Ever wanted a camera on your Wear OS watch? Well, it's happening.
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My guess is for the streamers who want to wander about streets or in other public places. Then they don't have to have a snatchable camera in their hands, as the watch is at least tethered to their arm.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 14:52 last edited byOkay that's fair. I don't live in a city so I didn't think about that, but when I visited NYC I was absolutely paranoid about having my phone out when walking around.
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A few years back I remember there being an Android smartwatch which itself was damn cool (like full Android 4.4), and that also had a camera. Use case? Probably none, but it was there. Their objective was really just fitting a smartphone on your wrist.
Maybe if placed at a good angle and ability to record without much notice on the screen, it could be an emergency bodycam-ish thingy. Probably bottom of the watch, and surely a wide-angle lens.
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My new pebble cannot come fast enough. I am so fucking sick of modern smartwatches. Loaded with features I don't want, the features I do want don't work reliably, and I have to charge it daily.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 15:49 last edited byI was bummed to hear that one of the new "features" of the repebble is AI integration. Hopefully being open source you can easily disable it forever.
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I mean, it’s a lot more practical to wear a watch then carrying a camera everywhere. Not saying the watch is a good idea, it really isn’t, haha.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 15:58 last edited byAnd brain implants trump every other device. Would you?
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I could see this as a potentially helpful tool for the blind or visually impaired. Combined with a service like 'be my eye', that could make sense.
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No. Definitely not.
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Okay that's fair. I don't live in a city so I didn't think about that, but when I visited NYC I was absolutely paranoid about having my phone out when walking around.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 17:07 last edited by horsey@lemmy.world 6 Feb 2025, 20:12I’m from north Boston (the hood). Manhattan, especially Central Park and lower, is the safest I’ve ever felt in a major city. Nearby Brooklyn and Queens were the same. No one visits Staten Island. BX and Harlem aren’t for everyone.
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This post did not contain any content.wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 17:15 last edited by
I did not.
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And brain implants trump every other device. Would you?
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 17:45 last edited byIs that meant to be a fair comparison?
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I was bummed to hear that one of the new "features" of the repebble is AI integration. Hopefully being open source you can easily disable it forever.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 20:56 last edited byI dont disbelieve this - but where did you see that announcement? I wish to know more, and potentially cancel my preorder depending on what I see. I went hunting in their usual channels for updates but not seeing anything related to this.
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I’m from north Boston (the hood). Manhattan, especially Central Park and lower, is the safest I’ve ever felt in a major city. Nearby Brooklyn and Queens were the same. No one visits Staten Island. BX and Harlem aren’t for everyone.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 23:04 last edited byI get that too. There's an anonymity that's so bizarre. I was in Manhattan and quickly realized that im just a ghost, nobody looks at you unless they're selling something. And it's generally OK, I could identify solo women and minorities and all sorts of people clearly feeling perfectly secure in their day to day business.
It was fascinating. Kinda overwhelming, I've spent my whole life in the Southeast. But interesting.
Other than the chemical clean+terrible aftershave smell everywhere, I assume it's a fad scent post-Covid but god it made me wanna hurl sometimes it was so strong.
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My guess is for the streamers who want to wander about streets or in other public places. Then they don't have to have a snatchable camera in their hands, as the watch is at least tethered to their arm.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 01:25 last edited byAh, they're marketing to the twatwaffle demographic.
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They're going for James Bond but ending up with get smart.
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Why the fuck would I want a camera in my watch? Am I a spy? Like, that's literally the only use I can think of, covertly photographing documents.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 01:51 last edited byAm I a spy?
Not watch-related but Google-related and this video lives rent free in my head at, pretty much, all hours: https://youtu.be/6PY8C1KmNwM
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This post did not contain any content.wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 02:08 last edited by
I don't have a Wear OS watch. Can't run software on a spring and gears.
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I dont disbelieve this - but where did you see that announcement? I wish to know more, and potentially cancel my preorder depending on what I see. I went hunting in their usual channels for updates but not seeing anything related to this.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 02:14 last edited by apfelwoischoppen@lemmy.world 6 Mar 2025, 09:54From the lead, Eric Migicovsky, at 10:31: https://youtu.be/UCI7N70tNRE
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From the lead, Eric Migicovsky, at 10:31: https://youtu.be/UCI7N70tNRE
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 13:56 last edited byAhh, that would explain why I've not seen it. Hate me some video updates, love me simple text.
Cheers mate for providing the source!
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Ahh, that would explain why I've not seen it. Hate me some video updates, love me simple text.
Cheers mate for providing the source!
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:03 last edited byTotally agreed. He has a blog detailing the progress, but it has not mentioned it yet. And then there is the github, but I am shocked that major tech media sidestepped the potential inclusion of AI.
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Totally agreed. He has a blog detailing the progress, but it has not mentioned it yet. And then there is the github, but I am shocked that major tech media sidestepped the potential inclusion of AI.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:29 last edited by pyotr@lemmy.world 6 Mar 2025, 10:38He mentioned in the video that its the possibility of integration, and its just an app you can choose to install or not - the app I'm fine with. Baking it into the OS of the watch is an instant cancelation of order from me. Its a bloody watch with a few extra features, I dont want it to talk, Or think, or do anything but tell time and show me notifications from my phone so I know if I can't ignore it.
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I don't have a Wear OS watch. Can't run software on a spring and gears.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:40 last edited byspring os,