So there might be a worthy "wearable" sometime soon?
Tech companies I just want to comfortably forget my phone if I'm wearing one of these things. Stuff like music streaming, audio directions from maps, and messages being converted to audio would actually sell me on this. Instead of a barely more convenient way to control the phone I have in my pocket.
I think you're asking for something that is not possible with current battery technology. We have our phones do the heavy lifting while the watch is just a display for a reason.
I don't think I'd want a high enough density battery to handle serious computing and communications on my wrist. I'd like to keep both hands.
Solid state batteries, if they pan out, should be safer than the current batteries, and have higher energy density as well. Maybe there's also the possibility of using fuel cells, though I think that would be quite a ways out. I think MicroLED displays should be more energy efficient than current displays, as well.
Small nit: Wearables may not fall very often, but they absolutely do get smacked into hard objects, so impact resistance is still essential. I don't think I've dropped a phone in over 10 years. I've definitely run my watch into a few door frames.
My Pebble was good for a couple years, and then I accidentally brushed it against a pillar in a mall. It turns out they'd used some kind of granite face on the pillar, and so I ended up with some pretty extreme scratches.
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Frenetic Pony - Friday, July 20, 2018 - link
So there might be a worthy "wearable" sometime soon?Tech companies I just want to comfortably forget my phone if I'm wearing one of these things. Stuff like music streaming, audio directions from maps, and messages being converted to audio would actually sell me on this. Instead of a barely more convenient way to control the phone I have in my pocket.
JeffFlanagan - Friday, July 20, 2018 - link
I think you're asking for something that is not possible with current battery technology. We have our phones do the heavy lifting while the watch is just a display for a reason.I don't think I'd want a high enough density battery to handle serious computing and communications on my wrist. I'd like to keep both hands.
Yojimbo - Saturday, July 21, 2018 - link
Solid state batteries, if they pan out, should be safer than the current batteries, and have higher energy density as well. Maybe there's also the possibility of using fuel cells, though I think that would be quite a ways out. I think MicroLED displays should be more energy efficient than current displays, as well.chaos215bar2 - Friday, July 20, 2018 - link
Small nit: Wearables may not fall very often, but they absolutely do get smacked into hard objects, so impact resistance is still essential. I don't think I've dropped a phone in over 10 years. I've definitely run my watch into a few door frames.Lolimaster - Friday, July 20, 2018 - link
Maybe you're to FAT.Amandtec - Friday, July 20, 2018 - link
Perhaps you mean 'too' and not 'to'.Besides - File Allocation Table is so 1998.
tipoo - Monday, July 23, 2018 - link
I mean you still might want exFAT for NAND and if you want to use it on multiple operating systemsmkozakewich - Sunday, July 22, 2018 - link
My Pebble was good for a couple years, and then I accidentally brushed it against a pillar in a mall. It turns out they'd used some kind of granite face on the pillar, and so I ended up with some pretty extreme scratches.quorm - Friday, July 20, 2018 - link
Lol at that phone mockup. That's what I want to see when I look at my watch. A gorilla and a clock I can barely read. But mostly a gorilla.tipoo - Monday, July 23, 2018 - link
I for one always want to see Harambe when I open my devices