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... But not BB, unless it runs in the Android emulation layer.
Is anyone even making new apps for BB now?
When they pay developers to do so, yeah.
Microsoft Band
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Re: Microsoft Band
#482I spent about 8 hours using this today. Some notes. + It does feel heavy at first, but I got used to it pretty quickly. + I plugged it in to charge and it seemed to be stuck at 80%. This may be because of the port I was using so I can't lay blame on Band. + The charging mechanism is solid and feels great. + I keep wanting to swipe the screen to turn it on (you need to press the "home" button). + I went for a 1.5 mi r…
Your phone can't lock to GPS faster because it can use cell towers to narrow down your position first. The Band should lock more quickly now that it has a general idea of where you are. I have a Garmin GPS watch, and the initial lock does take a long time.
Thanks, you are correct. I tried again a few hours later from home (about 50 miles away from my initial test) and it locked within 30 seconds.
Edit: I've had it plugged into my MBP to charge for about 35 minutes and it still said 80%. After turning it completely off and back on fixed this (now says 100%).
Edit2: I really wish I could play music via bluetooth with this.
Re: Microsoft Band
#483- Click on 'Buy' - See 'you need a store to find out the right size' (reasonable) - Click on 'Find store' - Notice 'Only available in the US' - Close tab. Fail.
I was wondering if anyone had information about this. It looks like it ties to Microsoft HealthVault. That is not available in Canada. It appears (from the outside) that MS sold the "rights" to HealthVault to Telus, whom did absolute nothing with it. Does anyone know, is that the right read of the situation? Can MS ever offer HealthVault to Canada or will we have to hope that Telus will? Also, to the people below. As…
Re: Microsoft Band
#484All the sensors + apparently a very lightweight OS + small form factor = I like it. The killing feature is the integrated GPS. As mentionned on the website, you can go without your phone. That alone could make it a buy if it supports wireless charging (I don't want to bother with wires in 2014) Also, it is multiplatform, which is a big plus. I do not want an android watch or an iwatch, but something that will work re…
that killing feature is very power hungry which is probably why others didn't include it
Re: Microsoft Band
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It's ugly, but if I were in the market for a smartwatch/fitness tracker this might be the only one I'd bother with. As I find myself saying more and more, I love this new Microsoft. It's insane how much harm a single man can do.
I actually see this as a great fitness tracker (that is why I might buy it) but I don't see it as a smart watch (and I'm not complaining about that). In order to be a smart watch it would need to do more "smart" things such as showing notifications, interacting with third-party apps, etc. If you have a Windows Phone you can talk to cortana so it's the closest thing to a smart phone you can get on that OS, but still i…
I think trying not to fall into the category of "smartwatch" is the point, marketing tactic if you will. The smartwatch is the new wave, and the companies you would expect are jumping on board. By not marketing as a smartwatch they set themselves apart, yet have some of the key functionality people are looking for
Re: Microsoft Band
#486It's sold out online now: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productI... I wonder how many that was.
I ordered online but canceled and just swung by my local (West LA) store in the morning to pick one up. I called late last night to ask about stock and was told they couldn't tell me anything about future products (even though the website/online orders were up and a couple hours later they were advertising a "fitness launch event" in the store the next). When I dropped by the store, it was predictably empty (and it t…
I'm planning to do the same soon. There are three Microsoft stores here in the Atlanta area. I'd just rather do just about anything other than fight traffic to get to one.
Re: Microsoft Band
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Can I assume you don't own a smartphone, then?
Of course not. I own a phone, whose battery lasts a month, I can call people and receive text messages. And its common knowledge that its not a good idea to bring any mobile device to demonstrations for example. In Germany they've been known to indiscriminately monitor all mobile communications at demonstrations and put the numbers on file.
Your communications can still be tapped, your location can still be tracked through cell towers, and remote malware can still turn your phone into a persistent bug.
I don't think there's much of an advantage to using a dumb phone. At least with a smartphone you can run apps that encrypt your communications.
Re: Microsoft Band
#488I certainly would not want a bracelet that tracks so much information from a corporation that is known to cooperate with the NSA. The bracelets they force repeat sex offenders to wear track less information about them. The only way I would consider using such a device was if both the hardware and software were available for public review.
if you have the smart-phone that it is compatible with, they probably already have most of the information anyways
Re: Microsoft Band
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"For example, if you receive many notifications or run with GPS turned on, you’ll need to charge the band more often." A smartphone can go 48 hours if you turn off all the radios too. The 48-hour claim seems mostly meaningless to me.
> A smartphone can go 48 hours if you turn off all the radios too. My Lumia 1520 goes for longer than 48 hours, with all the radios ON.
it also has a much larger battery
Re: Microsoft Band
#490I went and picked one of these up at lunch from local Microsoft Store/Kiosk. No line, walked right up. Sales person was very informative, helped with wrist sizing. Came with some small swag (Starbucks gift card, water bottle, etc). There were two other people at the store - one looking at Surface another started looking at Band as I was leaving, I noticed they were looking at mine as I tried it on. Not hard to purcha…
I would be really interested to hear any feedback you have on the device
I picked one up today. Impressions so far:
- Comfortable. - Looks nice, I like wearing it. Doesn't feel flashy. - Does what it says it will. No buggy surprises. - Scroll performance isn't very good. - UI feels right otherwise. Nothing annoyed me. - Complementary iPhone app is well done. - Doesn't feel flimsy. Feels sturdy without feeling bulky. - Setup is simple.
No complaints so far. If you desire the features it offers I'd say it's definitely worth buying.
I'm impressed.