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Re: Moto 360

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Post by hrktb »

beaumartinez wrote: post #26
ToastyMallows wrote: post #22

Maybe it's only me, but I'm tired of big watches. I recently got a Jawbone UP and it replaced my wrist watch. The only downside is that the UP doesn't have a clock on it. I don't like having a lot of things on my wrist and I don't like having anything on the arm that I use my mouse with. What I want is the smallest possible watch out there, and so far I really haven't found anything.

Traditionally, female watches are small, and male ones are larger. I don't see this changing any time soon. Try a Nike Fuelband however, it's very thin. It's not always on, but it sure is fancy when you click the button in public.

This might be a good occasion to shake that trend. Smartwatches are not only targetted to the traditional watch buying people, but also to those who don't wear one today and are uncomfortable strapping a giant device to their wrist.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by megablast »

VeejayRampay wrote: post #283
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.

Yeah, the still retain the watch division, as well as the shoe division and shirt division.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by awalton »

Roritharr wrote: post #256
awalton wrote: post #244

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cutting an AMOLED screen in a circle isn't exactly rocket engineering. Driving it will be a bit of a challenge, but not something that a team of electrical engineers can't overcome. The biggest problem is that it's going to be expensive, which is convenient because a smartwatch is a luxury item and people will be willing to pay if it's even halfway decent. The biggest problem is that they haven't demonstrated it will…

Doesn't seem to be Amoled, the only screen so far that would atleast from the the tech fit the bill: http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/unique-small-circular-...

How can it seem to be anything, it's not even real yet. It's a marketing mockup.

AMOLED fits the bill easily because the technology allows you to place dots however you need to place dots and doesn't restrict you to arrays or rectangular shaped emitters or even planar geometry. The only challenge is running wires to each LED to drive it.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by dag11 »

Roritharr wrote: post #256
awalton wrote: post #244

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cutting an AMOLED screen in a circle isn't exactly rocket engineering. Driving it will be a bit of a challenge, but not something that a team of electrical engineers can't overcome. The biggest problem is that it's going to be expensive, which is convenient because a smartwatch is a luxury item and people will be willing to pay if it's even halfway decent. The biggest problem is that they haven't demonstrated it will…

Doesn't seem to be Amoled, the only screen so far that would atleast from the the tech fit the bill: http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/unique-small-circular-...

And that's not the screen. Your linked screen is 240^2 pixels, while Moto circular display is is 320^2 pixels. Additionally, that screen has too big a bezel (especially on the bottom) to fit inside the moto's case.

According to the android emulator profile.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by [deleted] »

lewaldman wrote: post #289
factotvm wrote: post #199

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

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Re: Moto 360

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Post by sytelus »

Any idea how this works? I don't think we have reached technology level to cram CPU+memory+battery+GPS to do all that in standalone watch. So my guess is that the watch has bluetooth that connects to your phone and uses its horsepower. It probably pings phone in your pocket every 1-5 seconds. This then bags question if it is compatible with only Android phones and how far can it be from phone.

It also appears that the watch has color LCD that would display analog faceplate. It would be pretty expensive to run color LCD full time though. Another alternative could be color E-Ink but unless there have been any recent advancement that was still experimental.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by tlrobinson »

glomph wrote: post #147
mikeryan wrote: post #44

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?

I find it hilarious that you name the exact model of laptop.

Hacker News: where you can find a 40+ comment thread debating the use of generic vs specific device names.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by malbs »

zavi wrote: post #259

So now I have to charge 2 devices instead of 1 every day? This is my biggest issue with smart watches.

Pretty much this. any smart watch with current battery tech is going to be on the charger a lot. My gps/hrm watch needs to be charged at least once a week, and that is annoying, I can only imagine what a "smart watch" is going to need in terms of charge cycles.

Re: Moto 360

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Post by criswell »

awalton wrote: post #238
criswell wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A round screen both worries and excites me. I can't think of a nice way to present a website on a circular screen but it would also bother me to waste all that space putting everything into a box.

This is exactly what's wrong with the idea of smartwatches today. People want to do things like put websites on them. Why, why on earth do I need the web on my watch?

Why not if it can be done well? Also, I thought the same thing about my smart phone years ago.
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