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Krgrecw said:
The iwatch will have a newer and more secure version for NFC use. Also some rumors that it will control some things in the house with Apples HomeKit program.
It'll only have a 24 hour battery life and will be water resistant up to 50m.

Apple hired a lot of big wigs in the fashion and health industry. You don't amass all those people for a smartwatch that has basic health sensors. Something else is brewing down the line.
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The rumor is Apple may attack the smartwatch/wearable market Galaxy style with several devices. So you'll probably have a more premium smartwatch and a more basic smartwatch, and a more premium fitness tracker and a more basic one. Unsure where they'll go but they should announce it today.
 
Another review about 360 battery basically saying the concerns are overblown

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Motorola-Moto-360-Review_id3786/page/3

In our experience, the Moto 360’s 320 mAh battery delivers the same results we’ve seen with the other two Android Wear smartwatches we reviewed – so it’s nothing too outstanding. Depending on how you set it up, you’ll be able to achieve easily an entire day without the need to recharge at any point.

Setting the ambient screen feature to off, so the display turns off entirely when it’s not being used, we’re able to power through an entire day without concern. However, turning it on zaps the battery to the point that it requires recharging after hitting the 12 hour mark. In all honesty, we prefer going with the former method not only to preserve its battery life, but because the Moto 360 looks oh-so good with its display turned off too.

Like I said before, seems like a software fix where they need to fix the ambient sensor settings.
 
Apple seems to be trying to play some catch up ball today with competitors.

The watch looks neat. Don't like the square design. Also - you must have an iPhone for it to work - which IMO is a big mistake from them
 
349 starting price for the Apple Smartwatch. Holy **** that's an expensive pricing point. If you want the other editions they're even more.
 
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LG and Motorola (JMO) are clearly better looking than iWatch.
 
I also can't believe they aren't releasing the 'Watch' until early 2015 -- Apple is definitely going to be playing catch-up with wearables.
 
Hawk said:
I also can't believe they aren't releasing the 'Watch' until early 2015 -- Apple is definitely going to be playing catch-up with wearables.
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Yeah, the noticeable improvement from the Gear to the Gear 2 hints that next year may be the year Android smartwatches make it big on the tech side finally. Smart Watches are still something that the kinks are being worked out on, but the current gen Android Wear is a big step in the right direction. I think in the coming years you'll see further improvements. Especially in battery life. Personally though, all day battery is fine by me, I don't need to have my watch on all night.
 
I'm thinking the watch is going to be a big miss for Apple. Notice, they didn't talk about battery life at all - but mentioned how easy it would be to charge it every night. That doesn't bode well.

They can't work without an iPhone. Big fail.

And they simply look too clunky to wear in any formal setting. At least the moto-360 looks great.

But Cook needed to do something. And he did. We'll see how it works out. The lemmings will buy it, but I don't know if they'll be able to figure out how to use it as easily as the iPhone. We'll see. I could be wrong.

Also, $350 is pretty darn pricey. I own Apple stock, and recognize that they are all about profitability - but it's tough for many people to pay $350 for a watch that can't be worn all the time.
 
Hawk said:
I also can't believe they aren't releasing the 'Watch' until early 2015 -- Apple is definitely going to be playing catch-up with wearables.
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iPhone had a six month window too. The 6 month window enables companies to get thier apps ready for its launch it also gives apple more time to work on developing a better battery.

All smart watches need to be tethered to phones for optimal performance.

The battery for the iwatch is no worse than the battery for any other smartwatch.
 
Krgrecw said:
iPhone had a six month window too. The 6 month window enables companies to get thier apps ready for its launch it also gives apple more time to work on developing a better battery.

All smart watches need to be tethered to phones for optimal performance.
The battery for the iwatch is no worse than the battery for any other smartwatch.
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Aside from tinkering with settings or hoping for a battery/processor power consumption break through there really isn't much they can do with battery life. As I understand it they've already begun production on the iWatch but have had issues in production.
 
zitothebrave said:
Saw this on imgur, made me laugh

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Not really a clever ad tho, because Apple users couldn't care. The constant comparison evangelism from the Android side does little good. Apple out markets everyone whether they are pioneering or not.

As an iPhone user, I couldn't give a crap what Samsung or Google or anyone does with their Android phones. My only real complaint with Apple has been that I wanted a larger phone. Finally I get one.

I don't see the point in even considering a switch at this point. Why have to repurchase all my apps and such?

The next big thing might already be here (and they do have cool stuff), but the advertising for Droid is so abysmal I couldn't really care. Especially if they want to mock me as a customer in the process.

Btw, does anyone really want an apple watch? I really don't see that working, especially if it requires iPhone ownership.
 
zitothebrave said:
349 starting price for the Apple Smartwatch. Holy **** that's an expensive pricing point. If you want the other editions they're even more.
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Agreed. The price for that is ridiculous. I wouldn't pay more than $100, but not even that if it requires a phone.
 
mossy said:
Not really a clever ad tho, because Apple users couldn't care. The constant comparison evangelism from the Android side does little good. Apple out markets everyone whether they are pioneering or not.

As an iPhone user, I couldn't give a crap what Samsung or Google or anyone does with their Android phones. My only real complaint with Apple has been that I wanted a larger phone. Finally I get one.

I don't see the point in even considering a switch at this point. Why have to repurchase all my apps and such?

The next big thing might already be here (and they do have cool stuff), but the advertising for Droid is so abysmal I couldn't really care. Especially if they want to mock me as a customer in the process.

Btw, does anyone really want an apple watch? I really don't see that working, especially if it requires iPhone ownership.
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That's not even a remotely close to accurate description to how anyone but Samsung advertises. LG infact using their Simple is the new Smart campaign is seemingly directly attacking Samsung and their Galaxy Spam method of doing things. Motorola went a totally different direction several times, they did the Lazy Phone that attacked every other smartphone. Motorola also had a motomaker commercial that didn't even attack anyone.

The humor of the "ad" is that apple users do care. It's not an ad but an infographic as it was made by a user not Google or LG (company who made Nexus 4) That's why it's funny. You personally may not care but I can't tell you in the last few years how many times I've been told Apple doesn't replicate they innovate, and since probably the 4 they've been outmaneuvered by Google and Android manufacturers and have been playing catchup. Siri was a highly publicized way to get in before Google Voice became fully functioning as it's a far superior service. I could do Google Voice Searches since my original Motorola Droid. Or at least my Droid X.

As far as the point to switch, that's on you. I think the point to switch will become more obvious when carriers keep pushing people out of contracts, as all Androids are at least 50 bucks cheaper off contract than the flagship iPhone.
 
Krgrecw said:
iPhone had a six month window too. The 6 month window enables companies to get thier apps ready for its launch it also gives apple more time to work on developing a better battery.

The battery for the iwatch is no worse than the battery for any other smartwatch.
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Which is all fine and dandy when you are the only product of your kind on the market (a la the iPhone OG) ... but now Apple not only has active competitors, like Samsung, who could ostensibly be pushing out their third iteration of the Gear by the time Apple comes to market with the Watch, but they have competitors with better, cheaper, and more market saturation NOW (Moto 360).
 
Hawk said:
Which is all fine and dandy when you are the only product of your kind on the market (a la the iPhone OG) ... but now Apple not only has active competitors, like Samsung, who could ostensibly be pushing out their third iteration of the Gear by the time Apple comes to market with the Watch, but they have competitors with better, cheaper, and more market saturation NOW (Moto 360).
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The thing is that because of no one having cross-platform capabilities (Android wear only working on Android 4.3 and newer, Galaxy only working on Galaxy S3 and newer, Apple Watch only on iOS) you're limited to a smartwatch that works with your phone to get any serious use out of it. So Moto 360 and Galaxy Gear has no effect on diehard iOS users, but may sway some of the more casual ones one way or the other.

All Apple ahs to worry about is if someone comes up with a killer iOS smartwatch, which since Apple doesn't make an open OS I don't see being a real threat.
 
Played with the 360 at best buy today.

First impressions were wow this thing is pretty. Then it's too big. For someone with huge wrists and arms it would look small but it almost went farther than the length of my wrist.

I don't care for all the functions. Weather is nice but I prefer radars and hour to hour percentages than a picture and temperature. And the biggest thing I hate about smartwatches is having to speak to your phone. I find it stupid just like I do the Windows Phone commercial of the guy asking Cortana to remind him to do all of these frivolous reminders of stupid tasks. I'd hate to be sitting at a coffee shop and then talk to my watch like I'm a power ranger just to answer back a text.

Galaxy Gear Fit is small and has a beautiful screen and I can read texts and do quick replies. Timer stopwatch heart rate etc.

The next time I buy a Smart watch will be a fitness watch that I can tap and enter my workout numbers lifting etc.
 
Well dude you are obese. So your wrists have much more cushion on them.

Regardless, it's circumference is bigger than most classic watches, it just looks huge.

The gorilla glass is pretty, but the AMOLED screen on my gear fit looks much clearer and sleek.

And there wasn't anything that blew me away feature wise. If there are a bunch of great 3rd party apps for it like for fitness I might bite.
 
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