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bioemerl  ·  3684 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Wearable tech needs to find a genre-defining product | Digital Trends

Wearables need to

A) look good. Phones aren't something you wear.

B) overcome the stigma against wearing a large screen.

C) last long enough to not be annoying or go dead midway through the day.

D) work in bright sunlight, survive harsh environments, etc.

I honestly don't see watches replacing phones. Not now, not ever. They will become a very good tool to help use of phones, but I can't see it going further than that. It will become a "Tracker" that you can see and monitor your day and life through, where the phone is a "portal" to the internet and to other people.