Smart watches are connected platforms used for interacting with smartphones and potentially other connected devices to complete a variety of tasks, from retrieving SMS messages and emails to streaming music and screening calls .
It's a new product category that is redefining how wearable technology can be used, and new usage models are rapidly being developed.
Here are different examples of smart watches powered by Freescale application processor: the "I'm Watch" and Garmin Forerunner
10 available here (on Freescale website)
Apple seems to be working on such a device and hired some experts recently and have registered the "iwatch" trademark in several countries already.
Would you consider designing such a device, or using yourself a smartwatch?
Do you think this could bring some added valuewith an easy to use device which could provide access to key information, or do you see it as a non sense additional device?
Which kind of data displayed on the smart watch could make the difference?