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Is there a killer feature that a smartwatch would have over my phone which I'm unaware of aside from form factor?
I'd like there to be a reason to buy one, because I like shiny tech things, but I'm not sure I even have a use case.
I know I'm an anomaly, but I only use my phone to remain contactable and for GPS navigation until I get back to my desktop. A smartphone that didn't have to tether would suit me well, but there doesn't seem to be anything out there like that.
I fully realise that there probably is no reason to have one. Especially in the beginning when they're still figuring it out but there may never be one. It is such a cool gadget though. And the round screen with the ambient dial totally sells it.
(It also had one of those black rubber watchbands, custom-designed for the watch, with storage for its tiny stylus in the buckle. And, when the band cracked and broke, as those kind of bands inevitably do for me, there was no way to replace it.)
When I got my first iPhone, that watch was one of the three gadgets it replaced. I'm not convinced its modern-day counterparts would work out any better.
-- freely quoted from somewhere
That how i feel about watches, so i don't have any. Phone is enough if i have to catch a Train or wake up for work.
How about "I have no idea what I want"? Is there a killer feature that a smartwatch would have over my phone which I'm unaware of aside from form factor? I'd like there to be a reason to buy one, because I like shiny tech things, but I'm not sure I even have a use case.
Guess what the late Steve Jobs said about this? "People don't know what they want until we show it to them."
The Moto 360 looks great. The only issue I have with smart watches is battery life. It does seem pretty crap to have to charge a watch.
* EDIT: Yes, I could just ignore notifications more, or turn them off, but generally I've configured it so that the notifications I get are ones that I actually want.