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Making Smartwatches As Popular As Smartphones

While the smartwatches in the market today are really nice and revolutionary, the sales of these watches are still slowly building up. It is expected that about 1.2 million smartwatches will ship this year, a paltry number compared to the estimated 1.5 billion smart phone users in the world. What could be the reason for this? It is likely that the current smartwatches do not have the critical components or features that will make them a runaway success. Euromonitor's head of consumer electronics, Loo Wee Teck, commented current smartwatches are just not that great a customer proposition yet. "Smartwatches try to replicate the smartphone experience on a minuscule wrist-sized screen, which translates to inferior usability or otherwise seek to complement and extend the functionality of smartphone onto a smaller screen" So what will make the perfect smartwatch? I have condensed it down to five components that need to be addressed before we can see this class of

Five Examples Of Smart Wearable Technology Right Over The Horizon

Smart wearable technology constantly evolves, from the humble wristwatch that was first introduced in the mid-19th century to the various pedometers and smart watches that are currently being released on the market. The truly big question, however, is what we can really do with wearable tech? Here are some of the more outlandish ideas up on offer: Augmented Reality Glasses Google Glass was the first real piece of smart wearable technology to change the boundaries of gadgetry after the smartphone revolution. At the moment though, Google Glass functions more like a heads-up display (HUD) than an augmented reality (AR) device. It is basically a smartphone that is right there in your face instead of in your pocket. Give it enough time, though, and smart glasses like Google Glass will eventually be able to look at the world, manipulate the data it gets from the world around us and meld that data with how we perceive the world around us in real-time. Wrist Computers Forget laptop

Smart Watches For The Smart People

A smart watch is a computerized wristwatch with functionality that goes ahead timekeeping. While early models can perform basic tasks, such as calculations, translations, and game-playing, 2010s smart watches are effectively wearable computers. Several run mobile apps, using a mobile operating system. Some smart watches function as portable media players, with FM radio and playback of digital audio and video files via a Bluetooth or USB headset. Unusual models also called 'watch phones, characteristic full mobile phone aptitude, and can make or respond phone calls or compose messages. The software may include digital maps, schedules and personal organizers, calculators, and various kinds of watch faces. That's apple watches are worth a try. Apple's Watch Series 1 - 38 mm Silver Aluminium Case with White Sports Band is of 24,949 but this same watch is cheaper on Amazon is of Rs. 22,799. This price difference is the reason is to know compare watches price in India. Apple