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Definitely no longer have to hit the button to start the dive recording. It now records anyway.
New Apple Watch is a dive computer
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It's not pricey if you factor in the "non-Ultra" Apple Watch comparison.
The equivalent "non-Ultra" Apple Watch with cell phone, stainless steel case & tougher sapphire display costs USD $749.
For $50 more, AWU adds a titanium case, larger/brighter display, dive computer & additional AWU-only features. So it depends on whether you value a non-diving Apple Watch. If you don't, AWU is pricey as a dive computer, and you probably shouldn't buy it.
If it appeals to you as a premium Apple Watch, the added price increment for dive functionality is actually very low.
Wonder what the next version of the Apple Watch Ultra will be like.
The rumours indicate a black or dark case
www.macrumors.com
The rumours indicate a black or dark case
Apple Watch Ultra 2 Again Rumored to Be Available in Black Titanium
The second-generation Apple Watch Ultra will be available with a black titanium case, according to a previously-accurate leaker known as...
www.macrumors.com
Actually, I guess there is a pretty good non-Apple-smartwatch reason the AWU is useful- it's a 100-meter waterproof cell phone that can automatically share GPS. Not a substitute for radios or satellite units, but AW has saved people- in this case calling in a helicopter, from 4 km off the Australian coast.
In the US (among other countries), cellular vendors must connect all 911 calls, regardless of whether the caller is a customer. You don't need reception from your own provider- it grabs whatever signal it can find.
If you're not too far offshore, you could also call or text your dive boat.
www.dailymail.co.uk
In the US (among other countries), cellular vendors must connect all 911 calls, regardless of whether the caller is a customer. You don't need reception from your own provider- it grabs whatever signal it can find.
If you're not too far offshore, you could also call or text your dive boat.
Kayaker swept 4km out to sea is saved by an alert from his WATCH
Surf lifesavers and a rescue helicopter saved a fatigued kayaker who had drifted 4km off the Sydney coast in rough surf after he sent a distress call on his smartwatch.
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