Ah, the smartwatch. It's been 25 years since the first one hit our wrists, even if we decide not to count pioneer oddities such as the Timex Datalink or Seiko Ruputer. One quarter of a century, and these things still can't do a whole lot. Some might even point out that smartwatches have passed their prime, and they're now slowly degenerating.
Little has changed in 15 years in terms of features—those that are actually useful, that is. For what it's worth, some of the early smartwatches even had features that their modern offspring don't have, such as cameras with video recording capabilities, IR blasters, FM radio, Gmail with Street View, Android games, and more!What's evolved is smartwatch design.
Then there's a case to be made about notifications. It might be useful to just glance over notifications without taking out your smartphone, but even notifications aren't done right on most smartwatches. You can't read most mails, long notifications are often trimmed down, and most smartwatches use predefined answers.
Smartwatches from 10 years ago were able to do 2-3 days on a single charge, but somehow the new norm is 18 hours. I know there are some stamina champions out there, but Apple and Samsung aim for one day, and most regular people buy Apple Watches and Galaxy Watches. You can get a $59 fitness band, which will cover 99% of your smartwatch needs and last for days, even weeks. For the watch aficionados, there are hybrid smartwatches, which are basically a normal watch with some sensors and Bluetooth connectivity. You get your tracking done, you get your luxury-looking watch, and it lasts for weeks.So, why do we keep buying shiny smartwatches for hundreds of dollars? I really don't know.
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