the.com/wrist display
a screen small enough to check discreetly, distracting enough to check constantly.
means any wearable device on the wrist that shows information via a digital or analog display, from smartwatches to fitness trackers.
from the lineage runs from pocket watches strapped to wrists for wwi soldiers who needed hands free in trenches, through digital calculator watches in the 1970s, to today's smartwatch as a phone you cannot lose in a couch.
trench originofficers strapped pocket watches to wrists for timed artillery attacks
casio calculator1980 databank watch made math homework wearable
battery anxietymost smartwatches still die faster than the phone they replace
for instance
apple watch — sold over 100 million units since 2015 launch
casio f-91w — a 1989 design still worn unchanged, favored by military and hikers
garmin fenix — tracks altitude and heart rate for ultramarathoners since 2012
pebble watch — raised over 10 million dollars on kickstarter in 2012, sparked the category