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Will Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Dump Tizen For Wear OS?

Samsung Reportedly Tweaking Watch 4. Say it ain't so, Samsung! If the Galaxy Watch 4 dumps Tizen, and switches to brain dead Wear OS, I will not buy. I have many Wear OS Smartwatches, and they are all laggy, and not intuitive. I love Tizen, the OS on my Galaxy Watch 3, and the battery life is several days. Wear OS is notorious for eating battery life, and is sluggish at best. I guess my Galaxy Watch 3 will stay on my wrist awhile longer, as is my Galaxy 10+ Smartphone. Samsung, if you are listening, get your act together.

Does Your WristWatch Make A Statement?

What's On Your Wrist? Execupundit asks an interesting question today. Since some young people aren't wearing wrist watches these days, is the choice a statement, or just technological evolution? Why do we wear watches and computers anyway? I am pretty certain that my watch choices have to do with wanting to have as much information, as efficiently and as effortlessly as possible, wherever I am. Smartwatches are so functional these days that, in some cases, they can replace Smartphones, which, over time, have replaced computers. Rather than ask what is on my wrist, ask me how long it will be before my computer is in a heads up display in front of my glasses. Tech rolls on. Humans just tag along.

Bose Frames After A Year - Don't Lawyer On Without Them.

Bose Frames Review. I have been wearing my Bose Frames for a year now. I am happy to say that I wear them all day at the office, and out and about. They are geeky looking, in a retro, classy way, and, by installing progressive, transition lenses, I can wear them inside and out, as they become sunglasses outside in the sun. A lawyer needs to spend a lot of time on the telephone, even in a text and email based world, and I can hear every conversation clearly and privately during the day. I can answer my office phone with a press of a little button on the right frame of the glasses, and continue working while I talk. Hands free conversations aren't new; but, not having a headset or buds in your ear makes bluetooth much easier to take on an all day basis. As we age, comfort becomes more important than aesthetics; but, beauty is always in the eye of the beholder.

Oculus Quest 2 Charging Station - Sometimes Simple Solutions Are The Best.

Anker Oculus Quest 2 Charging Station. I don't use the Quest 2 VR headset enough. It stays in a hard case, and I can go for days without realizing it is there among the other gadgets and toys. I still work for a living, so recreational time is at a premium. So, when I saw this innovative charging stand from Anker, I got one. Now, my Quest 2 is always charged up and ready to go next to my chair, and I can take a few minutes to fly a Fokker Biplane, or visit the Louvre, or paddle down a dark river trying to avoid Russian snipers. The VR Experience is great for traveling to far away places. It is hard to describe; but, you really can get a feel for a place when you are walking around it in VR. Wanna get away? Don't spend thousands on airfare, hotels and aggravation. Visit virtually. It's the next best thing to being there.

25 Years Goes Fast.

Twenty Five Years...Time Flies When You're Having Fun.

I was updating the Copyright Notice on the FutureLawyer site this morning, and I realized that I started the site in 1996. That means I have been doing this for 25 years. It has been a daily passion since 2005; but, I haven't missed many days. So Happy Birthday to the FutureLawyer site. I have no idea which day in 2021 will be the actual anniversary. But, let's celebrate every day, okay?

The Future Is In Human Interface Devices.

Someday, probably after the FutureLawyer isn't here anymore, a lawyer will walk into a courtoom wearing a wrist device and a pair of SmartGlasses that connect her to the Internet and everything else. With a flick of the wrist, she will access her files, do legal research, enter a timeslip, and check out her email and messages. The heads up display in her Smartglasses will allow her to concentrate on the argument. Sometime, in the future farther away, the wrist device will be located in the Smartglasses themselves. I think I was wrong to assume that humans and machines would be physically connected via implants. Yes, some implants will be used for medical purposes, as they are now; but, I think that future computing devices will be wearables that can be removed or worn at the user's choice. Brave new world. 

Retirement Without Retiring - Not Easy To Do.

As we finish our first long weekend trip in the RV, I am realizing that relaxing in an RV, even if you have all the tech in the world, it isn't easy to get work done. It is very easy to be mesmerized by the feeling of being out in the woods, or in a beautiful setting, or, in our case, in the middle of DisneyWorld's Ft. Wilderness Resort. Tech enables me to sit at the computer, and check email, and post to Facebook; and, I can even draft correspondence and pleadings, and print with a portable printer. However, the more relaxed I get, the less I want to work. Part of that is age, I suppose. In any event, being able to work if I want to, and keeping in touch with practice emergencies or necessary responses, makes it easier to relax. It is all about freedom, after all. That is also a big reason to have a solo practice. There is no one out there who can command my presence on a Zoom call, or at a Zoom meeting, other than a Court hearing, which I can plan for in advance. If you are in a BigLaw firm, ask yourself whether the money is worth it.

O.K. Google...I Will Start Wearing My Wear OS Watches.

Google Fixed OK Google On Wear OS Watches. Since I almost always have my SmartPhone on my person, even when wearing my Tizen Galaxy Watch 3, I can still use the OK Google voice command and the phone will answer, sending the reply to whatever bluetooth headset I am using. But, OK Google hasn't been working on my Wear OS watches, and I would like to wear the Armani watch, or the Gold Watch Urbane Luxe on occasion, and it would be cool to use the command on the watches. Now, Google apparently has fixed the problem after an outcry from many users. OK Google, what are my appointments for today?

A SmartWatch Doesn't Have To Look Like A SmartWatch.

I am rocking the Armani SmartWatch today, and I share a photo below. Smart tech is being adopted by the designers, and there is no longer any reason to be known as the geek who walks down the street with computers strapped to his arm. In fact, some of the flashy, big men's watches I have seen lately look more like a Wrestling or Boxing Championship Belt than a wrist mounted time piece. Wear OS has improved, and I can't wait for the promised 5G iteration of the next Samsung Galaxy, which is rumored to be running Wear OS. I hate to lose Tizen; but, progress and all that. I think that, for SmartWatches to take over the mass market they are going to have to be indistinguishable from the current timepieces. This Armani piece gently vibrates with emails and texts and other notifications, and connects to the world with Google Assistant, which I already use every day. "O.K. Google. Who won the SuperBowl?". I just can't hear that answer too many times.

 

Emporio Armani SmartWatch - Look Like A Million Bucks For Under $200.

Emporio Armani SmartWatch. I love Tizen OS on the Samsung Galaxy Watches. I wear them most days; but, I also love looking like a million bucks, with a watch that is elegant, understated, and says so. However, I am not going to pay thousands of dollars for the experience, so I was really impressed when I saw that Emporio Armani had decided to do an Android SmartWatch, for under $200. It is a Wear OS watch and doesn't have a phone chip, nor GPS; but, it is a competent Smartwatch, and is thin, sleek, black, and looks expensive. I can wear it to a fine restaurant or gallery opening and look like everyone else; except that I am getting emails, texts, and other Smartwatch functions without calling attention to myself. I guess you could say classy and cheap is my goal. What's on your wrist?