Microsoft smartwatch with two-day battery life to launch 'in weeks'
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theinquirer.netPosted Oct 20, 2014, 9:29 AM UTC
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theinquirer.nettheinquirer.nettheinquirer.netPosted Oct 20, 2014, 9:29 AM UTC
Two days? Are you fucking shitting me?
My watch battery lasts years.
Hell, mechanical watches don't need winding that often.
It's a bit more compared to other smart watches.... that's the price of digital LCD technology backed by a CPU.
Well who the fuck would buy a smart watch then?
I mean seriously, what benefit is there? You still need to carry a phone to operate the watch, why not just use the phone and wear a normal wrist watch.
I wanted a smart watch, until I came across that fact.
Personally, I can't keep my phone on me at work, but a watch that I could respond to messages, see who's calling me, etc, it would be worth while to have something for me so I'm not totally disconnected from the world.
Why no phone at work?
I agree they are a retarded concept when they can't even fully replace a phone.
The interesting this about this specific smart watch though is according to the article it appears to be designed to work with iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Looks like they realized they'd need a larger install base to make it work.
It's never going to work to be honest, they might sell a few to idiots in phone shops because the market is a piece of piss to crack. But it'll never take off.