Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
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Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
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Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#2Really now. I understand there might be some small market for "smart watches," but who, honestly, still wears a watch? And who would want to wear a watch that you will (possibly) have to charge daily? This is a watch in name only.
That aside, I can see benefits to connected devices such as this. I'm just not sure I'd call them watches.
Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#3Really now. I understand there might be some small market for "smart watches," but who, honestly, still wears a watch? And who would want to wear a watch that you will (possibly) have to charge daily? This is a watch in name only. That aside, I can see benefits to connected devices such as this. I'm just not sure I'd call them watches.
Did you not see everyone go crazy on kickstarter for the IPod nano holders last year? I was personally shocked when I didn't see something in the form of wearable computing from them this year, and think that's the next big trend.
Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#4Really now. I understand there might be some small market for "smart watches," but who, honestly, still wears a watch? And who would want to wear a watch that you will (possibly) have to charge daily? This is a watch in name only. That aside, I can see benefits to connected devices such as this. I'm just not sure I'd call them watches.
Seems like a semantic point more than anything. Would you really call the device I am transmitting this comment from a phone?
Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#5Really now. I understand there might be some small market for "smart watches," but who, honestly, still wears a watch? And who would want to wear a watch that you will (possibly) have to charge daily? This is a watch in name only. That aside, I can see benefits to connected devices such as this. I'm just not sure I'd call them watches.
I'd actually be quite interested in purchasing one of these. To address your points:
> Who still wears a watch?
I do. (I'm young, too.) It's nice to be able to tell time by glancing at your wrist rather than fishing through your pockets for your cell phone. Especially if you're at a meeting that's dragging on—you can surreptitiously glance at a watch without being rude; it's significantly more obvious when you pull out your cell phone.
>have to charge daily
I don't sleep with my watch; I imagine most people don't. I'd honestly much prefer a watch that I throw on a charging stand each night. Finding a damn screwdriver that's the right size and hunting down the correct watch battery (if only they'd all just take CR2032s...) is a huge pain, even if it's only once every few months.
Maybe you're right that they're not watches in the traditional sense. But might as well capitalize on the customer familiarity. It is a device on your wrist that tells time.
Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#6Spoiler alert, Apple constantly build various prototypes to toss around ideas, most of which never make it past that stage.
Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#7Really now. I understand there might be some small market for "smart watches," but who, honestly, still wears a watch? And who would want to wear a watch that you will (possibly) have to charge daily? This is a watch in name only. That aside, I can see benefits to connected devices such as this. I'm just not sure I'd call them watches.
I'd actually be quite interested in purchasing one of these. To address your points: > Who still wears a watch? I do. (I'm young, too.) It's nice to be able to tell time by glancing at your wrist rather than fishing through your pockets for your cell phone. Especially if you're at a meeting that's dragging on—you can surreptitiously glance at a watch without being rude; it's significantly more obvious when you pull o…
Your comment made me think about a nice app for your phone. Remember those watches that tickle your skin every x minutes? A mobile app could vibrate every x minutes so that you can tell the time without looking at it.
Edit: ofcourse such an app already exists: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.idsoftware.... ;)
Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#8Really now. I understand there might be some small market for "smart watches," but who, honestly, still wears a watch? And who would want to wear a watch that you will (possibly) have to charge daily? This is a watch in name only. That aside, I can see benefits to connected devices such as this. I'm just not sure I'd call them watches.
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Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#9A smart phone bears little resemblance to a phone and I suspect a smart watch will be similar. There are already a bunch if amateur attempts but one from apple might be big hit, as MP3 players wane in popularity possibly this could be something new for Apple. I'd give it a try..
Re: Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch
#10I actually like the idea of having an smart watch, but the problem I see with the technology is the battery time, I don't really want to be charging my watch every 8 hours, I don't want to charge it at home, and at work. The more you can do with the watch the less it's battery will last.