Actually, I agree that the title is overbearing and farcical. The author writes a good article how he has found the watch useful, but there is nothing transformative about this tech’s effect on his life.
It’s a good, even glowing review, but what did the author point to that changed his life? I did not find that in the article.
In any major publication, which is what the EE Times is, the author of an article, especially one like this where, although he is an editor, is writing outside of his field of expertise and authority, seldom has any control what ever over the headline the head Editor puts on the top. This is always true in major newspapers when you get away from weeklies, unless the writer is a bylined columnist. They put headlines on articles to create clicks. I've seen headlines mentioning Apple for articles that only peripherally involve Apple. . . and sometimes the connection is a real stretch. This is probably no different, it's click bait. It has probably succeeded in doing exactly that.