Smart Watch
Buying Guide
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What is a smart watch?
What Is A Smart Watch?
Essentially a wearable computer packed full of functions, you can pair your smart watch with your smartphone to ensure you keep track of every aspect of your digital life.
Going beyond just telling the time and delivering up-to-the-minute notifications direct to your wrist, today’s smart watches boast a host of impressive features such as heart rate monitors, GPS tracking and voice activated search.
Some smart watches have even made reaching for your wallet passé, allowing you to check-out in shops with even less effort than usual.
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How to choose a smart watch
How To Choose A Smart Watch
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Before deciding on which smart watch to buy, make sure that it will work with your smartphone.
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Find out what the rated battery life of the smart watch is. Some will require charging more often than others which might affect how you use it.
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Check whether the smart watch will continue to display the time when not in use. Some watches will switch off the display when not in use to conserve the battery.
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If tracking your fitness is your thing, go for a watch that has a heart rate sensor and GPS to keep tabs on your workouts.
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Style and design is an important factor when deciding which smart watch to go for. If you want to change the look of yours to make sure it matches every outfit, check the range of accessories available and whether the straps are easy to change.
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Although not as important as smartphone compatibility, the range of apps available might be a deciding factor.
Combining the best in Silicon Valley Technology with Swiss luxury watchmaking, the TAG Heuer Connected collection is powered by Intel and Google Android Wear to create a smart watch which delivers style as well as function.
The next generation of smart watch, technology meets jet-set style with the Michael Kors Access.
Combining Emporio Armani’s dynamic styling with the added benefits of today’s wearable technology, this new collection of touchscreen smart watches are designed to impress.
Asserting itself as a major technological breakthrough, the Breitling Exospace B55 Connected leverages the user-friendliness of the smartphone to improve its ease of use and efficiency.
