Working in Silicon Valley and as part of my job, I’ve checked out and played around with a few smartwatches. Personally, I can’t say that I’m a big fan of them – having to charge an extra device, and most of the watches are a bit bulky and not very stylish (there’s a reason why I love my Skagen watch – thin and stylish).
However, what is interesting is that traditional premium watch manufacturers are launching their own lines of smartwatches – no doubt for fear of being disrupted, as well as trying to capture the youth market that have abandoned or never having bought or worn a watch. TAg Heuer apparent has announced a line of TAG Heuer Connected watched based on Android Wear “designed in collaboration with athletes” – including Jeremy Lin:
“Just a few days ago at the Consumer Electronics Show (C.E.S.) in Las Vegas, Tag Heuer showed off its newest Connected watches – designed in collaboration with athletes Tom Brady (quarterback for the New England Patriots football team), Jeremy Lin (professional basketball star) and Giancarlo Stanton (professional baseball star with the Miami Marlins MLB team). The watches represent the first “personalized” dials for the TAG Heuer Connected watch that was just unveiled to the world late in 2015. … The TAG Heuer Connected watch, created with Intel Inside and powered by Android Wear™, is a 46mm watch crafted in the Carrera style in titanium with an option of black or bright-colored rubber straps. Its retail price is $1,500.”
I like the design of the Jeremy Lin watch, but I’m not willing to spend $1,500 on any watch – smart or not. I wonder what kind of volumes these watches will sell?
Also, the thing with smartwatches is that new versions will be coming out every year or so, with new features, etc. In my opinion, a watch needs to be “timeless.” And beyond tell time, the number one feature that needs to be improved for a smart watch is battery life …
Symptoms: Ken’s father D.K. visits for a couple of weeks while his wife is in Korea. He immediately begins to take care of long-neglected repairs around the house, repairs that have been on Ken’s to-do list for ages. Ken is resentful and purposely sabotages his father’s efforts. In the Welltopia offices, Damona confesses to Clark and Julie that she slept with Pat after a night of partying. Damona is stressed about the awkward conversation she’s sure she’ll have with her boss when he expresses an attachment to her, but Pat disappoints her with a much cooler attitude. 
Prognosis: The best thing about the main plot is that Molly and Dave get some of the attention they’ve needed for several episodes. It’s mostly played for the joke, but there’s something encouraging about the way Molly listens to her grandfather’s strict rationale for an earlier curfew, and his insistence that it’s time for Dave to “be a man” confronts Dave’s quirkiness. Don’t read me incorrectly: I love that Ken and Allison give Dave all kinds of space to be interested in whatever he’s interested in, but I also love that D.K. insists there are things he needs to know how to do, and I love that Dave’s response is positive, as if to say he’s ready not to be the baby of the family anymore.
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Symptoms: Allison is upset when she learns that Ken hasn’t had a physical examination in twenty years, reminding him that his family needs him to be healthy. When Ken asks Julie simply to sign the form without actually performing the exam, she insists on examining him legitimately. Damona and Clark get into a little bit of a prank war. Molly, hoping to pay for a snowboarding trip, takes (and loses) part-time jobs.
Prognosis: I’m so glad I watched this episode more than once, because I’m encouraged by a lot of what I saw the second and third times, when I was able to let the bad jokes just kind of wash over me without causing me to choke.
