Part of the Process

So a couple of weeks since the Apple Watch launch and I have read then thought a bit more since my initial feelings . So I thought I'd round up the best on the web so far with some of my own thoughts. As someone whose phone spends most of the day on the desk in front of me, this cartoon made me chuckle The harsh reality of the "smart" watch #AppleWatch #Wearables pic.twitter.com/diHhN1XtVD — Theo Priestley (@ITredux) March 11, 2015 it's a believable world where the watch is just an accessory for a phone. To me apps as providers to a new watch UI framework makes sense as Pebble are proposing in their latest kickstarter. This follows the kind of process from when desktop applications were shrunk to fit smartphones and the way that we use/interact with "apps" is different now. (I think that it's also reasonable to assume that way we use apps will also change in the same way desktop programs have become much more app like). This feels like a much ...

Keeping An Eye On Time by Ian Foss So the Apple Watch event caused lots of brouhaha today. The main aim/selling point seems to be getting your attention quickly, but is that a good thing? You don't have to look too far to see articles already on how to stop your phone from interfering in your life and personally along the same lines I've turned off certain apps from sending me notifications - the main one being Facebook. My phone also won't alert at all between 10pm and 8:20pm to give me a window of interruption/calm ... although I do ruin that by checking twitter every now and again.  It will be interesting to see what the market is like for this, looking at traditional wrist watch stats smart watches are around the premium Swiss watch level. The majority of watches sold average out at $3 a watch from China and slightly higher at $19 from Hong Kong, a commodity price for something that just works. Are these watches going to have that feeling of craftsmanship to co...