How the Apple Watch Solves “The Wearable Dilemma”

Ben Bajarin, Techpinions (subscription required):

When you think about the paradigm shift I mentioned in my Apple Watch review, that of the Watch being an interaction model measured in seconds rather than minutes or hours, it brings up an interesting observation. If I’m only interacting with this product for a few minutes every hour, then why should I keep it all on the time? Here again, it is the convenience of the additional use cases for glance-able information, but also the promise of the diverse value propositions.

Bajarin brings up an interesting point regarding seconds vs minutes. That’s really the entire point of Apple Watch when you think about it. If things can’t be done in less time than they can be done on your phone, then the Watch has very little reason to exist apart from looking good on your wrist.

The more the Apple Watch is able to shorten certain interactions in your life, the more this product is likely to succeed.