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Wear OS Or Tizen? No Contest.

WearOSorTizen. I am probably the world's best living expert on Android Smartwatches. I have bought and used them all, and I have some definite opinions. While many Smartwatch functions are equally good on both platforms, and Samsung is the only manufacturer using the Tizen OS, I use my Tizen Galaxy Watch 95% of the time. The biggest factor for me in using a Smartwatch is smooth, quick function, and Tizen is fast and smooth. I have never looked at a Tizen watch and noticed lag. It happens with Wear OS watches all the time. I hate lag. It just feels like the watch is mired in quicksand. If you are contemplating entering the Smartwatch world, spend the money and get a Galaxy Watch. You'll be glad you did.

#CES2020 - CES Isn't All Just Fun And Games

Wearable tech isn't just for jewelry, watches and fun. Neofect is showing off wearable tech that is helping stroke patients and others with neurological disorders rehab, using a smartglove and computer games. This rehab doesn't involve being hospitalized, and going to the hospital gym every day, with a human rehab assistant present at all times. While patients need to be monitored with regular visits, the patient can use this glove all the time, at home. This is the kind of tech that needs to be nurtured and expanded. 

Fossil Hybrid - Why Hybrid SmartWatches Fail

Fossil Hybrid. A hybrid Smartwatch is a watch with real minute and second hands, and a mechanical inside; but, with a smartwatch screen that responds to computer input. It fails at both. Designer watch companies desperately want to get into the smartwatch business, so they take their analog watch manufacturing, and add some tech to it. The result is called a hybrid, and it fails as badly as cars that pretend to be fossil fuel friendly. Sure, both concepts work okay; but, they try to please both worlds, and are mediocre at both. Want to join the digital age? Buy a smartwatch. A real one. You can still look at your single function analog piece of jewelry from time to time and wonder what you could have done with all that money you paid for it. Jeez.

Galaxy Watch LTE For Less Than $200!

eBay has heavily discounted refurbished Galaxy Watch LTE models, just $170. The LTE version of this watch is what I wear 90% of the time, and have for two years. It is the best I have ever used, and, at this price, it is an unbeatable bargain. For $10 a month, it is an actual watch phone, with its own phone number; and, if you forward unanswered calls, can receive all of your calls to your phone. It has a competent microphone and speaker, and can be used to make and take calls, Dick Tracy style. There isn't a video screen; but, trust me, you don't need or want one. $170. Are you kidding me?

"You Can SEE Me?"

The old joke is about to become reality. The next person who talks to you, say, in a surprised voice: "You can see me?". Well, soon, your invisibility cloak won't be a figment of your imagination. Light bending tech is in the works that will be very useful on the battlefield and elsewhere. Ever played hide and seek with a ghost?

 

Amazon Echo Frames --Alexa Gets Into Your Head

Amazon Echo Frames -- here's what you didn't know about Amazon's new smart glasses - CNET. The new Amazon Echo Frames aren't as pretty as my Bose Frames, and I am certain the sound quality won't be as good; but, I have to say OK Google to get information from my frames, and the new Amazon product promises to have Alexa embedded in them. Hey, Alexa! Where are my glassses? Oh, yeah, they are on my head.

They're Back! Bose Smart Frames Are Back Where They Belong

Bose, once you get to the service center in your own country (I was slotted to India first, go figure), is very responsive, and have sent me a new pair of Smart Frames, that will hopefully last longer than the last. It was a simple matter to pop out the lenses in the new pair, and put my prescription transition lenses in. In order to show how geeky I can be, I give you a photo of the new glasses, and note that even sexy Michael Caine wore similar bold frames in Alfie. Just sayin'.

Focals by North - Smartglasses That Are A Bridge Too Far

Focals by North promise to bring smart glasses to all of us | iMore. I love the Bose Frames Smartglasses. They are inexpensive ($199), and give me ALL my notifications via speakers in the frames, with the ability to talk to Google Assistant and can make and receive phone calls. I don't want a holographic video image in my glasses, and I don't want to wear a plastic ring on my finger to navigate it. Finally, there is geek cool, which the Bose Frames are, and too geeky cool, which is what the Focal frames are. The kicker? They cost $999.

Bose SmartGlasses And Customer Service

After six months of use, my Bose Smartglasses failed, and wouldn't take a charge. I contacted Bose, and, after a few hiccups (like suggesting I visit my local support center in India, which I declined to accept) the company asked me to return the frames for replacement. They are now on their way and I should have them back in a month. So, I am back to my necklace bluetooth device, the LG Infinim, which work fine, but require buds in my ears. I rather enjoyed looking like Roy Orbison for a while. I wear geek like a badge of honor, and can't wait to see if the replacement frames meet the same fate. Thanks, Bose, for the good customer service.

Wireless Sensors Make Wearable Medical Diagnosis A Reality

Wireless sensors stick to skin and track health | Stanford News. Science is making great strides with wearable computing devices that monitor human health. The BodyNet system monitors physiological data from the skin and wirelessly transmits the data to doctors and others for analysis and action. Think of these computing devices as digital band-aids. While used now exclusively in medical environments, the technology has implications that go far beyond simple sensor data. Once computer circuits that don't require batteries or similar tech are able to be sewn into clothing, or taped to the skin, full body sensing won't be far behind. This tech is far beyond even anything imagined in Star Trek, which relied on hand held sensing devices. Smartwatches already can monitor heat beats, do EKGs, and monitor our physical activity. What wearable tech do you have on today?