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So I watched this presentation and with the absence of time for avg discharge and mention of nightly charging I'm thinking 12hr active and 20 standby with some active or something point being.. Not so great.
Meh.. I'd wait till revision 3
Meh.. I'd wait till revision 3
I initially thought the Apple Watch (sucky name - are they introducing Apple into everything again? Apple Phone? Apple Pod? Apple TV? Apple Watch? Apple Pad?) is terrible for not having a rounded face.
However, when I see the Moto 360's on some peoples wrists it just looks way too big. Yes, the Apple Watch is not round, but it looks like a more "modern" watch and actually more practical and even a bit cute. And somehow it does look nice with the brown leather band.
Eh, I don't know.
I think battery life is going to be the big issue with the first / second generation smart watches.
Either way I'm not getting one with my Nexus 5...
However, when I see the Moto 360's on some peoples wrists it just looks way too big. Yes, the Apple Watch is not round, but it looks like a more "modern" watch and actually more practical and even a bit cute. And somehow it does look nice with the brown leather band.
Eh, I don't know.
I think battery life is going to be the big issue with the first / second generation smart watches.
Either way I'm not getting one with my Nexus 5...
faniebraai
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Looks great? I think you watched the wrong thing.
faniebraai
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Just the fact that they didn't mention battery makes it concerning. I have a Gear 2 and get 3 to 4 days which is very reasonable imo.
Its first gen yes, so its fugly, needs to be refined. Looks thick as well. Strange that other watch makers could get it more right on the first time around (not samsung).
It's also very very price. More than double the price of the normal wear devices. That's just ridiculous.
cerebus
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Apparently you can just change the side of the digital crown easily.It would be nice but I have my doubts.
First glance I like the watch but not that much. I've had to make enough concessions in my life being a south paw...
I suppose I could learn to read upside-down?
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I will be getting one. As a keepsake more than anything. I do like it but I will wait until it has been tested and improved before I get excited.
faniebraai
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Since about 2 years ago... my guess
Since Samsung started making products based on Apple rumours.
Yeah, makes sense. You just need to flip the screen and reverse the strap.
I'm not sure I'd buy one - or any smart watch for that matter. Maybe if NFC does finally gain traction but it's too early to tell. My creditcard has had it for a couple of years now and I think I've used it twice.
Yeah, makes sense. You just need to flip the screen and reverse the strap.
I'm not sure I'd buy one - or any smart watch for that matter. Maybe if NFC does finally gain traction but it's too early to tell. My creditcard has had it for a couple of years now and I think I've used it twice.
The features look great, but there is just something more appealing with a traditional watch.
The real off putting thing about the iwatch was the one line "it uses your iphone's wifi and gps"... not too keen on the "you need both to get the best out of your iwatch" idea.
faniebraai
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Yeah, makes sense. You just need to flip the screen and reverse the strap.
I'm not sure I'd buy one - or any smart watch for that matter. Maybe if NFC does finally gain traction but it's too early to tell. My creditcard has had it for a couple of years now and I think I've used it twice.
They are focussing on credit cards... what about debit cards? The south african payments market is very strict about rules and how things will be processed. I don't see anything like this coming to us anytime soon...
In the other tread (of the many out there) I'd proposed how they handle this. Apple's phone just provides the details of the card number to the terminal. Much like the magnetic strip or chip does today. The source of getting the number is different, but I'd assume all other processes would be the same - thus debit cards would be supported.
EDIT: I see you saw that post and replied to it.
Are the card details stored on the phone or the cloud? I can't image the details being stored only on the phone. Apple are after your credit card.
I'd guess than in the next couple of years we'll see a "google now" from apple, but with a buy button attached. "Looks like you went to tekkie town, why not buy these shoes for cheaper instead [BUY]"
I'd guess than in the next couple of years we'll see a "google now" from apple, but with a buy button attached. "Looks like you went to tekkie town, why not buy these shoes for cheaper instead [BUY]"
faniebraai
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The chip doesn't just 'provide the card details' like a magnetic strip, its a lot more intelligent and actually makes decision based on risk profile set. But yeh, without getting too technical, i hear you
I don't think debit cards would work the same. Debit cards need to be a 'card present' traditionally, because they always need to go online. NFC/contactless doesn't really cater for things going online. It's normally used in an offline environment. The way that debit cards play in this space is pre-authorised debit cards or traditional prepaid cards where a open-to-buy value is kept on the card itself.
faniebraai
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Apparently the card details aren't stored on the device, so it's a wallet system. Card details stored in apple's cloud. Apple interacts with the banks for authorisation, approval giving to merchant to release goods, acquiring bank settles the merchant.
cerebus
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Well it seems like the Apple Watch didn't really introduce much functionality that the other smartwatches don't already have in some form. I guess once you get the basic idea of a wrist worn computer there's a constellation of features that are fairly self evident - health tracking, notifications, the payments isn't really done elsewhere. But the Apple Watch looks much more solid and thoroughly conceived than the other watches in the market- they've worked a lot on the interface of the small screen size. When I had the Gear2 it was very frustrating to use because the interface was so shoddy. I kind of think like smartphones it's not about one specific use, it's a whole bunch of small conveniences that it enables that make life easier.Yeah, makes sense. You just need to flip the screen and reverse the strap.
I'm not sure I'd buy one - or any smart watch for that matter. Maybe if NFC does finally gain traction but it's too early to tell. My creditcard has had it for a couple of years now and I think I've used it twice.
So effectively, mimicking an online purchase?
faniebraai
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Yeh, I mainly use my gear 2 as a notification center. Not much as else. O, and health tracking. The Gear 2 isn't what a smartwatch is supposed to be either. Android Wear is getting closer to it. Gear 2 is too proprietary so there aren't too many developers for it.