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Poll: Are you opposed to smartwatches because bluetooth has to be enabled?

2 points by feld 11y ago

feld 11y ago
A lot of people hate having bluetooth enabled because it enables another potential tracking vector.
dozzie 11y ago
No. Watch is typically used as a piece of jewellery, so it should look like one. I'm yet to see a good-looking smartwatch. Moreover, idea of a watch that needs to be recharged every two days is ridiculous. A quartz watch can go for months on a single battery. And in exchange for frequent recharges one basically gets nothing that couldn't be done with a smartphone. It's not like smartwatch allows playing with software-defined radio, which is the case for Texas Instruments.
- feld 11y ago
  FYI a Pebble can go 7-10 days and it charges pretty quickly and does quite well for a smartwatch. I like to think of watches as being function first since I don't wear jewelry, but some people have different opinions here.
- kaolinite 11y ago
  People said that charging your mobile phone each day was ridiculous too, but now we all do it. Besides, I wind my mechanical watch each day - that's never been a problem. Obviously, whether you like the look of current smartwatches is your view, but lots of people - including those in the watch world - are praising Apple Watch for aesthetics and build quality. There are some nice looking watches on the Android Wear side coming out too, although I question the choice of circular display. Here's the Apple Watch next to a Patek Philippe perpetual calendar, arguably one of the finest watches in the world. Honestly, whilst it will never match such a classic, it stands up pretty well. http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_image/7162/x580x9999__img.jpg http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_i... http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_image/7163/x580x9999__img.jpg http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_i...
wink 11y ago
I didn't think of this yet and I had hoped there was wifi and not bluetooth - but in the end I don't think this would be a deciding factor, despite me having Bluetooth off since I first had a laptop that had it (2004). Addendum: I am not particularly interested in smartwatches, but I wouldn't mind one.
- feld 11y ago
  Wifi would certainly drain the battery much more than Bluetooth Low Energy.
- feld 11y ago
  Wifi would certainly drain the battery much more than Bluetooth Low Energy.
ljk 11y ago
i'm not a fan of smartwatches since it feels like a toy and i don't see a lot of practical use out of it

2 points by feld 11y ago

feld 11y ago

A lot of people hate having bluetooth enabled because it enables another potential tracking vector.

No. Watch is typically used as a piece of jewellery, so it should look like one. I'm yet to see a good-looking smartwatch. Moreover, idea of a watch that needs to be recharged every two days is ridiculous. A quartz watch can go for months on a single battery. And in exchange for frequent recharges one basically gets nothing that couldn't be done with a smartphone. It's not like smartwatch allows playing with software-defined radio, which is the case for Texas Instruments.

feld 11y ago
FYI a Pebble can go 7-10 days and it charges pretty quickly and does quite well for a smartwatch. I like to think of watches as being function first since I don't wear jewelry, but some people have different opinions here.
kaolinite 11y ago
People said that charging your mobile phone each day was ridiculous too, but now we all do it. Besides, I wind my mechanical watch each day - that's never been a problem. Obviously, whether you like the look of current smartwatches is your view, but lots of people - including those in the watch world - are praising Apple Watch for aesthetics and build quality. There are some nice looking watches on the Android Wear side coming out too, although I question the choice of circular display. Here's the Apple Watch next to a Patek Philippe perpetual calendar, arguably one of the finest watches in the world. Honestly, whilst it will never match such a classic, it stands up pretty well. http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_image/7162/x580x9999__img.jpg http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_i... http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_image/7163/x580x9999__img.jpg http://cdn.hodinkee.com/uploads/block/inline_image/content_i...

wink 11y ago

I didn't think of this yet and I had hoped there was wifi and not bluetooth - but in the end I don't think this would be a deciding factor, despite me having Bluetooth off since I first had a laptop that had it (2004). Addendum: I am not particularly interested in smartwatches, but I wouldn't mind one.

feld 11y ago
Wifi would certainly drain the battery much more than Bluetooth Low Energy.
feld 11y ago
Wifi would certainly drain the battery much more than Bluetooth Low Energy.

ljk 11y ago

i'm not a fan of smartwatches since it feels like a toy and i don't see a lot of practical use out of it