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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: 2) by egcagrac0 on Tuesday March 25 2014, @01:44AM

    by egcagrac0 (2705) on Tuesday March 25 2014, @01:44AM (#20818)

    I would pay good money* for a modern smartphone, in a nice steampunk-inspired circular pocketwatch case**. Am I the only one?

    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.

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