Wearable Devices - Page 2

treadlightly · 09-10-2014, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Maybe we just never told you

. I wear a very unfashionable fanny pack (at my side instead of the back) just to have someplace to carry a phone. Experimented with cleavage area while exercising, but it got too damp. So yeah, I'm looking at the new devices too. I don't WANT my phone to get bigger, darn it ..... I want smaller!

I don't currently run with my phone because of weight and sweat. I suppose a wearable device that pairs with a phone like the Apple Watch/iPhone might make me reconsider. For security, an app that tracked my route that allowed someone (friendly) to keep tabs on me might be useful. Right now I wear a step-tracker, GPS watch and an iPod.

Jessica Lares · 09-10-2014, 06:46 PM

I've been tracking my walks since the first iPhone. Then the iPod Nano, and now my iPhone 5S.

I don't have that much interest on wearables, but I hate having to have my phone in my pocket all the time 24/7.

MJK2111 · 09-11-2014, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Experimented with cleavage area while exercising, but it got too damp.

That statement paints a very disturbing picture...

meeera · 09-11-2014, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MJK2111

That statement paints a very disturbing picture...

Breaking news: recent science has shown that women don't just glow as previously thought; they actually sweat.

MJK2111 · 09-12-2014, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by meeera

Breaking news: recent science has shown that women don't just glow as previously thought; they actually sweat.

Good oil, Mate!

Freeshadow · 09-12-2014, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I want the wearable equivalent to a phone so badly I can taste it! I hate carrying it in my hand, women's fashions are such that not all pants have pockets and quite often when they do they're either small, and/or are at an angle guaranteed to dump things out. Skirts and dresses are even more sadly lacking of pockets. I always carry a purse so that makes phone issues even more awkward and I'm tired of sticking them in my bra

You still have connections to Germany KK?

because:

http://www.pearl.de/mtrkw-2794-andro...-watches.shtml

Is it something like this you had in mind?

http://www.pearl.de/a-PX1795-1010.shtml

I wonder why the big companies focus on smartwatches as addons when they can be standalone devices.

kindlekitten · 09-12-2014, 08:20 PM

I only have one good friend left there, but I hate to say she's a bit of a flake.
I'm on my phone so those were difficult to see

Do they have to be tethered?

Error on original post should have said that I RARELY carry a purse

Freeshadow · 09-12-2014, 08:59 PM

No tethering. These watches ARE stand-alone Android phones by themselves. GPS, wifi, media play, Google shop, all there.

kindlekitten · 09-14-2014, 03:18 AM

Hmmmm I'll have to go back and look more closely when I'm on a computer

MJK2111 · 09-15-2014, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

Error on original post should have said that I RARELY carry a purse

Someone who approves of rarely doing things...

Spoiler:

kindlekitten · 09-15-2014, 02:31 PM

Rofl!

Dylrob · 09-18-2014, 04:18 PM

Another Pebble owner here. I absolutely love it! Not only do I not have to pull out my phone every time I get a notification, but also the screen is nice and easy to read outdoors (by virtue of not using a bloody color LCD or, worse, an OLED!). I can also cycle through my music very easily and install nifty apps like a multi timer.

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Originally Posted by Freeshadow

You still have connections to Germany KK?

because:

http://www.pearl.de/mtrkw-2794-andro...-watches.shtml

Is it something like this you had in mind?

http://www.pearl.de/a-PX1795-1010.shtml

I wonder why the big companies focus on smartwatches as addons when they can be standalone devices.

Well first and foremost, such a small device is going to have pretty lousy battery life on 3G. And then trying to do all your interactions through such a tiny display is awkward.

Bilbo1967 · 09-26-2014, 04:42 PM

The Moto 360 went on pre-order at one retailer here in the UK today. Sold out

wodin · 09-26-2014, 06:41 PM

I ordered a Sammy Gear Live earlier this week, and just got a text that it's out for delivery, so it'll be there when I get home today. I just installed Android Wear in anticipation.

wodin · 09-29-2014, 04:59 PM

It was waiting for me when I arrived home Friday. After a bit of a kerfufel over initially charging it up, everything is going ok. After two weekend days, the battery life seems a little better than anticipated. After sixteen or so hours of use I still had better than 50% battery both days. I still have to charge it every night, but then I have to charge the phone anyway so it's not much of a burden. The only problem is that the band is a bit fiddly so it's a PITA to put it back on in the morning before having any coffee.

As a former Pebble owner, this thing is amazing; where I had to violently shake the Pebble to get the backlight to come on, now I just have to move my wrist to the normal position for reading a watch and it comes on (most of the time). I have it set for always on, so it shows me a dimmer more concise watch face unless I move it to the on position (or tap the screen).

I haven't loaded any apps yet, as I intend to go slowly and check each app against battery life and I haven't yet decided on the first one to check. But the built in Google Now function launches the platform well beyond anything that Pebble offers. I only have to say "OK Google"..."Take a note", or "Remind me" or any number of things that I haven't explored yet.

Bottom Line: I'd give it four stars, and probably five if it had a better band.

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09-10-2014, 06:46 PM	#17
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	I've been tracking my walks since the first iPhone. Then the iPod Nano, and now my iPhone 5S. I don't have that much interest on wearables, but I hate having to have my phone in my pocket all the time 24/7.

09-12-2014, 08:20 PM	#22
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I only have one good friend left there, but I hate to say she's a bit of a flake. I'm on my phone so those were difficult to see Do they have to be tethered? Error on original post should have said that I RARELY carry a purse

09-12-2014, 08:59 PM	#23
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,815 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	No tethering. These watches ARE stand-alone Android phones by themselves. GPS, wifi, media play, Google shop, all there.

09-14-2014, 03:18 AM	#24
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Hmmmm I'll have to go back and look more closely when I'm on a computer

09-15-2014, 02:31 PM	#26
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Rofl!

09-26-2014, 04:42 PM	#28
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	The Moto 360 went on pre-order at one retailer here in the UK today. Sold out

09-26-2014, 06:41 PM	#29
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I ordered a Sammy Gear Live earlier this week, and just got a text that it's out for delivery, so it'll be there when I get home today. I just installed Android Wear in anticipation.

09-29-2014, 04:59 PM	#30
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	It was waiting for me when I arrived home Friday. After a bit of a kerfufel over initially charging it up, everything is going ok. After two weekend days, the battery life seems a little better than anticipated. After sixteen or so hours of use I still had better than 50% battery both days. I still have to charge it every night, but then I have to charge the phone anyway so it's not much of a burden. The only problem is that the band is a bit fiddly so it's a PITA to put it back on in the morning before having any coffee. As a former Pebble owner, this thing is amazing; where I had to violently shake the Pebble to get the backlight to come on, now I just have to move my wrist to the normal position for reading a watch and it comes on (most of the time). I have it set for always on, so it shows me a dimmer more concise watch face unless I move it to the on position (or tap the screen). I haven't loaded any apps yet, as I intend to go slowly and check each app against battery life and I haven't yet decided on the first one to check. But the built in Google Now function launches the platform well beyond anything that Pebble offers. I only have to say "OK Google"..."Take a note", or "Remind me" or any number of things that I haven't explored yet. Bottom Line: I'd give it four stars, and probably five if it had a better band.

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