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Microsoft Looking to Join the Smart Watch Race
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Well back in the day phones only did one thing well, make calls. Now the phones are pretty much PC's that make calls. My point is today watches only tell the time well. But in the future with a few smart heads on the project you don't know what is possible.
If Apple morphed an iPod shuffle into an iWatch. So it told the time and played music, had radio etc etc. And you listened to it with bluetooth (or some form of wireless) headphones, that would be very nice actually. So good I'd be tempted to get one.
Samsung already released hassmartwatches
Google (Motorola) already hasreleased smartwatches
Microsoft (partnering with Suunto and Fossil) already hasreleased smartwatches
Sony already hasreleased smartwatches
LG already has released smartwatches
Who else in the race? Applecopy?
You know that these are shots in the dark to see if any thing hits. So far nothing has hit. Agree?
Next, apple releases what will from then on be the measuring standard for years and decades to come. At that point, every one claims 'convergence of design' and every one (specially samedung) will copy apple.
Next chapter will be judges claiming that the apple design, which does not exist yet, is 'obvious' and proceeds to invalidate apple's design.
If the winner of the race is who can design the clunkiest, ugliest smart watch only a dork would wear, MS already has a leg up. Seriously, their design skills are lacking, and their ability to touch hipness, judging from their inane Surface add, is lost in a deep void. (Do stylus tapping, tablet dock clicking office workers really appeal to any demographic?)
It's all a ruse by Apple to distract the other companies and make them devote resources to a product that won't have an impact. Meanwhile Apple is working on something and keeping it super secret that'll blow us away and no one saw it coming.
Yes, but is apple's hot air, and every one -including you- is still paying attention.
What if this is watch thing is just a ploy by Apple to distract others from what they are really up to ie. smart tv?
Just had this idea: Since lots of ideas for smart watches involve huge power consumption (compared to a plain quartz watch) with possible very reduced battery life, what about a wind up watch? Here's the idea: The smart watch should be designed so that it can last quite long if it is only displaying the time. Other functions may take more power. If the battery goes down to say 20% all other functions get turned off, so it still displays the time for ages. If you want the smart functions, just wind it up. Should be designed so that winding it up once in the morning is enough.
Remember when Microsoft, google and Samsung were talking about their future in smart watch BEFORE learning Apple was working on one?
Me neither.
Me neither.
I can see the next keynote where Tim comes out and says Apple never had plans for a watch... It was just his idea of trolling.
I have noticed more that this site posts rumors/news about anything or any competitor to Apple.
Yep and a lot of legal and advertising articles put on this website too. Just stuff we've all come to accept over the years. (accept but not agree with).
Normal people deserve technology too. Tech is supposed to be personal and transparent to everyone, not just for "creative professional" or creating barriers.
Regardless of opinion, these things will sell.
Will I own one? Can't say. In the early eighties, my father read that every home would have a computer. He turned to my mother and said, "We'll never own a computer." They have three PC's and a Mac Pro. When the iPad came out, I told my wife, "It's a giant iPod. We'll never own one." Now we have five. You see where I'm going with this?
With all the companies putting effort into these watches, it'll become the norm, just as smartphones have.
Will I own one? Can't say. In the early eighties, my father read that every home would have a computer. He turned to my mother and said, "We'll never own a computer." They have three PC's and a Mac Pro. When the iPad came out, I told my wife, "It's a giant iPod. We'll never own one." Now we have five. You see where I'm going with this?
With all the companies putting effort into these watches, it'll become the norm, just as smartphones have.
Microsoft, Google and Samsung already had released smartwatches. I didn't know that Apple has officially said that they are working on one
I wonder how many products "in-development" at Apple are actually fake and leaked by Apple just so all other copy-cat companies dilute their resources trying to make such products while Apple focuses on a few still.
For example, Apple leaks that they are working on iTV, iWatch, iRadio, iRing, iSneakers, and iRefrigerator while they are ONLY working on the iWatch.
For example, Apple leaks that they are working on iTV, iWatch, iRadio, iRing, iSneakers, and iRefrigerator while they are ONLY working on the iWatch.
