As early as 2010, when it was demonstrated that the iPod nano can be worn as a watch, I could not help thinking that this is the coolest idea I've ever seen. Almost immediately after it was announced this idea, many manufacturers began to produce straps of various shapes and sizes. I began to explore the market, read reviews and even tried a few before I fell into the hands Lunatik Classic.
Shortly thereafter, Apple updated the firmware iPod nano, to include the skins for hours. I thought at that moment that the future of wearable computers. Then, when Apple redesigned iPod nano so that it can not be worn as a watch, everything that interested me - that's why they had done so.
I beckoned to other alternatives, such as the Motorola MOTOACTV and the Pebble, but I continued to wear their iPod nano as a watch even about year after the novelty of using iPod nano as a watch did not outweigh the disadvantages of using such way. It made me a little more discerning when it comes to the purchase of new "smart" watches. In fact, now I think that this is not the smart watch that I was looking for, and that a simple clock could be more convenient solution.
Below is a list of restrictions when using iPod nano as a clock and a few tips on how to deal with these restrictions:
battery quickly sits down
Since I almost always carry with them a 30-pin charging cable, it may seem that I'm used to the fact that regularly charge my devices. In fact, I usually have to charge your iPhone about two times a day, but this is normal, considering how intensely I use it. Charge the same hours as often I did not used to.
Solution: need a more energy-efficient device with long battery life and wireless charging.
Required daily synchronization
When an iPod is moved on my wrist, I became less and less to sync it with iTunes. When in 2004 appeared iPod Photo, I rejoiced function, through which I could save photos and show them to others devices. Even for some time after that I continued to wear the pictures on your iPod, but stopped after How to turn it into a watch, because I just was uncomfortable to turn out a hand to show to someone Photo. But this was not the biggest problem that I encountered. All this applies not only to the photo, but also to other types of content, access to which I would like to receive each day: music, podcasts, audio books, contacts, calendars, and even notes. In the end, I stopped to synchronize all of the content and use iPod nano only as a clock.
Solution: need a wireless data transmission in the Apple TV.
Wire from the headphones is too stretched
It seems that my arms were too long for all the headphones I liked to wear. Wire from the headphones is strongly stretched and sometimes even whipped across the face. In general, worn on the wrist your music library was not very cool idea. Due to the case, which I used when switching between using the iPod as a clock and as a player would need a tool to unscrew the casing. I liked the way Nano looked as hours: it was one of the most attractive solutions available, so I decided not to bother with switching.
Solution: Use a wireless headset.
The pedometer skips steps
Some pedometers are designed to meet in order to be in your shoes, or attached to the thigh. Only recently appeared pedometers that can be worn on the wrist (eg, Jawbone Up or Fitbit Flex). When using a wrist pedometer classic (designed to be worn in the hip area), you invariably you will get inaccurate results that will drive fitness functionality of the device on not. No matter how many times you try to calibrate the pedometer, it will still show an inaccurate result. In the end, I stopped using a pedometer.
Solution: need to implement intelligent based on accelerometer technology that will adapt the program based on on what part of the body you are wearing it.
It does not show time
Do not get me wrong, that iPod nano does not show the time. He even has a lot of skins to show the time. It just is not very cool doing my job, when I needed to know the time. If you leave the device at any time without interfering with them, instead of the dial, you will see the Apple logo. If the dial is displayed at all times, it would sadilo battery even faster. In general, like most people, I used to tell time, just by looking at the clock, and in this case it turned out to be a problem.
Solution: display the time all the time, but not so bright backlight.
So why do I still sometimes wear their iPod nano as a wristwatch? I had more comments and questions about this watch than any other watch I have ever worn. And yet, almost everyone with whom I have discussed this topic think that's a great idea to have a smartwatch. But when you think about how to overcome the shortcomings of these hours, you start to realize that they do not have to be smart. It would be better if the developers have focused on fewer tasks and do those things well. This is a simple display with the information that can be directly read or how to show some of the basic data.
It is said that Apple is working on a smart watch. This will entail certain consequences. And, as suggested by ex-Apple's designer, based on existing patents in the company, it may decide many of the above problems by changing the technology of charging and possibly using Siri as interface.
While I'm not ready to talk with her for hours, but have realized that there are things that should be avoided.
High-resolution screen is too bright and quickly put the battery, it is not the direction in which you should move. By analogy with the way Apple changed the design of the headphones earpod to discover that her customers have ears, it will be interesting to see what will come up with the company, remembering that everyone has a wrist.
In my opinion, the more your watch look like a smartphone, so they become less functional.
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