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I really think this will be the year of smart watches. Smart glasses look so absurd, I think this year there will be a number of options for glasses in market,

by bsirkia 13y ago

I really think this will be the year of smart watches. Smart glasses look so absurd, I think this year there will be a number of options for glasses in market, but they won't gain popularity 2015-2016. Smart watches, however, don't look particularly different than normal watches, they aren't obtrusive to other people, etc. like glasses are. EDIT: Using words better.

kumarm 13y ago
I doubt there ever will be a Year of Smart Watches. They are too small (and too far to eyes) to provide a smart screen.
- bsirkia 13y ago
  My thinking on it is that they'll become popular fast because as we become more connected to our phones, smart watches are a much less obtrusive and disrupting way to look at notifications. Basically, you can add a screening device onto your wrist that you can use when you're in meetings, driving, walking down the street, to quickly decide if it's worth pulling out your phone without making it obvious you're pulling out your phone.
  - moonka 13y ago
    It doesn't just have the effect of making it less obvious. I grabbed a Pebble recently, and it's had the effect of making me actually use my phone a lot less. Before, anytime I would hear my phone go off, I would check it and see if it's an important email or text, and frequently end up checking a few other things out of habit. Now, I only do that if I've seen it's actually important, which happens much less often.
- frou_dh 13y ago
  Moving your arm a bit isn't much of an imposition compared to fishing out, unlocking, and returning a phone. (fwp acknowledged)
- InclinedPlane 13y ago
  Smart watches like the pebble can be amazingly useful in certain circumstances. For example, if you're very busy and using some sort of messaging system to stay in touch with a team then a smart watch is indespensible. You can keep up with the message flow without digging out and unlocking a phone. It easily replaces radios without many of radio's downsides and with many unique advantages (archived messages that can serve as a reference later). I don't know how useful they are in the general case though. But they do lower the friction of keeping up with a textual conversation without being in front of a computer.

by bsirkia 13y ago

kumarm 13y ago

I doubt there ever will be a Year of Smart Watches. They are too small (and too far to eyes) to provide a smart screen.

bsirkia 13y ago
My thinking on it is that they'll become popular fast because as we become more connected to our phones, smart watches are a much less obtrusive and disrupting way to look at notifications. Basically, you can add a screening device onto your wrist that you can use when you're in meetings, driving, walking down the street, to quickly decide if it's worth pulling out your phone without making it obvious you're pulling out your phone.
- moonka 13y ago
  It doesn't just have the effect of making it less obvious. I grabbed a Pebble recently, and it's had the effect of making me actually use my phone a lot less. Before, anytime I would hear my phone go off, I would check it and see if it's an important email or text, and frequently end up checking a few other things out of habit. Now, I only do that if I've seen it's actually important, which happens much less often.
frou_dh 13y ago
Moving your arm a bit isn't much of an imposition compared to fishing out, unlocking, and returning a phone. (fwp acknowledged)
InclinedPlane 13y ago
Smart watches like the pebble can be amazingly useful in certain circumstances. For example, if you're very busy and using some sort of messaging system to stay in touch with a team then a smart watch is indespensible. You can keep up with the message flow without digging out and unlocking a phone. It easily replaces radios without many of radio's downsides and with many unique advantages (archived messages that can serve as a reference later). I don't know how useful they are in the general case though. But they do lower the friction of keeping up with a textual conversation without being in front of a computer.