I want the Nissan watch :-) http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-nismo-smartwatch/29029/
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 4:47 AM, Richmond <richmondmathew...@gmail.com>wrote: > On 09/11/2013 10:57 AM, Erik Beugelaar wrote: > >> Hello Alex, >> >> I am a Dutchman and a Dutch worldwide known product designer, called >> Hermen van denBurg, is designing smart watches since 2009 so long before >> Samsung is now claiming to be the first company to present an Android >> smart watchŠ He has various models. >> >> The website is http://www.burgsmartwatch.com/ >> > Certainly looks convincing. > > I don't have any sort of watch as I just don't like them. > > Richmond. > > >> Good luck, >> Erik Beugelaar >> http://www.solidit.nl >> >> On 9/11/13 1:43 AM, "Alex Tweedly" <a...@tweedly.net> wrote: >> >> On 07/09/2013 22:07, Peter Haworth wrote: >>> >>>> Just curious - is anyone rushing out to buy one of these things? >>>> >>> No, not rushing out to buy one now. In fact, I'd say the likelihood of >>> me buying one within 2 years is just about 0%. But within 10 years ? - >>> probably 50%. >>> >>> Indeed, I think within 5 years the capability will exist to build a >>> smartwatch that I would very much like to have - though whether it will >>> be within my price range is another question. And of course my wish-list >>> may be so different from what the manufacturers want to build that I >>> never get one. >>> >>> My needs (and/or desires) >>> >>> 1. Robust. >>> - at least 10m water resistant or I won't even consider it; in >>> practice 1 meter would be enough for me - but I probably wouldn't feel >>> safe buying it unless it was safe for at least 10m. >>> - wide operating temp range (Yes, I do sometimes sleep in a tent >>> below -5C) >>> - somewhere near to as scratch-, bang- and knock-resistant as my >>> current mechanical watch >>> >>> 2. Power. Ideally auto-powered (cf Citizen self-winding quartz watches), >>> but I'd settle for 24 hour battery life and easy charging (i.e. >>> non-contact) on my bedside table within 2 hours. >>> >>> 3. Close to size/weight limits of reasonable mech watch >>> >>> 4. Voice activated for at least some functionality (yes, I know, I have >>> a Scottish accent, so this will be a source of great frustration much of >>> the time :-) >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/**collections/p00hvv42<http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/collections/p00hvv42> >>> >>> 5. Good apps for mail, voice calls, browsing, calendar, etc. - need >>> quite a bit of improvement and/or adjustment from current phone/tablet >>> versions. >>> >>> 6. Significant progress in availability and use of sensor and remote >>> control apps. (e.g. TV / radio remote, walkie/talkie over wifi to other >>> family members, etc.) >>> >>> Given those as a minimum (and a huge wish list to go along with them), >>> I'd be a customer. >>> >>> Of course most of those could be done by your phone. But apart from my >>> wedding ring, my watch is the *only* thing that goes everywhere with me >>> - even the phone gets either accidentally left behind (or mislaid) >>> sometimes, and it does occasionally get left behind deliberately. Having >>> a watch that could replace 85% of the function (even if only 50% of the >>> convenience) would make it possible to leave it behind more often. A >>> phone is (today) still too heavy, intrusive and fragile >>> >>> -- Alex. >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/**mailman/listinfo/use-livecode<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> >>> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/**mailman/listinfo/use-livecode<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/**mailman/listinfo/use-livecode<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
