iWatch / Wearable tech

[Misfit]

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

I didn't want to appear the Apple fanboy and say that! However if Apple can do what they did with the iPhone it will be very interesting, but whilst the phone industry really needed a kick when the iPhone hit one has to wonder if enough of us with the disposable income to buy this tech really want to replace their nice watches?

I just can't get my head around being tied to one watch.

[Deckard]

Get Kanye West and Lady GaGa to wear one and thats the young crowd in - onboard Twitter and FB would help too. It definitely needs to have some kind of individual functions that it can do on its own away from a phone too. Waterproof, a week battery life, under 200 quid and half decent looks would help too.

[Deckard]

New Fitbit Force looks the dogs http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/10/4821 ... ss-tracker shame it isn't shower or swim proof but might be worth a swap up from my Shine

[RiK]

New Fitbit Force looks the dogs http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/10/4821 ... ss-tracker shame it isn't shower or swim proof but might be worth a swap up from my Shine

Sold! I'm so having one of those. I've lost three fitbits from belt clips, but this one looks perfect for me.

[Deckard]

Well not a great day as I havent mentioned that on a few previous occasions when removing my coat the Shine has come out of its rubber bracelet on my wrist - Luckily before I have heard or noticed it but today I have arrived at work and it is gone I have looked everywhere here but no joy, perhaps a future version may have a bluetooth link warning you if has moved far away from your iPhone. It was a good bit of kit but now I am looking at the new Fitbit Flex to replace it.

[Misfit]

Well not a great day as I havent mentioned that on a few previous occasions when removing my coat the Shine has come out of its rubber bracelet on my wrist - Luckily before I have heard or noticed it but today I have arrived at work and it is gone I have looked everywhere here but no joy, perhaps a future version may have a bluetooth link warning you if has moved far away from your iPhone. It was a good bit of kit but now I am looking at the new Fitbit Flex to replace it.

Oh no!

[Deckard]

Yes It was a good piece of kit too and feels weird now not to have it on. I will mail them as I feel its an area they could improve on with the strap.

[Misfit]

Yes It was a good piece of kit too and feels weird now not to have it on. I will mail them as I feel its an area they could improve on with the strap.

Yes do. Hopefully they'll offer you a good deal on a new one? You can use my name if they need to know you are a customer (say it was a gift).

[polyhex]

Hello,

I have a white pebble for sale... no box, just watch and charger cable.

Only had light use and looks as good as new. It's a lovely piece of kit, but having to downsize and cash in my life right now, so extra tech has to go.

£55 with recorded delivery in UK - Bit more for elsewhere in the world.

Cheers,

Myles

[Deckard]

Best so far for me



vid here http://vimeo.com/84381995

http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/01/the- ... ed-to-date

Going vertical seems a good idea rather a straight watch copy like the gear

[gravy]

So every FitBit I've had has fucked up in some way. Either there's been a physical failure or breakage or some sort of software fault, usually not syncing properly or getting itself in such a tizz only a hard reset sorted things out.

So yeah, I thought that was it for me.

But I got an iPhone 5s and the what's great is the FitBit app uses the new M7 chip to work out what you're doing. That's great for me because I've always got my phone and it's been rock solid reliable compared to the flakey bracelets. Upshot of it all is I'm using their service more than I ever have. Coming in just under 10,000 steps per day right now

You can see that the M7 stuff is the Apple dipping it's toe in the tech they'd need for wearables though. I'd be very keen on getting one.

[Deckard]

Yeah Moves for iphone is amazing too with google maps and steps covered - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/moves/id509204969?mt=8

[gravy]

Yeah I have that.

It's amazing.

And kind of terrifying in a NSA type way too

[Misfit]

Best so far for me

Looks too girlie in my opinion and a bangle approach is never going to be a comfortable fit.

Does seem a decent way of getting data across though.

[Deckard]

Girlie ? I think the problem so far design wise is everyone is thinking "watch" - I think it definitely shouldnt look like a watch. Its an apple product too so its going to be thin and svelte I feel. Unisex too so chunky wont be happening.