The Fitbit Force is the wrist tech I've enjoyed wearing the most over the last week, and I'm not alone. And I bet a lot of people will pick that path over a super-powered smartwatch, especially if the price is right.

I've had my own wish list for what smartwatches need, but perhaps that list is best left for future products that figure everything out better.įor now, if you want functions, maybe a slightly smarter watch is the way to go. Between the inevitable Pebble 2, Gear 2, Apple's future watch and the evolution of Google Glass, wearables are going to figure out the app landscape. If we're talking pure features, then smartwatches are bound to stick around. Why not have a Swatch that can also act as a wrist-pager, or a Nixon watch that glows green when you get a message from someone you care about, or a Casio watch that pulses when you've hit your fitness goal? But semi-smart watches are bound to be where everything's going next. Should Pebble and the Galaxy Gear be scared? No, not necessarily. The moral of the story: Fewer 'smartwatches,' more 'smart-enough watches'

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