thinking out loud here sorry.

As a current Up user for 2 years now, if you get one, buy direct from Jawbone. That way you're all set to go when it breaks and you need them to send you a new one (odds are good it will break, but their CS is excellent).

 

[rodknocker]

Apple Watch offers no sensor for sleep cycle monitoring, so therefore i makes no sense to wear the Apple Watch during the night.

 

[Rogifan]

Apple Watch offers no sensor for sleep cycle monitoring, so therefore i makes no sense to wear the Apple Watch during the night.

I'm currently using my iPhone to monitor my sleep using an app called Sleep Cycle. Does my iPhone have a sensor the watch won't? Or is there a specific sensor for this that is more accurate than what I'm getting on my iPhone?

 

[Rogifan]

I have a Microsoft band, my first foray into a smart-watch. I find that I am charging it every evening either right when I get home from work or after my outdoor run, and then I am able to sleep track and wear it at night. It charges 80% after 30 minutes so if I throw it on the charger every weekday for 30 minutes a day, then fully charge it on the weekends, I am good.

I wonder if one wore the Watch to bed for the purpose of using the alarm feature how much battery life would it use up? Would it even need to be fully charged before you go to bed? I know with the Sleep Cycle iPhone app they say it uses 30% (or more) of the battery so they recommend you keep your phone plugged in while using it. So if there was something similar for the watch you'd want it fully charged before you go to bed.

 

[TheAppleFairy]

I don't think tapping my wrist will wake me, it needs to be strong...or they can put a taser in it, that might do the trick.

 

[samcraig]

This has always been my biggest question - how long will it take to charge.

As for induction charging - I could be mistaken - but it's not really the most efficient (read: Quick) vs a direct connection.

 

[TheAppleFairy]

This has always been my biggest question - how long will it take to charge.

As for induction charging - I could be mistaken - but it's not really the most efficient (read: Quick) vs a direct connection.

All electonics have "induction" along the way. Usually on the power cord. With wireless charging, it's just built into the device. It might be slower in some cases because of the size of the device has a small coil?

As for a watch, I imagine the battery is really small and shouldn't take too long to charge, they are getting better with battery tech(slowly) and some charge pretty fast.