Wrist Watches – No Longer The Same

Yes, Rolex watches might still have the aura as before. However, if you are looking for watches that are in the low to mid range, you will definitely love the new mobile phone watches these days. No longer do you need to just see time in your watch, you can do a whole lot more.

So, what the deal?

Let’s take the Sony Smart Watch, the iWatch or the Moto 360 for instance. While they might run on different operating systems, the underlying principle is the same. You get to view a lot more than just time. So, while weather updates are easy and you can see them all the time on your mobile phone watch, you can even connect your mobile phone watch to your smart phone to do everything from reading emails, reading Facebook status updates or rejecting calls.

So, why do you need watch phones?

Most of these watch phones aren’t costly. While the iWatch might be on the higher side, you can have these watches for less than $100 easily. In fact, a lot of these watch phones run on the Android OS. You can install a number of apps from the Google Playstore. While the apps that you can run and the features that you have depend on the watch phone you buy, it is important to note that a lot of these watch phones have a lot to offer. In fact, a few of them even sport a camera. The camera can be quite useful to take some small pictures. Yes, you cannot expect DSLR like pictures but then it’s taking photos with your wristwatch that we are talking about.

What’s the hype about?

Few years back, we had these watch phones coming out at huge prices. In fact, Sony was one of the first companies to come out with its watch phone. The watch phone was first sold at nearly $300. Now, it can be bought for less than $100. In fact, the dependence of watch phones to rely on your smart phone to work is getting less. A number of the watch phones these days can work on their own. So, you really do not need to worry about your phone’s battery juice going out. In fact, you can also insert the sim to your watch and read out different messages or call somebody, if your watch phone supports the calling feature. There are a number of designs to choose from as well, just as your traditional wristwatches. You can customize the look of your watch, right from the strap to the dial screens. You can display time in a digital or analog manner, as you wish to.