There’s Something About Smartwatches

This is a post from Jenna Wortham and Brian X. Chen of Bits, NY Times. They share the rumor about top companies such as Apple, Samsung, Google and Microsoft working on a gadget that can be worn around the wrist in which is termed as a smartwatch. While none have arrived in the market yet, the authors explain that many are curious whether this will be a breakthrough.

In Bits, New York Times, Jenna Wortham and Brian X. Chen answers three questions about the rumored device. When asked, what its potential design may be, Jenna explains

There’s no doubt that mass-market wearables are the next big thing in computing. They haven’t always had to look cool to catch on — take the pager and the Bluetooth headset as examples. So it is less a question of form and more a question of function. What will these things be able to that our other body machinery, including phones, fitness devices and tablets, don’t already do?

Brian shares his thoughts on how it will be used by explaining

I would think that a smartwatch will barely even be noticeable unless you were actively looking for it on someone’s wrist, similar to the subtlety of the Nike FuelBand or Jawbone Up, which are just solid-color bracelets.

Brian continues to explain in Bits, New York Times that the value of the smartwatch will be defined by its apps. He adds, that the cost of the gadget is still the biggest question.

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