Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
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Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
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Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#2"Speaking of sensors, the Microsoft Band has a lot of them. In addition to fitness tracker essentials—tri-axis accelerometer, gyrometer, and barometer—the Band also has ambient light, skin temperature, and capacitive sensors, a microphone, built-in GPS, and a continuous optical heart rate monitor."
The technology to spy just got a lot more compact. What I didn't realise, as the title suggests is, software is eating the fitness industry.
Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#3"Speaking of sensors, the Microsoft Band has a lot of them. In addition to fitness tracker essentials—tri-axis accelerometer, gyrometer, and barometer—the Band also has ambient light, skin temperature, and capacitive sensors, a microphone, built-in GPS, and a continuous optical heart rate monitor." The technology to spy just got a lot more compact. What I didn't realise, as the title suggests is, software is eating t…
> software is eating the fitness industry.
Unfortunately it doesn't improve on the current state of things (health improvements on a matter larger scale), although it's getting cheaper.
Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#4As one of the lead software engineers on both the original Microsoft Band and now the Microsoft Band 2, I still sort of feels surreal reading a review from a news outlet that I've trusted since I was a teenager. A lot of what I first learned about CPUs, pipelines, and memory systems, was from Jon "Hannibal" Stokes.
I am happy that the Ars review is the one that reached the front page here. I appreciate the work that all reviewers do, but I am always giddy to read what Ars has to say.
Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#5"Speaking of sensors, the Microsoft Band has a lot of them. In addition to fitness tracker essentials—tri-axis accelerometer, gyrometer, and barometer—the Band also has ambient light, skin temperature, and capacitive sensors, a microphone, built-in GPS, and a continuous optical heart rate monitor." The technology to spy just got a lot more compact. What I didn't realise, as the title suggests is, software is eating t…
> software is eating the fitness industry. Unfortunately it doesn't improve on the current state of things (health improvements on a matter larger scale), although it's getting cheaper.
"health improvements on a matter larger scale"
A weak aspirational statement.
This is a western consumer device/application and as such why should it have to improve everyones health?
What is interesting is it allows individuals (rich in your terms) to use some pretty sophisticated electronics along with consumer software to monitor their health without having to see a health specialist. The data alone could be useful for individuals medical practitioners.
I stand by what I said above.
Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#6As one of the lead software engineers on both the original Microsoft Band and now the Microsoft Band 2, I still sort of feels surreal reading a review from a news outlet that I've trusted since I was a teenager. A lot of what I first learned about CPUs, pipelines, and memory systems, was from Jon "Hannibal" Stokes. I am happy that the Ars review is the one that reached the front page here. I appreciate the work that…
Looks like a fantastic device!
I'm just disappointed that Germany will again be left out, after initial speculation in the news that we will be included this time.
Maybe the Band 3.
Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#7As one of the lead software engineers on both the original Microsoft Band and now the Microsoft Band 2, I still sort of feels surreal reading a review from a news outlet that I've trusted since I was a teenager. A lot of what I first learned about CPUs, pipelines, and memory systems, was from Jon "Hannibal" Stokes. I am happy that the Ars review is the one that reached the front page here. I appreciate the work that…
Looks like a fantastic device! I'm just disappointed that Germany will again be left out, after initial speculation in the news that we will be included this time. Maybe the Band 3.
We do support setting the Band UI to German! :)
(I am so sad that none of the reviewers mentioned our language support!)
Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#8As one of the lead software engineers on both the original Microsoft Band and now the Microsoft Band 2, I still sort of feels surreal reading a review from a news outlet that I've trusted since I was a teenager. A lot of what I first learned about CPUs, pipelines, and memory systems, was from Jon "Hannibal" Stokes. I am happy that the Ars review is the one that reached the front page here. I appreciate the work that…
Looks like a fantastic device! I'm just disappointed that Germany will again be left out, after initial speculation in the news that we will be included this time. Maybe the Band 3.
At a risk of stealing this thread, country restrictions was what made me disregard XNA and XBLA Live.
Microsoft didn't care about Portugal store support.
Now I cannot get the Band as well.
So do we wait for Band 3 or go shop elsewhere?
Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Looks like a fantastic device! I'm just disappointed that Germany will again be left out, after initial speculation in the news that we will be included this time. Maybe the Band 3.
We do support setting the Band UI to German! :) (I am so sad that none of the reviewers mentioned our language support!)
the problem is that its not available to buy.
sadly this is an issue with many Microsoft products, for example one of Windows 10 selling points is Cortana and yet its only available for 3-4 countries without any indication on when the rest of the world will be able to use it.
Re: Microsoft Band 2.0 Review
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Looks like a fantastic device! I'm just disappointed that Germany will again be left out, after initial speculation in the news that we will be included this time. Maybe the Band 3.
We do support setting the Band UI to German! :) (I am so sad that none of the reviewers mentioned our language support!)
I know this might has nothing to do with your role but do you have any clue as to why the band is not available for e.g. Germany even though you support multilanguage?