New Apple Watch is a dive computer

[Ben_3]

You can get the same features on the different apple model for 1/2 the price, outside of diving and the bigger battery basically. You pay double to dive with it.

I went with the 1/2 the price model since I already have a primary DC and also the size of the Ultra was a bit big in my opinion for everyday use. Someone who will use the dive features regularly, it's a cool option I guess. The subscription to the dive app plus the add cost of that model was the turn off for me for now.

 

[Thunder Struck]

$80 a year? how much are you spending on your streaming services? hulu, disney+, espn+, paramount+, amazon prime video, netflix, peacock, youtube premium, nfl sunday ticket, etc, etc?

That’s just it. Another financial vampire trying to get into my checkbook. I’ve already pruned back so many of those services as they were starting to get on my nerves as much as they amounted to.

 

[brsnow]

App is available!

 

[mete]

Only in US app store apparantly as I can’t find it on my local App Store

 

[graham_s]

Only in US app store apparantly as I can’t find it on my local App Store

It's in the UK store too.

 

[acidrush]

It's in the Singapore store too.

 

[jborg]

Nice, now go diving and write some reviews, Ultra owners!

Edit: There is one review out, but it seems mostly a paid advert and is mostly filler about what a dive computer is. The app seems functional but very basic...

 

[scrane]

We went diving with the Apple Watch Ultra

In September, Apple launched the Apple Watch Ultra, which is not only waterproof to 100 meters (330 feet) in depth, but can also be used as a dive computer with the help of a companion app developed by Huish Outdoors. We took it into the deep blue sea to test it out. I’ve been an […]

techcrunch.com

 

[jborg]

It’s interesting that it includes a “too cold” alarm. That seems like one of the few aspects of the dive I’m capable of measuring myself, without a dive computer.

 

[scubajasonr]

DC Rainmaker has published his review on the app. For anyone not familiar with DC Rainmaker he is an excellent reviewer of all thing sport and tech related.

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/11/diving-with-the-apple-watch-ultra-oceanic-app-everything-you-need-to-know