Ten Ways the Apple Watch Can Help You Do Your Job

Most productivity apps are still getting their footing on the new platform, but a few look promising
Illustration by Leif Parsons for Bloomberg Business
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Most productivity apps on the Apple Watch won't blow you away—at least not yet. Such is the lifecycle of a brand-new platform: The big names release obligatory, often modest, offerings to plant their flags in virgin digital soil, and a few companies cash in with novelties designed to show just what the device can do.

The real ideas roll in once developers have lived with a mobile gadget long enough to have "eureka" moments that transform it from a digital whoopee-cushion clearinghouse into a home for the next Instagram or Uber.