A smart watch is more than just a device that keeps time and offers a few additional functions – you can control almost your entire world of communication, all from just this device. Big names such as Samsung and Apple are at virtual war with each other as to who will gain a bigger share of the market, and more traditional watchmakers such as Fossil and Tag Heuer have also jumped in to try their might here. Not to be outdone, dozens of upstarts have their own version of the smart watch, and what started out to be an almost exclusive device of big brands, has now evolved into a competition of features and prices.

The battle of the Smart Watches is on in full swing, and your wrist is in demand by all major names in the market. As a buyer, though, what should you really look for when choosing a smart watch, especially when buying online? These tips will help you choose the right device, based on the functionality and features you’re looking for, and of course your budget.

The Purpose Of Your Smart Watch

There is little or no point in going ahead with the hunt for a smart watch if you’re not really sure why you want to get one. Spend a while and think – do you want to get a smart watch just because it is in trend? Or do you plan to use it to control music while on the go? Are you a busy professional who has to keep a tab on messages at all times? Or do you want a smart phone that can work independently of a phone? Further, still, does your device need to double up as a heart rate monitor or a pedometer? Once you’ve identified the purpose of your smart watch, it becomes much easier to choose one.

Short-Listing Your Selection

With so many brands in the market, which do you really choose? On one hand, you have the reliability of a renowned brand. On the other hand, you have the perfect price in a less known brand. Well, the best way to make your selection is to choose based on technical specifications as well as on information as to how well those specifications match your requirements.

To begin with, short-list smart watches only after confirming that they will work with your specific smart phone. Your device should be compatible with your phone’s operating system should ideally be the perfect companion to your smart phone. While the Apple Watch works only with the iPhone, most Android watches work with other operating systems too.

Check on battery life. If possible, choose watches with e-paper displays since they tend to last longer with each charge. On the other hand, if you choose a smart watch with a high-end display with richer color, you will need to trade off battery life for this feature. Most bright displays use so much power that the screens turn off when they are not in use. However, the ideal smart watch should continue to show the time even when you’re not actively using it.

Choose the interface you prefer – buttons or a touch screen. While you may jump at the chance to get a watch with a touch screen, your choice should again be based on what you plan to use the watch for. For example, if you depend heavily on your watch, you’ll find it rather hard to navigate through items on a smaller display or to target them. Buttons, on the other hand, are simple to use although they are rather old school. For a blend of both worlds, choose a watch that has a combo of buttons and touch.

The design of the watches you short-list is important. You should have a decent range of strap choices, and the clasps should be easy to use or swap. After all, your smart watch is virtually part of your daily wear, so it should be customizable to suit each day’s needs.

If you’re a fitness buff, choose a smart watch with a GPS and a heart rate sensor so that it can serve you even when you’re out running. Many smart watch makers are trying to get ahead of their competitors by including activity monitoring systems, built-in pedometers, and voice features, making it easier for fitness buffs to handle their fitness routines smartly.

Last but certainly not the least, make sure that the smart watches you’ve short-listed have the apps you need, or at least allow you to add specific apps.
Once you’ve short-listed the smart watches that match your functional and feature requirements, sort them out by price. Decide on the combination of design and function that falls within your budget and choose a smart watch from the most reputed manufacturer. While you may be tempted to cut corners and go with a less-known name, remember that it makes much more sense to invest a bit higher in a smart watch that will last you for a long time, rather than to save a couple of hundreds on your purchase, only to spend much more later on repairs or replacement.

Hope this will help you to take a right decision to buy a Smartwatch. Stay tuned for more updates.

Snooze, as the name suggests; is something like an alert or a reminder that is given for the accomplishment of a specific purpose. The same applies with Google email account inbox where a reminder makes the user aware of the message by taking the message out of the inbox in the form of a popup at the time of snooze. Once, users check the reminder or snooze, the same email goes back to the exact location in the inbox; where it was placed. Snooze or reminders are set on a temporary basis to remove the messages from your inbox on a temporary basis to gain the user’s attention. It can come back to the top of the inbox as per the requirement of the user. The snoozed items can be seen any time in the category ‘Snoozed’ shown on the menu with three line icon.

There are certain options to set the Snooze in Gmail account:

• Snooze until Suggested Time: Snoozing the notifications accumulated in Email inbox message that contains date and time, will provide the option to the user to get the alert or notification through snooze at a suggested time on a specific date such as a date on which concert is organized or package will arrive. Details are automatically derived from information in the email messages stored in the inbox.
• Snooze till specific time: Once the snooze is selected, certain ways are available to snooze to a certain time and date until a user turn-off the snooze.

• Today, tomorrow, this week, this weekend or next week are the quick default options available to set snooze till specific time period and date.
• How to pick date and time: Choose the date and then the specific time. As per the time is concerned, choose the preset time options in which Custom or Silent is available.
• At last, choose the custom time you recently used to set another snooze or reminder for another email to arrive from specific email or reminder.
• Default snooze times can be modified by navigating to the settings option and change it to morning, afternoon or evening.
• Modifications in Weekend. In many countries like USA and Canada, weekend generally means Saturday and Sunday and in other countries, it’s something other than this. In order to avoid those complexities, days of the week can be changed and marked as weekends. If you are not able to do so, then nothing to worry as Google; by default, can set your weekends with the country specified.

• Snooze Until Someday: For some message or emails regarding which you as a user, are not sure about what to do with them, can get the best fit in the option ‘Snooze until someday’ and later, can take a decision regarding what to do with them. Every bit of detail can be seen in the someday list by navigating through the Menu and then select Snoozed. The someday section can be seen at the bottom that needs to be selected for those specific messages which have to read again for taking further actions. The email or reminder will stay in snoozed option until you take a specific action or move it to your inbox.
• Snooze until you arrive at a place: The snooze can be set for message and reminders to come out of the inbox in the form of pop-up until a user is at the destined place such as home or work, where he/she can check the messages in the top of the inbox as well as get notifications on the mobile even if alerts are turned off.

Here are the steps to set a snooze for the particular email; until you arrive at a place:

• Open an email message from the inbox or a reminder set in the calendar and then click snooze.
• Now click or tap on pick place
• When the section is displayed to pick a place or to enter a new address, choose the options amongst home, work or new address.

• Add a Reminder to an Email Before Snoozing: Before you start snoozing an email for a specific date or some day later, then add a note or reminder alongside what to be done with this email. This can be done by following an appropriate procedure.

• Open a specific email from the list being reflected in the inbox.
• Click or Tap on pin
• Type where it says “remember to……” on the top of the email
• Click or Tap on Save
• Now again Tap on Snooze and select the option

• Create A Repeating Reminder: If there is something, you need to do on a regular basis, there is a regular snooze or a reminder that can be created at your will, which keeps on repeating until you disable the same. Here are the steps that you need to perform for creating a repeating reminder.

• Open inbox and go to create option by clicking or tapping on the icon.
• Then click or tap on the reminder.
• Now type the text what action has to be taken upon reading the email message.
• Then type in your reminder.
• Then again, click or Tap on snooze option.
• Now select the option, pick the date and time.
• Now choose the first day of your reminder and then choose the time
• Once it is done, tap or clicks on the option “Does Not Repeat” and choose the one option among items in the sub-menu.
• Again, click or tap on the reminder button to save the settings.

The snooze icon will only be reflected in your web browser if you are using an upgraded version of Banana tag for Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. The shiny snooze button will appear above each message you receive in the inbox. It’s just a matter of click and you will find preset times for sending a reminder about specific email. In case, you are one amongst those users facing issue while creating a snooze, Gmail helpdesk services can be availed anytime; dialing Google email toll-free number for quick communication with certified experts to get the instant help of any kind.