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See that's one of the problems with current tech and these watch devices. First of all, it will take a whole lot of convincing to make me buy another watch as I

See that's one of the problems with current tech and these watch devices. First of all, it will take a whole lot of convincing to make me buy another watch as I currently own an $800 Seiko that's nearly 15 years old and I've never had to change the battery (because it's kinetic). Second, if I DID buy a new watch it would take even more convincing to get me to take it off more than once every few years just to charge it. A normal watch lasts at least a year on a battery, and a kinetic watch such as mine literally never "winds down" unless I stop moving for months at a time. And finally, a watch as a display device is fine, but I'm simply not going to use it as an input device. Thus, I can see context-sensitive info on my watch (which is cool, I readily admit) but I still have to whip out the smart phone or laptop or tablet in order to really do much with that data. Now I'm not saying that someone won't make a good interface, but I just think the physical size limitations of making a watch that doesn't look and feel ridiculous will make any such interface very (very) difficult to pull off.

ghotli 13y ago
I work from home so most of the time unless I'm in a google hangout I'm largely alone. I've found that using voice activated input for my moto x is something that I use more and more often. There will likely be a social stigma around voice oriented device control initially but for me it's just the simplest thing that gets the job done. All that said I agree with you about the battery. It'll have to be nice enough to make it worth it. Lots of people need one less reason to get sucked into checking notifications on their phone.
- zacinbusiness 13y ago
  I do think voice is an under utilized method of input, but in a crowded and loud urban environment it won't work well because of all of the background noise (I would think, honestly I've never tried it). I do think a lot of people assume that you would get angry looks from people, but I know that in NYC and in London people will largely ignore you unless you're doing something very annoying or disgusting (a travel companion was chewing her finger nails on the Tube once and was reprimanded by an older gentleman, rightly so). And so I don't think that voice input would be an issue socially, except in obvious cases like restaurants and offices. I just wonder how it would work logistically "in the field."
- lando2319 13y ago
  +1 If I am knee deep in code and need to calculate something quick, I just yell out, "ok google now, what's 34 time 324". Also Adding new calendar events and setting the alarm, are both so much easier via voice. Sports too "ok Google Now, did the Bulls Win?" Once you get in the habit of using it, its very convenient. Glad to see this is being integrated within the watch.

ghotli 13y ago

I work from home so most of the time unless I'm in a google hangout I'm largely alone. I've found that using voice activated input for my moto x is something that I use more and more often. There will likely be a social stigma around voice oriented device control initially but for me it's just the simplest thing that gets the job done. All that said I agree with you about the battery. It'll have to be nice enough to make it worth it. Lots of people need one less reason to get sucked into checking notifications on their phone.

zacinbusiness 13y ago
I do think voice is an under utilized method of input, but in a crowded and loud urban environment it won't work well because of all of the background noise (I would think, honestly I've never tried it). I do think a lot of people assume that you would get angry looks from people, but I know that in NYC and in London people will largely ignore you unless you're doing something very annoying or disgusting (a travel companion was chewing her finger nails on the Tube once and was reprimanded by an older gentleman, rightly so). And so I don't think that voice input would be an issue socially, except in obvious cases like restaurants and offices. I just wonder how it would work logistically "in the field."
lando2319 13y ago
+1 If I am knee deep in code and need to calculate something quick, I just yell out, "ok google now, what's 34 time 324". Also Adding new calendar events and setting the alarm, are both so much easier via voice. Sports too "ok Google Now, did the Bulls Win?" Once you get in the habit of using it, its very convenient. Glad to see this is being integrated within the watch.