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I'm curious as well. I've noticed that one of the things that seems like a big predictor of the success of gadgets that we use in public is whether or not they
by TrevorJ 11y ago
I'm curious as well. I've noticed that one of the things that seems like a big predictor of the success of gadgets that we use in public is whether or not they force users to break etiquette, or if they can be 'grandfathered' into existing social norms. I'm curious about smart watches during one on one interactions in particular because the 'checking your watch' gesture is considered to be pretty blatantly rude in a lot of places.
- halotrope 11y agoI have yet to encounter any complaint about it. For some reason (at least I hope) people seem to mind it less than constantly checking your phone in a social setting. But I don't check it all that often since it is really hard to miss notifications so you are not checking constantly like might do with a silenced phone.
- wvenable 11y agoI have noticed that checking my watch for notifications seems to make people think I'm checking the time. Where as actually pulling out my phone would indicate that more obviously. I do absolutely love that my phone's ringer is never ever on. It just doesn't ever make a noise.
- freehunter 11y agoI've had the same thing. I didn't tell my coworkers I had a Pebble, but when I got a notification in a meeting, I looked at my watch and the boss commented that I must be bored with the meeting and looking to get out. Once I said it was a smartwatch, they then always assumed I was playing Tetris.