Comment by agildehaus
19 hours ago
> since it’s always with you
Isn't my watch always with me? Why not use that instead of have some new device?
19 hours ago
> since it’s always with you
Isn't my watch always with me? Why not use that instead of have some new device?
from the article:
> Initially, we experimented by building this as an app on Pebble, since it has a mic and I’m always wearing one. But, I realized quickly that this was suboptimal - it required me to use my other hand to press the button to start recording (lift-to-wake gestures and wake-words are too unreliable). This was tough to use while bicycling or carrying stuff.
I’ve never had that issue with my Apple Watch. Granted, apple are a world-class developer (arguably), so their stuff might be more reliable, but I use raise-to-speak and hey siri with my watch all the time.
Raise to speak is the most unreliable feature for me, I’ve tried it several times and it’s like 30% success rate
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This is probably also part of the reason that the AW battery lasts so much less time. It's always on the lookout for these events, and over time that ends up having a non-trivial impact on battery. For Pebble users, that would significantly compromise one of the main selling points of the Pebble.
But you have to instruct Siri to record/transcribe/save what you want to say; this does it automatically. It removes friction if you just want to record short notes.
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I use it all the time too, but recording a voice memo doesn’t seem possible without touch (you need to tap to actually record)?
Siri sends your contacts list to Apple with every request. That makes it a nonstarter for me.
Pixel Watch have "raise to talk" to trigger Gemini, so you don't need your other hand.
Other watches detect gestures like pinching fingers on the hand wearing the watch.
Pixel watch is an order of magnitude more powerful and expensive than a Pebble though. Raise to wake is not as simple as it may seem considering most big brand smart watches didn't have a decently working implementation of it until only recently. It seems like the author wanted to keep it within the Pebble realm.
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It looks to me like the big benefit is being able to use just one hand for this. I'd be more likely to use the watch, too, but this would be great for people with one arm, for example.
Do you never take your watch off to charge it? Or to sleep? When showering?
More importantly your phone and notes app is always with you and you can type your thought into it without disturbing people and looking like a schizophrenic Green Lantern.