Re: 2019 Watches
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:28 am
Apple Watch users check out the Zef app. Very good Kite specific app with social sharing etc
While a dedicated app would be nice to have (but I need it on android, thank you very much lol), you should be able to get wind alerts on your watch. In Ikitesurf, I have a windalert set up for my local spot. Anytime it hits my parameters, it pings my phone and my watch. It's pretty cool to be out riding and all of a sudden I get some insight into what the wind is actually doing RIGHT NOW. That seems to fulfill most of my needs, but I suppose the ability to check now instead of waiting on the update (or maybe see the forecast) would be nice. Maybe that's in the works?
The best station for my spot is on Wunderground. I used the Wunderground API to write a small web page that grabs the data every two seconds and displays it on a compass grid with the weather radar underneath, as well as a tide graph below. I just open the link from an email or a text message, too lazy to actually write an app in Xcode. Love the LTE watch for that and calling someone when riding a wave.SENDIT! wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:40 pmWhile a dedicated app would be nice to have (but I need it on android, thank you very much lol), you should be able to get wind alerts on your watch. In Ikitesurf, I have a windalert set up for my local spot. Anytime it hits my parameters, it pings my phone and my watch. It's pretty cool to be out riding and all of a sudden I get some insight into what the wind is actually doing RIGHT NOW. That seems to fulfill most of my needs, but I suppose the ability to check now instead of waiting on the update (or maybe see the forecast) would be nice. Maybe that's in the works?
I'm a Seiko diver guy too but I don't take my turtles kiting....still like the Garmin for that. Love the Darth Tuna.TheRussian wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:20 pmI had an Ambit3 - but too much tech for me.... not a cheaper alternative, but I prefer my Seiko Prospex Darth Tuna any day
Speedster wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:23 pmI am looking at smartwatches but I want one that works truly standalone, with a physical sim card
From looking around it seems that the huawei watch 2 is the best available under this constraint, can be had below 200 euro which is not bad but reviews aren’t great
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-watch-2
Any experience with this watch for kiting?
And any better alternatives that use physical sim card?