Xenex writes:
"In the wake of the Android Ware [Video] announcement, I have been giving thought to the impact these watches could have on our life. 'The more I read about smartwatches, the more I appreciate my "dumb" watches' writes Shawn Blanc. 'But I don't just wear a watch to know what time it is. Part of the reason I wear one is as an excuse not to pull out my iPhone.' Basically: when you look at a watch you see the time, when you look at a smartphone for the time you also see notifications. Avoiding my phone is definitely a factor for me nowadays, and a 'smart' watch might just be another distraction."
(Score: 1) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Monday March 24 2014, @12:47PM
I don't bother wearing a watch because I'm surrounded by time displays pretty much everywhere I go. If I'm not near a display and I want to know the time, I fish my phone out of my pocket. This feels to me like a throwback to the old Victorian pocketwatch-on-a-chain in the waiscoat pocket.
I would pay good money* for a modern smartphone, in a nice steampunk-inspired circular pocketwatch case**. Am I the only one?
*Actually, I have more important things to spend my money on, but I would be very tempted to spend good money on it.
**Alternatively***, a nice, sleek, modern smooth design. Has to be circular though, for ease of unpocketting, and with a sturdy chain& chain clasp.
***Ideally, one of each :-)
(Score: 2) by egcagrac0 on Tuesday March 25 2014, @01:44AM
I think there's a bigger market for a phone shaped like a Communicator [wikipedia.org], complete with chirps. A non-display "smartwatch" badge that allows one to tap it to answer a call has potential, too.
Similarly niche market, but people at cons spend good money on strange things.