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Samsung Gear S - Biggest SmartWatch Ever

Samsung Gear S review: The smartwatch that's also a smartphone - CNET. It doesn't seem like 5 years since I bought the Gear S LTE SmartWatch by Samsung. It was the first Smartwatch that was also a Smartphone, and made phone calls as well as all the other SmartWatch functions. I still have mine, and this trip down memory lane makes me want to put this big, honking, smartphone back on my wrist. Not.

Bose Soundwear Speaker - Almost Private Listening

Amazon.com: Bose Soundwear Companion Wireless Wearable Speaker - Black: Electronics. My Bose Frames are geeky looking glasses that have me being mistaken for Roy Orbison. But, they give big sound, and Bose tech keeps the sound from being heard by anyone else close by, and I never have to put anything in my ears. Now, Bose has an option for those of you who don't want to wear big geeky glasses all day. This speaker gives big Bose sound and drapes around you neck, and keeps the sound away from others near you. Since both of these devices stay out of your ears, you can hear doorbells, calls for help, or other sounds in your environment. On sale now for $149, and regularly $299. You know you want these. And, you can't have mine.

The Very First Smartwatch Was A Sony

I posted this seven years ago, and it is instructive as to the pace of technology. It also brings back bittersweet memories of SWMBO, who was with me on a shopping trip at International Mall when I purchased it at the Sony store. We had lunch and I unboxed it, while she contemplated all the purchases she was going to make after lunch. 

"Sony SmartWatch - Wearing A Wrist Watch Again. I have been playing with, and wearing, my new Sony SmartWatch for a couple of weeks now, and it has become part of my arm. I stopped wearing wrist watches last year. They were so "last century", and they only told me the time and day; although, my recent versions had temperature, barometric pressure, altimeter and other cool sensors. I had my smartphone and computer for time and day, and I wasn't spending a lot of time mountain climbing. However, the bluetooth integration, and the tiny Android apps that connected live with my phone convinced me that it was worth $150 to try the smart watch. Now, my wrist buzzes when I have incoming email, gives me the time and date in digital numbers when I want it, tells me my exact location with the press of a button, acts as a long distance viewfinder for my phone's camera, vibrates and buzzes when a call comes in on the phone, and more. The cool thing about it is that I can have my Jabra earset simultaneously connected with bluetooth 3.0, and I can take and make phone calls without using my hands. The earset has a pleasant female voice that announces the call, from what phone number it comes, and I can answer or ignore the call merely by saying answer or ignore. Pretty cool. I am going to start calling myself robot man.
I prefer metal watch bands, and the watch comes with a metal base to clip the watch on, so I got rid of the rubber wrist band that came with the watch. You can also clip the smart watch to clothing, or just carry it around if you like. Here are a couple of photos of mine:"

Look! Up In The Sky! It's SuperWatch!

The excellent Samsung Gear Sport is on sale at an unbelievable $110 after $170 discount - PhoneArena. More powerful than a Ten Thousand Dollar Rolex. Cheaper than a Timex. More versatile than a $700 Apple Watch. It's Gear Sport! A great Smartwatch, with Tizen OS, it slices, it dices, it makes a salad of apps. And, now, for a short time, you can have it for only $110! If you've been putting off having a computer on your wrist because of cost, now is the time. Fry's has this guy for $109.99. You spent more the last time you went to a restaurant.

Livescribe+ Desktop App For Aegir Pens

Livescribe App - Livescribe. The Aegir Smartpen is now the only pen of its kind that syncs with mobile devices and the Desktop with the release of LiveScribe+, which is a Desktop companion for the slim and light Aegir. The pen stores every keystroke on its USB drive when the user uses LiveScribe notebooks, which contain millions of dots invisible to the naked eye, and the user experience is the same as writing on a regular paper notebook. When connected to a phone, tablet, or computer, the results are synced to the device, and the application shows them as they were drawn or written. They can be converted to digital text and transferred as any file would be. Analog meets digital and you get to keep the paper, if you want.

The LTE Samsung Galaxy Watch Finally Gets One UI Update

The LTE Samsung Galaxy Watch is getting an overdue One UI update | TechRadar. My daily driver Smartwatch, the LTE variant of the Galaxy Watch by Samsung, is finally getting the new One UI update, and it is great. One tap wakeup. Active Swim information. Heart rate notifications if my heart rate reaches a level I can set. Even better battery life; although, I can get two days already with time to spare. New watch faces. Easier access to Settings. All in all, the best Smartwatch is getting better.

#WhyIAmASolo - I Don't Have To Use A Corporate Phone

Opinion: Google Pixel 3a could be the enterprise presence it desperately needs. Hey, I get it. BigLaw IT administrators have a tough job. In addition to herding cats, they have to guarantee security of the computers and devices in the enterprise, and it is a thankless job. They get to be service techs when an employee breaks a device, or doesn't know how to use it. So, an inexpensive enterprise grade device directly from Google without bloatware is a no brainer. I bought a Pixel 3A XL as one of my backup phones because I needed to test it; but, using it a little convinced me that IT Administrators who don't want to bet the farm on an expensive or proprietary device should take a hard look at the Pixel. Better yet, though, go solo.

A Great Smartwatch For $175

Newegg Drops Price of Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch by 42% | Digital Trends. While the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch doesn't have its own LTE phone chip, it is a great watch and runs the same software as my Galaxy Watch. It works with both iPhones and Android phones, and has more functions than most of you need. At $175 this week at NewEgg, you are crazy if you don't buy one. There are Timex analog watches that cost more. What are you waiting for? Join the wearable computing revolution.

#TBT - Can't Get A Date? It Could Be Your Wearable Tech.

I posted this five years ago, which seems like a galaxy far, far away. How I ever got a date is beyond me.

You Seem Depressed, Dave. I Don't Think You Should Go Outside

Amazon Is Working on a Device To Read Human Emotions - Bloomberg. Everyone remembers the HAL 9000, the creepy spaceship computer that read lips and controlled everything. Well, what if your wearable computer device did the same? Amazon thinks that we will be better off if our mother's are with us every minute, and can suggest chicken soup by sensing when we have a cold. That is fine; but, what happens when we want to go out somewhere, and our Smartwatch tells us no, because we engaged in risky behavior last time? "I'm sorry Dave; but, I don't think that is a good idea." Would you rather play a game instead?