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Re: Moto 360

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Post by mandeepj »

mynameisvlad wrote: post #227
mandeepj wrote: post #159

how it is different from Moto Watch[1]? I guess they just changed the dial. [1] - https://motoactv.com/home/page/features.html

Well, for starters, it's round, which is a big thing (round LCDs are hard to pull off). Secondly, it runs Android Wear, not whatever custom baked thing was running on the MotoActv watch. Thirdly, it does completely different things. The MotoActv watch was a fitness watch. It's meant to track your runs, etc. This is a smartwatch. It's meant to connect to your phone and give you relevant information. Completely differe…

MotoActv is also a smart watch. Please refer to feature list below. Sales of Moto 360 will see whether there more fans round dial or square screen.

The trend I see here is - if your shit does not sell in first attempt then repackage it under a new name.

MotoActv Features - 1. gps 2. heart rate 3. monitor 4. music 5. challenges 6. texts 7. ant+ 8. wi-fi 9. clock 10. weather 11. display

Re: Moto 360

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Post by gilgoomesh »

egonschiele wrote: post #135

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 :/

To be fair though: the Moto 360 is still a work in progress and neither the promised apps nor the device itself exist at all.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by VeejayRampay »

argumentum wrote: post #124

This looks great. I'm a little bit confused though by motorola calling itself "a google company" .. wasn't motorola essentially sold to Lenovo? Or did Google, in addition to the patents, keep the motorola brand?

You might want to double check this but I seem to recall that Google didn't sell all of Motorola to Lenovo, only the mobile division. This might explain that.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by gilgoomesh »

alexobenauer wrote: post #77

If you're looking for a video like I was, there's one on their blog post: http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2014/03/moto-360-its-time.... It's light on product shots, however.

They clearly don't have a working model, yet. All of the physical devices they showed in that clip were engineering prototypes (CNC or 3D printed plastics) with no electronics.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by nknighthb »

awalton wrote: post #239
nivla wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It requires pairing with a phone via Bluetooth(Low Energy). I don't think at this time it is economically feasible to have a phone with data service, touch screen and a juicy battery all in such a small foam factor.

Just really curious: Why does a watch need a touchscreen? What are you touching on your watch? Digital watches already have a wonderful UI: they're called "buttons", and they're located on the sides of the screen, so you can still see what you're doing while using the thing.

I constantly want to touch my Pebble's screen. It's plenty big enough (and could easily be bigger). The buttons are workable but not ideal. With, say, 3-4 menu items on the screen, there's plenty of area for touching them, and it would be a lot faster than hitting the up/down buttons a couple times followed by the select button.

I don't get this "can't see what you're doing" thing at all. Do you not use touchscreen phones? What's your finger doing in front of the thing you're going to touch before you go to touch it?

Re: Moto 360

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Post by deong »

Yhippa wrote: post #2

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).

> 2) Display visibility

I can't decide whether this is genius or ludicrous, but on your phone, you can ask Google Now "What time is it" and get a spoken-word response. So presumably, you could wear a watch that you have to just ask for the time when you're outside. :)

Re: Moto 360

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Post by lewaldman »

factotvm wrote: post #199
w1ntermute wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple is more a fashion company than a tech company. Those who buy and use its products are primarily concerned with advertising the fact that they use Apple products - conspicuous consumption. It's no different from how Gucci or Prada owners make sure to prominently display the brand of their handbag when they are in public. It's a simple form of signaling your identity, that you belong to a particular group. This i…

I choose Apple because I want good hardware with a *nix operating system. End of story. Show me an alternative, and you'll pique my interest. In the meantime, you should keep your ridiculous comments about conspicuous consumption to yourself.

Lenovo Series W + Linux?

Re: Moto 360

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Post by gabriel34 »

tomkarlo wrote: post #208
pavanky wrote: post #156

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This is anecdotal evidence but I've noticed people using idevices mention the models rather than generic device names. I wonder why that is.

Maybe because they have simple and straightforward names that it's reasonable to expect most people will understand. Whereas if you said "my Dell Latitude 3300" most people would have no specific mental image for that. Like it or not, the simplicity of Apple's product line and naming scheme makes their product names more meaningful.

What generation is his Macbook Pro? ;)
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