Does this impact latency and/or bandwidth, since packets can only be generated when environmental conditions allow it? If it's relatively low-latency, I could

Does this impact latency and/or bandwidth, since packets can only be generated when environmental conditions allow it? If it's relatively low-latency, I could imagine very low-power e-ink wearables that delegate processing to phones and simply translate between WiFi packets, screen updates, and button interactions. Very exciting stuff.