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I don't see why this suddenly appears to be 'revolutionary' when Sony has had this for a long time?[1] Heck you can even buy an Android powered Sony watch WITH

by neya 14y ago

I don't see why this suddenly appears to be 'revolutionary' when Sony has had this for a long time?[1] Heck you can even buy an Android powered Sony watch WITH THE SAME DESIGN even now! [1]http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/products/accessories/smartwatch/ http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/products/accessories/smartwatch...

sciwiz 14y ago
I think the Sony smart watch needs to be linked to a smartphone to be useful, while the Motorola MOTOACTV can used as a standalone device. http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/8GB-or-16GB-MOTOACTV/79070,en_US,pd.html http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/8GB-or-16GB-MOTOACTV/79...
kalleboo 14y ago
Sony Mobile (formerly Sony Ericsson) have been making various Bluetooth watches since 2006
nsp 14y ago
I agree that "revolutionary" is a little strong given that its just a rumor. However, the first iPhone is frequently described as revolutionary despite being far from the first smartphone/touchscreen smartphone. Given the sad state of the current smart watch market, apple's smart watch could be considered revolutionary. (when it exists and provided its a huge improvement).
tankbot 14y ago
From the piece: "It won’t be revolutionary, per se — many have already entered the smart watch space" Anyway, I would buy this. I stopped wearing a watch when I got my first cell phone back in the late 90's but recently (last year) started wearing an iPod nano as a watch. I use it for listening to the radio/music during my commute and it's great. It's also a conversation piece as most people haven't seen anything like it and the idea of a multi-touch interface on a watch blows their minds. The only drawback is a lack of bluetooth connectivity, I yearn for the ability to get data/updates from my phone while it's pocketed or stream music to an external device from my 16gb watch. Also there is no audio output except for the headphone jack which makes timers/alarms pointless unless you always have headphones on. It's really to bad that nobody has hacked the 6th gen nano as it would be great for home-brew. Something else I want is a "stealth" bootable usb device on my wrist. :o)
marknutter 14y ago
Who claimed it was revolutionary? In fact, from the article: "It won’t be revolutionary, per se — many have already entered the smart watch space — but Apple has a knack for making niche devices mainstream.", which is an assessment I agree with. The iPhone and iPad also weren't "revolutionary" by your standards; there were plenty of smart phones and tablets on the market before then. But Apple certainly popularized the smart phone and the tablet pc. They could potentially do that again with smart watches.

by neya 14y ago

sciwiz 14y ago

I think the Sony smart watch needs to be linked to a smartphone to be useful, while the Motorola MOTOACTV can used as a standalone device. http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/8GB-or-16GB-MOTOACTV/79070,en_US,pd.html http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/8GB-or-16GB-MOTOACTV/79...

kalleboo 14y ago

Sony Mobile (formerly Sony Ericsson) have been making various Bluetooth watches since 2006

nsp 14y ago

I agree that "revolutionary" is a little strong given that its just a rumor. However, the first iPhone is frequently described as revolutionary despite being far from the first smartphone/touchscreen smartphone. Given the sad state of the current smart watch market, apple's smart watch could be considered revolutionary. (when it exists and provided its a huge improvement).

tankbot 14y ago

From the piece: "It won’t be revolutionary, per se — many have already entered the smart watch space" Anyway, I would buy this. I stopped wearing a watch when I got my first cell phone back in the late 90's but recently (last year) started wearing an iPod nano as a watch. I use it for listening to the radio/music during my commute and it's great. It's also a conversation piece as most people haven't seen anything like it and the idea of a multi-touch interface on a watch blows their minds. The only drawback is a lack of bluetooth connectivity, I yearn for the ability to get data/updates from my phone while it's pocketed or stream music to an external device from my 16gb watch. Also there is no audio output except for the headphone jack which makes timers/alarms pointless unless you always have headphones on. It's really to bad that nobody has hacked the 6th gen nano as it would be great for home-brew. Something else I want is a "stealth" bootable usb device on my wrist. :o)

marknutter 14y ago

Who claimed it was revolutionary? In fact, from the article: "It won’t be revolutionary, per se — many have already entered the smart watch space — but Apple has a knack for making niche devices mainstream.", which is an assessment I agree with. The iPhone and iPad also weren't "revolutionary" by your standards; there were plenty of smart phones and tablets on the market before then. But Apple certainly popularized the smart phone and the tablet pc. They could potentially do that again with smart watches.