Initial Musings on the iWatch

by Bobby Rock

Yes, I’m a big-time Apple guy, with my MacBook Pro, iPhone, and iPad interwoven into daily life. However, when I first heard about the iWatch, I couldn’t imagine the appeal and had zero interest in it… until a friend recently demonstrated how it can track all of your sleeping and training habits. And so, I am now a few months into living with this thing and, yes, I’m impressed. 

Here are three quick observations:

My iWatch thinks my name is Motherfucker. I have a feeling how this might have happened, but I’m just gonna let it ride:



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My iWatch tallies up my daily physical activity, and somehow perceives the flurry of drumming that goes on in an average 90-minute show, as MILES of running! Here’s a daily activity read-out from a NON-running show-day:



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My iWatch tracks my sleeping patterns, which I apparently still need to work on!  Here’s a typical at-home session:



And here’s one from the road. Yikes!:



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There are many other cool features with this bad boy. I’ll post another update soon…

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