iWatch / Wearable tech

[wanye]

saw this earlier...

http://connect.dpreview.com/post/455752 ... smartwatch



hella ugly, but 41 megapixels!

[Baggypants]

I have a Casio W-800H it has three apps. "Clock", "Alarm", "Stopwatch" and "Clock-in-another-timezone". With a 10 year battery life! it's not even an e-ink display! Get it together smart watch people.

[skip]

I just ordered one of these. Not the prettiest tech, but could be good if it functions as described. Stuff the gesture control of tunes though... http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kreyo ... re-control

[Misfit]

I just ordered one of these. Not the prettiest tech, but could be good if it functions as described. Stuff the gesture control of tunes though... http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kreyo ... re-control

I came close several times but couldn't quite pull the trigger. Couldn't quite believe all the claims.

Please report back once you have it.

[Deckard]

So Samsung first to the the release then for the "iWatch" ? From Giz today

Some supposed hardware specs regarding Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy Gear smartwatch have been cobbled together online, revealing that it’s a surprisingly powerful unit that should arrive featuring everything you’d expect of a modern smartphone. But in tiny watch form.
According to GigaOM, the Samsung Galaxy Gear will come with a 2.5-inch touchscreen display and will be accompanied by a camera built into the strap, plus Samsung has somehow managed to miniaturise speakers enough so that they can be integrated into the watch’s clasp. It also uses NFC and Bluetooth 4.0 LE for pulling in data from your even smarter phone.
Also, fans of wanking jokes will be pleased to hear there’s an accelerometer inside the wrist-mounted computer, which could be used for such clever features as activating the display when it’s lifted up to your face. Apps are apparently provided via a Samsung app store rather than through Google Play. We’ll hopefully find out on September 4th, when Samsung may just announce this thing. [GigaOM]

Be interesting to see what it looks like

[Deckard]

Fuck me how ugly is that ? Surely that can't be real ?

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/09/ ... n-pictures

[Firefox]

That's a prototype. They'll get it to work properly first, then make it look nice.

[Portland]

I'd pay a few quid for such a thing, not £200...

[Deckard]

There are a couple of significant downsides that temper my enthusiasm for the new Gear. First and foremost is the speed and intuitiveness of the user interface — or rather, the lack thereof. There’s a tangible lag to anything you do with the Gear, while the swipe gestures are hard to figure out and do different things depending on where you are in the menus. […]

Also important will be the Galaxy Gear’s battery life. It does use the Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy standard to communicate, but at 315mAh its battery is decidedly small. Samsung promises “about a day” of endurance from the Gear, but by the end of our briefing with the company, the cameras on most of its demo units were refusing to turn on due to the watches running low on power.

daring fireball

Plenty of vids about - colour me unimpressed generally and the battery life just sucks tbh which coupled with this only works with Samsung Android rather than any android is a complete no-go - I spouse they are trying to tie you in to their Eco-system

[Jimaroid]

I suspect this is more about securing patents in their ongoing Apple spat than a viable product launch.

[Deckard]

Possibly but tbh I doubt anything it has Apple will take forward for its wearable tech - Why has it got a camera ? It has to have a phone to actually work so why have its own shit fiddly one ?

[Jimaroid]

That's why I think it's just Samsung spread betting. It's a speculative feature checklist, not a product.

[Deckard]

I think apple will not call it an iWatch at all - too restrictive terminology. You can use it with an iPhone to enhance its uses or choose not too and just a straight forward ish health fitness monitor.

[Misfit]

Whilst reading up on the very interesting sounding Galaxy Note 3 last night I followed a link to their coverage on the Galaxy Gear launch.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/gala ... -hands-on/

Wow. Speaking as someone who loves tech and watches it really doesn't appeal in the slightest. Most disappointing and to rub in some salt it's $300! I really expected a lot more from Samsung as they have taken the war so well to Apple..

[Deckard]

They are waiting for Apple to come through with wearable tech which will then get copied !! From the Apple Cookie Crew !!