The watch of the information age
Testing the Apple Watch's usefulness in real life
Nov. 2, 2018 - Willem L. Middelkoop
This week I went to Frankfurt for business. I had to perform maintenance to servers in a data centre. This seemed like a great opportunity to test the Apple Watch's usefulness in real life (other than health and fitness). I wondered, is the Apple Watch the modern tool watch?
Continue reading![Happy engineer with Apple Watch inside the data centre!](/blog/2018-11-02_is-the-apple-watch-the-modern-tool-watch/images/i_13_Happy-engineer-with-Apple-Watch-inside-the-data-centre_500px.jpg)
![Time and date can be checked easily using Apple Watch](/blog/2018-11-02_is-the-apple-watch-the-modern-tool-watch/images/i_05_Time-and-date-can-be-checked-easily-using-Apple-Watch_500px.jpg)
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![Despite its small size, the Apple Watch's screen is very capable of displaying lots of information](/blog/2018-11-02_is-the-apple-watch-the-modern-tool-watch/images/i_06_Despite-its-small-size-the-Apple-Watch-s-screen-is-very-capable-of-displaying-lots-of-information_500px.jpg)
![German warning signs inside the data centre (somehow they feel slightly more serious...)](/blog/2018-11-02_is-the-apple-watch-the-modern-tool-watch/images/i_09_German-warning-signs-inside-the-data-centre-somehow-they-feel-slightly-more-serious_500px.jpg)
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