DocumentCode :
3609157
Title :
Apple Watch Temptation: Just visit the App Store.
Author :
Michael, Katina ; Michael, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Inf. Technol., Univ. of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Volume :
4
Issue :
4
fYear :
2015
Firstpage :
120
Lastpage :
122
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.
Keywords :
mobile computing; social aspects of automation; App Store; Apple Watch; Fitbit; Internet-enabled laptop computer; bank card; iPod; mobile phone; Computers; Mobile communication; Performance evaluation; Product design; Watches;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
2162-2248
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MCE.2015.2463391
Filename :
7308166
Link To Document :
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