Emerging Technology- Smart Watches

How would you like to check email or even a social media site just by looking at your wrist? There is a emerging technology product called a smart watch that does just that. An inventor by the name of Eric Migicovsky made a prototype of the watch in his dorm room. The watch syncs information from your smartphone onto the smart watch by bluetooth. Migicovsky's success has prompted other brands to manufacture the watches.

The smart watch was not developed to replace a smart phone. The smart watch is more of a remote control for your phone. The smart watch is used to alert you of incoming messages that can be displayed on the watch's LCD screen or your phone. There is speculation on whether the smart watch will even appeal to consumers.

As with many new inventions there are cons that go along with the pros. Researchers are saying that the size of the smart watch might be a little too large. The short battery life is another con of the watch. Like the netbook, the smart watch's popularity could also be unpredictable. With so many different "wearable" devices emerging, it's only a matter of time before the trend explodes into a money-maker.

http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/513376/smart-watches/

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/09/01/time-for-smartwatch/UhonhSoj7ZqwXoFKcx7I1O/story.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartwatch