"I am not sure of the usability of the smart watch."
I don't see what a smart watch can do that a smartphone cannot. But people like to carry many devices along nowadays. I usually carry a tablet, a smartphone a laptop and sometimes a digital databank watch - that I know is no longer useful. But I like to carry them all with me, anyway.
Yes I think that's where the benefit will be. I carry a purse so I don't care, but I'd think people who don't tote bags around would prefer something they can wear vs. something they have to carry or force into a pocket, especially as smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung are now making bigger phones!
I do not like watches either Allison, I do not have it for long time since I got my first smart phone. However I can try if it has all the functionalists as my iPhone. I am just thinking instead of caring it in the pocket it would be on the wrist, that may work. We will see.
I don't like wearing watches so I doubt I'll be an early adopter of smart watches, but I think there'll be a healthy market for these devices if they deliver on half the hype surrounding them. As many articles point out, the interface is a main concern: Will voice be the answer? I don't know--can you imagine a room full of people talking to their wrists? But then again, before Bluetooth, I couldn't conceive of a room full of people apparently speaking to themselves!
I agree with you. Smart watches seem like a neat idea, but just that--an idea. I don't think it will be very useful. If it can replace the functionality of smartphones or tablets, then why not? But I don't think it can, and we don't really need to be touting around another 'smart' gadget that only has limited functionality.
With the nonstop rise in smartphones and mobile operating systems, the realm of smart watches has gained momentum. However, I am not sure of the usability of the smart watch.
There is no real technical problem. Enterprise networks have the ability to control who or what attaches to their network. Any one does actually, just control who gets the correct autheintication information.
Voice recognition does need to improve before these smart watches become as useful as proponents believe. I don't think many folk will want to use a stylus to use their watch, no matter how cool, smart, or feature-packed the device is. They'll want it to work simply--and little buttons won't do the job.
Healthcare providers are using temporary tattoos to attach sensors, too. This linked article is recent, but I read articles a few years ago about the use of high-tech tattoos. Obviously they don't have the same capabilities as smart watches -- tats are designed for a very specific purpose rather than everything from accessing messages to playing games -- but I find this type of application even more exciting, in some ways.
Voice recognition will be the necessary key to success for smallish gadgets. And the price will definitely be a factor for me. It's one thing to have the convenience of an easily wearable device but another if I have to take out another mortgage to pay for it.
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