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Swatch says it’s working on “revolutionary battery” for smartwatches and cars
The CEO of Swatch, one of the world's largest watch makers, says his company will release a "revolutionary battery" next year, "not only for watches, but also for automobiles. "The comments come from extracts of an interview with CEO Nick Hayek in the Swiss weekly Handelszeitung. Reuters confirmed Hayek's statements with a Swatch spokesperson. In the interview, Hayek is asked—somewhat unsurprisingly—about the Apple Watch, and whether it's a threat to the Swiss watch industry...
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however... a six month watch battery could be a huge breakthrough.
maybe we could have cellphones that last a week easily. Or laptops that will run for several days without being plugged in.
That would be amazing! Battery technology is really the only technology that has been somewhat lagging behind all the other major advances. I mean, if we were powering devices from the 90's built with technology of today then the battery would last much longer simply because those devices wouldn't be using nearly as much energy consuming resources but still. What we need is a battery that either doesn't need to be charged in a long time (very hard to do due to safety concerns with storing such vast amounts of energy in small spaces) or one that charges in seconds wirelessly without the need for the device to be taken off or treated any differently.
I don't like wearing any accessories. I typically just wear my clothes, my shoes, my wedding ring, and sometimes I wear a bandana for my long hair when I'm not just keeping it in a ponytail or down. I was trying to figure out what, if any, features would bring me to wear a smart watch. So far I can't think of anything but I'm sure my imagination is limited.
Mine is as well. I don't even have a tablet or a cell phone. I just don't care about these gadgets.