r/apple • u/exjr_ Island Boy • Sep 07 '22

Apple Unveils Apple Watch Ultra With Large-Screen Design for Athletes and Explorers Apple Watch

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/07/apple-unveils-apple-watch-pro-athletes/

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Lots of talk about ultra runners and thru hikers and fast packers. Real talk: we’re more excited about emergency satellite messaging on iPhone 14 than the ultra watch.

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u/TehRoot Sep 07 '22

You should absolutely NOT be replacing a dedicated satellite emergency device with your iPhone.

This is a horrible idea and absolutely can and will cost someone their life at some point.

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u/_streetsbehind Sep 07 '22

The phone brings this tech to the masses. Dedicated devices are expensive, require a sub, and are an extra device to carry. For those reasons sadly many people go backcountry without anything. This is way better than nothing. Think of it like Apple Watch EKG compared to professional device.

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u/TehRoot Sep 07 '22

For those reasons sadly many people go backcountry without anything. This is way better than nothing. Think of it like Apple Watch EKG compared to professional device.

Or conversely, I've seen people saying they're going to ditch their satellite devices for this or saying that they don't need to carry them anymore.

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u/_streetsbehind Sep 07 '22

Yeah it will be interesting to see how the phone performs in real world to inreach et al. Will it be 50% as good? 90, 95%? Will have to wait and see.

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u/stultus_respectant Sep 07 '22

Even if it's only 5% as good/reliable (it's obviously better than that), this is the difference between 50k people with access to this technology and 100 million people. The math is favorable on this having a serious positive impact.

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u/_streetsbehind Sep 07 '22

Yep. Gonna save lots of butts who don’t even know the other devices exist.