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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Jun 25, 2014 15:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
I hope you feel ashamed. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Jun 25, 2014 16:50 ] |
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I'd love a smart watch if they made ones that looked like a nice watch instead of an 80s calculator watch. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Jun 25, 2014 18:15 ] |
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So, the Moto 360 then? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Jun 25, 2014 18:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Not available today, though
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Jun 25, 2014 20:33 ] |
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"later this summer" apparently. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:17 ] |
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So, as promised at I/O, the first two wearables are on the play store: https://play.google.com/store/devices/c ... id_wear_gb £159 for the LG G and £169 for the Samsung Gear Live. Those are quite encouraging prices. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:23 ] |
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Grim... wrote: So, as promised at I/O, the first two wearables are on the play store: https://play.google.com/store/devices/c ... id_wear_gb £159 for the LG G and £169 for the Samsung Gear Live. Those are quite encouraging prices. I'm really tempted to get one even though I've got no solid use case for it. Hmmm. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
I think I'm going to wait for the 360, because it's prettier and I'm vain. Unless it's rubbish, I suppose. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/6/25/58 ... twatch-yet It looks a bit big though... |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
If I didn't think there was a chance I could blag one, I might actually open my wallet for one of those. |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: If I didn't think there was a chance I could blag one, I might actually open my wallet for one of those. Maybe you can ask Grim...'s Google insider. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 13:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Conspiracy theory of the day #76 Google held back the releases of the moto360 so as to get some sales of the other smartwatches available on the play store, as they know that when the 360 is released it will destroy the others in terms of sales. |
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| Author: | Slightly Green [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 17:38 ] |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Trooper wrote: Conspiracy theory of the day #76 Google held back the releases of the moto360 so as to get some sales of the other smartwatches available on the play store, as they know that when the 360 is released it will destroy the others in terms of sales. http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/25/io ... gear-live/ 70% of 11000 android geeks polled, are waiting for the Moto 360. 12% are buying either of the LG or Samsung. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Me too. I hope the $400 rumour turns out to be wrong
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:02 ] |
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They'd be crazy if they aren't true after that poll. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
I've seen my boss try to hold a conversation with his watch. He looks like a bellend. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:08 ] |
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 \ KITT! Remind me to fire Craster in the morning. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:59 ] |
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Cras wrote: I've seen my boss try to hold a conversation with his watch. He looks like a bellend. Are the two sentences related? |
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 13:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Trooper wrote: Cras wrote: I've seen my boss try to hold a conversation with his watch. He looks like a bellend. Are the two sentences related? Obviously not, or he'd have used a semicolon. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Fri Aug 15, 2014 14:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
September 4th is the next rumoured Moto 360 release date announcement. How soon after that date that they will actually be for sale though... |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Aug 15, 2014 22:40 ] |
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That's not summer. Lying cunts. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
We were talking about Google Glass in the office the other day (I had a copy of PC Pro with me that had a front page story about it), and we all agreed that if we had anyone stood in front of us wearing GG we'd just flat out refuse to say a fucking word to them until they took it off, turned it off, and put it in their pocket. Creepy shit. No wonder out in the States they're getting banned from many places. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
What do you think it does? |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:09 ] |
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Grim... wrote: What do you think it does? It can record things! |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 16:01 ] |
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So can your Nexus 5. Why would someone spend £1000 on a highly visible device that can do a crappy job of recording you secretly when they could spend £8 on a hidden camera you'd never notice instead? |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 17:16 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: So can your Nexus 5. Why would someone spend £1000 on a highly visible device that can do a crappy job of recording you secretly when they could spend £8 on a hidden camera you'd never notice instead? Nexus 5 (or similar) - To record video it has to be pointing at what you want to record, (i.e. a 'traditional' camera scenario which everyone has understood ever since photography was invented), I agree it could record audio surreptitiously but then you're using it as a secret device which is a different scenario and betrays the trust of those around you. Hidden Camera - Like using the Nexus to secretly record audio, hidden device that is already secretive and snidey. There's nothing you can do about that and the person who deployed it is also betraying trust. Google Glass - By definition it's pointing at everything the owner is, all the time. It's creepy. It's the 'always on' nature of GG that we all found a bit discomfiting and weird, and we all agreed we really wouldn't like to see them start popping up in the office, or indeed anywhere else. (Which might seem odd, as we're a tech department.) It's like that episode of Black Mirror where they've all got that 'grain' thing implanted which records everything all the time. (I know GG doesn't do that, yet.) http://www.channel4.com/programmes/blac ... /49114-003 |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 18:16 ] |
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Google Glass isn't always on. It only has about 1.5-2 hours of battery life for continuous use, so it wouldn't be much use if it was. And there are (sadly) plenty of examples of people using cell phones to surreptitiously record people in public. Google for "creepshots" if you must. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 18:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Google Glass isn't always on. It only has about 1.5 hours of battery life. I appreciate that but we were talking about the concept of the thing as much as the actual device as it stands at this moment in time, because the technology will obviously improve. (PC Pro were very clear on its myriad limitations.) It was the concept of even a substantial minority of people walking around with such a device strapped to their heads that was capable of recording everything that the wearer was seeing and hearing that we didn't like. We're a pretty tight-knit team, (there are six of us including a line manager when we're all in), and we were all agreed that if one of us were sat there wearing a GG, it would make us uncomfortable to the extent that we'd be like, 'Please take that thing off your head'. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Aug 16, 2014 19:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Surely GG would be banned in the office for fear of recording and dissertation of corporate secrets. No photos are allowed in my office. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
The Moto 360 has been released! ... and the battery life appears to be terrible Won't even last a day apparently...http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/610894 ... 360-review |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Trooper wrote: The Moto 360 has been released! ... and the battery life appears to be terrible Won't even last a day apparently...http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/610894 ... 360-review That's a shame, the opening paragraphs of that review actually managed to rekindle my interest in smart watches...before killing it stone dead again with the comments about a 12 hour battery life. That's no use at all, I'll be waiting for at least the second wave of hardware then it seems. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:13 ] |
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Trooper wrote: The Moto 360 has been released! ... and the battery life appears to be terrible Won't even last a day apparently...http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/610894 ... 360-review I am crushingly disappointed. I thought this was going to be ace.
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Semi-interested to see what the Apple one is like. If it works with the iPhone 5 I may hold off on getting a new phone and get that instead. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
MaliA wrote: Trooper wrote: The Moto 360 has been released! ... and the battery life appears to be terrible Won't even last a day apparently...http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5/610894 ... 360-review I am crushingly disappointed. I thought this was going to be ace. Let AnandTech put it through its paces before coming to any conclusions. It is disappointing though - and it's irritating that it's out in the States today but not here until next month. |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
they need to figure out how to make the battery last the trip. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 14:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
http://www.motorola.com/us/accessories- ... c=&cm_mmd= The moto hint is quite interesting. I especially like the carry case which has its own battery pack built in, to let you charge the device multiple times from one charge. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
http://www.reddit.com/r/moto360/comment ... real_time/ Dude tracks battery usage properly. Quite interesting. I expect I'll do my usual at some point and buy one from ebay, try it, then flog it on after a week... |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
There appears to be something weird going on with the battery life of the 360. Multiple people saying it's dead after 10 hours with moderate use, but also multiple people saying they still have around 50% battery left at that point with a similar usage pattern. Could be a setting that is different, or the phone they are connecting to, or its being used in an area with a lot of other Bluetooth connections, or even a dodgy batch of watches. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/09/ ... -inside/2/ 
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 14:21 ] |
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Yeah I saw that, and that's part of what has sparked the "mine isn't anywhere close to as bad as that" debate on reddit. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 14:40 ] |
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Trooper wrote: Yeah I saw that, and that's part of what has sparked the "mine isn't anywhere close to as bad as that" debate on reddit. They clearly explain that's not a actual use case (it just a comparison thing), so it's not surprising. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 15:04 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Trooper wrote: Yeah I saw that, and that's part of what has sparked the "mine isn't anywhere close to as bad as that" debate on reddit. They clearly explain that's not a actual use case (it just a comparison thing), so it's not surprising. True, but it was just the spark. This is the thread. http://www.reddit.com/r/moto360/comment ... ly_inside/ With a few comments like this in it: "This is my first day with mine and so far I've gotten about 100 alerts today, messed around with music controls and navigated for about 15 mins, used the voice controls a few times and right now I'm sitting at 35% at 11 hours use." Which doesn't tally with comments like this: "I have no idea how you are getting that kind of battery life. Just doing normal shit I get maybe 10 hours. No ambient screen. And I'm not even messing with it a lot. As someone who came from a pebble I don't feel the need to mess with it a ton. What exactly are your settings?" It's all a bit weird. I'm sure it will all clear up before it's released in the UK anyway, as to whether it is actually a useable amount of battery. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 15:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
HP are about to launch one. You can register for interest. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 16:02 ] |
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What choices of strap are there? Brown, red and barbecue? |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 16:04 ] |
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GazChap wrote: What choices of strap are there? Brown, red and barbecue? Nom nom |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 16:06 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: HP are about to launch one. You can register for interest. Do we register with you, or..? |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 16:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
Store.hp.com. I think. I googled hp smart watch |
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 17:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wearable Tech |
KovacsC wrote: Store.hp.com. I think. I googled hp smart watch Would rather gargle Craster's spunk. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Mon Sep 08, 2014 22:45 ] |
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American Nervoso wrote: KovacsC wrote: Store.hp.com. I think. I googled hp smart watch Would rather gargle Craster's spunk. You say that about everything, though. |
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