The iPhone essentially revolutionized the smartphone market overnight.It's the first generation, give it time. Smartphones have had years to get to where they are now.
Well, that's my point. There is very little interest in this from the consumer side, because there is basically nothing compelling (yet) being talked about by the smart watch manufacturers that makes people actually want to consider these, especially when the general public has already largely discarded the idea of wearing watches.Worst case you still don't like them and don't buy one. So what?
I will never, ever wear a bluetooth headset...
These are first generation devices, naturally they're going to be lacking. Remember the first gen iPhone? Give it another year or two and we'll see some much better products.
So did I, and so did Sting.Hey! I had a calculator watch in the 80s.
The iPhone essentially revolutionized the smartphone market overnight.
But you'd wear a big, clunky smart-watch on your wrist and talk to it?
I'd not be entirely comfortable wearing either but at least with one of the more discrete earpieces they aren't that noticeable and not everyone in the vicinity gets to listen to your entire conversation.
... Who said anything about a big, clunky watch? I'm not talking about the Galaxy Gear, I'm talking about future iterations of smart watches that will no doubt be thinner, longer lasting, more powerful, etc.
What needs do you have specifically with a smart watch?This.
I have been watchless for at least five years but I'll wear a watch again if they come out with something really nice that fits my needs. I'll wait patiently. Maybe next year.
All of these new smart watches royally suck IMO. Does anyone feel like it's 1980 all over again? Cuz these things all remind me of the calculator watches of 30 years ago, except that in 2013 they're much worse since they're pointless as nobody wears watches anymore in 2013 and we all carry devices with us already that are much more convenient and capable..
The argument that nobody wears watches anymore is false. Plenty of people do, including me. I like them aesthetically plus they tell the time and date easier than digging up my smartphone from my pocket. Yes, they could be considered more of a fashion item nowadays.
The problem with the current batch of smart watches is that they're butt-ugly. I would not wear one based on that alone. The second problem is that nobody has figured out a good reason to use one. Trying to make them an extension of your smartphone doesn't seem like the right way to go about it.
Back in the day when I grew up, 90+% of the people I was with wore watches.You are wrong about wearing watches. If you don't use them then it doesn't mean that the whole world have stopped using them. How come then companies like Rado, titan, roles etc-2 making there profits. They would have stopped its manufacturing long ago. I still find it uncomfortable to take my mobile out every time I need to see time.
Now coming on to smart watches. You seemed to have never used one. Because, if you had then you would be talking about the usefulness or things you never thought could make things so simple.
Anyways, I am looking for a watch in a sexy formfactor like pebble. With fitness tracking features like calorie meter, pedometer, heart beat meter without the aid of chest band. Along with a good battery life and must be waterproof.
I would love to buy something like that any day.
a) Yes, I will buy it regardless.
b.) Very interested. AKA...Would consider buying it depending on it's features and function.
c.) Not interested, because I already have a watch that serves my needs(whether those needs are either to function as a time piece, swimming, fitness, or as a fashion statement is irrelevant) and I don't need a replacement.
d.) Not interested, because I don't wear watches, period.
Well, what you say is true, but the truth of the matter is a lot of people don't find pressing the power or home button on a phone a big problem, as evidenced by the huge decline in watch-wearing consumers. I certainly don't mind that. EVERYONE I knew used to wear a watch, but I'd be surprised if it was even 25% of my friends and family do now.On my cell phone I use PIE, which the status bar at the top completely. If I wanted to pull out my phone to check the time, I'll have to pull my phone out my pocket, press the power buttom, swipe to unlock then go into an app to see what time it is. Seem's like way too many steps to find out what damn time it is if you ask me. Even if I wasn't using PIE and all I had to do was pull my phone out of my pocket and press the power button to turn the screen on - too much work. How are either of those scenario's more convenient than a watch? And it's not like my watch is taking up room, it's on my wrist, totally out of the way of everything.
Well, what you say is true, but the truth of the matter is a lot of people don't find pressing the power or home button on a phone a big problem, as evidenced by the huge decline in watch-wearing consumers. I certainly don't mind that. EVERYONE I knew used to wear a watch, but I'd be surprised if it was even 25% of my friends and family do now.
I'm guessing it is because you don't have to remember to bring a watch, and you don't have to spend money to buy a watch. And for mechanical watches it also means you don't have to adjust the date or the time. In that context, I personally find having only the smartphone more convenient than have both a phone and a watch.
What's also telling from your comment is that it sounds like you'd also think Smart watches suck, at least as currently implemented. You want something extremely convenient and out of the way, that you just glance down quickly to see the time and date. That is not the purpose and design of a smart watch in 2013.
I saw a pebble kickstarter edition on craigslist for $100. looks pretty nifty. Should I bite? Retails for $150.
Did not happen overnight. The first iPhone laid the groundwork for better phones going forward, but as a standalone product it was pretty lame and not worth buying.
It was the idea of the iPhone and what it represented that changed everything. Look at the mobile landscape before and after the iPhone. Apple's idea of what a smartphone could and should be completely changed everything. The major players who were on top of the smartphone business are all now gone or in the process of being sold off.
Nothing happens overnight, but there was a line drawn that day and on the other side of it is history.
Eventually someone is going to make a smartwatch the changes the way we think about them and suddenly everything else on the market is going to be a has-been, also ran, relic from a soon to be bygone era. That might be something that almost changes overnight, if only because the current market for smart watches is almost non-existent and there's no contracts that tie consumers to a a device.
So, in summary, it's jewellery.Beleive me! Wearing a proper watch can not only make you look good. But, it might be the difference between looking professional/serious and looking causal or non serious. These are stubble things that can add up to make the big impression when you are out to get client etc.
Smart watches are not tablets. Lots of people saw the need for tablets. Plus, consumers jumped all over tablets. Smart watches, not so much.Tablets were termed useless when they were first released by Apple in the era when desktops and laptops ruled the roost. But, now tablets have created a whole new market for themselves. And people who thought them to be useless realized after using them that they are actually convenient and fulfilled a need that they never thought existed.
The original iPhone was friggin' awesome for its time. The main problem with it was that it was 2G.My point is that people look back fondly on the iPhone 1 not because of the product itself, but because of what it helped usher in. Looking at the product itself it was pretty lackluster. The same thing applies to smart watches, these are first gen devices. Just like the iPhone, give it time and we'll see what the market looks like in a few years.
So, in summary, it's jewellery.
My point is that people look back fondly on the iPhone 1 not because of the product itself, but because of what it helped usher in. Looking at the product itself it was pretty lackluster. The same thing applies to smart watches, these are first gen devices. Just like the iPhone, give it time and we'll see what the market looks like in a few years.
So, in summary, it's jewellery.
Smart watches are not tablets. Lots of people saw the need for tablets. Plus, consumers jumped all over tablets. Smart watches, not so much.
The original iPhone was friggin' awesome for its time. The main problem with it was that it was 2G.
Look at an iPhone, and you instantly knew that it was a revolution. Look at a Smart watch, and it just seems moronic.
Those look better than any other smart watch in the market at present. Also, the time is displayed all the time. So, no need to shake or press/touch anything to know the time. Its much closer to a real watch with good battery backup. And is waterproof as well.
Though, on the downside it doesn't have a touch screen so the operations are a bit difficult to do. Still its a great buy. Competition have just started to warm up now. So, you can except some pretty good alternatives coming up in the market. But, at present pebble is the best looking smart watch for me. At 100 bucks it's a pretty good deal.