[dba-Tech] Smart Watches (was: Is Microsoft Dumping .Net?)

Hi Rocky

At least one picture shows a hand with a stylus. But I think it is not the
general assumption that a stylus is needed.

/gustav


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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Rocky Smolin
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 It would seem that you'd need a stylus to really use that interface, no?  

Rocky


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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
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Hi Hans et al

You have probably seen pictures of the upcoming smart watches, which seem to
(also) be some kind of extended duplex remote control for your smartphone.

What has struck me is the mostly messy user interface of these:

   http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=smartwatch

Except for one, which again demonstrates the superity and scalability of the
Metro/Modern interface:

 
http://www.thelongrun.it/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gnomio_smartwatch_2.jpg

It will be interesting to follow how these will evolve.

/gustav


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Hehe. I like your sense of humour.

- Hans


On 2013-09-05, at 11:48 PM, "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi Hans
> 
> Ha ha, you mean you won't see any compelling reason. Then, of course, 
> you won't see any.
> 
> Let me give you just four very different reasons:
> 
> 1. You can program for it in C#.
> 2. You will enjoy a superior interface.
> 3. You will stand out from the crowd.
> 4. As an Apple or Android fanboy you will challenge yourself by owning 
> an evil device.
> 
> As for the subject - Is Microsoft Dumping .Net? - it is just one more 
> example how careful you should be not wasting your precious time 
> reading blogs.
> 
> /gustav
> 
> 
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> Hans-Christian Andersen
> Sendt: 6. september 2013 05:38
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> 
> Sorry, Jim, but I can't think of any compelling reason for anyone to 
> choose a Windows phone over an Android or iPhone. Until Microsoft 
> figures that out, WP will continue to be a big flop.
> 
> Nokia, for the most part, maintains a big market share in cheap mobile 
> phones for lesser developed countries. Getting access to those markets 
> is of little benefit to MS because the hardware needed to run the WP 
> OS would make those phones unaffordable to those people.
> 
> I'm not seeing the benefit.
> 
> - Hans