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Wearables

Smartwatches: How Do You Find The Right One For You?

A good smartwatch should keep you connected, provide seamless notifications, and add a little something to your wardrobe. When taking a look at the solid options currently available on the market you will want to keep a few key functions in mind.

First and foremost, you’ll need to consider what brand of phone you have. Some smartwatches are made with proprietary software, like the Apple Watch, so they will only work with phones that match the software. The next thing you will want to consider is if you would prefer an emphasis on tech functionality, fashion, or are aiming for a mix of both.

You’ll want a high-quality touch screen that is responsive without too much effort. Having to jab at a touch screen will slow down your use and put a damper on the overall enjoyment of the watch. With the screen in mind you want to consider how the smart watch is navigated. The most popular options available will offer a variety of options including a main button, ancillary buttons, bezels, and dials.

A true smart watch will have cellular capabilities as well which means they should provide notifications for texts, calls, and applications. This also means you will want a reliable and well updated operating system. Your operating system will also determine the keyboard layout options for typing on your smart watch. Approach smart watch options with undisclosed or one-off propriety operation systems with caution. An additional factor to consider is if the watch will require a certain cellular service provider.

For a quick wrap up, here is a list of features to thoroughly vet when checking out your options:

  • Battery Life
  • Touchscreen
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • Applications

Some additional features you will want to explore further:

  • Replaceable bands
  • NFC Connectivity
  • Microphone
  • Speaker
  • GPS
  • Heart Rate Monitor
  • Water Resistance

For additional information on smartwatches check out: https://www.reviews.com/smart-watch

General

How To Hold More Effective, Successful Meetings

 

If they were giving out awards for work things you loved, one of the last things to ever get noticed would be meetings. In fact, nearly half of all employees said meetings are their single biggest waste of time. But there’s no way that meetings are going away. We’re dependent on them, and we hold about 11 million meetings each and every day, consuming over thirty percent of employees’ time. The solution, however, isn’t as hard as you might think. Setting an agenda, choosing a meeting type, even limiting attendance and technology can help. This graphic can help you take control and love your meetings more.

What you should do when meetings don’t meet expectations

Computers, Internet, News

Apple Reveals Its ‘iPad-Ready’ Websites List

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The iPad is scheduled to go live in less than 24 hours now, and there seems to be an enormous excitement  across the blogsphere pond – everyone is looking forward to Saturday morning fete. Apple’s week is definitely going to be busy and long queues will start stretching along the streets – it’s going to be fun, no doubt. But the iPad, which most people would probably define as an internet surfing board, lacks Flash and that’s completely rigid, especially for the sake of web video support . Still, Apple has just released a descent list of various popular websites which are said to include latest web standard components such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript that suppose to fully support the iPad internet experience. Among those sites you’ll find CNN, Reuters, New York Times, Vimeo, Time, Major League Baseball, The White House, Virgin America, Sports Illustrated, Flickr, People Magazine and TED. Happy Surfing!

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