Android Wear |OT| 2nd Gen is Here

Zenwatch, $200, Nov 9th.

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http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...november-9th-starting-best-buy-priced-199-99/
 
I've had such bad luck with Asus products which ranges from:

  • Two horribly supported Transformer TF101s that were rendered useless after botched updates and horrible customer support.Chargers that would trigger an overheating mechanism to prevent heat damage only to never reset. No revised chargers fixed this.
  • Transformer Prime GPS dongle debacle.
  • Asus Laptop with a semi-functioning touchpad that even when working, would be inconsistent. You had to disable the trackpad once a week in the Bios, restart, and then re-enable it to get it working.
  • Asus Memopad that stopped recognizing the charger after a week.
Looks nice but I can't trust 'em.
 
3phemeral said:
I've had such bad luck with Asus products which ranges from:

  • Two horribly supported Transformer TF101s that were rendered useless after botched updates and horrible customer support.Chargers that would trigger an overheating mechanism to prevent heat damage only to never reset. No revised chargers fixed this.
  • Transformer Prime GPS dongle debacle.
  • Asus Laptop with a semi-functioning touchpad that even when working, would be inconsistent. You had to disable the trackpad once a week in the Bios, restart, and then re-enable it to get it working.
  • Asus Memopad that stopped recognizing the charger after a week.
Looks nice but I can't trust 'em.
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This is true. I'm still using the original TF, but this such a much simpler device where they don't really have to do the software. I'll give some leeway.
 
kehs said:
This is true. I'm still using the original TF, but this such a much simpler device where they don't really have to do the software. I'll give some leeway.
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That's true. I'd consider it as a gift for someone else after a good long period of time has passed and impressions come out. My TF101 still sort of functions with a very slim ROM, but it's super limited in functionality. I actually haven't touched it since I got my Galaxy Note 10.1.
 
I'm thinking about getting a android wear device, between the Moto 360 and G watch R.

They are both traditionally round watches which is cool.

The Moto 360 is $50 cheaper and it has a more classier look to it, and I could work with any outfit I wear. The G watch R is more akin to the G-shock watches I wear and I think it will have a similar feel to those, but because the way they look, I can't wear them at work/etc.

So does anyone have and advice to help me narrow down my choices or want to share their reasons to why they picked one watch over the other?
 
TheRook said:
I'm thinking about getting a android wear device, between the Moto 360 and G watch R.

They are both traditionally round watches which is cool.

The Moto 360 is $50 cheaper and it has a more classier look to it, and I could work with any outfit I wear. The G watch R is more akin to the G-shock watches I wear and I think it will have a similar feel to those, but because the way they look, I can't wear them at work/etc.

So does anyone have and advice to help me narrow down my choices or want to share their reasons to why they picked one watch over the other?
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They're pretty much the same watch with the exception that you'll probably get maybe an extra day from the G Watch R's battery. If that's worth an extra $50 to you, I'd say go for the LG. If not, and you like the 360 more aesthetically, I say go for that.
 
TheRook said:
I'm thinking about getting a android wear device, between the Moto 360 and G watch R.

They are both traditionally round watches which is cool.

The Moto 360 is $50 cheaper and it has a more classier look to it, and I could work with any outfit I wear. The G watch R is more akin to the G-shock watches I wear and I think it will have a similar feel to those, but because the way they look, I can't wear them at work/etc.

So does anyone have and advice to help me narrow down my choices or want to share their reasons to why they picked one watch over the other?
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How often do you think you'd use the watch? I've had my 360 for about a month and a half and I've gotten into a routine where it's reflective of "necessary use." I end with about 35% of battery life at the end of the day of normal use + 1hr/1.5hrs of gym time. My watch usage is pretty much this:

  • Read notifications (effectively replacing the need to use my Moto X's "Active Display" notifications). I get 30-40 throughout the day and I mostly glance at them until I see something important (usually an email), to which I'll answer via PC or phone.
  • Reply to text messages on the phone via voice.
  • Track heart rate
  • Control Music (play from the phone)
  • Set alarms
If you think your usage will be similar, seems to Moto 360 matches your aesthetic needs as well as not being problematic for battery life during standard usage.

If you plan on pinning music directly to your watch and listening to it, it seems more like a last resort "I forgot my phone/don't want to bring my phone to the gym" situation because it literally drains 1% every minute.
 
Jzero said:
I'm assuming you haven't installed the Wear Mini Launcher from the OP yet?
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GuitarAtomik said:
It's a must have until they figure out an alternative to getting to the app drawer. Only complaint is that it can be a little touchy grabbing the correct screen on the 360 since the round face gives you less corner to swipe from. I'm not sure if app devs have access to it, but if they can make it drop from the top the way I described in my post above instead, it would be perfect.
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I know this is really really late but thanks for the heads up about the mini launcher! it's fantastic.

so far the smart watch is something that feels "necessary" for me. kinda cool having these things so early because the app and OS ecosystem seems to evolve so quickly. kind of exciting really. what can my watch do next?
 
kehs said:
Zenwatch, $200, Nov 9th.

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http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...november-9th-starting-best-buy-priced-199-99/
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Looks pretty nice. A lot like the Apple Watch. I'm not a fan of the square faces, so it's not really for me, though.

TheRook said:
I'm thinking about getting a android wear device, between the Moto 360 and G watch R.

They are both traditionally round watches which is cool.

The Moto 360 is $50 cheaper and it has a more classier look to it, and I could work with any outfit I wear. The G watch R is more akin to the G-shock watches I wear and I think it will have a similar feel to those, but because the way they look, I can't wear them at work/etc.

So does anyone have and advice to help me narrow down my choices or want to share their reasons to why they picked one watch over the other?
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Personally, I would get the Moto 360, but that's only because of aesthetic preference.
 
Thanks Gaf for the feedback, I think im going to wait for a Black Friday sale but I'll look out especially for the Moto 360.
 
The #1 reason I'm going LG G Watch R over Moto 360 is because of the build quality of the 360. I don't want to go through a cracked back.

That and the true always on display on the G Watch.
 
TheRook said:
I'm thinking about getting a android wear device, between the Moto 360 and G watch R.

They are both traditionally round watches which is cool.

The Moto 360 is $50 cheaper and it has a more classier look to it, and I could work with any outfit I wear. The G watch R is more akin to the G-shock watches I wear and I think it will have a similar feel to those, but because the way they look, I can't wear them at work/etc.

So does anyone have and advice to help me narrow down my choices or want to share their reasons to why they picked one watch over the other?
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Moto 360 has received the same or better review scores.
 
Does anyone have this problem? My watch for some reason keeps randomly turning my phone to silent. I turn it back on, then check again and it is back to silent. I know it's the watch because it stops doing it when I disconnect from the watch.
 
So, I was up just past midnight last night, and BestBuy.com randomly restocked on ZenWatches, I managed to grab one. Already sold out again.

I haven't seen any actual reviews of the watch yet, if this is still the case when I get it next week I'll provide some impressions.
 
Yeah I'm getting the LG R watch due to the battery. Design be damned, the the fact that I'll most likely get 2-3 days out of it with light use is good enough.
 
Android Authority reviewed the ZenWatch. They liked it.

Mine was supposed to show up today, but delays due to a UPS trailer being late mean it's not coming until tomorrow.

Third Strike said:
Looks like we might see the next gen Moto 360 by early next year:

Motorola Moto 360 successor rumored to come early next year

The only things I would like to see in the next gen Moto 360 is a better processor, better battery life, and possibly NFC. Would be interesting if they try to get this out the door, around the time the Apple Watch comes out.
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That would be a pretty insane turnaround time, so I have my doubts, but stranger things have happened.
 
FYI: AT&T are going to offer smartwatch deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Mostly Samsung Tizen stuff and the Pebble, but this includes the LG G Watch for $99. Seems like a good deal if price has been keeping you off of AW.

Edit: Not worth a bump, but my ZenWatch showed up today:

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Now I just need the Nexus 6 that goes with it. Initial physical impressions: Feels nice and simple and elegant, just steel and leather and the glass screen. Solid but not weighty.
 
As much as I love the idea of a nice wearable Android watch, all of these look absolutely godawful. There are G-Shocks out there that are probably looking better. And for what it is, the pricing is insane.

I'm really excited how the next generations of this will turn out.
 
Bufbaf said:
As much as I love the idea of a nice wearable Android watch, all of these look absolutely godawful. There are G-Shocks out there that are probably looking better.
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I personally think the ZenWatch looks great (which is mostly why I bought one) but for just about everything else AW-made so far I'd agree. Even the 360, which I think looks decent, is too thick for my tastes.

And for what it is, the pricing is insane.
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This is where I disagree, however. You have to remember that these are teeny tiny miniature computers with touchscreens, Snapdragon processors, storage, bluetooth, etc.
 
TxdoHawk said:
This is where I disagree, however. You have to remember that these are teeny tiny miniature computers with touchscreens, Snapdragon processors, storage, bluetooth, etc.
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I guess, but as far as I can see, all they do is just transferring data from/to a phone. I might even go as far as to say that none of them even needs all that hardware power and would do fine with slower processors etc, but that's just guesswork from my side.

If those things give me something better-looking, and more bang for the buck than "hey, for only 300$ I don't have to look at my phone anymore and can swipe the info on a way-too-small-to-be-actually-useful display now. Right before I take out my phone anyway to actually use that information.", then I'm totally in. Probably.
 
Bufbaf said:
I guess, but as far as I can see, all they do is just transferring data from/to a phone. I might even go as far as to say that none of them even needs all that hardware power and would do fine with slower processors etc, but that's just guesswork from my side.

If those things give me something better-looking, and more bang for the buck than "hey, for only 300$ I don't have to look at my phone anymore and can swipe the info on a way-too-small-to-be-actually-useful display now. Right before I take out my phone anyway to actually use that information.", then I'm totally in. Probably.
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I think the thing is that these things are more of a lifestyle tool than anything else. If you feel like you're a person who suffers from "chronic might-as-well syndrome" (that is, pulling out your phone to reply to an email or message and ending up browsing the web or checking Facebook just because hey, your phone's out now, and then you've wasted 10 minutes or come off as insociable) then you should really consider one for yourself but also for the benefit those around you. I can't really overstate how much more present I feel in this age of smartphones when my phone goes off and I'm able to just glance, see it's not important, and ignore it rather than pulling my phone out and excluding myself from whatever I was doing.

I know a fair number of people who should really get a smartwatch or something because they're constantly getting lost in their phone screen the second they get a message.



... But yeah the functionality and primarily the interactivity with notifications isn't quite there yet to make it a must-have for anyone not in that situation.
 
Snarfington said:
... But yeah the functionality and primarily the interactivity with notifications isn't quite there yet to make it a must-have for anyone not in that situation.
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I don't know if it ever will get there, to be honest. Some people are just never, ever going to need or even want a smartwatch. Hopefully the focus of AW in the future will be on improving the experience for the kinds of people that want a smartwatch, instead of some crazed chase for the magical "it" feature that makes everyone and their mother want to buy one.
 
any pics comparing the size of the moto 360 and LG G Watch R? Also any pics on small wrists? I only have a 17cm circumference wrist so lots of watches are big on me.
 
Third Strike said:
Looks like we might see the next gen Moto 360 by early next year:

Motorola Moto 360 successor rumored to come early next year

The only things I would like to see in the next gen Moto 360 is a better processor, better battery life, and possibly NFC. Would be interesting if they try to get this out the door, around the time the Apple Watch comes out.
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If they are competing with other Androidwear devices (LG G Watch R etc) they need "a better processor, better battery life, and possibly NFC". That's nice and all but if they want to compete with iWatch they need to make a full circle version with/without a bezel (plain without the numbers on the lggwr) and a smaller version

mrklaw said:
any pics comparing the size of the moto 360 and LG G Watch R? Also any pics on small wrists? I only have a 17cm circumference wrist so lots of watches are big on me.
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Moto 360 vs. the LG G Watch R! - AndroidPolice
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"small wrists" is a bit subjective. You really should go try them yourself.

sidenote, what's your fave watchface?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfjClZwBwoA

are the bootleg ones too tacky?
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Snarfington said:
I think the thing is that these things are more of a lifestyle tool than anything else. If you feel like you're a person who suffers from "chronic might-as-well syndrome" (that is, pulling out your phone to reply to an email or message and ending up browsing the web or checking Facebook just because hey, your phone's out now, and then you've wasted 10 minutes or come off as insociable) then you should really consider one for yourself but also for the benefit those around you. I can't really overstate how much more present I feel in this age of smartphones when my phone goes off and I'm able to just glance, see it's not important, and ignore it rather than pulling my phone out and excluding myself from whatever I was doing.

I know a fair number of people who should really get a smartwatch or something because they're constantly getting lost in their phone screen the second they get a message.



... But yeah the functionality and primarily the interactivity with notifications isn't quite there yet to make it a must-have for anyone not in that situation.
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plus if you use your watch for that kind of thing, your phone probably stays in your pocket with the screen off for much longer, potentially giving you significant battery life savings.

edit: thanks for the pics. Although both the 360 and GWR seem to have the same diameter, the 360 appears larger, I guess due to the screen being edge to edge? Agree I'd need to try one on, but high street stores don't sell them. But Amazon have a good returns policy..
 
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