No gadget category has changed more in the last year than smartwatches. There's the Apple Watch, of course, a huge new market for the biggest tech company in the world to tackle. But the Apple Watch has fierce competition from nearly everybody you could think of. Android Wear watches work with the iPhone now, Pebble has a new version of its wearable, and companies from Fossil to Fitbit are all vying for a spot on your wrist.
But don't believe all the hype: smartwatches are neat, but they're not yet the Big New Computing Platform of the future. Mostly, here's what they're good for: triaging notifications so you don't have to pull out your phone, doing some basic health tracking and workout management, and giving you small bits of information like the weather or your next appointment.
Oh, and smartwatches should also be good at the things regular watches are good at: telling you the time and looking good.
But that's today. Tomorrow, those grand promises of a whole new way of interacting with the big digital world from a small little screen could come true. Which is why you should pick a smartwatch that nails all of the points I've mentioned above plus one more: get a watch that has a bright future. That means making sure it's well supported by the company that makes it, integrates super well with your phone, and has a growing third-party app ecosystem.
That last part is why we're giving a different recommendation to iPhone and Android users. If you have an Android Phone, go here to see our recommendation. If you have an iPhone, read on.
Thursday, 5 November 2015
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