Re:Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech for $40M
by the_duke on Thursday January 17, 2019 @09:44PM
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To me the it just looks like a screen hooked to a acceptable wristband.
Because that's what it is.
A completely different world from a beautiful watch.
The "fashion accessory" factor is related to the iPhone popularity: it's a relatively expensive status symbol with the Apple boost.
Re:Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech for $40M
by m0zg on Thursday January 17, 2019 @11:07PM
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That's probably because you don't own one. There are dozens of small details which make it unquestionably a watch, and which no manufacturer other than Apple can even see as significant, not to mention replicate.
Re:Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech for $40M
by wor3q on Friday January 18, 2019 @03:22AM
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Compared to most Android Wear devices Apple Watch is way closer to a phone than a watch...
Re:Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech for $40M
by stcredzero on Thursday January 17, 2019 @05:18PM
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That fails when the quantities fall below a certain threshold. If the two people are slow enough, both of them may get eaten by the bear.
But even if I were to agree, it also happens to be the best looking "smart" watch on the market by quite a wide margin, by far not the ugliest looking watch overall, and the only one that doesn't scream "I'm a computer" at you.
You don't have to run faster than the bear, you only have to run faster than the next slowest guy.