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The most common kind of smartwatch is one which connects to your smart phone via bluetooth and shows you incoming calls and messages,allows you to accept or reject them, turn music on or off, etc.
Others like the garmin are standalone with a GPS to track running performance and no phone functions.
The Samsung Galaxy S is a standalone with 3G and WiFi
See
The Best Standalone Smartwatch Options Available | smartwatches.org
- Phone Display
- Notifications - Alerts, calls, messages, reminders
- Information - Weather, news, sports
- Text, graphics, color photos,and/or video?
- Phone Interaction
- Accept / reject calls
- Respond to messages
- Control music
- Buttons or touch?
- Voice Peripheral - Mic / speaker
- Voice control
- Wrist phone with speaker? Walkie-Talkie?
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, plus 3G?
- Personal Monitoring / Fitness
- Health feedback - sensors
- Heart rate, skin temperature, galvanic skin response (stress), UV light ( sun exposure)
- Downloadable Apps
- Watchfaces
- Open platform, link to companion apps
- Peripheral or Stand-alone?
- Built-in GPS
- Download music
- Fitness band or Wristwatch?
- Fashion statement or Nerd gear?
- Timex functional
- Rolex luxury chronograph
- Casio fitness / feature
- Square or round?
Source:
Wearables and Body Tech | Doug Dixon - manifest-tech.com
Pebble:
$99
- e-paper display
- bluetooth
- vibrating motor
- magnetometer
- ambient light sensors
- accelerometer
- waterproof rating of 5 atm
Pebble - fitness
As of February 2014, the Pebble app store had over 1,000 applications. These include notifications for emails, calls, text messages & social media activity; stock prices; activity tracking (movement, sleep, estimates of calories burned); remote controls for smartphones, cameras & home appliances; turn-by-turn directions (using the GPS receiver in a smartphone or tablet)
When we created Pebble, we designed it with health and fitness in mind--making it waterproof and including an accelerometer. Since then, we've partnered with RunKeeper, Strava, Puma, and many more to give Pebble users a compelling health and fitness experience. We now have sleep trackers, step counters, and even swim watchapps.
Misfit watchapp is available today in the Pebble appstore, and lets users count steps and track their activity right from their wrists--no smartphone required
Four apps to turn a Pebble watch into a fitness tracker - CNET
Pebble Update Allows Health Apps To Track Fitness And Sleep In The Background | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
Ultimate guide to Pebble | Connectedly
Pebble (watch) - Wikipedia
Fitbit Surge - Fitness Super Watch
- Tracks all-day activity stats and sleep
- with continuous heart rate and Caller ID
- Adds call & text notifications
- Adds music control
- Adds GPS tracking
- Touch screen display - monochrome LCD with backlight
- Battery - 7+ days
- www.fitbit.com/surge
- $249 - soon
Fitbit Surge™ Fitness Super Watch | fitbit.com
Samsung Galaxy Gear S™:
This is a stand-alone phone which works without being tethered to a smart phone.
- Curved Display - 2.0" Curved Super AMOLED (360 x 480)
- 3G
- Network-Connected - WiFi :802.11 b/g/n, A-GPS/Glonass
- make and answer calls when your phone isn't nearby.
- check texts, emails, updates
- stream and listen to music,
- Personal Fitness Monitor
- Bluetooth®
- USB
- UV
- Heart Rate
- Compass
- $299-$399
Samsung Gear S | www.samsung.com/us/mobile/wearable-tech -
Features and Specs
Other Samsung Gear Watches
Running Watches:
Echo Series
4/5 PC Mag
Garmin Forerunner 220
GPS running watch with high-resolution color display.
- Tracks distance, pace and heart rate
- Identifies personal records
- Automatic uploads to Garmin Connect, live tracking, social media sharing
- Compatible with free training plans from Garmin Connect
- compatible with wireless heart-rate monitors.
$250
Others:
See :
SmartWatches.org - SmartWatch News, Information and Reviews
Wearables and Body Tech | Doug Dixon - manifest-tech.com
Android:,
Samsung Gear, Moto 360, LG G Watch $229), LG G Watch R ($299),
Sony SmartWatch3 ($250),
Asus ZenWatch ($199)
Links:
Wearables and Body Tech | Doug Dixon - manifest-tech.com
SmartWatches.org - SmartWatch News, Information and Reviews
The Best Standalone Smartwatch Options Available | SmartWatches.org
Smartwatch Reviews - Digital Trends | Digital Trends
4 top Android Wear watches: A hands-on guide | ITworld
Amazon.com: Smart Watches
last updated 24 Dec 2014
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