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To: SeekAndFind
The difference is that no one questions whether it is technologically possible to cram a smart phone into a watch. The two problems that must be overcome before anyone will want to buy them are input and output.

Input is the reason tablets have not yet replaced PCs. Voice recognition technology is not yet a good replacement for keyboards. It is almost there, but not quite.

Output is going to be more of a problem. Google Glass and competing products are much more likely to be viable since you can see the output. Smart watches are going to need some sort of holographic or projection screen technology to solve the output problem.

These are the same reasons why calculator watches never replaced calculators, even though they were available 30 years ago.

54 posted on 07/14/2014 8:39:17 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continue)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Voice recognition technology is not yet a good replacement for keyboards. It is almost there, but not quite.

I'm using Android 4.something, and darn if the VR isn't excellent. Probably 98% at this time. I'm working to where I'll take notes on the job with the phone instead of paper/pen.

That said, I recently texted a friend named Mitch. What he got was, "Bitch, can you meet me at ..."

But possibly my voice just interfaces really well for some reason. Had a heck of a time 15 years ago with Dragon, and a friend could use her's almost perfectly.

56 posted on 07/14/2014 8:48:13 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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