Over the last year or so we have seen a large number of manufacturers pledge their support to the newest wearables platform that has been developed by Google. However, dismal sales numbers and lack of functionality have given all of these manufacturers cold feet. We have seen that most companies that had initially pledged their support have stated that they have no intentions of making more Android Wear smartwatches in the near future. The likes of Motorola and Huawei have shelved all their plans for any future smartwatches already. The only company that has a new watch coming out is LG.
Having said that, Google has delayed the launch of its 2.0 platform for quite a while, but [...]
Smartwatches are supposedly the next big thing. Virtually every major hardware manufacturer already produces a smartwatch or plans to release one in the near future. Despite the hype, the future of smartwatches looks bleak. Here are five reasons why the smartwatch will fail:
Battery Life
Who wants to constantly charge their watch? You already have to plug in your phone on a daily basis. Imagine having to plug in your watch as well. The most popular smartwatches on the market only have a battery life of approximately seven days.
Health Not So Important
Despite all the hype about health these days, the average consumer does not [...]
