V-Tech Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Smartwatches that serve as smartphone companions have been around for years now, but early devices have for the most part flown under the radar. That all changes next month as Samsung finally kicks the smartwatch war into high gear, and Apple is also expected to enter the space with an ?iWatch? launch next year. We won?t know which companies will emerge victorious at the vendor level for quite some time (though Apple and Samsung?s marketing budgets might give us a pretty good idea), but there are some companies that are already winners in the imminent smartwatch war. As Digitimes noted in a report on late last week, smartwatch components vary a great deal when it comes to processors, memory modules, displays and other parts, but one technology has emerged in every offering thus far: Bluetooth. This seems obvious since the wireless standard is present in all smartphones, but it means top chipmakers like Broadcom are already winners in the smartwatch war, and they stand to benefit a great deal as smartwatches proliferate. Or rather, if smartwatches proliferate. Samsung?s Galaxy Gear is set to launch early next month in the U.S. and Apple?s iWatch will reportedly follow next year, sometime in the second half. http://bgr.com/2013/09/19/smartwatch-war-bluetooth-chips/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Disagree. I feel that Samsung massively missed the point and we know next to nothing on the iWatch. The Pebble however, is awesome :) Misread article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Might be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisifer Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I'll be waiting for the 2nd or 3rd generation of SmartWatches before any of them get my money. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I must be really old fashioned, I only want my watch to tell the date and time .... WAQT, Fourjays and Growled 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 The Evil Overlord and V-Tech 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-Tech Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 I had one of those when i was 12 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Method Man Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Im not buying one until they have at least 4K resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Im not buying one until they have at least 4K resolution. Forget that, I want a holographic projector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I remember those, I used to have one with a radio built in, needed headphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted September 19, 2013 Member Share Posted September 19, 2013 I must be really old fashioned, I only want my watch to tell the date and time .... Same here. I don't understand what I would use a smart watch for anyway. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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