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Well yeah, the smart pocket watch obviously trumps the dumb wrist watch. The point here is that now the wrist watch is smart again, it is likely to take over ag

Well yeah, the smart pocket watch obviously trumps the dumb wrist watch. The point here is that now the wrist watch is smart again, it is likely to take over again for the same reasons it beat the pocket watch the first time. EDIT: To clarify, I'm not saying they'll completely replace smartphones, just that enough features can be moved to the wrist to make it worth wearing.

slantyyz 12y ago
>> just that enough features can be moved to the wrist to make it worth wearing. I'm afraid it's not quite so simple as that. It also has to be more than simply worth wearing. * It has to be worth adding to the pile of devices that you're managing (remembering to charge, remembering to wear, connecting to your phone, security settings, etc). * It has to be worth taking up another USB port in your charger (since it's not using a lightning or micro USB port) * It has to be worth taking up more space on your nightstand for charging. While I see a lot of benefits for sporty/health types and FOMO-afflicted notification addicts, I'm not so sure it's going to eat up the market the same way the iPhone and iPad did.