Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/01/31/techsixtyfour.html
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What kid needs a smartwatch?
I didn’t even know kids wore watches…
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I wore one of the Casios like @anon62577920’s link above starting in 4th grade. It was pretty cool for the time period.
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I think a lot of engineers are focused on making the thing they are working on work - so the watch is talking to the server. If all the functionality for the watch is there they are good. It takes a different mindset to think about all the ways an API can be abused, assuming there’s not a regular client but a bad guy on the other end. That’s not an excuse, though, just a possible explanation. They should have had somebody competent reviewing this and they should have had it pen tested before release.
flagging this post for implying i’m not cool, a venomous libel.
in all seriousness it was a really useful watch when backpacking europe. prague and polandia don’t use euro (~40 czechbucks to the freedom unit IIRC), had 2 time zones, and an alarm so i could safely lock up my phone while sleeping in the dorms
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Who has time to stalk the neighbor kids? Just monitoring the hidden cams takes up all my free time.
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Use an app for a geo-alert when they’re on your lawn.
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Was that the strap you slammed on your
wrist and it wrapped around it?
Or some other watch?
Sigh. .just too far away from watch wearing!
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I think you’re confusing swatch watches with slap bracelets…
But apparently, you CAN get a slap watch (though it’s not made by Swatch):
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That’s what I remember!
Thanks for the ::::::fast response!
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Who has time to stalk neighbor kids?
The pedo neighbor!
I had a couple of Swatches… back in the day.
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The kid isn’t the likely customer here, so their needs are of limited relevance.
The use case is surveillance; it’s just supposed to provide that capability to kiddo’s parents either than basically the entire internet.
Now there’s something I haven’t thought about in a long time. I had a clear one with hot pink hands, a neon green band, and a translucent purple Swatch Guard. Hello, 1989.
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All you middle class kids and your swatch watches! 
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I’ll admit it was somewhat of an attempt to fit in and “be cool” but my big plastic glasses, braces, bowl cut, and penchant for wearing sweatpants everyday made it a futile gesture.
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What did those jerks know anyways!?!? You’re accepted here! Swatch watch or no!
I do remember getting a knock off swatch that was cheaper… but my family didn’t have a ton of disposable income…
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