Why the fuck would I want a camera in my watch? Am I a spy? Like, that’s literally the only use I can think of, covertly photographing documents.
My guess is for the streamers who want to wander about streets or in other public places. Then they don’t have to have a snatchable camera in their hands, as the watch is at least tethered to their arm.
Okay that’s fair. I don’t live in a city so I didn’t think about that, but when I visited NYC I was absolutely paranoid about having my phone out when walking around.
I’m from north Boston (the hood). Manhattan, especially Central Park and lower, is the safest I’ve ever felt in a major city. Nearby Brooklyn and Queens were the same. No one visits Staten Island. BX and Harlem aren’t for everyone.
I get that too. There’s an anonymity that’s so bizarre. I was in Manhattan and quickly realized that im just a ghost, nobody looks at you unless they’re selling something. And it’s generally OK, I could identify solo women and minorities and all sorts of people clearly feeling perfectly secure in their day to day business.
It was fascinating. Kinda overwhelming, I’ve spent my whole life in the Southeast. But interesting.
Other than the chemical clean+terrible aftershave smell everywhere, I assume it’s a fad scent post-Covid but god it made me wanna hurl sometimes it was so strong.
Ah, they’re marketing to the twatwaffle demographic.
It’s for phone-free AI.
Very niche use case, but maybe if you don’t want to carry your phone with you and still want to make photos?
Don’t think many people will want to do this, so it’s still stupid, but maybe?
Imagine if we had ever discovered a device for doing that. 📷
I mean, it’s a lot more practical to wear a watch then carrying a camera everywhere. Not saying the watch is a good idea, it really isn’t, haha.
And brain implants trump every other device. Would you?
Is that meant to be a fair comparison?
Am I a spy?
Not watch-related but Google-related and this video lives rent free in my head at, pretty much, all hours: https://youtu.be/6PY8C1KmNwM
No. No, I do not.
Pro tip: whichever arm you wear your watch on, wipe with the other hand.
Except you want a free daily examination of your excretions and genitals, performed by Google / Samsung. Exciting times!
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No. Definitely not.
I did not.
My new pebble cannot come fast enough. I am so fucking sick of modern smartwatches. Loaded with features I don’t want, the features I do want don’t work reliably, and I have to charge it daily.
I was bummed to hear that one of the new “features” of the repebble is AI integration. Hopefully being open source you can easily disable it forever.
I dont disbelieve this - but where did you see that announcement? I wish to know more, and potentially cancel my preorder depending on what I see. I went hunting in their usual channels for updates but not seeing anything related to this.
From the lead, Eric Migicovsky, at 10:31: https://youtu.be/UCI7N70tNRE
Ahh, that would explain why I’ve not seen it. Hate me some video updates, love me simple text.
Cheers mate for providing the source!
Totally agreed. He has a blog detailing the progress, but it has not mentioned it yet. And then there is the github, but I am shocked that major tech media sidestepped the potential inclusion of AI.
He mentioned in the video that its the possibility of integration, and its just an app you can choose to install or not - the app I’m fine with. Baking it into the OS of the watch is an instant cancelation of order from me. Its a bloody watch with a few extra features, I dont want it to talk, Or think, or do anything but tell time and show me notifications from my phone so I know if I can’t ignore it.
They’re going for James Bond but ending up with get smart.
I mean there are several older smart watches that had cameras but they were phased out pretty quickly.
I could see this as a potentially helpful tool for the blind or visually impaired. Combined with a service like ‘be my eye’, that could make sense.
I don’t have a Wear OS watch. Can’t run software on a spring and gears.
spring os,
A few years back I remember there being an Android smartwatch which itself was damn cool (like full Android 4.4), and that also had a camera. Use case? Probably none, but it was there. Their objective was really just fitting a smartphone on your wrist.
Maybe if placed at a good angle and ability to record without much notice on the screen, it could be an emergency bodycam-ish thingy. Probably bottom of the watch, and surely a wide-angle lens.
I specifically bought my fitness/sports watch without camera nor microphone, but sadly the next version has them, so I’ll probably need to consider another brand when this one breaks.
I have the Fitbit Charge 6. Relatively inexpensive, has all the basic features and sensors, and its own GPS so you can leave your phone at home when you go for a run or whatever. Also you can tap to pay with it if you choose.
