Presentation about smartwatches
SMARTWATCHES
TYPICAL FEATURES
Smartphone companion
Notifications
Showing time
Fitness tracking
Phone finder
Map display
Remote control
Gaming
Calling and SMS
HISTORY
Pulsar (1972) first digital watch by Hamilton
Watch Company
RC-1000 Wrist Terminal (1984) first watch
that worked with a computer by Seiko
First Linux-based wristwatch (1998) by Steve
Mann
SPH-WP10 (1999) first watch phone by
Samsung
Fossil Wrist PDA (2003) a smartwatch
running Palm OS by Fossil, Inc
SPOT (2004) by Microsoft
PEBBLE WATCH
First modern smartwatch
First units shipped on January 23, 2013
Crowdfunded in Kickstarter
$10.3m for 1st gen, $20,3m for 3rd gen
Pebble OS
eInk display
Compatible with Android and iOS
7 days battery life
Water resistant
MOTO 360
First round smartwatch
Released September 5, 2014
Android Wear
Wireless charging
Ambient light...