Is It Cool To Wear A Wristwatch That Uses Facebook?
The time of the wristwatch has almost assuredly passed us by. The ubiquity of cells phones has replaced the need of most people to wear one, and those that do sport a watch more often than not use it as a fashion accessory. There is little need to tell time, and surely anything that a watch can possibly do, a smart phone can do better. Right?
The time of the wristwatch has almost assuredly passed us by. The ubiquity of cellphones has replaced the need to wear one, and those that do sport a watch more often than not use it as a fashion accessory. There is little need to tell time, and surely anything that a watch can possibly do, a smart phone can do better. Right?
The expiration date on wristwatches has been reset, as a handful of companies seek to once again reinvent the device to appeal to a younger generation that doesn’t need one, and certainly doesn’t view it in step with the iPhone, Blackberry, or Android.
What if, however, your smartphone was on wrist? What if Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, email, and SMS were all available literally within arm’s reach? That is the idea behind the “connected watch,” which is for all intents and purposes a smartphone located conveniently on the wrist.
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