I LOVE my apple watch. I like that I can see a text without picking up my phone and that it tracks my activity levels. I also have an app that reminds users to drink water throughout the day. I have the series 1, and that is fine for what I use it for, however I can see the use for cellular data capabilities that the newer models have. What do you think about wearable technology? I think this article is interesting because it shows how the new apple watch releases are effecting APPL stock. I often wonder how accurate is this technology really? The article “Why your fitness tracker could be a waste of money: New research shows the must-have gadgets are often wildly inaccurate by as much as 40 PERCENT” describes how a study found that when several different wearable health tracking technologies were tested for accuracy, they fell short. One tracker called the “Polar Loop“, which isn’t exactly cheap, was wildly inaccurate, it came back with a 40% error rate. The most accurate wearable technology this study found was the “Body Media Core“, with only a 15% error rate. I work double shifts as a CNA on weekends and I ALWAYS wear my watch. I’m always shocked when I read that in just a few days I managed to walk up to 25 miles. Now that I’m reading this article I see how, although the apple watch wasn’t studied, it may too be somewhat inaccurate. I think we all need to take this new technology with a grain of salt, and not get too upset or too attached to the numbers it’s spitting out. This technology is still fairly new and more studies need to be done in order to draw conclusions about all wearable technologies in general.
Emily 