Kickass new SmartWatch (1 Viewer)

[Hanson]

And you don't believe her.

 

[Sam Posten]

/rolleyes.She didn't seem to have the same concerns that the tech press did, and it looked better in use than I had anticipated, tho it was in a low power monochrome mode to save battery. Basically it came down to "how do you like it" and the reply was "pretty good" and not much more detail than that.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

A new watch has entered the arena and some are already calling it
the Moto360 killer....

http://www.omate.com/

7 Day battery life....WOW!

Allegedly half the price of the Moto360

 

[RobertR]

178 PPI? Bleah.

 

[Sam Posten]

Moto 360 reviews are not enthusiastic:http://online.wsj.com/articles/moto-360-review-one-size-doesnt-fit-all-1409896802?mod=ST2http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-05/the-new-motorola-360-looks-pretty-good-for-a-smart-watchhttp://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/6108947/moto-360-review

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Actually...

I found the killer SmartWatch...I think.

It's a hybrid. Gets 5-7 days on a single charge.

It's gorgeous! Expensive...but I think worth it.

Will keep you on the edge of your seat for a few hours. Will be back once
I look the specs over again.

I think I am going to be returning my Samsung watch for this one.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Okay, this is what I believe is going to be the best SmartWatch
out there -- unless Apple can do something equally as good and cheaper.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/334070-bought-my-first-smart-watch/?p=4138275

 

[Sam Posten]

Wat.
http://muted.com/cicret-bracelet-turns-your-arm-into-a-smartphone/

 

[DaveF]

That's a pretty decent SFX demo.

 

[Sam Posten]

OK, you've got my attention, now:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/16/us-tagheuer-smartwatch-idUSKBN0JU20920141216

Time will tell if this is a smart move 3 years too late, just in time, or unmitigated disaster. I'm betting on disaster but my current Tag will outlive me...

 

[DaveF]

I think timing is not critical, per se. I think it matters whether Tag has a culture than can rapidly create a consumer-electronics product to compete with Apple and Samsung. If they have nimble, innovative people and leadership that will unburden then from historical mandates, they're in time to get into a (presumably) burgeoning market.

But if they're not that type of company, it doesn't matter if they started this effort a decade ago.

 

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Funny how the media announces every new smart watch is to compete with Apples watch when Apple still doesn't even have a watch on the market?

 

[Sam Posten]

Ouch (literally!)

http://mashable.com/2015/02/03/will-i-am-puls-review/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfaW5hdGM1cm8xejV1cjg4ciJ9

 

[Sam Posten]

/yawn

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/neptune-almost-crazy-idea-upending-smartphone-ecosystem/