On 07/09/2013 22:07, Peter Haworth wrote:
Just curious - is anyone rushing out to buy one of these things?
No, not rushing out to buy one now. In fact, I'd say the likelihood of
me buying one within 2 years is just about 0%. But within 10 years ? -
probably 50%.
Indeed, I think within 5 years the capability will exist to build a
smartwatch that I would very much like to have - though whether it will
be within my price range is another question. And of course my wish-list
may be so different from what the manufacturers want to build that I
never get one.
My needs (and/or desires)
1. Robust.
- at least 10m water resistant or I won't even consider it; in
practice 1 meter would be enough for me - but I probably wouldn't feel
safe buying it unless it was safe for at least 10m.
- wide operating temp range (Yes, I do sometimes sleep in a tent
below -5C)
- somewhere near to as scratch-, bang- and knock-resistant as my
current mechanical watch
2. Power. Ideally auto-powered (cf Citizen self-winding quartz watches),
but I'd settle for 24 hour battery life and easy charging (i.e.
non-contact) on my bedside table within 2 hours.
3. Close to size/weight limits of reasonable mech watch
4. Voice activated for at least some functionality (yes, I know, I have
a Scottish accent, so this will be a source of great frustration much of
the time :-) http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/collections/p00hvv42
5. Good apps for mail, voice calls, browsing, calendar, etc. - need
quite a bit of improvement and/or adjustment from current phone/tablet
versions.
6. Significant progress in availability and use of sensor and remote
control apps. (e.g. TV / radio remote, walkie/talkie over wifi to other
family members, etc.)
Given those as a minimum (and a huge wish list to go along with them),
I'd be a customer.
Of course most of those could be done by your phone. But apart from my
wedding ring, my watch is the *only* thing that goes everywhere with me
- even the phone gets either accidentally left behind (or mislaid)
sometimes, and it does occasionally get left behind deliberately. Having
a watch that could replace 85% of the function (even if only 50% of the
convenience) would make it possible to leave it behind more often. A
phone is (today) still too heavy, intrusive and fragile
-- Alex.
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