"Smart" watches? I'm not getting the hype....

[beanbag]

I'm still not getting the point of a smart watch showing me the weather, messages, phone calls (so I can scream at my wrist), etc....it just doesn't make any sense to me.

I wear high-end watches daily but do so knowing the beauty of the time piece on my wrist. The engineering that goes within the mechanism and so therefore as a piece of jewellery.

The only "smart" watch which really isn't a smart watch I've taken to so far is the Withings Activité. I can see myself wearing this, but I can't see any business professional walking around with a chunky, bloated device on their wrist!

I'm probably missing the point entirely but this is nothing more than a gimmick for kids to have fun with (Remember those awesome Casio watches with a gazillion functions? This is modern version of this!)

[beanbag]

el stovey said:

Get you.

I fell into that one!

[beanbag]

There's a pretty mixed opinion but I hazard a guess it's more a trend thing that will inevitably not be for mainstream consumers. I just can't see it exploding with popularity!

I do see how it could be useful for sports. Running, tracking movement, swimming, like a Garmin watch, but why not just buy a Garmin? They already exist and do the job well.

I'm still perplexed by the obsession and the point of these.