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As much ink was spilled about competitors' failures, it's interesting that this won't be available some until vague window next year, and needs to be tethered to an iPhone. The interface looks interesting. The ridiculous draw pictures to each other bit, though -- what a gimmick.
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Watches aren't subsidized and there are thousands of dumb watches that people pay well over $350 for already.
Those "dumb" watches will still work in 5 years. Hell, they will still be nice in 100 years. Smart watches won't hold up for 5 years.
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Watches aren't subsidized and there are thousands of dumb watches that people pay well over $350 for already.
Those "dumb" watches will still work in 5 years. Hell, they will still be nice in 100 years. Smart watches won't hold up for 5 years.
As much ink was spilled about competitors' failures, it's interesting that this won't be available some until vague window next year, and needs to be tethered to an iPhone. The interface looks interesting. The ridiculous draw pictures to each other bit, though -- what a gimmick.
I could see this as being popular with teens though, especially with the haptic feedback aspect.
Here is what is missing for me:
1. Sweat sensor.
2. Insulin sensor.
3. Smarter/more accelerometers to intelligently automatically detect what I'm doing. For example, if I start lifting 50 lbs in a dumbell bench press it should know that! My iPhone should auto update a fitness tracking app. If I start biking my normal "track" here in Toronto, it should automatically know that! So underwhelmed here.
4. No mention of emergency assistance "stuff", (like detection of heart attacks, or spiking insulin levels).
5. Some really stupid / weird features, although I do kinda like the shared heartbeat one. Would be fun on exercises / first date makeouts :)
Am I the only one who thinks the available/previewed watch faces don't match the intended goal of the device? This event was all about fashion, inviting all of the fashion journalists and talking about personalization. Not a single one of those watch faces look appealing, and worst off they do nothing to shake off the "geeky" stigma attached to smart watches. I think the design has potential when it gets a little bit…
Am I the only one who thinks the available/previewed watch faces don't match the intended goal of the device? This event was all about fashion, inviting all of the fashion journalists and talking about personalization. Not a single one of those watch faces look appealing, and worst off they do nothing to shake off the "geeky" stigma attached to smart watches. I think the design has potential when it gets a little bit…
I disagree with you on this. For me, this smartwatch, like all the other recent ones, is everything but geeky. They look like they're designed for everyone except the techies (they probably are). I for one would love a smartwatch that gives the vibe of advanced, "hackery" technology.
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The top three right now are: * Samsung Gear - $199 [1] * LG G Watch - $179 [2] * Pebble Steel - $249 [3] [1] https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=samsung_gea... [2] https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=lg_g_watch_... [3] https://getpebble.com/steel
The Pebble is $250. Adding another $100 to the Apple Watch is not that big of a stretch.
I was rather impressed but at 350USD and most likely 350e in Europe it's an expensive purchase. Still no word on battery life either.
That's better than the few hours some people are getting with the Moto 360, but it's not great. Let's hope it's at least one day consistently.
I'm interested to see the reviews. I wonder if they've reached too far.