6 ways to use your smartwatch to stay productive on campus

While smartwatches are an accessory that add a little to your wardrobe, they are so much more. Just about the most convenient and versatile devices you could possibly invest in, these nifty little gadgets, which act as an extension of your smartphone on your wrist, are also super easy and cheap to both purchase and maintain.

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It naturally follows, then, that they are the perfect companion if you are an overworked college student running across campus, attending classes, chilling with your friends in the canteen, or buried under a mountain of assignments and exam prep in the hostel.

Wondering just how? Read on:

1. Receive and make calls on the go

Picture this: You’re in class and you receive an urgent call from home. Or maybe you’re travelling to campus in a crowded bus or train and your phone, which is in your pocket, may not exactly be accessible. Or audible, for that matter. Well, this is where your smartwatch comes in. Many smartwatches these days, in addition to the ability to flash calls on your smartphone, and allowing you to answer or reject them, also offer one the ability to answer calls, and talk on the watch itself, via their in-built speakers and microphones. Furthermore, they also flash notifications for WhatsApp messages, SMSes, emails, Instagram alerts, and so on! Some smartwatches even allow you to dictate a reply to messages, ensuring you’re on top of things always, and there is no delay in your work.

2. Stay on top of your work

Back-to-back submissions, with multiple internal and external exams around the corner, and meetings with professors and clubs thrown into the mix. We know this more or less sums up the life of a college student. While we understand the same can be extremely overwhelming, this is where one’s smartwatch steps in. Now we know smartphones allow you to set reminders too, but you may not always have access to them, right? Smartwatches can flash reminders for you even if you may not necessarily have access to your phone, which is a big boon for overworked, sleep deprived college students.

3. Do not fall prey to an unhealthy lifestyle

Oh, speaking of sleep deprivation, it’s a problem which college students face the world over, all the same. Sleep deprivation is also just one of a much broader set of issues which plagues college students. Smartwatches today can also track your sleep and give you a reminder, based on the timings you’ve set, to get some and when to wake up. Furthermore, they can also keep a check on the number calories you’ve burnt throughout the day, how many steps you’ve walked, the amount of water you’ve consumed, your heart rate and SPO₂ levels, and a lot more. Smartwatches therefore, are a great way to avoid the unhealthy lifestyles college students inadvertently end up adopting.

Worry not though, smartwatches are not all work and no play.

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4. Nail your Insta game

Looking to get a picture with your friends, but have no one to click? Well, your smartwatch is at your rescue. How? Well, when connected to your smartphone, it can double up as a shutter button. All you have to do is place your phone on a level surface, set the frame, pose, and click. Instagram game: nailed. It’s that simple!

5. Turn your smartwatch into your own portable music system

We understand that taking out your phone each time to change the song or adjust volume levels, while travelling to and from college, is inconvenient. Well, your smartwatch steps in here as well, acting as a remote control which allows you to change the song, increase or reduce the volume, rewind songs, or just about anything else.

6. Explore the outdoors

If you’re an athlete or an outdoor enthusiast, your smartwatch can help you get around with its  built-in GPS navigation capabilities as well. Their fitness and exercise tracking capabilities further add to these little devices’ utility. So, step out to explore the great outdoors to your heart’s content, with absolutely no fear or apprehension!