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Re: Moto 360

#12
post #4

So I'm only seeing white male hands

Also how about trying to make a watch that women will want to buy? I just don't see that happening for most women who won't really care about this kind of gadget (maybe I'm wrong).

Re: Moto 360

#15
As a stylish watch, this is right up my alley. Add that it will probably work awesomely w/ my Moto X and I'm sold.

Re: Moto 360

#16
Am I the only person hoping this comes through with some type of iOS compatibility? It seems to be the only smart watch out there that looks like a watch and not a futuristic-80's-era-digital-caluclator-watch

Re: Moto 360

#17
post #4

So I'm only seeing white male hands

Also how about trying to make a watch that women will want to buy? I just don't see that happening for most women who won't really care about this kind of gadget (maybe I'm wrong).

Honestly, making a watch that will fit comfortably for women would be a step up. Wrist size differences and all.

Re: Moto 360

#18
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).

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 make it worth it. Lots of people need one less reason to get sucked into checking notifications on their phone.

Re: Moto 360

#19
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's one person. Would you prefer he changes skin-tone between photos?

That's one solution. Or they could....hire two people? Might be a bit easier to pull off.

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?
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