Smartphones have changed our lives forever, and the latest generation is comprised of technology that is wearable in the form of watches. These smart watches have gained a lot of popularity in the last two years or so and in many ways have made life more convenient. Watches that allowed us to make telephone calls and look at videos were things we only saw in James Bond films, but technological innovation has worked its magic yet again. Smart watches have an array of features ranging from receiving calls, getting notifications for emails, listening to music, keeping track of your health and not to mention access apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. So, as you can tell, smart watches make life easier for us but to what extent does it increase one’s efficiency in the corporate world. Does it enhance your productivity? Let us analyze some of the benefits of owning a smart watch before we can come to a conclusion.
NEVER MISS AN IMPORTANT EMAIL OR NOTIFICATION
Smart watches help you to stay on top of any incoming emails or notifications. You don’t have to worry about missing out on anything because you kept your phone in silent mode. You are basically wearing your notifications with you wherever you go. This removes the need for you to take out your mobile phone to check them constantly, giving you access to the world in the palm of your hands, well at least your wrists.
KEEP IN TOUCH WITH COLLEAGUES AND SUPERVISORS EASILY
Various apps allow you to text people from your smartphone. You have the option of sending text messages and even use good old Whatsapp. Furthermore, apps like Slack has made it more convenient for us to share documents and send text messages from your watch without getting your phone out of your pocket or backpacks. Imagine traveling in public transport or going to a place where it is inconvenient to bring out your phone, you can easily use these apps to beat the situation. Nifty, right?
MANAGE TIME AND TASKS MORE EASILY
We can easily set alarms and reminders, make to-do-lists to get our tasks done more conveniently and efficiently. Smart watches allow you to carry out these things without the hassle of writing it on a piece of paper or even taking out your phone every 5 minutes to check a task off your list.
To be honest, all of the points aforementioned points sound pretty neat and all but these can all easily be completed with a smartphone. However, granted that smart watches do help us save a few seconds here and there as opposed to other gadgets, so the benefits are just short-term. Its long-term effects, however, are pretty insignificant at the moment. Another key point here is, the high-end smart watches are the ones that have a plethora of features, but their cheaper alternatives have limited features thereby making smart watches a not so cost efficient accessory to own. The gadget does indeed increase our productivity in the corporate world. Even though it is not much of an increase but given the rate at which technology is progressing, we won’t be surprised if a newer generation of smart watches that further increase productivity are released in the coming months. crease productivity are released in the coming months.
