Which Smart Watch?: The SmartWatch Buying Guide

If you’re thinking of entering the world of wearable technology by joining the smartwatch revolution, you’ll want to know which watch to buy, where to buy it, and what to do with it when you’ve bought it. This smartwatch buying guide addresses all three points, and has been authored by the creators of the companion web site at www.smartwatchbooks.info. We think we know about smart watches, and after reading this book we think that you’ll know about them to.

Investing in this book before you invest in your first (or next) smartwatch could be one of the best investments you make. It will help you avoid buying the wrong smartwatch, or the wrong type of smartwatch, for the wrong reason.

This book presents a brief history of smart watches, it explains the difference between standalone and companion smart watches, it tells you where to buy your smartwatch, and it presents a set of smartwatch "use cases" (i.e. things your smartwatch might do for you). Past, present and future smart watches are cataloged, with some of them being documented in some detail.

CONTENTS

About the SmartWatch Revolution

About the Book

1 – A Brief History of Smart Watches

2 – Standalone or Companion SmartWatch?

3 – Sourcing Your SmartWatch
Crowd-Funding Web Sites
Amazon and Ebay
Chinavasion
Vendor Web Sites
High Street Stores

4 – SmartWatch Use Cases
Use Case #1—A Notification Device
Use Case #2—A Fitness Tracking Device
Use Case #3—A Music Player
Use Case #4—A Handy Camera
Use Case #5—A Second Handset
Use Case #6—A Phone
Use Case #7—A Portable Radio
Use Case #8—A GPS Satellite Navigator (Sat-Nav)
Use Case #9—A Wi-Fi Hot Spot
From Use Cases to Watches

5 – Pebble SmartWatch
Pebble Features and Capabilities
Pebble Ecosystem and Apps
Pebble at SmartWatchBooks.info

6 – Samsung Galaxy Gear SmartWatch
Samsung Galaxy Gear Features and Capabilities
Samsung Galaxy Gear Ecosystem and Apps
Samsung Galaxy Gear at SmartWatchBooks.info

7 – Sony SmartWatch 2
Sony SmartWatch 2 Features and Capabilities
Sony SmartWatch 2 Ecosystem and Apps
Sony SmartWatch 2 at SmartWatchBooks.info

8 – EC309 TIGON / LIGER SmartWatch
EC309 TIGON / LIGER Features and Capabilities
EC309 TIGON / LIGER Ecosystem and Apps
EC309 TIGON / LIGER at SmartWatchBooks.info

9 – Other Smart Watches (Now and Soon)
Qualcomm Toq
WIME NanoSmart
Omate Truesmart
Neptune Pine
Kreyos Meteor
HOT Watch
MetaWatch
Agent
A.I. Watch
Cookoo
Martian
VACHEN
Samsung Galaxy Gear 2
Apple iWatch
Google Nexus Gem
Also Look Out For…

10 – Which Smart Watch?

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