smartwatch

6 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Benedict Evans · across every show →

Everything said about smartwatch, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Evans: Smartwatch email notifications and tiny-screen reading offer zero value
“A device that tells you have new email has zero value, actually. A device that tells you who you've got new email from actually kind of has zero value. A device that lets you read that email two or two lines at a time or three lines at a time has zero value.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:24 a16z Podcast | Google I/O -- A Three-Hour Tour (in 30 minutes)
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Evans: Smartwatches cannot fit 3G chips and maintain all-day battery
“You cannot stick a three G chip in a device that small with a color screen and have it last all day.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:15 a16z Podcast | Apple Takes on Payments and Your Wrist
Jan 2, 2019
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Evans: Smartwatches will require paired smartphones due to battery and space limits
“You need both, and you will continue to need both for the time being because of things like battery life and Space. You can't put a cellular radio and a battery that can power it into something that will fit on your wrist, at least not yet.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:12 a16z Podcast | What the Apple Watch Is -- and Isn't
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Opinion
Evans: Glancing at a smartwatch is better etiquette than pulling out a phone
“How, but on the other hand, it's better than taking your phone out.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:40 a16z Podcast | Apple Watch -- Looking for New Things Done in New Ways
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Opinion
Sinofsky: The Apple Watch is not a smartwatch
“Well, the first thing that occurs to me is that it's not a smartwatch.”
Steven Sinofsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 0:55 a16z Podcast | Apple Watch -- Looking for New Things Done in New Ways
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mike Snyder: Smartwatch and pulse oximeter baseline data detected my Lyme disease early
“I'll tell you a personal example, which is that I actually caught my Lyme disease early, and one reason I could do that is because I knew what my baseline measurements were. I had all the data. I knew from my smartwatch, from a simple pulse ox, because my bloo…”
Mike Snyder Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:23 a16z Podcast | How to Live Longer and Better
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