G+_George Fromtulsa Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Jason Howell on the Sony Smartwatch 2 Jason reviewed the SW2 on AAA and in greater depth on Before You Buy. A couple of nits to pick. I found the SW2 NFC setup and connection to my Nexus 5 extremely easy, not klunky. I posted a longer review. Most if what Jason said is accurate. BUT the point of a gadget like the SW2 isn't to respond to emails, texts, phone calls, social pokes. It's triage. The ability to decide at a glance if you really need to respond immediately, or if the response can wait. Usually, it can wait. Even if a watch could compose and send email or texts, not user friendly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Howell (raygun01) Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 George Fromtulsa Totally agree with your point. I think what I was trying to say, and I know I had a difficult time articulating it, is that triage may be the point of the device... but by and large, I feel like what people expect out of a smartwatch is something that can both show you those notifications AND allow you to act on them. It's a problem of perception in the eyes of the consumer, that the watch should be powerful enough to replace to phone to a certain degree and eliminate the inconvenience of pulling the phone out all the time to do something that could quickly and (hopefully) easily be done on the wrist. The problem there being (in my opinion) that a wristwatch size computing device the way they are being made right now will not satisfy those expectations in an effective way. People will always be let down, at least until someone comes along and truly innovates the delivery mechanism on those smaller form factors. Either that of consumers need to truly understand the limitations and accept them. Spending $200 on a watch that shows you a tweet that came through and the name of a person that posted something on Facebook just doesn't seem worth it (to me) in and of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Howell (raygun01) Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Ryan R. That was definitely one of my pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Fromtulsa Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Jason Howell Hey! I am on neither Twitter nor Facebook. The watch does relay enough of my work Gmail to be useful. But you're exactly right. It's a matter of expectations. I knew going in it had limited Bi-Directional capability. What it does for me that's worth the $168 street price is keep my N5 unlocked. And lock it if I leave it behind as I walk away AND vibrate a warning I've walked away. The inherent frustration is that some functions are Bi-Diectional so the temptation is to punch on a text or email expecting to be able to do something . . . even knowing that won't happen doesn't mean I haven't pushed on the watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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