Huawei Watch

> read a message from a glance at a wrist

Do you expect to read all messages you get from a glance? How about emails? In fact, many messages you get won't be fully visible on the screen at one time - so what's the difference? Crucially - who is to say that text is all that can be conveyed when "glancing" at a watch? These things are not kindles.

I'll tell ya, I've owned both a square and a round Android Wear device. Forgetting the comparison to the Apple Watch, I much prefer the round Moto 360 to the square LG. Aside from the aesthetics - ironically, the circular display seems like it fits more on the screen, not less.

Luckily with Android you've got a choice, and the Android Wear team has built great APIs to handle both screen types.

I don't know about the communist part, but Huawei is known to have links to the Chinese military. Given recent events about Lenovo and Superfish, it probably is wise to reaccess the security/privacy implications here and not just the shape of the watch.

Apple always has and always will talk down the type of products that it doesn't sell.

Although, I do think they were on to something when they said that large screen phones are too big for your hand.

Ironically I didn't buy an iPhone 6 and moved to my first Android for this reason. It's actually quite difficult now to find a decent spec phone that comfortably fits an average sized hand. Even the 'mini' phones have quite a large footprint. Ended up with a Sony Z3 Compact and I'm pretty happy with it so far (nearly 2 days battery life is awesome).

I'm surprised that anyone (apart from Apple) is bothering to make smart watches.

I stopped wearing a watch years ago, because the extra information I got from looking at my smartphone covered the overhead of pulling it out of my pocket. I've enjoyed not having something strapped to my wrist, so any of these horribly thick smart watches are going to have to provide a compelling benefit to get anywhere near my arm.

Because of size and power issues, you can't actually read or deal with anything but the most trivial issues on a smart watch. So the main value proposition seems to be that they tell you you need to look at your phone, and that's not compelling enough for me.

Apple will get some sales, from those who need their status affirming - just like the people who still wear a Rolex watch. But I'm betting that all the other smart watches disappear fairly soon.

My pick for the next real user interface revolution? Smart hearing aids, using speech as the UI. Inconspicuous, and simple to use - particularly for our affluent ageing population, many of whom need the hearing aid part anyway.

I'm in the market for a smartwatch like this and I'm seriously considering this one and I can't wait to hear more about it. BUT I have to say something about this video. I'm from Alaska and do lots of backcountry snowboarding so this kind of stuff probably doesn't matter to most people but this video is laughable for a few reasons:

> guy reminiscing about a memorable camping trip with friends yet can't remember how to get there.

> driving a classic mercedes with rear wheel drive on slick snowy roads.

> using ancient snowshoes that should be hung on a wall as a decoration and not actually used while wearing other completely inappropriate clothing.

> cool, your watch let you know it's -12c hopefully your ears won't be frostbitten off by the time you're done wandering around in the backcountry by yourself without a hat. (wouldn't want to mess up that stylish hair do)

> a watch whose battery will only last a couple days is probably not the best thing to depend on for an overnight trip in the backcountry.

> using google now as if he would have cell data coverage in the backcountry.

I know I'm being a bit harsh and I'm probably not the target audience for this video.

But my honest impression based on that ad is that people who use this watch are fashionable city slickers who have no idea what they are doing and use completely impractical even dangerously outdated equipment in order to look fashionable.

What would actually appeal to me?

>Guy hauling ass on his mountain bike/snowboard/skiis.

>He checks his watch to view his heartrate/trail data on an app like http://www.strava.com/ .

>App indicates relevant data like current heart rate, average speed, trail location.

>scene cuts to end of his ride where the app indicates he has just set both a new personal record for that trail and that he is also the new recordholder.

>Guy is back at his car. Watch indicates he has a fancy dinner appointment in one hour.

> Scene cuts to him changed into fancy clothes and putting on his nice blazer/spiffy trenchcoat. His watch indicates that he should leave now in order to get to the appointment on time complete with a map and directions.

>guy is seen at dinner with watch displaying a classy watchface showing off that it is suitable to be worn with formal attire.

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