Earlier this week Samsung introduced their smart watch, in reality a computer with a 1.63" touchscreen, a camera, runs 70 different apps, and who knows what else. Sony has one, too, and it's rumored Apple will have one out shortly also. Shades of Dick Tracy!*
This thing wouldn't work for me. First of all, clumsy as I am, I'd trip over the extension cord. Second, can you imagine how tiny the keyboard is? With my fat fingers the keyboard on an iPhone is barely manageable. A 1.63" screen....no way!
I hadn't noticed, frankly, but according to the article I read many / most kids today don't even own a watch. You walk up to a kid on a college campus and tap on your wrist, the universal symbol for "what time is it?", and the kid will just give you a blank stare. Now you'll be able to tap on your wrist, and they can Google "what time is it?" for you. I suppose that's progress. :)
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Some watch trivia for you: One of the Queens Elizabeth from centuries ago was once seen wearing a watch on her wrist. Fashion conscious women mimicked her, but not men. Men preferred to carry pocket watches on chains.
One of the early European aviation pioneers, Alberto Santos Dumont, changed all that. Back in the early 20th Century successful aviation flights were measured in seconds or minutes. It was difficult for an early aviator, with all hands and feet working rudders and throttles and sticks, to fly his machine and still be able to reach into a pocket and pull out a watch.
Being the most daring, dashing man in all of Paris at the time, welcomed in all the most fashionable places, Alberto's friend Louis Cartier specially designed for him a watch that could be worn on the wrist with a leather strap, making it easier for him to record the duration of his flights and still keep his "hands on the wheel". Before long everyone wanted one, and the wrist watch became the norm for all well-dressed men. Until now, apparently.
If you enjoy aviation history, I suggest you read Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos Dumont and the Invention of Flight.
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Guess what day it is? Guess...what...day...it...is? Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike....guess what day it is? IT'S FRIDAY! :)
S
* Does anyone even remember what "stop the presses" means, or who Dick Tracy was?
