What Would A Perfect Smartwatch Be?

Wearable technology is one of the hottest trends coming in 2014. The brightest item in discussion these days is the watch, or more accurately, the smartwatch. There are all kinds of concepts and ready-made gadgets on the market, but we don't have a watch that comes close to the image of the perfect smartwatch, a product that will be loved by a global audience, a device that is so good in every way, people Would choose to use it in place of their beautiful watch. Samsung's most recent Galaxy Gear has too many flaws to be immediately recognized. Let's try to draw a perfect smartwatch. What will it look like?

Mobile

You have a best smartphone, and most likely you have a tablet. Maybe you have a separate media player (such as an iPod). Do you like the idea of ​​charging the battery of one device every day? The creators of the Galaxy Gear don't think it's a big deal. Our view is quite the opposite. We're used to a smartphone's battery that may not last a day, but we don't want the same for our watches. Charge once a week? Maybe. once a day? It's a depressing prospect.

It's hard to make touchscreen-based mobile technology truly mobile, and manufacturers haven't made it. Smartwatches like the Galaxy Gear are currently a voracious consumer of energy. There's a solution that can help -- wireless charging. This means we will be charging our smartwatches without noticing. At least another wire won't bother us.

Universal Design

That's a very subjective opinion, as tastes vary and the Galaxy Gear's design isn't to everyone's liking. When you're wearing a suit, designing something that looks good on the wrist can be a daunting task. It is worth mentioning that we have different arms and will choose different sizes and styles of watches to suit us.

Compatible

Existing examples of such watches are basically complementary to the more powerful devices and services in their ecosystem, which are aggregators of functionality and information from other smart devices. The Galaxy Gear is currently compatible with a limited number of Samsung Android smartphones and phablets. This limitation is not good news if you want your product to be mainstream in all the diversity of Android devices. If Apple finally decides to launch a smartwatch, compatibility issues won't be so much of a pain because Apple knows how to polish its products and services.

Durable

We're used to the year-long life cycle of smartphones and tablets, especially in Apple's case. But within a year of buying our current smartwatch, do we need a newer version of the smartwatch? Especially if the platform update creates serious complications in use, say two to three years later. People often get used to their old watches and don't like to replace them. If you were one of those people, would you treat smartwatches differently?

Functionality (no more than necessary)

Smartwatches sync with mobile devices and are just accessories, but they should be self-contained. We don't need high-end specs and power-hungry processors. It's better to get rid of unnecessary features that work better on latest smartphones. You don't have to invent new things managed by the watch, just make sure it does what it does best and does it better than other mobile devices. Do you want to read and send emails on screen 1.3''-1.5''? Browsing to-dos/reminders? That's much better.

It's just a way of wrapping old functionality into a better form factor. You don't have to have everything to make a successful product. Just notifying you of an email is not a perfect feature for a smartwatch. The richer the screen, the more features, but isn't it more convenient (and informative) to use our smartphones to view social network notifications and reply to them? Especially if the battery life issue doesn't go away.