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SDI’s 2013 Retrospective. 2013 was heralded as the “year of the smartwatch,” and,indeed, many of these wrist-mounted gadgets were released last year. But how did they fare? Let’s take a look at a few of the top names (but keep in mind this is not a comprehensive listTRANSCRIPT
SDI’s 2013 RetrospectiveTop-rated App development company in Silicon Valley
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The Year of the Smartwatch
2013 was heralded as the “year of the smartwatch,” and,indeed, many of these wrist-mounted gadgets were released last year.
But how did they fare? Let’s take a look at a few of the top names (but keep in mind this is not a comprehensive list).
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Pebble’s Critical Reception
Simple
Functional
Comfortable and adequately attractive
Good value
Successful app ecosystem
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Smartwatch 2’s Critical Reception
Works great as a watch
Good notifications
Adequate, but not impressive app offerings
Reasonable price
Some annoying software/interface bugs
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Toq’s Critical Reception
Innovative hardware (especially Mirasol display)
Buggy software and interface
Expensive
Lack of app store is severely limitingSome Bad
Bad wristband design
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The Takeaway
In general, it was clear that 2013 was a fledgling year for smartwatches, and the exciting innovations were often counterbalanced by frustrations. We look forward to seeing these concepts mature in the year to come.
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What’s next for Pebble?
Pebble recently released the Pebble Steel, and continues to expand its successful app ecosystem. Just this month they released new firmware, updated SDK and an app store.
There’s not much else to say; Pebble is king of the hill for now.
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What’s next for Samsung?
Rumors indicate work on Galaxy Gear 2. If Samsung learned from 2013, I’m optimistic that their second attempt could be very good. Gear had impressive hardware, so it’s just a matter of getting everything to “click.”
Samsung has confirmed it be releasing a Samsung has confirmed it be releasing a Gear SDK this year, which would be hugely important for getting that foothold in the app market that they need. With a solid SDK and a revamped device, Samsung is “gearing” up for success.
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What’s next for Sony?
Sony will undoubtedly continue to pursue smartwatch technology, purportedly with a Smartwatch3 release this year. They’ve consistently improved on each attempt, so, again, stay optimistic.
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What’s next for Qualcomm?
The unique hardware features of Qualcomm certainly deserve another chance, but Qualcomm absolutely has to support apps at launch if they want to succeed.
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Apple???
Apple’s iWatch remains just a rumor, but there is pretty compelling evidence backing it up. Given Apple’s history, anything they release is likely to shake things up considerably. Expect big news.
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Key to Success: Apps
If a device gains traction in its app ecosystem, that will power a huge increase in consumer adoption, which powers a more lucrative app market, and so on and so forth.
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If a device gains traction in its app ecosystem, that will power a huge increase in consumer adoption, which powers a more lucrative app market, and so on and so forth.