[New post] Opinion: Sadly, I still don’t have a reason to wear my Android Wear smartwatch

Stephen Hall posted: "You can ask just about anyone: For quite some time, I thought wearables were on the brink of taking over our lives. And they may still be, but it seems to me that my internal excitement may have been premature. Google Glass fueled most of my anticipation," Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Opinion: Sadly, I still don’t have a reason to wear my Android Wear smartwatch by Stephen Hall You can ask just about anyone: For quite some time, I thought wearables were on the brink of taking over our lives. And they may still be, but it seems to me that my internal excitement may have been premature. Google Glass fueled most of my anticipation, but smartwatches were definitely an area that intrigued me too. I told myself that all wearables needed was for Apple to make an entrance, and then platforms like Android Wear and Pebble would become quickly ubiquitous. It may be too early to tell, but that doesn't seem to be what's happening — at least not yet. And while ASUS, LG, Huawei, and Motorola have some revamped hardware entries coming very soon, I'm just not that excited anymore. Why? Mostly because I just don't have a compelling need for wearables in their current form. I have Google Glass and I have an LG G Watch R, but neither have become anything close to a daily driver for me. I still have no reason to use Android Wear. Read more of this post Stephen Hall | August 25, 2015 at 8:34 am | Tags: Android, Android Wear, Google, SmartWatch | Categories: Android | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-uqj Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/08/25/opinion-sadly-i-still-dont-have-a-reason-to-wear-my-android-wear-smartwatch/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com