Smart~~~ches

[BiG_WeaselParticipant 116]

For those who don’t know, I’m a tech junkie. If it turns on, lights up, and has an internet connection, I’m all about it. When I first saw a Pebble smart~~~ch, I had to have one. Now, I’ve upgraded to an LG G Watch R, running Android Wear. I gotta say, I really like the tech. Getting and replying to texts on it is very handy, since I never have to take out my phone. Maps, music, shopping, Wikipedia, etc are all right there on my wrist. If you’d have told 10 year old me that I’d have this by 40, I’d have called bulls~~~.

I do, however, have a problem with “invasive” tech. To me, if you wear a piece of kit, it should be seamless to your wardrobe, and not look like something out of the ordinary.

Where do you guys stand on it?

[RoyDalParticipant]

Watches have a way of getting beaten to death on my wrists. I’d be afraid to even try a smart~~~ch, lest it suffer the sad fate of all the others.

When I need to wear a timepiece, I have a Casio G-Shock. It literally can take more punishment than the human wrist which makes it perfect for me.

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[MehParticipant 77]

I remember having read a British article about a company, that let heir own employees wear smart~~~ches. The article described, that the company was able to find out how long the employees worked, how long they slept and how much sports they did. I dont know anymore which company it was, but its on the tip on my tongue, which is annoying. Anyway, IF that was the truth I sure as hell do not want a “gimmick” like that. It is like Windows 10: Buy something, so that a company can know about your life.

[Soldier-MedicParticipant 2566]

BiG_Weasel wrote:

I gotta say, I really like the tech. Getting and replying to texts on it is very handy, since I never have to take out my phone.

First. It’s interesting that it seem like we are coming full circle. Young people stopped wearing watches because their cell phones could tell time. Now we can stop using a smart phones because our watches can text. I still wear an old fashioned watch with a second hand.

The only tech I want or need is my home PC, TV, and cell phone. And all I want my cell phone to do is make calls, texts, and maps. Other than that I have no real interest in tech.

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[The Long WalkParticipant 1282]

Casio F91 is the only watch I wear with any regularity. Ridiculously cheap and they last forever.

Would I be correct in saying that a smart watch is an accessory to your smartphone? As in it works alongside the phone, rather than as a direct replacement. So you have to carry both for the watch to be of any use, right?

I find it fiddly enough to get things done on my phone’s 5″ screen, so I don’t see my go-to device becoming a watch (with an even smaller screen) when I have my phone sitting right in my pocket anyway.

[EntropyParticipant 902]

No offense, but smart watches are the solution to a problem nobody has. They are a fad. Might as well buy a curved/3d tv, a drone, and a segway while you are blowing your money on trendy s~~~.

It’s the gadget of the month to keep you a-SPENDIN’.

*cough* *google glass* *cough* *Ipad mini* *cough*

"Compare your lives to mine and then kill yourselves" -BBR

[ShinyParticipant 2307]

Gotta disagree with you there, entropy. Maybe it’s reading Dick Tracy as a child, but I’ve always wanted one. Being a lazy sod, now they exist, I haven’t been in a hurry to get one… I figure I’ll let them iron out the kinks first. I didn’t get a smart phone til they were a couple generations in. Would have liked Google glasses too, if they lived up to the hype.

[RoyDalParticipant]

My watch (Casio G-Shock) is as close to indestructible as a utility item can be. My phone must be carefully protected from any and all shocks at all times. The watch lives on my wrist. The phone is carefully wrapped and stowed out of harm’s way until needed.

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