Your smartwatch is an unlikely festival essential, from paying without digging out your phone to finding your way back to your tent — here are 5 key settings to enable
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The watch is quietly becoming the default edge node for identity, payments, and location—far beyond fitness. If you build consumer experiences, assume wrist-first flows for authentication and micro-interactions, not just phone screens.
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