Although I’m likely ahead of the curve, I’m a believer that wearable displays and smart wristwatches are poised to become mainstream sooner rather than later. More devices are gaining connectivity:  50 billion are expected by 2020 , and they won’t all be smartphones, tablets or computers. Weeks ago, I put my money where my mouth is, bought a Sony Ericsson Live View wearable display, and found that it wasn’t ready to meet my needs. The watch-like device depends on a wireless connection from an Android smartphone to feed it information. In my use, I experienced frustrating connection drops several times an hour and faced endless tapping to scroll through information.

My experience with  the MetaWatch, a prototype watch project backed by Fossil  , couldn’t be any more different. The reason is because the MetaWatch takes a different approach, which I’ve come to see is more effective. Instead of trying to cram extensive application functions into a small screen on the wrist, the MetaWatch offers useful information at a glance without the need for scrolling. MetaWatch isn’t trying to replicate or replace smartphone functions; it supplements them. And the connection is rock-solid and reconnects by itself.

Source: GigaOm