Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Inf. Technol., Univ. of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The Apple Watch is a music player, fitness tracker, communications device, payment token, digital key, and last but not least, a watch that tells the time! We are surprised that no one has claimed that it will also help look after our kids-well, actually they have, just visit the App Store. Who would have thought that the power of an Internet-enabled laptop computer, mobile phone, iPod, Fitbit, bank card, and set of keys could be neatly packaged and strapped around your wrist. This begs the vital question: How will we change our behaviors based on the fact that we are walking around with a full-fledged computer that sits in contact with our bodies and communicates wirelessly with machines around us without our knowledge? Apparently, we´re all going to look more athletic and stylish, be smarter and more accessible, and have a lot more convenience at our fingertips. But in actuality, we´ll be reaching for the mute button, longing to be disconnected, and fed up with all the notifications interrupting us. That´s when the novelty effect wears off.