Author Topic: Smart watches: The latest in unnecessary technology (Read 14311 times)

NWR_insanolord · « **on:** July 20, 2013, 02:23:43 PM »

So it seems I'm in the market for a smart watch. Quick access to essential info is appealing to me, and being able to see what an email or tweet is before deciding to pull my phone out would be nice.

The current buzz has Apple's entry into the market not hitting till next year, so right now I'm looking at the Pebble, which was successfully Kickstarted and has now gone into production. He's anyone else looked into any of these?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2013, 03:03:10 PM »

I don't see the need, but then again when the N-Gage debuted I thought gaming on a phone was dumb.

nickmitch · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2013, 04:20:24 PM »

I've been thinking about it, and there are some cool models out. I just don't wear the same watch everyday, so I don't want to invest in a watch that will be useful, but only if I decided to wear it that day.

Stogi · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2013, 05:42:07 PM »

I looked into it as well and there's nothing WATERPROOF. So it's a waste of money as far as I'm concerned. Wash your hands a little too aggressively and bam, your watch is broken.

Hopefully, someone solves that problem soon.

nickmitch · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2013, 05:49:47 PM »

Sony's is water-resistant.

pokepal148 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2013, 06:01:50 PM »

which i am happy for, seriously, samsung, if you are going to go for gimmicks at least go for a useful one that isn't 'scroll by rolling your eyes

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2013, 06:07:51 PM »

Eye scrolling is useless but the smart pause feature is pretty damn cool

Oblivion · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2013, 06:29:45 PM »

I'm probably gonna get the Meta-watch, the AGENT, the Pebble, or if I ever get another Apple product, the Apple smartwatch.

pokepal148 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2013, 06:38:13 PM »

except the apple one will probably not work on android

Stogi · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2013, 06:42:32 PM »

Thanks mitch. But I'll probably wait until it has the backing of developers and also detaches for quick texting and photo taking.

Oblivion · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2013, 07:02:57 PM »

Quote from: Stogi on July 20, 2013, 06:42:32 PM

Thanks mitch. But I'll probably wait until it has the backing of developers and also detaches for quick texting and photo taking.

Sony's being water resistant isn't anything special, sorry. Most SW out there do just that.

shingi_70 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2013, 09:53:20 AM »

Waiting for Google's to come out. I just want a watch that has the feature and minimalist design of a fitbit.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2013, 11:15:01 AM »

Quote from: Stogi on July 20, 2013, 05:42:07 PM

I looked into it as well and there's nothing WATERPROOF. So it's a waste of money as far as I'm concerned. Wash your hands a little too aggressively and bam, your watch is broken.

Hopefully, someone solves that problem soon.

The Pebble is waterproof to several meters. You can't dive with it, but it's perfectly fine to wash your hands or even shower with.

nickmitch · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2013, 11:16:58 AM »

Quote from: Stogi on July 20, 2013, 06:42:32 PM

Thanks mitch. But I'll probably wait until it has the backing of developers and also detaches for quick texting and photo taking.

Samsung has said that the company is working on one. They've made two "watch-phones" before, so I would almost expect that a 3rd shot at it would be what you're looking for, since it sounds like a medium between what they've done and what's in the market now.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2013, 11:23:01 AM »

I'll just stick with my Casio calculator watch from 1992.

EasyCure · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2013, 01:42:29 AM »

"No officer, I wasn't texting, I swear, I was just checking my watch for the time!"

shingi_70 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2013, 09:07:53 AM »

I'd say don't get a pebble and wait till Apple and Google show their smart watches. Its pretty likely that Pebble is dead product walking and its viability in both ecosystems will be killed by iwatch and nexus watch.

Plugabugz · « **Reply #17 on:** July 22, 2013, 11:11:22 AM »

As long as there's some form of connectivity nintendo references for the win! back to my primary phone then this may be interesting.

shingi_70 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 22, 2013, 11:25:50 AM »

Quote from: Plugabugz on July 22, 2013, 11:11:22 AM

As long as there's some form of connectivity nintendo references for the win! back to my primary phone then this may be interesting.

Well that is what a smartwatch is in a nutshell. It connects to your phone and aggregates all pertinent information and feeds it too you through the display.

Depending on how each company plans to do it you may not even have to connect the watch to your phone through bluetooth or wifi direct. I'm guessing you could get more expensive models with 3G/4G a la the more expensive kindle models. Using icloud and Google Drive (what is google's cloud service called?).

In reality this is just another way for the big two to grab more ecosystem lock down.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #19 on:** July 22, 2013, 07:06:54 PM »

How horrible is the battery life?

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #20 on:** July 22, 2013, 09:29:51 PM »

The Pebble apparently lasts a whole week on a charge, probably because it uses an e-ink display.

lolmonade · « **Reply #21 on:** July 23, 2013, 01:19:15 PM »

As someone who never enjoys wearing a regular watch in the first place, I don't think having to grab my phone out of my pocket for personal computing is enough of a nuisance for me to consider investing in wearable computing.

Granted, I didn't get any sort of smart phone until 2010, so I've always been behind the curve on this type of stuff anyway, but I just don't personally see enough advantage to this yet.

Ceric · « **Reply #22 on:** July 23, 2013, 01:21:04 PM »

Honestly I would consider a Smart Watch if I could talk on it from just where it was at.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #23 on:** November 24, 2013, 07:41:14 PM »

I'm bumping this thread to say I got my Pebble and I think it's safe to say it's the greatest thing I've ever owned in my entire life. I canceled my PS4 preorder to buy it and I don't regret that decision at all.

nickmitch · « **Reply #24 on:** November 24, 2013, 10:14:40 PM »

What are your favorite things about it?

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