Nexus Watch? All the Google Smartwatch Rumors So Far

[JMcEntegart]

All we've heard about the Google smartwatch.

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[eklipz330]

yeah, i'm fine with regular watches and their singular function. this is unnecessary. i think google glass may be a better leap forward, but still is unnecessary.

 

[joraph]

A watch that can do more than telling a time is really un-necessary. it means you have to charge more frequently than a normal watch...it will even get hot if it offers camera and 3G capability.

 

[thundervore]

A watch is now nothing more than a fashion accessory. Back in the 90's it was essential for telling time but now if you ask anyone who is wearing a watch what time is it, they will most likely pull out their phone and tell you the time

 

[Christopher Shaffer]

The Galaxy watch that Samsung has integrated with their phones so that you can actually answer and talk with it intrigues me as a Dick Tracy fan, but that novelty isn't enough for me to buy one. I think Samsung's take on this is the most relevant I've seen.

THAT said, I don't see this smart watch thing actually taking off. I think Apple with put out their obligatory offer, but ultimately I think this is where we'll see the smart accessory market taper off, and as such, it's tie-in with the smart phone market. Wearable tech only makes sense when it's actually practical (that sounds like a an oxymoron, I know) and serves a purpose.

So far, every suggestion I've seen seems to be that this is basically an extension of my phone. Like the LG pic above, I don't need to see pics on my watch. If I have time to pull up pics on my watch, I'll pull them up on my phone instead.

What I'd like to see is the integration of a *small* smart watch with something like the Jawbone band. I don't need pics and video and crap, just give me a Dick Tracy watch that can monitor my stats and optionally send them via bluetooth to an app on my phone and also stores them locally to download later.

I think instead these smart phone manufacturers are trying to do the phone tie-in to force propriety, which goes completely against the Android philosophy and what makes it competitive with Apple.

 

[11796pcs]

Is there actually excitement in the market for smart watches? A smart watch doesn't appeal to me at all.

 

[BranFlake5]

Not saying that I'm particularly in the market for a smart watch, but this design is so far the best I have seen. I'd be interested in this.Imagine the ultimate Nexus experience when you can access things from your wrist and view them on your glasses. The whole thing powered by a fast, cheap Nexus phone.I feel that if battery life is addressed these could become popular.