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Re: Moto 360

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Post by alexnking »

beaumartinez wrote: post #26
ToastyMallows wrote: post #22

Maybe it's only me, but I'm tired of big watches. I recently got a Jawbone UP and it replaced my wrist watch. The only downside is that the UP doesn't have a clock on it. I don't like having a lot of things on my wrist and I don't like having anything on the arm that I use my mouse with. What I want is the smallest possible watch out there, and so far I really haven't found anything.

Traditionally, female watches are small, and male ones are larger. I don't see this changing any time soon. Try a Nike Fuelband however, it's very thin. It's not always on, but it sure is fancy when you click the button in public.

Smartwatches are somehow male?

Re: Moto 360

#33

Post by romanovcode »

I wonder how can you call someone? You can speak to the phone but how do you hear what is being said to you? Does it comes with some kind of wireless earphones or something?

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Post by uptown »

zacinbusiness wrote: post #28
uptown wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You do realize that the campaign is designed to show how a device is used throughout one person's day, don't you? How does adding a second person clarify that message?

Because people more strongly identify with, and are thus more receptive to suggestions from, people with whom they are alike physically. And as it's a campaign that's trying to sell yet another gadget (that exists in a space primarily full of failures) then it would probably be a good idea to try to reach several types of person, rather than just the one.

So if Moto's research told them that their potential early-adopters are likely to be "white males", wouldn't it make sense for their first wave of marketing to target this audience so they're more receptive to the product?

Re: Moto 360

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Post by revelation »

martythemaniak wrote: post #23

I'm very impressed. When I saw the Google video, I thought the round watch was a photoshopped concept we may see in the future, but it's actually shipping in a few months. Also, is this the first mass-market device with a round screen? I'd be interested to see how the layouts work from a developer perspective. Whether relative or fixed, desktop, mobile or web, we're all so used to rectangular, grid based layouts.

Plenty of mass-market devices with round screen. Heres a 3+ year old Garmin watch with touch and pixel-based round screen:

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/images/2011/04/IMG_0486A-720x479....

Re: Moto 360

#38

Post by melling »

ToastyMallows wrote: post #22

Maybe it's only me, but I'm tired of big watches. I recently got a Jawbone UP and it replaced my wrist watch. The only downside is that the UP doesn't have a clock on it. I don't like having a lot of things on my wrist and I don't like having anything on the arm that I use my mouse with. What I want is the smallest possible watch out there, and so far I really haven't found anything.

Yes, but that doesn't matter at this time. We are pretty much getting what we expected out of a first gen smartwatch.

What you are asking for is premature optimization.

Re: Moto 360

#39

Post by k3oni »

I think this is the first real smart watch that i might buy depending on the final price, battery lifetime and design/functionality.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by markolschesky »

The double-twist to open the camera on the Moto X is probably my favorite physical interaction with a device. It works perfectly 100% of the time and I never accidentally open my camera in my pocket. I take more instantaneous photos than ever before. If that precision is brought to the interactions on this watch, sign me up.
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