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RFK Jr. Wants Every American to Be Sporting a Wearable Within Four Years (gizmodo.com)
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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 64 points 11 months ago (5 children)

My watch runs for years from a coin cell. There's no way that I'm replacing it with an internet connected spy device that constantly needs to be charged.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Mine runs on me. It especially likes me waking.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Good ol' wank-o-clock.

[–] Ultragramps@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 months ago

The thought of a low battery alert saying “fancy a wank. M8?” got a laugh out of me

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I've got 20 watches and only ever change the Swatch batteries. They're laughably inefficient. One is an old smart watch, but it needs charged daily and I'm not up to all that.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Mines an automatic. No electricity required.

[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago

Tell that to the Apple Watch wearers.

[–] weremacaque@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If it ever comes to this, I'm going to "forget" to charge mine. Every day since it comes out of the box. I might wear it so that I don't get stopped in public but this is going to be a brick.

[–] EighteenthNerd@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I'm sure soon enough we'll be "wearing" them inside our bodies so we don't have to be troubled to make sure they're working. Hasn't that been the Big Tech dream for decades now?