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Re: iWatch? Thing is, things like Google Glass are great... if you don't wear glasses in the first place. But for those of us with glasses, Google glass becomes impractical, unless they are planning on offering a clip on variety.
Whereas an "iWatch" if done right can be used as an extension of the phone / mp3 playback device that you already have and only requires that you have a wrist to wear it on.
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 JohnInSJPremium
join:2003-09-22
San Jose, CA | reply to haroldo
maybe you're holding it wrong |
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join:2001-06-23
Puyallup, WA
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join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1 | reply to JohnInSJ
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JohnInSJPremium
join:2003-09-22
San Jose, CA Reviews:
·PHONE POWER
·Comcast
| reply to haroldo
said by haroldo: quote:
Do you ever find yourself frantically trying to fish your phone out of a pocket or purse to find out whether that beep or buzz from the device is an important call, text or email —
No, I don't
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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
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Mossberg review of Pebble
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A Wristwatch Tells When Phone Calls, Emails Arrive
Published on February 26, 2013
by Walt Mossberg
Do you ever find yourself frantically trying to fish your phone out of a pocket or purse to find out whether that beep or buzz from the device is an important call, text or email — or just something you can ignore? What if you could simply glance at your watch to find out?
Well, now you can, thanks to a new $150 digital wristwatch called Pebble that connects to an iPhone or Android phone wirelessly and displays notifications and previews of calls, texts and emails. Not only that, but the Pebble can control music playback on a phone and show at a glance the song that’s playing, along with artist and album information. And of course, it tells time. It comes with multiple software watch faces and you can upload more.
Even better, the Pebble, from a Silicon Valley startup of the same name, is a platform that can work with other apps and aspects of a smartphone. For instance, the company is planning to roll out options that display information from apps for runners and golfers by spring. And there are already techie workarounds that can enable the watch to link to other smartphone apps. The gadget has been much-discussed in tech circles and its founders raised millions of dollars via the crowdfunding service, Kickstarter.
One important note: It isn’t a wrist communicator. It cannot conduct phone calls or compose texts and emails. It just notifies you about them, by gently vibrating and displaying sender or caller info, and for messages, an excerpt, on the screen....
»allthingsd.com/20130226/a-wristw···-arrive/ |
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 OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Kearnstd
said by Kearnstd:Depends on what it is used for while driving. If it could overlay GPS it would lower distraction because you would no longer need to look away from the road. It could even lay out a path rather than just a map.
Now yes if someone was watching movies and surfing the web that would be a problem.
I don't think its a question of how its used because one would think that it would be possible to use Google Glass as a GPS however,...
How exactly would law enforcement tell the difference with respect to how a personal HUD such as Google Glass is used in a car? If someone doesn't use their seatbelt, puts a DVD player on their dashboard or is holding a phone to their ear one can see this but no one can see what is on the Google Glass display but the user. Its a little like the uncertainty of an open container, the risk is high enough to negate the benefit of doubt.
Also note that the Google Glass design that we have seen so far looks as though it would impair peripheral vision of the driver on the right side. The use of the display would also require looking up and away from the road. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to The Geezer
Depends on what it is used for while driving. If it could overlay GPS it would lower distraction because you would no longer need to look away from the road. It could even lay out a path rather than just a map.
Now yes if someone was watching movies and surfing the web that would be a problem.
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to The Geezer
Naturally it should be illegal to use when driving,....just like a phone.
Common sense should be enough but it really isn't for some people,.... |
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As far as Google Glass is concerned, could anyone come up with a better way to distract a person with an accident as a result?
Texting on smartphones is bad enough, Google Glass will be ten times worse!
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 StacyFotoDoguePremium
join:2001-11-02
New York, NY | reply to Kearnstd
People who enjoy watches often have more than one, just like people who enjoy Apple products tend to have several. I still wear one of my old Swatches from the '80s and I probably still have an old Mickey Mouse watch somewhere around the house. It's not about the cost or even function but more about collecting and wearing interesting accessories. |
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 NezmoThe name's Bond. James Bond.Premium,MVM
join:2004-11-10
Coppell, TX
kudos:1 | reply to Kearnstd
said by Kearnstd:I think Google Glass will be far superior to any iWatch. People in the market for a watch already have one, And with what Apple would likely charge for a watch they could likely get a high quality model from an established and proven watchmaker. And more importantly, A traditional watch is take it off at night, put it back on in the morning and no "Shit I forgot to charge my watch."
However I think the important thing for Google Glass is that it is pushing forward what wearable computing will be about and that is augmented reality.
I have several watches that charge themselves (and I mean electrically, not automatic watches). And they can sit in a drawer for 6 months before they need some kind of light to recharge again. No, they are not using BT radios, etc (although some do use a radio to pick up on the atomic clock signals) but still... The power argument of this need not be an issue.
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to haroldo
I think Google Glass will be far superior to any iWatch. People in the market for a watch already have one, And with what Apple would likely charge for a watch they could likely get a high quality model from an established and proven watchmaker. And more importantly, A traditional watch is take it off at night, put it back on in the morning and no "Shit I forgot to charge my watch."
However I think the important thing for Google Glass is that it is pushing forward what wearable computing will be about and that is augmented reality.
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Stacy
Yes but that wasn't a watch,......it was an iPod,.... |
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StacyFotoDoguePremium
join:2001-11-02
New York, NY | reply to haroldo
Didn't Apple already make a IPod Nano that fit on a watchband that was available separately? |
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to haroldo
I hate to say this but I think Google got it right with Glass in terms of functionality but only to a point.
A hands-free and wrist-free display that can still keep you aware of your suroundings could be very useful indeed. The problem is how one would interact with such a display in terms of input.
But this really comes down to what the next big thing is and I don't know that an iWatch or Google Glass is it.
I personally don't like to use watches anymore,.... |
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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1 Reviews:
·Comcast
2 edits | reply to sk1939
said by sk1939:Pointless idea frankly, what would be the purpose? ...
The race for the next big thing is wearable computing. Google seems to have a huge lead with glasses.
Guessing (if this is real) that Apple has two choices, "win or go home" (to borrow a phrase from every high school football team's locker room). Having watched Microsoft's, near march to irrelevance, with them ignoring mobile and showing up very late to the party, I guess Apple doesn't want to go home, just yet.
Remember, this is the company that gets you to buy thing you didn't know you wanted.
Personally, I think it's hokey and too geeky to be chic. A large clunky piece of arm adornment is not what the fashionable urbanite wants to be seen sporting. It might make sense for special, business specific, situations, where the user might need both hands to hold something, or it's impractical to hold a phone, although, I can't think of an application. Maybe cyclists, quarterbacks or medical practitioners? |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to Nezmo
said by Nezmo:said by Kearnstd:I just use my phone, seems to tell time well enough.
You know, sometimes I don't have my phone on me. Imagine that. I'm so old school. Likely best to stick with whatever good reliable watch you have then.
I am betting if you leave your phone behind(say for example leaving in a car due to going into a place where a phone is not polite or allowed.) the iWatch stops working. I would not be shocked that if the moment it goes out of BT range of the iPhone it even stops telling the time.
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 neuronbobTHERE ARE NO SHORT CUTS. NONE.
join:2000-03-30
Bedford, OH | reply to haroldo
Another watch fan here.
iWatch will be a nice novelty and will sell like hotcakes. I may even buy one just for **its and giggles if it's reasonably priced.
My daily watch will remain my Citizen Eco-Drive Calibre 8700. Rugged, accurate, and I never have to replace the battery.
In a pinch, my cell phone will also do. To this nearly middle-aged coot, I am continually amazed that younguns nowadays don't wear watches as much.
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sk1939Premium
join:2010-10-23
Washington, DC
kudos:9 Reviews:
 ·T-Mobile US
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Pointless idea frankly, what would be the purpose? I'll keep my Seamaster for when I want a nice watch to wear. |
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