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[–] 22 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I have an older smart watch and it's starting to get a little tired, I'll be replacing it with an actual watch that only tells the time and date, so sick of all smart things

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  • [–] 1 point 14 hours ago

    I got a withings watch as a gift. More or less a standard analogue type watch with health tracking and minor notification support.

    Could be worth looking into if you don’t want to go cold turkey.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Just did this myself. I had a collection of regular watches that I went back to and I’m loving it.

    I also just bought a DAP for music and already have an XTEink X4 ereader. Slowly moving to get rid of a mart phone all together.

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  • [–] 1 point 14 hours ago

    Same here! I've been moving away from all-in-one tech to devices that only do one thing and do it well, usually with wires lol. Wired headphones in a DAP (Hi-Fi Walker) that I also plug into the car, old Sony e-reader that still holds a battery charge for a month, analogue watches, disconnected TVs, pen and paper notebooks, etc. I plug in when I can and avoid bluetooth.

    It's interesting, I've since changed my behaviour from buying the flashiest, coolest-looking items to focus on how well they work over how they look. Function over form. Sure, my things are less flashy and uglier, but I see a real charm to them now. It's also driven me to retro-tech and loving using things that get worn looking and used.

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