Why I use an Apple Watch
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?
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