Jeremy Stalcup
Smart Watches
4/5/2017

Current Uses

Since smart watches increase as smart phones increase, their uses are exponentially growing. Many smart watches have specific uses. Some watches are used to precisely track exercise. The most popular exercise specific brand is currently Fitbit. Exercise smart watches have a wide range of features depending on the particular watch. Some of these features include step count, heart rate monitor, active minute tracker, sleep tracking, multi-sport tracking modes, reminders to move, and miles walked per day. People tend to use exercise smart watches as motivators to get into shape and lose weight.

Then there are other smart watches that have some of these features and more, like Apple's iWatch. With these smart watches, they may not only have the exercise motivation attached, but also make daily life much easier. Features like music control, text notifications, call notifications, app notifications, silent alarms, built in GPS, and interchangeable watch faces. These features are especially useful when people put their phones in their pockets with the sound and vibrations turned off, enabling them to still be aware when they are getting an important phone call or text message. Many people use smart watches when they have family members who could have a medical emergency at any time, including older people or people with diabetes. The smart watch allows the caretaker to be ready for an emergency call or text whenever it may happen. Another convenient feature that a handful of smart watches have is their ability to be resistant to water. People wash their hands multiple times a day and it is inevitable that their watch will get wet due to this fact.

Another big usage for smart watches can be health. There are many smart watches out that can read out your blood pressure and keep track of your health. This is especially useful for people with severe health concerns such as hypertension, which is high blood pressure. As technology advances in health, the abilities of a health smart watch continue to rise.