So come on, laptop makers, nut up and throw down for for some high quality hardware — and watch your brand improve.
You might think this is just a pile of meaningless hardware, but watch "Vatican Vibes" and you'll be brought into the light.
With Android Wear, Google is making a tacit statement: 'We want to own the smartwatch space.' And they're already partnering with some of the biggest names in OEM hardware (and watches) to make it happen, including LG, Motorola, Fossil, HTC, Asus and Samsung.
Similar to its sister brand, TAG Heuer, Hublot worked with the same team with Intel and Google and shares most of the hardware for this watch with the TAG Heuer Connected Watch.
On the day of an Apple hardware announcement, they watch reports of the event and wait for data sheets to come from Apple with details on the devices before they crank up manufacturing in China.
Fossil's team certainly has the know how to build solid watch hardware, so this could prove a solid match.
The sensors used; the touch layers, backlights, and other elements of the screen; and the hardware inside the watch will all be in much greater demand, leading to suppliers operating with much more economy of scale.
The fact that the cameras would be mounted on the strap means the purity of design of the Watch hardware would be undiminished – and could mean the patent could become reality sooner rather than later.
You can still do tracking when hooked up to the GPS on your handset, but dropping it from Versa hardware means the watch is less appealing as a standalone tracker.
Passive apps now have the ability to use the sensors and hardware of the Watch to make things happen for you automatically based on precise location, time and identity.
