In the not-so-distant past, Apple brought to market things that people didn't even know they needed or wanted, such as the smartphone and the tablet. Steve Jobs would whip out a new Apple product, describe the product, and people would say "Wow - why didn't I think of that? I want that! I need that!!"
Love it or hate it, Apple had the knack of creating products and entire markets of products before consumers even thought about needing or wanting them.
While the smart watch (Samsung Gear / Pebble, Apple Watch) is a natural progression of technology, it is neither revolutionary, nor necesary. Sure, the techies and the first adopters will flock it it -- but I believe it will not have the same impact that the previous Apple products had. For example: my 80 year old mom loves her iPad, and uses it all the time. Before that, she never had any desire to learn/use/engage in any computer related things -- not even an ATM machine! Will she want a smartwatch? I seriously doubt it.
Apple brought the smartwatch to market because they need to have a product in that emerging market - and in typical Apple fashion, they seem to have made a better product than the competition. However, they did not invent a new market or technology, and the Apple watch certainly does not have the same "I need one! I want one!" buzz that used to be associated with Apple stuff.
Maybe the Apple watch and all other smartwatches will evolve and become the next big tech thing. Or maybe it will go the way of the 3-D HDTV's. My bet is on the latter.
Has Apple lost its vision for the future? Or maybe has this technology evolved to a point where it has reached the law of diminishing returns? Personally, I think it will take some time before a tech company (Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, ??) brings to market the next big tech thing. Until then, enjoy your smartwatch.
-Z-man.