notes

Someone must know how watches came to be called watches. I don't. I don't even know how clocks got their name. But I do think the word 'watch' would make more sense if it applied to what we call glasses or spectacles - we could call them watchers. I have previously written in praise of Nothing's budget CMF smart watch and ear buds, and if I needed a new smartphone it would be a Nothing CMF. But will I need a new smartphone or will I be able to make do with the watch and glasses I normally wear? Smart watches have touch screens, Bluetooth and WiFi. Some can even take phone calls and come close to smartphones in what they can do. Meta/RayBan glasses have cameras, microphones, speakers and Bluetooth, and can understand speech. Meta, Google, Apple, Samsung and others are getting close to offering smart glasses with all this and, crucially, displays. We interact with our phones by gestures - swiping and tapping the touchscreen and by pecking at virtual keyboard or, incre...