Iiwotshi ze-Smart ziyinyani kwimarike yangoku, kwaye ziya kudlala indima evelele ngakumbi kunyaka ozayo. Nangona kunjalo, azizukufana nee-smartphones, kukho umahluko ophawuleka ngokwenene, ngakumbi xa kuziwa kuyilo. Ngaba iiwotshi ezihlakaniphile kufuneka zigcine uyilo lwazo ngonaphakade, njengewotshi zemveli?
Iifowuni eziphathwayo ngelo xesha yayizizixhobo ezitsha ngokupheleleyo, umsebenzi wazo yayikukufowuna. Baye batshintsha uyilo lwabo ukususela ekuqaleni kokusungulwa, kwaye imisebenzi eyongezelelweyo iye yongezwa kule minyaka de ifikelele kwii-smartphones. Nangona kunjalo, okufanayo akwenzeki kwimeko yeewotshi ezihlakaniphile, ezisekelwe kwiiwotshi eziqhelekileyo. Kwaye iiwotshi ziye zaba yimpahla yefashoni, eyahluka kwisitayile kunye noyilo ngokuxhomekeke kubuntu kunye nokuthanda komntu oyinxibileyo. Oku kuthetha ukuba iiwotshi ezininzi eziqhelekileyo ziye zaba ziziqwenga ezizodwa, ii-icon zokwenyani. Ezinye iimodeli zinemveliso amashumi eminyaka, kwaye nangona ziguqulwe kancinane, ziyaqhubeka zikhutshwa unyaka nonyaka. Sinemizekelo kwi-classic Swatch, okanye i-Mondaine, kodwa nakwezinye iindawo eziphezulu ezifana ne-Hamilton Ventura, eya kuthi ikhunjulwe ngokuvela kwiimuvi zikamabonwakude. Akukho mntu ucinga ukuba abavelisi bayayeka ukuzisa iiwotshi zabo ezaziwa kakhulu. Ngaba kufuneka benze okufanayo ngeewotshi ezikrelekrele?
Phakathi kwezikhokelo zoyilo ezilungileyo zikaDieter Rams kukho enye etsala umdla ngakumbi, kwaye esinokuyifumana kwiWikipedia:
Inexabiso elihlala lihleli -Yonke ifashoni iyakhawuleza kwaye ixhomekeke. Ukwenziwa okuchanekileyo koyilo olulungileyo kukhokelela kwiinjongo zendalo kunye neemveliso eziluncedo ngokulandelelana. Ezi mpawu zibonakala xa abasebenzisi benotyekelo lokuxabisa kunye nokuthanda iimveliso eziyilwe kakuhle nakwezo zizwe zineendlela zokuthenga abathengi ngokucacileyo ezithanda iimveliso ezilahlwayo.
Kusekwe kwinto yokuba into eyifad iya kudlula kwaye ihlale ikwixesha elidlulileyo, ngelixa uyilo olulungileyo alunakuze ludlule, kodwa abasebenzisi kufuneka bafune ukugcina ezi mveliso. Kwenzeka ngewotshi, kwaye kwenzeka ngepeni yomthombo, abasebenzisi bavame ukuyigcina njengento exabisekileyo. Kwaye kufuneka kube njalo kuyilo oluhle. Abasebenzisi kufuneka batyekele ekubambeleleni koko kuyilwe kakuhle.
Ehlabathini lee-smartphones kunye neewotshi ezihlakaniphile, into efanayo inokwenzeka. Kuyinyani ukuba kuya kufuneka songeze imisebenzi kunye namacandelo kwaye siqalise i-Motorola Moto 720 okanye i-Apple Watch 2, kodwa ngaba kufuneka batshintshe uyilo lwabo? Ukuba uyilo olulunge ngokwenene luphunyeziwe, abasebenzisi kufuneka bafune ukugcina inkangeleko yewotshi, kanye njengoko bebeya kwenza ngewotshi eqhelekileyo. Utshintsho kwiwotshi ephezulu ayidingeki ukuba ibandakanye ukuguqula uyilo lwewotshi exeliweyo, inokuchaphazela kuphela utshintsho lwamacandelo, umzekelo. Okanye ukuba ifuna isikrini esikhulu, inokuba nkulu, kodwa ifane. Ngaphezu koko, nokuba ezinye iinguqulelo ziye zaphehlelelwa kunye nolunye uyilo, kutheni ungagcini uyilo loqobo kunye namacandelo amatsha kwaye ngaloo ndlela uqalise iinguqulelo ezahlukeneyo? Ngokuqinisekileyo, iiyunithi ezimbalwa zewotshi nganye ziya kuthengiswa, kwaye iinguqulelo ezimbini kuya kufuneka zenziwe, nto leyo enokunyusa ixabiso lenguqulelo nganye. Kodwa azijongi na phofu? Mhlawumbi le nto kufuneka bayenze ukuze bakhuphisane neewotshi zesintu.
Iimpawu ezifana neTag Heuer, okanye i-Swatch, zibonakala zilungele ukuqalisa iiwotshi zabo ezihlakaniphile kwiimarike kunyaka ozayo 2015. Kubonakala kungaqhelekanga ukuba ezi nkampani zikhetha ukuqalisa iiwotshi ezahlukileyo kwizinto esele zikhona, okanye ziqalise iwashi eyahlukileyo ngonyaka. Zeziphi iinkampani eziya kulawula imakethi ye-smartwatch, ezo zilawula imakethi yokubukela, okanye ezo zilawula imakethi yesixhobo esikrelekrele? Siya kukwazi oko kuphela kunyaka ozayo. Nangona sifuna ukuhamba ngokucinga. Ukuba kwiminyaka emine bekufuneka uthenge i-smartwatch enoyilo yenye yee-smartwatches zalo nyaka, kunye nezinto ezongeziweyo, inokuba yintoni? Impendulo yalo mbuzo ityhila ukuba yeyiphi inkampani eyila ngcono namhlanje. Ungalibali ukunika uluvo lwakho kwizimvo.
Ukuba impendulo yakho IMoto Motorola 360, jonga eli nqaku esithetha ngalo xa unokuyithenga eSpain.
