The Apple Watch Google Glass is one of the first mass-produced devices to appear in the Wearables category – a wearable is any Web-capable computing device that can be worn on the body like a piece of clothing or accessory. Though Google Glass premiered before the Apple Watch, Apple’s take on the traditional watch is designed to create as big a furor as the iPhone did when it transformed the cellular phone.
The market for wearables is unknown; few devices have been released and there is no good way to track demand for them. Demand for Google Glass was high among a certain set – single 18 to 32 year old's living on the coasts. Obviously, Apple fans and tech geeks will want to get their hands on the Apple Watch – does the market exceed those few categories?
The market for wearables is unknown; few devices have been released and there is no good way to track demand for them. Demand for Google Glass was high among a certain set – single 18 to 32 year old's living on the coasts. Obviously, Apple fans and tech geeks will want to get their hands on the Apple Watch – does the market exceed those few categories?
One thing is clear – mobile technology has given birth to a huge industry. Since the two wearables discussed above are technically mobile devices, it makes sense to assume that interest in them will be high. Not everyone wants a watch or a pair of glasses, but people do want to integrate mobile tech more into their lives, as evidenced by the continuing growth of the industry.
WEARABLE DEVICES ARE THE FUTURE OF MOBILE GAMBLING
It is likely that both Google Glass and Apple Watch will be ideal devices for sports bettors, depending on updates to hardware and software in the coming years. Remember, we are still in the early days of wearable development. Look at the smartphone industry; the first touchscreen phones were appearing on primitive handheld phones in the year 2004 but were standard features in just five or six years. As new apps and features are developed (such as improved voice commands or fingerprint recognition), sports bettors will get more out of these next-generation mobile gadgets.
Consider first the Apple Watch; less is known about this device than Google Glass, thanks mostly to the fact that Google’s wearable went into public testing in 2012 while the Apple Watch won’t be sold until early 2015. We know that Apple Watch will depend heavily on geolocation for many of its features and that it is designed to respond primarily to voice commands. It’s easy to imagine how both of those features will be useful to sports bettors; imagine asking the watch to research a specific team, athlete, or bet and having the results delivered to your smartphone or other device, streamlining research and reducing the time required exponentially. The Apple Watch’s TouchID system will allow bettors to log in and place bets with the touch of a finger to the display, a degree of convenience one step further than is available with TouchID on the iPhone.
LET GEO-TRACKING AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAY BETTING ODDS
As for geolocation, an app designed for the Watch could detect a bettor’s presence at a racetrack or stadium and automatically display odds for the contest a bettor is at in real time. Geolocation could also be used to customize apps for bettors, focusing on those popular in their specific region or changing to fit a customized set of wagers depending on where a user finds himself.
It isn’t long until TV recognition comes to sportsbook apps for iPhone – services like IDTV already integrate with mobile bookmaker apps to identify a match being viewed and connect the user to available wagers for that match. Imagine an app connected to Google Glass that would automatically sense any sport on display in front of the wearer and open their bookmaker app on command. In other words, a sports bettor wearing Google Glass could simply look at a TV in a sports bar to get access to in-play betting options, stats, and other features.
WEARABLE DEVICES ARE THE FUTURE OF MOBILE GAMBLING
It is likely that both Google Glass and Apple Watch will be ideal devices for sports bettors, depending on updates to hardware and software in the coming years. Remember, we are still in the early days of wearable development. Look at the smartphone industry; the first touchscreen phones were appearing on primitive handheld phones in the year 2004 but were standard features in just five or six years. As new apps and features are developed (such as improved voice commands or fingerprint recognition), sports bettors will get more out of these next-generation mobile gadgets.
Consider first the Apple Watch; less is known about this device than Google Glass, thanks mostly to the fact that Google’s wearable went into public testing in 2012 while the Apple Watch won’t be sold until early 2015. We know that Apple Watch will depend heavily on geolocation for many of its features and that it is designed to respond primarily to voice commands. It’s easy to imagine how both of those features will be useful to sports bettors; imagine asking the watch to research a specific team, athlete, or bet and having the results delivered to your smartphone or other device, streamlining research and reducing the time required exponentially. The Apple Watch’s TouchID system will allow bettors to log in and place bets with the touch of a finger to the display, a degree of convenience one step further than is available with TouchID on the iPhone.
LET GEO-TRACKING AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAY BETTING ODDS
As for geolocation, an app designed for the Watch could detect a bettor’s presence at a racetrack or stadium and automatically display odds for the contest a bettor is at in real time. Geolocation could also be used to customize apps for bettors, focusing on those popular in their specific region or changing to fit a customized set of wagers depending on where a user finds himself.
It isn’t long until TV recognition comes to sportsbook apps for iPhone – services like IDTV already integrate with mobile bookmaker apps to identify a match being viewed and connect the user to available wagers for that match. Imagine an app connected to Google Glass that would automatically sense any sport on display in front of the wearer and open their bookmaker app on command. In other words, a sports bettor wearing Google Glass could simply look at a TV in a sports bar to get access to in-play betting options, stats, and other features.
