The most anticipated wearable gadget of geekdom, the Apple Watch, is coming out soon. It will most likely big. With the success of the Pebble watch, being the most successful funding campaign in Kickstarter of all time, it is safe to say smartwatches will be big.
Slated for an April 24 release date, people are curious. Surely, people are reserving their watches. It comes in different specialized functions, prices and sizes, costing between USD 350 to USD 10,000, if you choose the ones with the 18K gold case.
We definitely can see its conveniences, like not going through your phone when you're in a hurry, and there will surely be apps to track our health and fitness. But would it be necessary.
I might pick a smartwatch when the time comes that it is unavoidable, when the world deems it necessary to go through life with smartwatches. It is kind of scary. Maybe it's from watching too many sci-fi thrillers.
But do we need it now? Are watches doomed to be mere pretty accessories, obsolete and unimportant. And how will it affect watch makers around the world who have crafted fine time pieces for centuries?
The Apple watch is still expensive, but so are luxury brand watches that does very little but tell time. If I get an Apple watch, I will probably wear it every day to maximize cost per wear; and if that happens, there's no turning back after starting that kind of lifestyle.
And is it going to be a good investment, to buy a watch that, like most gadgets, go outdated in a couple of years. Good quality watches stand the test of time, you could even pass it on to kids. Smartwatches will unlikely be that. Technology zooms in and out.
And why should you buy a smartphone with an 18K gold case that you would only use for a couple of years?
The Apple Watch, I want to like it, but I can't. I am curious too, but I have no intention to own it yet.
We definitely can see its conveniences, like not going through your phone when you're in a hurry, and there will surely be apps to track our health and fitness. But would it be necessary.
I might pick a smartwatch when the time comes that it is unavoidable, when the world deems it necessary to go through life with smartwatches. It is kind of scary. Maybe it's from watching too many sci-fi thrillers.
But do we need it now? Are watches doomed to be mere pretty accessories, obsolete and unimportant. And how will it affect watch makers around the world who have crafted fine time pieces for centuries?
The Apple watch is still expensive, but so are luxury brand watches that does very little but tell time. If I get an Apple watch, I will probably wear it every day to maximize cost per wear; and if that happens, there's no turning back after starting that kind of lifestyle.
And is it going to be a good investment, to buy a watch that, like most gadgets, go outdated in a couple of years. Good quality watches stand the test of time, you could even pass it on to kids. Smartwatches will unlikely be that. Technology zooms in and out.
And why should you buy a smartphone with an 18K gold case that you would only use for a couple of years?
The Apple Watch, I want to like it, but I can't. I am curious too, but I have no intention to own it yet.
Unless someone gifts me.
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