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$350 and not out until "early 2015" Dead in the water. That's insanely expensive and too late in the smartwatch market in my mind.
I have to imagine that if third-party apps make good use of the features and interface, it'll be quite a useful device to have. The fact that you can make NFC payments with it is cool.
As a more or less leftie, wearing a purely non interactive element on the left hand as it is custom for watches is ok, but having to interact with that crown thing using my right hand feels wrong.
I could probably get used to it, but then, I can doost things with both hands, but I can imagine some left handed people having trouble with this (or obscuring their display when using it with the left hand)
Ion strengthened glass.
18K Gold developed to be twice as hard as standard gold.
:( I was really hoping for something more impressive. This doesn't even hold up to the Moto 360.
No talk of water resistance or battery life is pretty disappointing. Those two things are key for something I would like to keep on my wrist for as long as possible.
No talk of water resistance or battery life is pretty disappointing. Those two things are key for something I would like to keep on my wrist for as long as possible.
1. No word on battery. This has been a huge problem for other (sometimes larger) watches. Does it have to be charged daily?
2. More expensive than the competition ($350 Vs. $250 and $150, for the Galaxy Gear+Moto 360/Pebble+Sony Smartwatch).
3. They release in "early 2015" so miss this Christmas holiday season which MIGHT negatively impact adoption (or not, dunno).
4. iPhone only. I understand their reasoning but this will definitely limit adoption somewhat (not really too surprising however).
The battery question is the biggest ??? hanging over this. A watch that can barely last a day (e.g. Moto 360) is a huge negative to a lot of people, myself included.
That's one area where the Pebble really excelled. With its eInk display, the screen was always "on" and it would run for several days on a single charge. We need a combination LCD/eInk panel to get the best of both.
No talk of water resistance or battery life is pretty disappointing. Those two things are key for something I would like to keep on my wrist for as long as possible.
For real. Will this last a week or a day? I like that my Pebble isn't another smartphone that I have to charge on the daily.