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ijeff@lemdro.idA
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Thanks for this, Welp! Pinning for the day :)

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Izzy@lemmy.ml
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Any news on older Pixel devices having a price reduction? Has that been the case in the past maybe? I haven’t ever payed close attention near a new device launch.

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Welp_im_damned@lemdro.idOP
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They usually get discontinued. But the 6a did get a reduction in price tho. So maybe the 7 pro would get a reduction?

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Glowstick@lemmy.world
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What time does it start?

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rizoid@midwest.social
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10am EST. 15 minutes from now.

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boredtortoise@lemm.ee
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In 15 minutes I guess

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Welp_im_damned@lemdro.idOP
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10 am est

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LCP@lemmy.world
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Just started.

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LCP@lemmy.world
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Good to see minor battery life improvements to the Pixel Watch 2. Hopefully that upgraded heart rate sensor is actually accurate.

https://youtu.be/TVGk48jcdtg

Pixel Watch was embarrassingly bad in health tracking compared to the Apple Watch SE. It’s cheaper to get an Apple Watch SE + (discounted) iPhone than just a Pixel Watch.

And please get rid of the Fitbit subscription, Google.

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Welp_im_damned@lemdro.idOP
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Thanks for the link! yeah thats a shame about the health tracking

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player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Yup, I considered the pixel watch for my android phone but Garmin has an advantage over it in every category while having no subscription. I would have considered an apple watch if it were compatible with android.

I think the pixel watch is doomed to fail unless they can separate from the Fitbit model and continue to improve the hardware and software.

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Blxter@lemmy.zip
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had no idea Google owned Fitbit. But looks like you don’t miss out on many features by not subscribing to the Fitbit pro thing. Could be wrong. But Yea screw a Fitbit subscription.

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ijeff@lemdro.idA
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They moved detailed sleep tracking insights under the subscription model. It’s pretty disappointing.

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Cheesus@lemmy.world
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I still wouldn’t consider an apple watch over a Garmin. Apple/Google/Samsung need to get their battery life on par with Garmin.

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player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I agree, after owning Garmin watches I wouldn’t want an apple watch.

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do you trust that guy because he calls himself a scientist or because he has fancy graphs, maybe his accent? hmm… must be the lab dress shown for 5 seconds in the intro.

I saw both of his videos where he compares pixel watch and apple watch against polar h10 chest strap as a reference device, but somehow the reference device is ranked lower than apple device in his pixel watch ratings? How does that happen?

how does a reference device wind up being less accurate against the device you are testing against? I couldn’t find him testing them against an actual medical equipment.

Him comparing Apple watch against Polar H10: https://i.ibb.co/MnSJXR1/image.png

His ranking when testing Google pixel watch where polar h10 is less accurate?: https://i.ibb.co/Xt9hS4J/image.png

Google is shit at hardware and nobody wants a subscription for a watch but maybe, just maybe, this guy seems like a apple fanboy?

The guy doesn’t reveal his data or the code he uses to plot the graphs, just 100s and 100s of affiliate links. How the hell people consider this scientific and why the fuck is it so popular?

I’m no scientist but I don’t know. educate me

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LCP@lemmy.world
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He reviewed a second Polar H10 strap, which is why it was on the chart. https://youtu.be/6F_RccP7Ec0

It does seem to have been removed from newer videos. It’s not in the Apple Watch Series 9 review.

Regarding the accuracy of the Polar H10 strap itself: https://youtu.be/YGMZNF7Lnmo

Regarding comparing with actual scientific tests: https://youtu.be/7m_oBiYk8Rk he only does it for devices with significance, it seems.

It’s not a perfect series of tests since the subject is only him, but he’s clear about it and it’s above and beyond what regular tech reviewers do, who gloss over spec sheets.

These are the kinds of reviews I personally value.

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Junkernaught@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Jeez. Just replace the keynote with a web page that lists specs, features, etc so I can decide whether I want to buy your product or not.

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Jivebunny@lemmy.world
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So much corporate vomit. Jeez.

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Junkernaught@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Agreed. Also, mentioning AI every 3 sentences like every other tech company recently.

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newIdentity@sh.itjust.works
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To be fair, they are primarily an Software (and theirfor AI) company.

It’s still pretty annoying.

I also actually really liked the intro of the Keynote for once.

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SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net
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Tbf it’s more like they started the trend, considering they do actually use a lot of AI

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sky@codesink.io
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Good thing they immediately launched the product pages with comparisons and don’t force you to watch the keynote!

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