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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: 1) by youngatheart on Monday March 24 2014, @09:57PM

    by youngatheart (42) on Monday March 24 2014, @09:57PM (#20685)

    My wife bought me a beautiful watch [zales.com]. It is silent, solar powered, light, thin and subtle. It is jewelry with a function and it doesn't require me to reset it every month or two.