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Etech4future
With the advent of the cellphone, more and more people are no longer using watches to tell the time. Heck, we carry devices with us 24/7 that tell us the time at a quick glance, and it’s not that much more inconvenient to pull something out of our pockets than look down at our wrist, right?
Watchmakers and electronics companies alike are not quite ready to let the watch go just yet, however, and are continually finding ways to bring the watch back. Many are betting on the success of smart watches; watches that connect with your smartphone to provide easy wrist access to various basic features. We’ll likely be seeing many smartwatch devices creep up over the next few years, and today marks the true beginning of the smartwatch trend.
Sony has announced this morning that their Sony SmartWatch is now available at both their online store and various brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. such as WalMart. The SmartWatch has a 1.3″ OLED display, and allows users to read email and text messages, engage in social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, and even manage calls and music playback directly from their watch. The SmartWatch currently only supports Android smartphones (sorry iOS and Windows Phone users). The app content expands a bit with the SmartWatch’s access to the Google Play Store, where you’ll be able to find SmartWatch compatible applications at quick glance.
The SmartWatch is a pretty slick-looking device, with a squarish body and a choice of multi-colored watch bands. A black band is included with the device, with other color choices available for an extra $20. Sony’s SmartWatch itself will retail for $150, on par with what we’d expect for a more high-end watch. If you’re in the market for a watch, and don’t mind spending a little extra to get one that allows you to control your smartphone, you should probably give the Sony SmartWatch a look, though you may want to hold out for the Kickstarter project Pebble.
Sony has announced this morning that their Sony SmartWatch is now available at both their online store and various brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. such as WalMart. The SmartWatch has a 1.3″ OLED display, and allows users to read email and text messages, engage in social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, and even manage calls and music playback directly from their watch. The SmartWatch currently only supports Android smartphones (sorry iOS and Windows Phone users). The app content expands a bit with the SmartWatch’s access to the Google Play Store, where you’ll be able to find SmartWatch compatible applications at quick glance.
The SmartWatch is a pretty slick-looking device, with a squarish body and a choice of multi-colored watch bands. A black band is included with the device, with other color choices available for an extra $20. Sony’s SmartWatch itself will retail for $150, on par with what we’d expect for a more high-end watch. If you’re in the market for a watch, and don’t mind spending a little extra to get one that allows you to control your smartphone, you should probably give the Sony SmartWatch a look, though you may want to hold out for the Kickstarter project Pebble.
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