There are also many disadvantages to owning a smart watch. Since this emerging technology is so new there a very little things it can do at the moment. Samsung’s Galaxy Gear is one of the first smart watch models available but one of the biggest issues is battery life. The main problem with battery life is how often you will have to take your smart watch off to charge. Also the screens will go to sleep to try and save battery so getting it to tell time is sometimes very awkward. “To conserve battery life, the Gear screen goes dark when not in use. It’s supposed to awaken when you lift your arm, but sometimes I had to shake my wrist vigorously to rouse it.”