Smartwatch have recently become a favorite of many people. This technology makes watches just accessories but supports many features that can facilitate your daily life.
One of the most popular smartwatch features is the flexibility of hand-free use to support a healthy lifestyle.
This article will review smartwatch from their definition, functions, advantages, and regulations in Indonesia.
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What is Smartwatch?
A smartwatch is more than just a timepiece, it has a variety of interesting smartphone-like features and can connect to the internet.
Some of the features you can find through the technology include message notifications, voice calls, and physical activity checks.
The technology is gaining popularity because of their features that support a healthy lifestyle, especially in urban areas where health awareness is increasing.
Smartwatch Function
Smartwatch have many functions from communication to supporting a healthy lifestyle such as heart rate monitoring and stress monitoring. Here are some of the functions of the technology that you can enjoy:
- Communication: Receive phone calls, messages, and notifications
- Entertainment: Listen to music, watch videos, and play games
- Payments: Perform financial transactions via NFC
- Navigation: Navigate with route directions, weather, news and sports scores
- Alarms: Set reminder alarms
- Fitness: Records steps, distance, and calories burned
- Health: Monitors heart rate, sleep patterns, and nutritional intake.
- Maintain nutritional intake: Suggests the number of calories the body needs
- Stress monitoring: Monitors stress levels based on heart rate and other vital signs
The Advantages of Smartwatch
Here are the advantages of a smartwatch that can support your flexibility in using it daily:
1. Simple and futuristic shape
Another smartwatch advantage is that it has a simple shape and is easy to wear on all occasions. So, you don’t need a special place to store it. Just wear it like a conventional watch.
By design, this technology is deliberately made uncomplicated. It tends to be minimalist and futuristic. Of course, that supports its function daily for various activities.
2. Flexibility
The use of smartphones while in certain activities is certainly quite limited, for example when you are exercising, of course, it is rather difficult if you have to check notifications.
With a smartwatch, it makes it easier for you to check notifications and answer messages. So you don’t miss information even though you are in sports activities and not holding a smartphone.
3. Hand-free
This smartwatch perk makes it even easier for you, as you can reply to messages with voice commands.
Without using your hands, you can open apps via voice assistants, such as Siri or Google Assistant.
4. Connects to several apps
Another smartwatch advantage is that it allows you to access several applications that are connected to your phone.
The technology allows you to access applications such as weather checking, news, and social media just from your wrist.
5. Manage time management
A smartwatch can keep track of your daily habits from sleeping to drinking water. This makes the technology able to help you time your activities.
The device will unhesitatingly remind you to do or end your activities. You can also find out your schedule for the day through the device. It’s like having your assistant.
Smartwatch Regulations in Indonesia
Smartwatch use communication technologies such as Bluetooth or NFC that operate within a specific frequency spectrum. In Indonesia, any Bluetooth or NFC-based wireless device is required to have DJID (Directorate General of Digital Infrastructure) under the Ministry of Communication and Digital (KOMDIGI).
This is based on KEPMEN No. 260 Tahun 2024, which requires all radio frequency-based devices, including smartwatch, to meet specific technical standards before being sold in the country.
The certification ensures that the product meets government safety and quality regulations and does not interfere with other communication devices. The certification process involves technical testing, such as frequency adjustments, safety checks, and compatibility with the surrounding environment.
Once the tests are completed, products that pass are listed in a Test Result Report, which confirms that the product is safe and ready for sale in Indonesia. This report reassures customers that the product meets technical standards and is secure.
For companies wanting to sell smartwatch in Indonesia, Type Approval Certification Services for ICT Products are available to assist with this process. This service includes preparing technical and legal documents, conducting required testing, ensuring compliance with regulations, helping companies streamline the certification process, and giving consumers confidence in certified products.
