Look out Apple and Samsung.

[strife]

If the watch can replace my smart phone, then maybe I would think about it... but it really comes down to which is more annoying, carrying around a phone in my pocket, or wearing something on my wrist. The Pebble is annoying because it still requires a smartphone as well, and I personally want to have to carry less shit around every day as it is... and living in Houston where it's HOT, having something on my wrist that causes me to sweat isn't happening. I think the major downfall in the pebble is it's reliance on a smart phone... but I also think that's how it can keep it's price point in the $150ish range... I'm not sure if the iWatch is going to be a standalone or a smart phone required peripheral.

As for text messaging, I think Zirak hits it on the head... not only is texting less intrusive into the lives of others, but you can text and keep your business to yourself, as opposed to talking where everyone can hear you.

I think texting is so popular because A) it removes the human interaction between you and the receiver and B) it's private and nobody other than you and the receiver know what you're talking about. I think this is why it's so popular with kids as they can text around their parents and their parents don't know what they're talking about.