Apple Watch

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Apple Watch

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macht_rebel	macht_rebel posted 2/24/2017 10:34:26 AM Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 37	Hi Tim, Have you considered to integrate the Apple Watch in future releases as a remote display and alert device? Best, Marc
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 2/27/2017 10:12:33 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7.8K, Visits: 8.4K	There is not enough demand among our subscribers to make this worthwhile. It does not seem to be a particularly popular product.
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macht_rebel	macht_rebel posted 3/5/2017 8:57:19 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 37	I can agree to your remarks from both of you . I don't want so see a Skydemon clone on the Apple Watch, just mention if there is a chance to use the connection between iPad and Watch, to make use of the visualisation, vibration and sound capabilities. I could be a very lean piece of app.
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ikarus61	ikarus61 posted 3/5/2017 11:19:13 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 21, Visits: 79	Tim, how do you detect SD users demand ? Personally I think there is interest aorund smartwatches in aviation (me too). Other app for aviation have a Watch app and I remember you Garmin is producing D2 watch (do you think they invested a lot of money for a non exisiting market?) I have an Apple Watch and I have some aviation app on it. It makes sense. Massimo Mangia I-PPL
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 3/6/2017 12:54:34 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7.8K, Visits: 8.4K	Of course. Everybody with a smart watch thinks there is a demand. We judge demand by looking at user requests spread across a variety of media (telephone, email and Facebook mainly) as well as this forum. ‌‌Our users are not shy about asking for stuff, so we always have a pretty good idea of what are the most-requested things.
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wb8	wb8 posted 8/28/2017 10:00:00 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 20	+x Tim Dawson - 3/6/2017 12:54:34 PM Of course. Everybody with a smart watch thinks there is a demand. We judge demand by looking at user requests spread across a variety of media (telephone, email and Facebook mainly) as well as this forum. ‌‌Our users are not shy about asking for stuff, so we always have a pretty good idea of what are the most-requested things. I am currently thinking about buying a smart watch to give me additional information for pre-flight and in-flight operations. To be honest, skydemon currently covers a lot if Informations on a single display and a smart watch would be a perfect place to read metar, or heading information and the use of vibration would be excellent for warnings. In my case android-wear devices are my favourites, and I am trying to get one of these even if skydemon is not supporting it at the moment, some other apps will.
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daerden	daerden posted 8/23/2018 8:03:30 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 14, Visits: 30	I was considering a Garmin D2 delta but that would have meant switching over to the Garmin Pilot app. I tried it, but think it is inferior to SD (at least for VFR flight), so no go. Also, that watch is mightily expensive. Functionality that fits particularly well on a watch: - timers (switch tanks) - FLP plan filing and closure (preparation is better done on iPad beforehand, but I usually submit when I arrive at the airport) - Time/Distance until next waypoint/arrival - warnings/alerts (?): might be somewhat intrusive though - next radio freq (I just love this feature in the profile view: you see which Freqs are coming up) Smart watches are here to stay. Integration with SD would certainly be a plus. If I was CEO of SD, I would stop development on PC (to free resources), and start with Apple Watch. Regardless: SD still reigns as it is.
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