What is the Point of Smart Watches?
Aside from being invested in the Apple/iTunes ecosystem, I'm not an Apple fanboy. However, I'll admit that while most gadgets get my curiosity, the new Apple Watch has my attention.
Not just because it's an Apple device. I like to believe I'm above fanboyism. I'm interested in just such a device for many reasons, particularly the health/sleep data gathering features. Recently, I was in a conversation where someone was discussing how pointless smart watches are so I wanted to try and explain what they're for and what they're not.
A lot of people see a smart watch and think it's exactly like their smartphone or tablet. In the case of the Apple Watch, there are many people who believe it's just a smaller iPhone you wear on your wrist. The truth is that's simply not the case. Apple knows you're not gonna hammer out texts/emails or watch Hulu or Netflix on it. However, sending canned responses back to messages in a pinch without having to pull out your phone or take your hands off the steering wheel will go a good way with people. Or having simple remote for your streaming services on your wrist instead of watching content on it.
Think of your phone as Batman. Batman can do a lot of things. In this analogy, most of us have had a "Batman" for years and we're quite familiar with what he can do. When you get an email, he says "I'm Batman" and handles it just like you'd expect. The smart watch isn't another smaller Batman. It's more like Robin. Robin can do some stuff but in general, he's not particularly effective without Batman. So when you've got Batman & Robin, you get an email, your smart watch will say "Leaping Leopards Batman! We've got an email!"
In short the smart watch isn't another separate device by itself. It's rather an augment to your smartphone.
A lot of people see a smart watch and think it's exactly like their smartphone or tablet. In the case of the Apple Watch, there are many people who believe it's just a smaller iPhone you wear on your wrist. The truth is that's simply not the case. Apple knows you're not gonna hammer out texts/emails or watch Hulu or Netflix on it. However, sending canned responses back to messages in a pinch without having to pull out your phone or take your hands off the steering wheel will go a good way with people. Or having simple remote for your streaming services on your wrist instead of watching content on it.
Think of your phone as Batman. Batman can do a lot of things. In this analogy, most of us have had a "Batman" for years and we're quite familiar with what he can do. When you get an email, he says "I'm Batman" and handles it just like you'd expect. The smart watch isn't another smaller Batman. It's more like Robin. Robin can do some stuff but in general, he's not particularly effective without Batman. So when you've got Batman & Robin, you get an email, your smart watch will say "Leaping Leopards Batman! We've got an email!"
In short the smart watch isn't another separate device by itself. It's rather an augment to your smartphone.
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