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Finally! A (Potentially) Killer App for the Apple Watch

It’s been said time and time again: The Apple Watch needs a killer app to succeed. But the problem is there is NOT a one-size-fits-all solution for this dilemma, until now?

Matthew Montoya
Oct 02, 2016
University of Texas El Paso
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Finally! A (Potentially) Killer App for the Apple Watch
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What is all the hoopla surrounding the Apple Watch?

This is a question I have been trying to answer since the wearable launched in 2015. Although I use the Apple Watch for fitness, it is my primary productivity device. My quick go-to for news, email, and Twitter updates. Alas, the Apple Watch is many things, and its use case varies from person to person. But for the news junkie like myself, life just got a whole lot easier!

Say Hello to Glimpse Watch Face!

Glimpse is a customizable news aggregator on your wrist. Unlike many Apple Watch apps which have complications right on the watch face, Glimpse is (essentially) your entire watch face, allowing you to pick from various news outlets and present them on your watch face.

Unlike traditional news, aggregators, which are iPhone apps with limited watch use, Glimpse utilizes the Apple Watch’s “photos” watch face, and syncs app-generated photos with news headlines that work in a simple, practical way. The app comes with a number of feeds, including Twitter, Tumblr, CNN, Reddit, ESPN, The Verge, and many more! Through time, the creators intend on integrating more news feeds.

The Downside

As of this writing, the app comes in at 104MB, with additional storage required for the images to be loaded onto the Apple Watch. For those with limited iPhone storage, you may want to reconsider this app before downloading.

A second thing to keep in mind is, this is not a full-fledged application where you can tap on a news story and it’ll redirect you to read the article (spoiler: it will just show another story). However, you can take a screenshot on the watch and it will sync onto the Glimpse iPhone app. From the iPhone app, you can then read the article by clicking on a link from the screenshot you took.

Despite its single fallacy, it’s still fantastic!

Although the app comes with its limitation, it remains one of the top news aggregators for the Apple Watch, even making Flipboard seem useless on the go. That's what makes this app special and different from many other apps for the Apple Watch. It is simple, practical, yet elegant. Every time you bring up your wrist to view the time, there is a new headline to be read. Your feed is totally customizable, so if you only want to see posts from your Twitter and Pintrest feeds, that is all you will see. If you want nothing but sports, ESPN is there for you. If you just want to see National Geographic, that is all available to you for FREE, with absolutely zero advertising on the watch.

Glimpse Watch Face is FREE for iPhone/Apple Watch and can be downloaded here.

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