【[Ep4] Secret Campus】

Just a couple of days after releasing its new NikeLab version of the Apple Watch,[Ep4] Secret Campus Apple is leveraging the device's reputation as a fitness tool to join in the Earth Day festivities.

Early Saturday, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted a photo of a new special edition achievement badge on the Apple Watch designed to get people outside and active.

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"Get outside, enjoy our planet and complete a 30-minute workout today," said Cook on Twitter.

If you open the Apple Watch-associated Activity app, you'll now see a badge that comes with a message dedicated to Earth Day.

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"Get outside and celebrate Earth Day on April 22 and earn this award," reads the app message. "Go for a walk, run, cycle, wheelchair, or swim workout of 30 minutes or more in the Workout app in any third party app that writes these workouts to Health. You will also earn special stickers for Messages."

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Awesome.

But while I consider myself a fairly dedicated Apple Watch user, specifically for fitness, I just don't pay much attention to the badges. Yes, the badges are well-designed, and can often come as a nice surprise when you hit an activity milestone, but in reality, it took a while for me to even take the activity rings seriously as a indication of my workout progress. The badges? Barely ever notice them.

Regardless, the badges remain a great marketing tool to pull non-Apple Watch owners into the Apple Watch ecosystem, even if they eventually forget about the badges.

Oh, and the prominent Earth Day reminder is a good look for anycompany still struggling to clean up its own environmental profile.

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