"So instead of using Alexa, I've taken to using the Timers and Alarms apps on my Apple Watch. Also: I tested the Apple Watch Series 11 for a week - here's my buying advice now These have the benefit of going off on my wrist. Don't underestimate that value. Setting alarms or timers on Alexa tends to limit the notification to the room in which the Alexa device resides. But alarms and timers on the Apple Watch follow me everywhere, even into that room."
"But here's the thing that took me a little while to fully grok. Even though the alarm is on my wrist, my wife could still hear it if she was in the same room. It got particularly annoying when we were both in our office/family room and she was on a Zoom call, and I had a timer going off every 10 minutes to help me push through some work speed run or another."
Apple Watch timers deliver wrist-based haptic alerts that travel with the wearer and reduce audible disturbances for others. Timers are used for appointments, starting work phases, meals, medication, naps, and timed work sprints. Smart speakers like Alexa emit alarms confined to the room containing the device and can disturb nearby people. Watch timers follow the user into every room, keeping reminders on the wrist. Silent mode can mute audible alerts while preserving wrist haptics, maintaining private reminders and minimizing household or coworker disruption during calls or shared spaces.
Read at ZDNET
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