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I'm excited about this, and disappointed in Pebble. They were first to market but totally squandered their opportunity. I got my Pebble last year, and stopped wearing it after a week because all the promised apps were still a work-in-progress. One year later, not much has changed :/
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.
> Also, is this the first mass-market device with a round screen? Motorola has made a phone with a round screen before http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_aura-2562.php
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If they price this to compete with typical mid-high watches, then you're looking at about $4000 [1] which is more than enough to get some very impressive display technology in there. If they skimp and try to put in cheap hardware and go for a $500 price target then this is going to fall flat. Hopefully they understand the watch market and know to charge more and put in the best materiel, but knowing the tech industry…
I'm curious - what does spending $4000 on a watch get you? You'd have better success taking that $4000 watch and adding android bits to it. Advertise it as the same expensive fancy watch with more smarts in it. That ball is in the fancy-watch company's court, not google's.
Really cool stuff! From what it looks like this is a big departure from the previous Android smart watches that look like they jammed Android 1.0 on there. Two big concerns for me: 1) Battery life 2) Display visibility They go hand-in-hand for me. Get that nice high-res display but will it last me a day? For battery life it would be nice to have induction charging if it were to last about 8 hours (my personal guess).
If they price this to compete with typical mid-high watches, then you're looking at about $4000 [1] which is more than enough to get some very impressive display technology in there. If they skimp and try to put in cheap hardware and go for a $500 price target then this is going to fall flat. Hopefully they understand the watch market and know to charge more and put in the best materiel, but knowing the tech industry…
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I assume, until the sale is cleared by regulatory bodies, contracts signed,and money exchanges hands, they are still 'A Google Company'
Sure, but a major product release tied to the Google brand like this seems to be coming at an odd time. This watch, for better or worse, is now going to be seen as the Google watch.
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It's still "simulated" which means Photoshopped / After Effects. I"m actually pretty nervous because there's no "simulated" disclaimer, yet these mock-ups are terribly rough: - fake / inconsistent lighting accents & bevel - screens in the photos are pixelated (looks like a screen-res quality source was rotated), yet the 3D model's screen is totally smooth suggesting 400 dpi or better - clip rotation angles are off -…
Did you watch the video? Looks like they have real prototypes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xQ3y902DEQ&noredirect=1#t=6...
Am I the only one who doesn't wear a watch (even if I wanted to) because I don't like the way it scratches against my MacBook Pro?
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How on earth does your watch scratch your laptop?
Your wrist lies to the left / right of the track pad area. When you wear a watch or a fitness band, you are constantly rubbing those areas as you type.
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See that's one of the problems with current tech and these watch devices. First of all, it will take a whole lot of convincing to make me buy another watch as I currently own an $800 Seiko that's nearly 15 years old and I've never had to change the battery (because it's kinetic). Second, if I DID buy a new watch it would take even more convincing to get me to take it off more than once every few years just to charge…
I work from home so most of the time unless I'm in a google hangout I'm largely alone. I've found that using voice activated input for my moto x is something that I use more and more often. There will likely be a social stigma around voice oriented device control initially but for me it's just the simplest thing that gets the job done. All that said I agree with you about the battery. It'll have to be nice enough to…
Also Adding new calendar events and setting the alarm, are both so much easier via voice. Sports too "ok Google Now, did the Bulls Win?"
Once you get in the habit of using it, its very convenient.
Glad to see this is being integrated within the watch.
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Sure, but a major product release tied to the Google brand like this seems to be coming at an odd time. This watch, for better or worse, is now going to be seen as the Google watch.
So what where the options? Wait till the regulatory body approved the sale? Nobody will think this is a google watch except the same people that follow tech news - and therefore know about the sale.