Apple Watch

[AustinChief]

So, I've been thinking about how a smartwatch could jump from novelty to a device I really want... NFC. If Apple Pay/Google Wallet can push NFC to the forefront and we have NFC payments everywhere, NFC turnstiles for the subway, NFC loyalty card scanning, NFC self service lanes for ticketless entry to concerts, etc etc then I am on board with a watch that let's me leave my phone in my pocket. I know that sounds a bit ridiculous but I can definitely see how scanning the chip in my watch would be far easier than pulling out a phone for the process.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

So, I've been thinking about how a smartwatch could jump from novelty to a device I really want... NFC. If Apple Pay/Google Wallet can push NFC to the forefront and we have NFC payments everywhere, NFC turnstiles for the subway, NFC loyalty card scanning, NFC self service lanes for ticketless entry to concerts, etc etc then I am on board with a watch that let's me leave my phone in my pocket. I know that sounds a bit ridiculous but I can definitely see how scanning the chip in my watch would be far easier than pulling out a phone for the process.

$300 just to save like 2 seconds?

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by jd1020

$300 just to save like 2 seconds?

$200 and have it be something stylish(not even the Moto360 is good enough in that regard yet, but they'll get there) and yes I think it'd be an excusable purchase. Not a "must have" by any means but not a complete joke either. The real key will be the build quality and style of it.