{"id":584,"date":"2013-07-27T19:05:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T19:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=584"},"modified":"2013-07-27T19:05:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-27T19:05:04","slug":"smart-watches-for-smarter-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/smart-watches-for-smarter-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Watches for Smarter Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"
I am a big fan of gadgets that make work easier, life simpler, and my attire more fashionable.\u00a0 Smart watches don\u2019t just keep you on time; they keep you connected to your social media, your email, and make sure you never miss that important call.\u00a0 I for one find myself constantly missing emails or texts until hours after they are sent, simply because my phone was on silent and I couldn\u2019t feel the vibration.\u00a0 Alerts aren\u2019t the only useful tool; smart watches are just a stone\u2019s throw away from functional smartphones.\u00a0 Allowing you to view your contacts and the weather, go on Facebook or Twitter, check your email and texts, manage your incoming calls or make outgoing calls, or controlling your media player, these watches are an extension of your device, almost to point of replacing it \u2013 almost.<\/p>\n
The first watch I have played with is the Sony SmartWatch<\/a>.\u00a0 This watch connects via Bluetooth to your Android phone, and can display full text messages, emails, Facebook posts, and Twitter feeds.\u00a0 It has tons of features, and is light, weighing in at just .55 ounces.\u00a0 It sports a 1.4 inch OLED screen, which some may feel is small, but allows it to keep its low weight.\u00a0 This watch has been my favorite, simply because of all the features it offered and its low price of $150.00 ($129.00 on Amazon).\u00a0 It does have some negatives however.\u00a0 It has to be connected via an Android smartphone to work, and Sony says it is only compatible with a select few<\/a>.\u00a0 The screen is also near impossible to see in the sunlight.\u00a0 Thinking of it as a smartphone accessory is safer than thinking of it as a watch.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n