Samsung Launched The Watch Can Be Called 15 Years Ago, Still Can Not Beat Apple

Samsung SPH-WP10 no success could be attributed to the strange design as well as its poor operability.

Today, the most popular digital product market to be considered intelligent Watches, and if you think the smart watch is only a few years before it appeared in digital products, it may be wrong. Since the successful development of a prototype smart watches, researchers have been trying to want to increase the function of the watch, but in the decades-long history of research and development is also no shortage of cases of failure. In fact, back in 1999, Samsung has launched the Smart Watch predecessor - can call the watch.

Samsung SPH-WP10 can be called smart watches originator, together let's look back and watch the first high-tech in the end what it is.

Samsung first introduced in 1999 SPH-WP10, its R & D inspired by science fiction movies communications equipment. SPH-WP10 was called the smallest and lightest of the "wireless terminal." But in terms of today's standard Smart Watch to measure it, the Samsung SPH-WP10 design is neither smooth nor thin. Watch the entire weight of 50 grams, body thickness of 2 cm, not to mention the unexpected antenna design on the dial.

Although Samsung SPH-WP10 looks like is not satisfactory, but compared with the traditional watch function is more abundant. In short, this is a SPH-WP10 can be worn on the wrist phone, the built-in battery can support up to 90 minutes of talk. Further dial monochrome LCD display, can be selected via a physical button menu. You can also use voice commands to dial a specific particular contact calls. But SPH-WP10 also unsatisfactory design, the fuselage is not equipped with numbers and text input keyboard.

Although R & D at the beginning, Samsung SPH-WP10 for this high hopes, but the market performance is not ideal, and also did not launch any subsequent products.

Samsung SPH-WP10 ultimately no reason for the success may be due to the strange design as well as its poor operability. Because it was also possible that consumers are unable to accept the watch also features indicate the time outside, lost era. Fortunately, now Samsung's Smart Watch R & D, in full swing.