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'Dumb' Watches and the Technology in our Lives

posted by janrinok on Monday March 24 2014, @12:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the 1st-world-problems dept.

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."

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by VLM on Monday March 24 2014, @01:41PM

    by VLM (445) on Monday March 24 2014, @01:41PM (#20371)

    The meta point is its a sign of a bubble topping. Can't grow smartphone revenue by just shoveling out garbage, can't grow revenue by making a better mousetrap, can't grow revenue by marketing the existing products, can't grow revenue by weird business deals... I know, make something kinda related. How bout a watch? Or a pocket watch? Or goggles with a camera? Bad sign for the phone biz when the phone guys are trying everything to make a $ other than selling phones.

    I'm not saying smartphones are going away any more than being only halfway down the decline side of the housing bubble means we all live in apartments or tents. Just the glory days of epic profits are over in that biz.

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  • (Score: 1) by takyon on Monday March 24 2014, @03:14PM

    by takyon (881) on Monday March 24 2014, @03:14PM (#20452) Journal

    Could be good for innovation and price. You'll be able to buy a $50 device without the "this is recording you right now" light.

    On an unrelated note, I recently lost a smartphone. Amazing that yesterday's supercomputers are today's garbage.