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Re: Microsoft Band

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Post by ANTSANTS »

wlesieutre wrote: post #46
beggi wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Erm, always killed it? Zune, Surface, Lumia?

Zune had problems, but hardware wasn't one of them. At least not from the five minutes that I ever used one. Which was maybe the only Zune I ever saw.

Seconding this. I used one for a few years and while I loved the device itself and everything about its interface, it was hampered by the poor software (a reskinned version of Windows Media Player, basically) required to sync anything to it, and the fact that no one cared enough about Zunes to reverse them like they did with the iPods :( I might still be using it if it had drag and drop file management.

Re: Microsoft Band

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Post by theworst »

[deleted] wrote: post #45

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Your comment is useless.

Is this not feature comparable with others in its class? What don't you like about it? Is something not worthwhile if it's not first?

Aaaaand you've convinced me to again eliminate my HN account and spend time elsewhere.

Idiots are the best productivity measure -- they make me not want to be on HN.

Re: Microsoft Band

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Post by felixrieseberg »

guylhem wrote: post #35

All 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…

Hey, I'm an Open Source Engineer with MSFT (and the msft dude for YC) - there isn't anything out yet, but we have always released SDKs for pretty much anything we build.

Re: Microsoft Band

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Post by girvo »

beggi wrote: post #32
curiousDog wrote: post #30

Wow, this actually looks fantastic. Microsoft has always killed it in the hardware department. Looks like it connects to their cloud service as well. Will probably consider getting one.

Erm, always killed it? Zune, Surface, Lumia?

All excellent hardware, and I say that as someone who uses Apple products entirely.

Re: Microsoft Band

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Post by wavefunction »

beggi wrote: post #32
curiousDog wrote: post #30

Wow, this actually looks fantastic. Microsoft has always killed it in the hardware department. Looks like it connects to their cloud service as well. Will probably consider getting one.

Erm, always killed it? Zune, Surface, Lumia?

The SurfacePro was pretty cool when I played around with it. Microsoft keyboards and mice have been consistently great for as long as I can remember.

Re: Microsoft Band

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Post by jbigelow76 »

dataminded wrote: post #50

Any word on silent alarm and convenient wake-up like the fitbit?

That's a feature I like about my fitbit, but with the Band requiring a charge every two days could result in sporadic sleep data since most people will charge it as they sleep along with their cell phones. Granted, I charge my phone at work at my desk but taking off and putting on something that is supposed to track your activity could get annoying.

Re: Microsoft Band

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Post by nilkn »

gelatocar wrote: post #18

Do you wear it on the inside of your wrist? Otherwise wouldn't the display be sideways?

It looks like the display is meant to be facing outward from the bottom side of your wrist (i.e., down, if you put out your arms straight in front of you). A lot of the videos show people just flipping their wrist around to correctly orient the display. It's a little unusual but doesn't really seem like it'd be any sort of issue to me.

My only concern would be scratching the display.

Re: Microsoft Band

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Post by glibgil »

guylhem wrote: post #35

All 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…

I'm waiting until 2016 to not bother with wires. Am I being too patient?
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