Ask Slashdot: What Features Belong In a 'Smartwatch'?

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @08:32AM from the anything-james-bond-had dept.

Nerval's Lobster writes "If the rumors are true, and Apple is indeed hard at work on a newfangled timepiece (dubbed the 'iWatch'), what unique features could such a device offer a public already overloaded with all sorts of handheld devices? Answer that question, and you're perhaps one step closer to figuring out why Apple — again, if the rumors are true — decided to devote millions of dollars and the precious hours of some very smart people in the effort. This article suggests voice control (via Siri), biometrics, mobile payments, and other possible features, but there must be loads of others that someone could think up."

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Re:Time? by JustOK · 2013-02-13 08:43 · Score: 5, Funny

You're wearing it wrong.

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A battery that doesn't suck. by dclozier · 2013-02-13 08:45 · Score: 5, Insightful

Maybe I could live with charging it weekly but on a daily basis? forget it.
eInk by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-13 08:50 · Score: 5, Interesting

I think an e-Ink screen is an absolute must. You'll be looking at your watch often in broad sunlight, and with e-Ink, the screen could be on all the time and not take much power when it's idling.