Please tell me why anyone would go with a smartwatch??

[Lloydbm41]

I truly am curious as to the reasons.

The reasons I will never use one (should be careful throwing that N-word out there):

Can't work independent of the phone that I ALREADY carry around and can look at quickly enough.

Can't wear it at work, so why bother?

Have to charge it.

Pretty expensive just to save me a few seconds to pull my phone out of my pocket.

Regardless of who designs it, my wrists are toooo small for most normal watches and smart watches, EVEN Apple's (which is a very nice design imo) are too bulky.

I am guessing they are not water resistant? So more restrictions on the device.

So why do you use one or want one?

1. There are smart watches that are independent of phones and more will come.
2. Why can't you wear a watch at work? And if you can't wear a watch, why would a phone be accepted?
3. You have to charge all electronics. Why would a smartwatch be any different?
4. Smart watches can be water resistant. Some are, some aren't. Just like phones.

Now, beyond that, have you ever met someone with hearing problems or completely deaf? I'm one of those people (indoor and close quarter gunfire and constantly around helo/jet engines will do that!), so a smartwatch with vibration and instant on screens are invaluable to me. (I can't hear my phone in my pocket and most of the time I don't feel it vibrate either, unless I sitting down and the phone is pressed against my leg.)
This is a small niche case, granted, but it is just one instance where smart watches can be of great help.

 

[J232022]

Smart watches have failed time after time for years , I honestly think nobody wants one . There is nothing about the apple watch that makes it really stand out from other smart watches . It is not like the iphone or ipod it is not reinventing the product . I think the apple watch will fail . I could be wrong but I doubt it .

 

[Wrathwitch]

1. There are smart watches that are independent of phones and more will come.
2. Why can't you wear a watch at work? And if you can't wear a watch, why would a phone be accepted?
3. You have to charge all electronics. Why would a smartwatch be any different?
4. Smart watches can be water resistant. Some are, some aren't. Just like phones.

No smart phones, cell phones, memory sticks, smart watches anything with a usb or wifi capability am I allowed to get in past the gates. It's the rules, I don't make em, but don't want to lose my very expensive smart phone breakin em. As it Is I have a problem during winter trying to figure out how to store it during the day other than my car. Luckily we have a fitness facility where I can put a lock on a locker for the day.

Smart watches have failed time after time for years , I honestly think nobody wants one . There is nothing about the apple watch that makes it really stand out from other smart watches . It is not like the iphone or ipod it is not reinventing the product . I think the apple watch will fail . I could be wrong but I doubt it .

I think by comparison apple's smart watch looks nicer than the competition, However there is no way in hell I am going to spend over 500.00 for a watch (the gold ones are being predicted as 5k.

I think independent of a cell phone it would be great. However, I agree with what someone else posted. I would rather be in front of someone at a table or meeting and have them glance at their phone rather than their wrist, would be impossible to tell if they were bored or had another place to be.

Hey thanks for the replies folks. I really am curious. I know it's not for me I just wanted to know why it is for you.

 

[tbayrgs]

I don't know if its considered a smart watch, but I took the plunge on the MS Band. In all likelihood when it comes out, I'll be buying the Fitbit Surge.

because it appears to have more features for my needs.

All in all, the MS Band (and soon to be released Surge), have features that fit very well in my active lifestyle. I want something that easily tracks my runs, and other cardio workouts. This isn't really easily done with an iPhone. Sure I can run with my IP6+ but its awkward given its large size and hte only way to run with it at the moment is a belt. Where as I get the same tracking on a small watch. I cannot track my cardio works outs with the my iPhone, its just not feasible.

Are these smart watches, technically yes, but maybe not what the OP had in mind, but for me they're helpful

How do you like the MS Band so far? I was able to try one on at our local Microsoft kiosk but they haven't had any in stock. I like the size and fit, as well as the included functionality, just curious on some real world experience while I wait.

 

[Lloydbm41]

No smart phones, cell phones, memory sticks, smart watches anything with a usb or wifi capability am I allowed to get in past the gates. It's the rules, I don't make em, but don't want to lose my very expensive smart phone breakin em. As it Is I have a problem during winter trying to figure out how to store it during the day other than my car. Luckily we have a fitness facility where I can put a lock on a locker for the day.

OK. I know what you do now. I used to do the same type of work in the Navy. I've since retired. In your case, you are screwed.

 

[Wrathwitch]

OK. I know what you do now. I used to do the same type of work in the Navy. I've since retired. In your case, you are screwed.

LOL!!! haha thanks!

 

[Vegastouch]

I truly am curious as to the reasons.

The reasons I will never use one (should be careful throwing that N-word out there):

Can't work independent of the phone that I ALREADY carry around and can look at quickly enough.

Can't wear it at work, so why bother?

Have to charge it.

Pretty expensive just to save me a few seconds to pull my phone out of my pocket.

Regardless of who designs it, my wrists are toooo small for most normal watches and smart watches, EVEN Apple's (which is a very nice design imo) are too bulky.

I am guessing they are not water resistant? So more restrictions on the device.

So why do you use one or want one?

I concur. I have no interest in a smartwatch. I dont wear a watch as it is and they dont do anything that my phone doesnt....which is with me at all times. IMO they are a waste of money.

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But looking to the phone better than looking to the watch during the meeting, at least they don't think that you are bored and counting time!

I agree i dont see the difference.

 

[zOne31]

I thought about getting a smartwatch (Moto 360, waited to hear about Apple's watch) but realized that I'd rather spend $ on a nice "real" watch that I know will be in style for the rest of my life. If I were to get a tech wearable, it'd be something like the new Jawbone or Sony's smartband. I think fitness wearables are more suitable for me.

 

[Toltepeceno]

I don't see myself owning one, especially if you have to have a phone with you also.

To people that they appeal to though I say more power to you.

 

[0000757]

I truly am curious as to the reasons.

The reasons I will never use one (should be careful throwing that N-word out there):

Can't work independent of the phone that I ALREADY carry around and can look at quickly enough.

Can't wear it at work, so why bother?

Have to charge it.

Pretty expensive just to save me a few seconds to pull my phone out of my pocket.

Regardless of who designs it, my wrists are toooo small for most normal watches and smart watches, EVEN Apple's (which is a very nice design imo) are too bulky.

I am guessing they are not water resistant? So more restrictions on the device.

So why do you use one or want one?

Notice how most everything here you mentioned is specific to you. Not everyone, but you.

Some people find it useful. Some don't. Get over yourself.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I'm not into fitness monitoring. I workout and jog on a daily basis and never felt the need to count steps or check my heart rate.

I am interested in a smart watch for mostly notifications. I do have the habit of missing texts and certain notifications when outdoors or loud environments. That's mainly due to notifications a second long audible or vibrate alert, but it would be annoying to set a full ringtone to text or notifications. So having a watch vibrate on my wrist would mean I will most likely not miss anything.

I'm also interested for using minor apps, like timer/stopwatch, calculator, and etc, without the need for taking my phone out.

All the above will be especially nice in the fall and winter seasons, since I usually keep my phone in the inside pocket of my jacket or coat.

I'm going to purchase the Gear 2 Neo tomorrow and see how that goes.

 

[macrem]

I have a Pebble Steel. The smart watch feature that makes it worthwhile to me on a daily basis is notifications. My smartphone can be muted in a bag, jacket pocket, etc. Whenever I receive a call or any notification, my watch vibrates. I glance at the watch to see what the notification is.

The Pebble has prevented me from forgetting the phone because it vibrates as soon as I walk out of BT range from the phone.

I also appreciate some info the smart watch gathers from my smartphone like weather and always accurate time. It's the first time I had a watch which adjusted automatically to the time change.

The watch I was wearing before was a non-smart watch which costed significantly more than the Pebble. I can't imagine going back. The way I use it (fairly stock experience), I only need to charge it a few times a week. That can be a bit of a hassle compared to a traditional watch but I find that it's a worthwhile trade off. Since I already charge my smartphone approx. every other day, I remember to charge the watch at least every other time I charge the phone.

 

[Wrathwitch]

Notice how most everything here you mentioned is specific to you. Not everyone, but you.

Some people find it useful. Some don't. Get over yourself.

You sir, are quite the ......piece of work.

I go out of my way to put in a topic that I find of interest, I ask very respectfully why people would want one, and you have the nerve to attack me on my post?

Who P****d in your cornflakes this morning?

FYI of course I mention ME, the whole purpose is to find out why "people" like YOU, want one in comparison to my preferences......

And just because you got my dander up by your thoughtless post, if you take the time to review some of my past posts, you will find out that I am not "all about myself" in fact, when I do make the occasional ignorant post I have taken the time to apologize to the forums about it.

 

[Dave.UK]

I think by comparison apple's smart watch looks nicer than the competition, However there is no way in hell I am going to spend over 500.00 for a watch (the gold ones are being predicted as 5k.

The look of the watches is very subjective. I personally think the Apple watch looks absolutely hideous.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

The look of the watches is very subjective. I personally think the Apple watch looks absolutely hideous.

I think hideous is an exaggeration Dave. The Apple Watch at least is watch shaped and has a stainless surround which share the attributes with many types of watch. It doesn't have any outrageous styling that I could associate with being hideous? I wouldn't buy it however.

 

[pdqgp]

I don't see myself owning one, especially if you have to have a phone with you also.

To people that they appeal to though I say more power to you.

One of the big things for me is that I won't need to keep my phone with me. Instead I can leave and have my phone auto forwarded to my Gear S. If a text comes in, I can reply and if I need GPS Directions or have a need to call a store, etc. I still have all that capability.

 

[The Game 161]

because they are very useful

notifications on the go
texts on the go
to tell the time duh
calls when on the go in the car
fitness
keeping track of my steps

key things for me

also when you have a big phone you don't always want to get it out your pocket

 

[mattopotamus]

I have a Pebble Steel. The smart watch feature that makes it worthwhile to me on a daily basis is notifications. My smartphone can be muted in a bag, jacket pocket, etc. Whenever I receive a call or any notification, my watch vibrates. I glance at the watch to see what the notification is.

The Pebble has prevented me from forgetting the phone because it vibrates as soon as I walk out of BT range from the phone.

I also appreciate some info the smart watch gathers from my smartphone like weather and always accurate time. It's the first time I had a watch which adjusted automatically to the time change.

The watch I was wearing before was a non-smart watch which costed significantly more than the Pebble. I can't imagine going back. The way I use it (fairly stock experience), I only need to charge it a few times a week. That can be a bit of a hassle compared to a traditional watch but I find that it's a worthwhile trade off. Since I already charge my smartphone approx. every other day, I remember to charge the watch at least every other time I charge the phone.

Which app notifies you if outside of Bluetooth range?

 

[Lloydbm41]

Which app notifies you if outside of Bluetooth range?

Many smart watches have BT 'leash' mode built in. Pebble is one of them.

 

[pdqgp]

Which app notifies you if outside of Bluetooth range?

On the Galaxy Gear S, it has it's own 3g phone and thus everything works the same as when your phone is in reach. It does tell you when you are out of BT range though. Part of the Tizen OS.

This is one of the main reasons I was waiting for this one.

 

[sotorious]

Moto 369 I love it it's like a notificati I n on your wrist I keep the phone at my desk while I'm walking around in the office and I can look at my wrist and see who has texted me same while driving and I j us found out when hooked up to bluetooth and I'm listening to audio I can use it as a remote and of course I can tell time.

 

[Vegastouch]

because they are very useful

notifications on the go
texts on the go
to tell the time duh
calls when on the go in the car
fitness
keeping track of my steps

key things for me

also when you have a big phone you don't always want to get it out your pocket

Im not bagging on those who choose to have one. Some just cant resist new things but for me...all the reasons ive seen are weak...for me to use as a reason to get one.
Notifications on the go? Your phone dont give you all those above? Sure you have to take it out of your pocket or have a BT ear piece or whatever but spend $250 so you wont have to do that?

I saw one that said while going down the road at 80mph( which is over the speed limit btw,lol) he can turn his wrist and see a notification. Well, i dont have my phone in my pocket while in the car and you cant or shouldnt be reading a notification anyways. I hear the sounds of my notifications thru my Motorola roadster and the car BT system so i know i getting them. And in fact, it reads texts to me while linked to my phone and i reply with it as well. And i can change the music with the controls on the steering wheel.

The best reason ive seen is...."because we like tech". I like tech too but i dont like to buy things that do the same things as something i already have. But thats me.
If they make them do something extrordonary in the years to come then perhaps ill be interested but right now, imo they are a waste.

 

[Dave.UK]

I think hideous is an exaggeration Dave. The Apple Watch at least is watch shaped and has a stainless surround which share the attributes with many types of watch. It doesn't have any outrageous styling that I could associate with being hideous? I wouldn't buy it however.

Not for me it isnt im afraid. Its bulbous and hideous in my opinion. But each to their own.

 

[spriter]

Please tell me why anyone would go with a smartwatch??

Im not bagging on those who choose to have one. Some just cant resist new things but for me...all the reasons ive seen are weak...for me to use as a reason to get one.
Notifications on the go? Your phone dont give you all those above? Sure you have to take it out of your pocket or have a BT ear piece or whatever but spend $250 so you wont have to do that?

I saw one that said while going down the road at 80mph( which is over the speed limit btw,lol) he can turn his wrist and see a notification. Well, i dont have my phone in my pocket while in the car and you cant or shouldnt be reading a notification anyways. I hear the sounds of my notifications thru my Motorola roadster and the car BT system so i know i getting them. And in fact, it reads texts to me while linked to my phone and i reply with it as well. And i can change the music with the controls on the steering wheel.

The best reason ive seen is...."because we like tech". I like tech too but i dont like to buy things that do the same things as something i already have. But thats me.
If they make them do something extrordonary in the years to come then perhaps ill be interested but right now, imo they are a waste.

As a teacher/lecturer, I leave my phone in my pocket on silent or vibrate. It's simply not on to have it unmuted. But there are numerous times when I simply do not hear or feel an alert or call coming in.

Things like waiting 40 minutes to reply to an email and SMS are OK, but I've already had an emergency instance where I would have missed the call had it not been for my wrist buzzing. I stepped out of the class, found a colleague to cover, and dealt with the situation which needed dealing with immediately.

This is a genuinely big deal. If you can't see that, fine. But there are real use cases that you're making light of.

People seem to think it's so you don't miss a single notification, like some hyper connectivity obsession. I see it more as a filter to tell you which notifications are important and require immediate action. It's the best of both worlds.

My example above is the most important scenario to me but I've also prevented missed calls whilst walking down the street where it's loud and busy. Sometimes I don't always hear the call our vibration due to ambient noise.

 

[Vegastouch]

As a teacher/lecturer, I leave my phone in my pocket on silent or vibrate. It's simply not on to have it unmuted. But there are numerous times when I simply do not hear or feel an alert or call coming in.

Things like waiting 40 minutes to reply to an email and SMS are OK, but I've already had an emergency instance where I would have missed the call had it not been for my wrist buzzing. I stepped out of the class, found a colleague to cover, and dealt with the situation which needed dealing with immediately.

This is a genuinely big deal. If you can't see that, fine. But there are real use cases that you're making light of.

People seem to think it's so you don't miss a single notification, like some hyper connectivity obsession. I see it more as a filter to tell you which notifications are important and require immediate action. It's the best of both worlds.

My example above is the most important scenario to me but I've also prevented missed calls whilst walking down the street where it's loud and busy. Sometimes I don't always hear the call our vibration due to ambient noise.

I believe there are those situations where it comes in handy. Just saying for me....it doesnt really exist and i think those that have those times like yours are limited.
If only those who have those situations who REALLY need it, it would be a flop product because they wouldnt sell many. I think most here just think it is kinda cool while it really isnt doing anything different. And for ME, it isnt a feasible product to have.