![]() I’m far too attached to my phone, which can do all that for me, and have never found carrying it about all the time to be any kind of inconvenience. But I was all too aware that I’d never really warmed to a wearable with fancy features in the past. The reality is that the Pixel Watch announcement came at a point where I was itching to change things up, and potentially buy something I’d wear more often. The only times I’d realize were when I was going to workout, or long after I’d left the house. So I’d take it off and then forget to put it back on again later. I prefer to wear a watch on the underside of my wrist, and the Charge’s relatively bulky design meant it was always getting in the way as I worked. The Charge 4 is fine, but it got to the point where I was barely wearing it for a bunch of reasons. My best guess is that it came down to the fact I was starting to tire of my Fitbit Charge 4, and was enticed by the prospect of a smartwatch with Fitbit support - even if it doesn't offer everything a dedicated Fitbit does. I don’t need it, and it won’t serve any serious purpose, but its existence still makes me want to get out my credit card. It was completely irrational, like the feeling of wanting a new $800 Lego set. Then Google announced the Pixel Watch back at Google I/O 2022, and I had the strange feeling that I wanted one - though I couldn’t tell you why. ![]() Even the original Fitbit Versa’s limited app support got very little use in the brief time I actually had the thing.so why was I tempted by the Pixel Watch? I’ve tested a few smartwatches within the capacity of my job, but none of them ever made me seriously want to consider buying a smartwatch. I can appreciate the watch-like design, and having a clock on my wrist, but I’ve never felt any compulsion to have much more than that.
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