Will The Apple Watch Make Us More Productive, Or Less?
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Since the WatchKit SDK launched in November, the team behind OfficeTime has been busy porting a stripped-down version of the phone app’s functionality over to the new wrist-bound interface. “I want to be able to walk into a meeting, tap a button on my wrist, walk out, tap it again, and, at the end of the week, have a breakdown on my iPhone or computer of where the heck my time went.” Related: Two Words For All You Apple Watch Naysayers Out There: Fart Apps It might seem like an overly obvious use for a watch (Keeping track of time on your wrist?? For something like time-tracking, Dodd and his team are hoping that this new wearable, always-in-sight interface will remove just enough of that friction to make the experience less of a chore and as natural as, say, glancing down to check the time. But just because productivity software makers are lining up to slap their apps around your wrist doesn’t mean the Apple Watch is going to make our work lives easier. The Institute of Advanced Motorists has already expressed concerns about devices like the Apple Watch, which seem primed to make distracted drivers even less alert.
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