Since Watson Health never had enough velocity to escape the atmosphere, let alone get anywhere close to the moon, perhaps this is the real moonshot:
https://mspoweruser.com/ibm-files-patent-for-a-smartwatch-that-can-unfold-into-a-tablet/
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Couple of questions to ask the R&D teams:
Has anyone ever said "this IBM product is the best" ?
Have you ever wondered why nobody has ever said that?
Maybe its time to start looking at some of the patents sitting on the shelves eh?
The sky is the limit, so reach for it
IBM measures success by the number of patents it holds, including many that make no sense or cannot possibly be built.
All I can think of at this moment is ... "Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, Jane his wife ..." ... Do they really THINK this watch will sell? Do they THINK this contraption WON'T break? What sets this apart from what anyone can do on their cell phone ... nothing. Wall-street analysts ... are you really recommending IBM to your Customers, Prospects, etc.? I'm glad I left this place 5 years ago. I'd be embarrassed defending the monies and efforts applied to the patent for this watch. Unreal.
The earnings call is approaching, so expect more of these dumb announcements to deflect the bad news that will be delivered when the results are out!
IBM will never change....
I am speechless - really, speechless...
But you never know... It looks like a mega dud, again, you never know.
Hey Watson, please tell me how to make an EarPod that transforms into a pair of self-driving cars.
1) Too many moving parts
2) Moving parts need to be shock resistant to work well
How viable is the solution?
One extension of the patent is that the tablet can refold itself into a smart (looking) fedora.
ROTFLMAO!!!
Trash, just like most IBM patents.