More Smart Watch stupidity.
As a Windows Phone owner I know not to expect compatibility with the latest fads immediately if ever... but the Smart Watch is an interesting beast... largely because there is no F***ING REASON for proprietary interaction.
The industry is fairly new, so a widely adopted standard is far from surprising. Though I don't think consumers can be blamed for having expected it. But that isn't the totality of the problem. It is the complete lack of virtually any smart watches supporting any open/published interfaces.
This would "ok" if the devices actually were smart devices as I've ranted about in the past. But, because they are dumb terminals beholden to a cell phone they need interoperability. Support just Android, or just iOS or even just the two of them is simply not acceptable.
A "regular" watch is something that the average person buys and uses for YEARS. A watch which costs several times what a regular watch does and forces you to charge it daily should be a device you expect to keep with you even longer. This makes tying it to single phone platform and not opening up the interface just astronomically moronic.
I own a Windows Phone, but I'm not sure that is what I'll be using 2 years from now. So, not only does a smart watch need to suit my needs today, I need a reasonable expectation that such a device will adapt to my needs in the future. And the only way I'll trust that is if the device leverages open interfaces or an industry standard.
The industry is fairly new, so a widely adopted standard is far from surprising. Though I don't think consumers can be blamed for having expected it. But that isn't the totality of the problem. It is the complete lack of virtually any smart watches supporting any open/published interfaces.
This would "ok" if the devices actually were smart devices as I've ranted about in the past. But, because they are dumb terminals beholden to a cell phone they need interoperability. Support just Android, or just iOS or even just the two of them is simply not acceptable.
A "regular" watch is something that the average person buys and uses for YEARS. A watch which costs several times what a regular watch does and forces you to charge it daily should be a device you expect to keep with you even longer. This makes tying it to single phone platform and not opening up the interface just astronomically moronic.
I own a Windows Phone, but I'm not sure that is what I'll be using 2 years from now. So, not only does a smart watch need to suit my needs today, I need a reasonable expectation that such a device will adapt to my needs in the future. And the only way I'll trust that is if the device leverages open interfaces or an industry standard.
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