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The Apple Watch made smartwatches the wearable of choice


A decade is a major milestone. Where does it go from here?

There was the Digital Crown — a so-called breakthrough in input technology that would let you scroll and zoom on what was essentially a mini wrist computer. Google was next to the scene with Android Wear in 2014, but as a platform, it was plagued by laggy interfaces, questionable tracking accuracy, bulky form factors, and piddling battery life. In essence, the Apple Watch is sort of where the iPhone was a few years ago — solid, but minor updates with the vague sense that something big might be around the corner.

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