I'd definitely use one, but two things need to happen:
- make it smaller, it's bloody huge
- better battery
Moto 360
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#272Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mostly remember the v70 http://www.mobilegazette.com/motorola-v70.htm (2002) and was waiting for Motorola to pitch in the watch game.
I used to have a v70. It was one of my favourite phones I've owned.
I only had one Motorola phone, a v36 (Europe name), it was a very special phone, extremely elegant http://imgur.com/ , not fully featured but everything it did, it did quick and well. I always had a small thing for Motorola hardware since.
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#273Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Screen Images Simulated" fine print @ 0:25 (under the scrubber) I've never seen Android that smooth and I'm an Android UI expert. That's all After Effects.
As an Android UI expert, can you provide mockups to redesign the Android Wear UI?
No thnx, but I will do a test build soon to see what the emulator's actual rez is...
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#274Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Those who buy and use its products are primarily concerned with advertising the fact that they use Apple products - conspicuous consumption." Yeah, you're going to need at least some form of evidence for that claim. Needless to say, I disagree that that's the reason I use a Mac.
I know. In the tech field my macbook is embarrassingly generic. It feels weird to know that it cost more than many people's cars, but if you work in the privileged person startup bubble it's a weak shibboleth, not a luxury item that draws attention.
>it cost more than many people's cars,
sorry, what? I thought macboook cost $2-3k? Is that how much a car costs in your country?
Re: Moto 360
#275Re: Moto 360
#276Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe it's a color e-ink display...?
No, that would be an incredible, revolutionary, first-of-its kind feature. You'd see it trumpeted all over every single piece of concept art and advertising. There's absolutely zero chance that the first color e-ink display would be a stealth feature only shown off at launch.
Maybe not at the level this watch is sporting but E Ink's Triton is a color e-paper display. If the Moto 360 had one, it certainly would not be the first device. But you are right about them trumpeting the feature if it was there.
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#277Really 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).
I'm sad that no one is going e-ink here. That solves the battery and screen visibility problems so nicely, plus the screen is always on. If Pebble is going to be it going forward, I hope they continue to innovate.
Why not both? E-ink display over OLED, or vice versa. Updates every minute.
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#278Am 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?
I wore a watch in high school. Playing volleyball the summer after I graduated I went up for a block and came down minus the watch. When I showed up at college, there was a clock tower that chimed the quarter hour, and it turned out that was more than enough, so I never replaced the watch.
Now I've got a computer in front of me a majority of my waking hours, and a smartphone in my pocket for the times when I don't; _really_ no need for a watch.
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#279Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know. In the tech field my macbook is embarrassingly generic. It feels weird to know that it cost more than many people's cars, but if you work in the privileged person startup bubble it's a weak shibboleth, not a luxury item that draws attention.
>it cost more than many people's cars, sorry, what? I thought macboook cost $2-3k? Is that how much a car costs in your country?
many people are driving <3k beater cars, maybe thats what he is referring too.
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#280Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know. In the tech field my macbook is embarrassingly generic. It feels weird to know that it cost more than many people's cars, but if you work in the privileged person startup bubble it's a weak shibboleth, not a luxury item that draws attention.
>it cost more than many people's cars, sorry, what? I thought macboook cost $2-3k? Is that how much a car costs in your country?
My first car cost me €1000. My latest car that I bought in November cost just north of €3000.