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To: Doren who wrote (156137)	7/3/2013 3:11:44 PM
From: Ryan Bartholomew	1 Recommendation Recommended By HerbVic Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

The phone will automatically notify you via the watch (with movement probably), and display an incoming message or at least who its from with the subject or appointments etc. So an extra device to carry around that is just an extension of what the phone already does? i.e., instead of pulling your phone out of your pocket to read a message when it vibrates, you can look on a smaller screen on your wrist. Hard to see how someone would want the extra baggage and pay much for that.

To: Doren who wrote (156137)	7/3/2013 3:16:01 PM
From: pyslent	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

"Nope, the logical thing for the watch is bluetooth to a phone. The phone will automatically notify you via the watch (with movement probably), and display an incoming message or at least who its from with the subject or appointments etc." What you've described sounds like a Pebble with added native iPod functionality. Like the Pebble, I think that would have pretty limited appeal. Having notifications pushed to your wrist that you cannot act on frankly sounds frustrating to me. Just keep them on the phone, if that's the case. This would not solve any problem I have. OTOH, I think Ryan is barking up the wrong tree too if he thinks that a smartwatch can replace a smartphone. The screen is just not big enough. Now give me one with a flexible display that can wrap around my wrist when I am not using it, and then we are talking...

To: Doren who wrote (156137)	7/4/2013 1:07:35 PM
From: shantinagar	Respond to of 213177

An iWatch as nothing more than a BT iPhone accessory/music player smells like a failure to me. Instead consider the LG GD910 with its "1.3 INCH FULL TOUCH SCREEN, 3G+ CONNECTIVITY, VIDEO CALL CAPABILITIES, BLUETOOTH V2.1 WITH A2DP, MP3 PLAYER, VOICE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE" This flop had a number of critical flaws --expensive, bulky, ugly-- but it was introduced in 2009 (?!) by a commodity tech firm. So, four years later, I don't think it's a real stretch to imagine Apple producing a superior product that captures some of the 910's major features, like wearability and standalone connectivity, in a more elegant, cheaper package.