Samsung Gear = Failure

[Oohara]

I wouldn't write off a whole category of devices simply because the right uses haven't been found or aren't technically possible yet.

I'd buy a smart watch with the following:

- phone finder for those WTF moments
- discrete notifications, quick reply functionality w voice recognition
- led flashlight
- camera (even if just for "LOL" photos, provided they can be insta snapped)
- controls phone's music player
- communicates voice commands to phone a la moto x, shows me results (why not just pick up the phone? Perhaps because it's in another room.)
- proximity unlocks my phone and other stuff
- clock face acts as fingerprint reader, verifies payment through watch in stores
- proximity tech lets the clock be used as a small storage device for air drop like transfers
- buzzes when I get a call (I hate having a to strong vibration setting on my phone because it damn near gives me a heart attack when the phone is on a table or something, therefore I sometimes miss calls when the phone is in my jacket pocket)

And stuff like that. All provided that the watch isn't bigger than say a cheap plastic Casio, and designed to look like a watch and not some bizarre semi-retro undefined piece of cheap tech like the Samsung watch.

So, probably not likely yet for a few years. But when it is - why not? I think it's an inevitable direction that personal assistant type devices will take.

 

[b166er]

My Pebble quickly became a "can't live without" gadget. It's a lifesaver when I'm at school and work. And when I'm walking or cycling, it's integration with Run Keeper is awesome. I know the Pebble and smart watches in general get a lot of hate on this forum. It's definitely a niche product, but for those of us in that niche it's a great idea.

I haven't seen the Gear yet. I was interested in checking one out, as I thin eventually support will come to the GS4 which I'm using now. But it's pretty pricey and doesn't seem to do all that much, even compared to the pebble.