I think this is going to be my next watch....

[poofyhairguy]

Pretty much this. If there's one thing Apple is good at, it's changing perception. It'll be a good thing in the end

Heck yeah, anything that legitimizes the form factor is a good thing. I want this market to explode so someone makes the metal, round OLED watch for $300 I know they can make.

 

[touchstone]

i just hope it forces somebody to make smartphones that are good and connect to my phone. i dont want ios and i dont care how awesome the apple watch or any smartwatch is; if it doessn't connect to android im not interested.

 

[Artdeco]

I think the Zenwatch looks great, IMHO, it's one of the best looking SW out there.

The whole sector is going to evolve rapidly, I think one thing people are looking for is a "killer app" or use case, the smart watch's secret sauce is apps and developers.

 

[rudeguy]

I think the Zenwatch looks great, IMHO, it's one of the best looking SW out there.

The whole sector is going to evolve rapidly, I think one thing people are looking for is a "killer app" or use case, the smart watch's secret sauce is apps and developers.

Google is working on it. Hopefully giving 3rd party apps access to Google now cards will stimulate things. The redesign on the cards looks great too.

Right now aesthetics are the only real difference in all these watches. Here's hoping we get some real innovation soon.

 

[KentState]

Android Wear feel a lot like my first Android phone that ran Eclair. Rough around the edges, but has a lot of potential. Been using my G Watch R for about a month now and it's the little things that need tweaking. Hopefully the next update is a huge step forward.

 

[MongGrel]

Haven't wore any form of a watch in decades I suppose....

 

[Artdeco]

Android Wear feel a lot like my first Android phone that ran Eclair. Rough around the edges, but has a lot of potential. Been using my G Watch R for about a month now and it's the little things that need tweaking. Hopefully the next update is a huge step forward.

What kind of battery life are you getting with it?

IMHO, that's the best looking SW shipping now.

 

[Raduque]

- Run a platform that takes watch apps seriously.

I don't take watch apps seriously. There's very little use I have for apps beyond what's included with Android Wear (notifications, answering calls is pretty much it) and anything more complicated is unusable on a small screen.

- Show contextual menus that offer more features.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. If you mean more options on the long-press menus, I'm sure it's going to be in the next update for AW.

- Offer ways to respond to messages besides live voice dictation.

Typing on a 1.x" screen?! D: No thanks!

- Let you scroll content without obscuring the screen (or swiping endlessly).
- Provide complex haptic feedback.

How are you going to show content on a tiny screen, and have it be readable, without obscuring part of the screen?

- Support WiFi (for now).

Point of this? Other than draining the battery?

- Use inductive charging.

Motorola 360 does this now.

- Look good on thin wrists.

It's subjective whether or not it looks good on thin wrists. Now, if you had said it fits better on thin wrists, I might have agreed with you if I knew what the Apple Watch looked like on a thin wrist.

It seems to me you're just rolling off bullet points that Android Wear doesn't yet do (aside from the 360 inductive charging).

Edit: I should say I've had a Moto 360 since just a little after they came out. Maybe two or 3 weeks after it came out. I absolutely love it. My next watch might be the Huawei Watch. I don't think it has inductive charging like the 360 though, which is a shame because that's such a no-brainer thing for smartwatches.

 

[Artdeco]

WiFi

WiFi will be nice, you can charge your phone, linked to WiFi and get notifications, take and receive calls, texts, send voice messages from your Apple Watch, anywhere in the house/WiFi network.

 

[Commodus]

Raduque:

Rather than clutter a thread about the ZenWatch with an in-depth discussion of rival smartwatch platforms, I'd rather we take this to the Apple Watch thread. You'll find my response there shortly.

 

[DigDog]

And best part, for what it is, only costs $200, which is more then I paid for my LG one, and this one at least has a speaker in it

http://store.asus.com/us/item/201412AM240000001

did you not just buy a whole bunch of watches from china?

 

[funboy6942]

did you not just buy a whole bunch of watches from china?

I bought "a" watch, but posted a bunch of them that could be had for around $17. I cant help myself, for I like watches, no matter really how much they cost, Im not picky , in fact my watch showed up yesterday but no one was home to get it, so Im getting it this morning from the po at 8 am, very excited

 

[KentState]

What kind of battery life are you getting with it?

IMHO, that's the best looking SW shipping now.

I go to be with 75% or so of the battery left which is acceptable for 16 hours of use. I leave the screen on all the time, but in standby mode. Receive email notifications from multiple accounts as well as all the other standard alerts.

 

[funboy6942]

I know with my LG G watch Im getting a full day and sometimes day and half with it always on, Im very happy with it. Like right now, I charged it late last night and it is as 43%. Im good with that, and takes about a hour to get to full 100% if I put it on the charger right now...

 

[JohnAlmighty]

Don't like it.

 

[corkyg]

When will these gadgets be light powered?

 

[Artdeco]

I never would have guessed women and phablets would be a thing. Dunno if I really care about round or square.

Still think the Zen Watch looks great.