I've seen many Android-powered smartwatches out there with capabilities to run apps in the same way (almost) as an ordinary smartphone would. On the other hand, we have the Apple Watch which runs its variant of the iOS system. Imagine being able to install a lightweight wallet like Electrum on a smartwatch to send/receive Bitcoin transactions. After all, most of these (if not all) smartwatches have Wi-Fi capabilities, Bluetooth, and more. By integrating Bitcoin wallets into smartwatches, you can truly send/receive transactions anywhere with ease. I'm sure not if this is possible yet (as I don't own a smartwatch). But if a developer decides to create Bitcoin wallets for smartwatches, I'll be a big hit within the mainstream world.
What are your thoughts? Is something like this practical/secure? Or is it better to continue using smartphones for Bitcoin transactions?
What are your thoughts? Is something like this practical/secure? Or is it better to continue using smartphones for Bitcoin transactions?
I am not using a smart watch primarily because I don't like wearing one, and also because I don't think it is really needed. It is more of a product of consumerism more than it's an invention to add convenience to my day to day life. That's just my personal idea, though. So in terms of practicality, I think it does not really make things significantly better. If the role of the smart watch is to copy that of the smart phone in terms of Bitcoin wallet compatibility and capability of sending or receiving Bitcoin transactions, it is an unnecessary technological addition. It is enough that a smart watch notifies us of an incoming transaction, or a failed one, or a confirmation, and so on.