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Wearables Still Slow To Catch On in the United States (axios.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: The use of wearable technology devices -- like watches, glasses and fitness tracking bracelets -- will grow 11.9 percent next year, eMarketer predicts, with the growth rate continuing to slow compared to previous years. Smartwatches will drive the bulk of wearables growth, but the number of people who use wearable technology will still be less than 20 percent of the population. Experts suggest wearable adoption will slow due to cost and unmet user expectations. Still, others, like analyst firm IDC, predict that U.S. wearable use will continue to climb, doubling in size by devices shipped 2021, just at a slower pace.
...is that it is a highly reliable douche nozzle indicator.
Oh hey, that guy has an apple watch. He's a douche nozzle.
Check out that stylin' fitbit! Douche nozzle.
I would want to wear a computing device - I just don't want to have another thing to charge each night.
I even stopped wearing my dive watch (Citizen Promaster Aqualand (with a metal band replacing the horrible rubber one ) because it needed expensive battery replacements which cost $50 for battery change and predssure test every year.
Now I still have a dive watch, but it's an eco-drive one that has fewer functions (no depth gauge) but has the advantage in that it is solar powered so never needs a battery change.
If you could build even a low powered computing device that had that feature, it'd be a winner - because it would be handy having even a subset of the features a smartphone has, always available at your wrist. That convenience is negated however, if you have to worry about keeping it charged all the time.
I haven't worn a watch in years because I have my smartphone.
My compelling reason to wear a computer (other than the smartphone unobtrusively in my pocket) is ... ?
Pebble was going in the right direction. Inexpensive and a good battery life. Mine finally died and I got an LG Style when it was on sale. The battery life sucks and the vibration is weaker than the Pebble. But it does have features that the Pebble didn't have. I still would have went with another Pebble if they weren't bought out.
It seems like they are under the impression that people want to replace their smartphone instead of supplementing it. The tech critics aren't helping when they claim that lacking lte and gps is a problem. It will never replace the smartphone, unless you're a Dick Tracy fan, which means they will also have to put a camera on it. I keep hoping that Huawei or Asus will put out a new watch that only has the basics with an awesome battery life.