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Amawashi ahlakaniphile kancane kancane azoba nokugubha iminyaka emibili, okungukuthi, uma sibala i-Sony Smartwatch eyethulwe ngoJanuwari wonyaka odlule njengesifanekiso sokuqala salesi sigaba somkhiqizo. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kube nemizamo eminingana yomkhiqizo ophumelelayo wabathengi, phakathi kwabo, isibonelo itshana, idivayisi ephumelele kakhulu esigabeni kuze kube manje, ezuza amakhasimende angaphezu kuka-250. Kodwa-ke, zikude nempumelelo yangempela yomhlaba wonke, futhi azikho ezakamuva umzamo we-Samsung obizwa nge-Galaxy Gear noma iwashi elizayo le-Qualcomm I-Toq ayiwathukuthelisi amanzi amile. Sisalinde i-iPod phakathi kwabadlali bomculo, i-iPad phakathi kwamaphilisi. Ingabe i-Apple iyona kuphela engakwazi ukuqhamuka nethuluzi elinjalo ukuze lihehe uquqaba lwabasebenzisi?

Uma sibheka i-Galaxy Gear, sithola ukuthi sisahamba embuthanweni. Amawashi e-Samsung angabonisa izaziso, imilayezo, ama-imeyili, athole ngisho nezingcingo, asekele izinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle futhi anikeze izaziso ezengeziwe noma imisebenzi yabasubathi. Kodwa lokhu akuyona into entsha. Lena imisebenzi abanayo, isibonelo itshana, Ngibhekile noma bazokwazi ukukwenza Iwashi elishisayo. Futhi kwezinye izimo ukuqaliswa kwabo kungcono nakakhulu.

Inkinga ukuthi ngayinye yalezi zisetshenziswa zisebenza njengesibonisi esinwetshiwe sefoni. Kusisindisa imizuzwana embalwa lapho sikhipha ifoni ephaketheni lethu futhi sibheka izaziso ezitholiwe nolunye ulwazi oluvela kuselula. Kungase kwanele kwabanye. Ngenkathi ngihlola iPebble, ngayijwayela kakhulu le ndlela yokuxhumana ngenkathi ucingo luhlala luvalelwe ephaketheni lami. Kodwa-ke, izici ezishiwo zizojabulisa kuphela ama-geek nabathandi bobuchwepheshe. Akuyona into ezophoqa izixuku ezijwayelekile ukuthi zishiye amawashi azo amahle “ayisimungulu” ekhabetheni noma ziqale ukugqoka okuthile ezihlakaleni zazo futhi, lapho ziqeda ngempumelelo lo “mthwalo” ngokuthenga ifoni yazo yokuqala.

Azikho izisetshenziswa kuze kube manje ezikwazile ukuxhaphaza ngokugcwele amandla okugqokwa komzimba. Futhi ngalokho angiqondile iqiniso lokuthi iwashi lihlale liseduze futhi ulwazi lumane luthi shazi nje. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, eminye imikhiqizo engenaso isifiso sokuba iwashi elihlakaniphile ikwazile ukusebenzisa lesi sikhundla esiyingqayizivele ngokugcwele. Sikhuluma ngamasongo FitBit, Nike Fuelband noma Jawbone Up. Ngenxa yezinzwa, zingakwazi ukwenza imephu yemisebenzi ye-biometric futhi zilethe ulwazi oluyingqayizivele kumsebenzisi, ucingo olungakwazi ukumtshela lona ngewashi elihlakaniphile. Yingakho le mishini ibone impumelelo eyengeziwe. Akuzona nje izinzwa ze-biometric eziyimbangela yempumelelo, kodwa awekho amawashi ahlakaniphile akwazile ukwenza lokho.

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Enye inkinga ebhekene namadivayisi agqokwa umzimba impilo yebhethri. Ukuze ucingo lukhululeke ngangokunokwenzeka, kufanele lube luncane ngangokunokwenzeka, kodwa usayizi futhi ukhawulela umthamo webhethri. Ngibone ukuthuthuka okuncane phakathi neminyaka edlule, kodwa ubuchwepheshe bebhethri abukathuthuki kakhulu futhi umbono weminyaka embalwa ezayo awukho kahle impela. Ngakho-ke ukukhuthazela kuxazululwa ngokuthuthukisa ukusetshenziswa, okuthi, isibonelo, i-Apple ifinyelele ekupheleleni ngenxa yokuhlanganiswa kwehadiwe nesofthiwe. Umkhiqizo wakamuva we-Galaxy Gear, osebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obutholakalayo njengamanje, ungahlala usuku olulodwa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Pebble, ingasebenza izinsuku ezingu-5-7 ngenkokhiso eyodwa, kodwa kwadingeka idele isibonisi sombala futhi ilungisele isibonisi se-LCD esishintshashintshayo se-monochrome.

Iwashi elizayo elivela kwa-Qualcomm kufanele lihlale cishe izinsuku ezinhlanu futhi lizonikeza isibonisi sombala, nakuba lizoba isibonisi esifana ne-E-ink. Ngamanye amazwi, uma ufuna ukukhuthazela, kufanele udele isibonisi esihle sombala othambile. Owinile kuzoba nguyena onganikela ngakho kokubili - isibonisi esihle nokukhuthazela okuhloniphekile okungenani izinsuku ezinhlanu.

Isici sokugcina esiyinkinga umklamo ngokwawo. Uma sibheka amawashi ahlakaniphile amanje, mabi ngokwedlulele (Pebble, Sony Smartwatch) noma ngaphezulu (Galaxy Gear, I'm Watch). Sekungamashumi eminyaka, amawashi abengewona nje isilinganiso sesikhathi, kodwa futhi nesesekeli semfashini, njengobucwebe noma izikhwama zezandla. Ngemva kwakho konke Rolex futhi izinhlobo ezifanayo ziyizibonelo ngokwazo. Kungani abantu kufanele behlise izimfuno zabo ngokubukeka ngenxa nje yokuthi iwashi elihlakaniphile lingenza okuthile okungaphezu kwalokho abanakho manje ezandleni zabo. Uma abakhiqizi befuna ukukhanga abasebenzisi abavamile, hhayi nje ochwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe, badinga ukuyiphinda kabili imizamo yabo yokuklama.

Idivayisi efanelekile egqokwe ngumzimba yileyo ongeke uyizwe kodwa ikhona uma uyidinga. Isibonelo, njengezibuko (hhayi i-Google Glass). Izibuko zanamuhla zilula futhi zihlangene kangangokuthi ngokuvamile awuboni nokuthi zihlezi ekhaleni lakho. Futhi amasongo okufaneleka alingana kancane nale ncazelo. Futhi yilokho kanye iwashi elihlakaniphile okufanele libe yikho - eliminyene, elikhanyayo futhi elibukeka kahle.

Isigaba se-smartwatch sethula izinselelo eziningi, kokubili ngokomklamo nobuchwepheshe. Kuze kube manje, abakhiqizi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bakhulu noma abancane abazimele, baye babhekana nalezi zinselele ngendlela yokuvumelana. Amehlo abaningi manje aphendukela ku-Apple, okufanele ngazo zonke izinkomba zethule iwashi kulokhu kuwa noma esikhathini esithile ngonyaka ozayo. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, nokho, cishe ngeke sikubone uguquko esihlakaleni sethu.

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