Computer watch friends are still debating the usefulness of the Apple Watch’s mobile phone feature: do you really need it if you usually have an iPhone anyway? However, with the Apple Watch Ultra this question does not arise: it always comes with LTE, as long as you book the appropriate tariff. This possibly saved a man’s life in Australia.
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Stronger waves, longer lasting relationship
Body surfer and long-distance swimmer Rick Shearman, reports broadcaster ABC North Coast A good km from the shore due to strong waves driven. “After 20 minutes it became clear that I wouldn’t be able to get back and I needed help.” Fortunately, he remembered the Ultra on his wrist, which luckily also had cell service. However, the smartwatch was difficult to use initially. “I was getting bounced back and forth by the wind and waves.” He then managed to operate the device and Trigger the emergency SOS functionHe had to hold the Apple Watch to his ear to understand rescuers.
However, the connection remained good: despite being a kilometer from the coast, Shearman was able to direct emergency responders via Apple Watch for an hour until they finally found him. He was pulled out of the sea with the help of a helicopter.
Apple Watch as a “game changer”
Praise for Apple came from a lifeguard on the coast: In the past, it would have taken days to find victims in conditions like the one Shearman needed help in. “It would have been a huge search involving multiple agencies,” Jimmy Keogh of Surf Life Saving Far North Coast told ABC North Coast. He called products like the Apple Watch a “game changer.”
Shearman says the Apple Watch ultimately saved his life. The durability of the Ultra, which can also be used for diving, may have helped. The body surfer had no problems with the device during his sports activities – except for the difficulty of pressing the buttons in high waves.
(B.Sc.)
