Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear smartwatch with built-in camera, 70 apps

Post by psbp » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 6:43 PM UTC

blinkingled wrote: post #49

psbp wrote: post #43

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I wonder if Google has an even greater (more so than with phones and tablets) inherent disadvantage to Apple because it's going to be beholden to a more generic UI given the diversity of devices by the android OEMs. The Google card UI is slick and very user friendly, but it can stagnate pretty quickly given the potential for a more accommodating, dynamic UI that a company like Apple can make with a limited range of d…

Well Apple had their chance with iPod Nano Touch - it doesn't look any different than iOS. Besides the key on these tiny displays is going to be how minimalistic you can get - get the UI baggage out of the way and present as much info as possible.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 6:45 PM UTC

clarky07 wrote: post #48

i saw a video earlier today that suggested perhaps some features of a phone could be more convenient in watch form just as some things are more pleasant on phones and tablets than on desktops. that it wasn't a replacement, rather a supplement i could maybe get behind that. but if it can't do anything on it's own, without the phone, it loses like 99.5% of it's appeal. if your phone or tablet had to be tethered to a la…

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 6:47 PM UTC

Post by jahansafd » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 6:52 PM UTC

psbp wrote: post #52

blinkingled wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well Apple had their chance with iPod Nano Touch - it doesn't look any different than iOS. Besides the key on these tiny displays is going to be how minimalistic you can get - get the UI baggage out of the way and present as much info as possible.

Imagine looking down on your wrist and it immediately lights up and shows you the time and date and some notification that you have messages. Rotate your wrist clockwise and you can see some more details about the message (the subject, who it's from, etc.) and you can decide whether you want to take out your phone or tablet and address it. Rotate your wrist counter-clockwise and you see slowly start to see more relev…

Post by blinkingled » Wed, Sep 04, 2013, 6:58 PM UTC

lambersley wrote: post #53

blinkingled wrote: post #29

The Gear does not feel like a complete gimmick - not having to take out your (big screen) SmartPhone out for emails/texts/pics/shares etc. is kinda useful to the mainstream people. But the problems are Price, Performance(Battery life, responsivness) and Limitations that make it work only with Samsung phones. For those reasons I think the Gen 1 of the Gear will flop. And who knows what kind of apps Samsung is running…

> The Gear does not feel like a complete gimmick I like the design. I could see myself wearing one while actively engaged in various sports. I'm not so connected to my Note 2 while playing basketball, but I just might be with Gear.