Watches are getting smarter. The i'mWatch and the LiveView keep you connected at the wrist.
For a long time, I’ve been thinking: Wouldn’t it be great to use my watch as a smart device for e-mail or SMS notifications that come on my mobile? If the notification seems interesting, I could dig my mobile out of my pocket and read it. Or I could also use this tiny, but handy, display panel to see who is calling me. Even better - what if I could answer the call from my watch? And then, hang up and play my music through that same watch?
It’s here. An Italian company, Blue Sky Srl , has created this smartwatch and they call it i’mWatch. A brilliant idea. However, Blue Sky Srl is not the first company to build it. Sony Ericsson had already created a similar watch called LiveView.
There is a significant difference between them. LiveView has an interactive display panel that can talk to your Android Smartphone through Bluetooth technology. But i’mWatch is a true, smart device because it runs on Android OS. You can run you own Android application on it, and it can also talk to your iPhone and Blackberry devices as well.
Because these watches talk to your mobile through Bluetooth, they can also talk to your Bluetooth headset. With touch screens, the combination of a smartphone, a smartwatch and a Bluetooth headset – life is easier.
I’m looking forward to the future of the smartwatch. As it becomes more powerful and more intelligent, doors will open for more opportunities. We can already bump smartphones to exchange contact information. Wouldn’t it be great to bump without holding your smartphone? You just need to wear a smartwatch, which will detect the bump pattern and pass it over to your smartphone. Forget bumping – just shake your hands together!
Tags: Andriod, Blue Sky srl, Bluetooth, Bump, Garg, i'mWatch, LiveView, M2M, News, Nitin-Garg, Sony Ericsson
Nitin,
We’re moving into a world of interconnectedness where M2M will play/is playing an instrumental role. It’s exciting to see companies like HP embracing this movement and I look forward to seeing it all come together.
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Nitin,
I like your thought of smartwatch (capable of mobile features),and wish this dream will come true as mobile is getting compact and more powerful day by day.
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