I have the htc one and im very interested in the Galaxy gear watch, ive heard rumours that the watch will work with it, but id love to hear from someone who has. If so id just need notifications to work and calling features. Thank you.
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I have the htc one and im very interested in the Galaxy gear watch, ive heard rumours that the watch will work with it, but id love to hear from someone who has. If so id just need notifications to work and calling features. Thank you.
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Samsung Note 3 only. S4/S3 support coming soon... Dont expect to see it anytime soon.
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I'll stick with my Pebble. Not a fan of the mini-computer-on-wrist thing... The pebble still looks like a watch.
You want to pay $300 to not take your phone out of your pocket?
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You want to pay $300 to not take your phone out of your pocket?
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You still have to take it out of your pocket anyway. All the gear does is tell you you have an email or sms,doesn't actually show who from or the message at all. Kinda makes it useless in my opinion.
I do really want a smart watch myself and the only decent one is the pebble.
JaredC01 is right. The pebble still looks like a watch plus it gets decent battery life considering the screen is always readable and doesn't shut off unlike the Galaxy Gear. I can find out who's calling me, what's playing, what message they sent me without having to use my other hand to power the screen on (unless the gear has an accelerometer trigger to turn the screen on when flicking one's wrist). Sticking with my pebble until something better arrives.
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JaredC01 is right. The pebble still looks like a watch plus it gets decent battery life considering the screen is always readable and doesn't shut off unlike the Galaxy Gear. I can find out who's calling me, what's playing, what message they sent me without having to use my other hand to power the screen on (unless the gear has an accelerometer trigger to turn the screen on when flicking one's wrist). Sticking with my pebble until something better arrives.
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Do you think should I buy a Pebble NOW? I mean, is it too late?
I won't want to be that connected to my phone.
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Do you think should I buy a Pebble NOW? I mean, is it too late?
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I think they're trying to finish with the pre-orders first before being sold in retail stores (if any at all or maybe only online). A lot of people backed this kickstart project and the pebble orders piled up quickly. I backed them up last year on September and I just got mine this past June. Maybe the wait is less now, or maybe not.
I ordered my Pebble watch just under a month ago and it just arrived.
It's not about not wanting to take your phone out to look at, rather it's about being a little more subtle when checking updates. I can check messages and notifications with the same amount of disruptions as a wrist flick.
If you want something cheap get a Sony watch first or second version for 50-150 on ebay if you want a wrist communicator
But with the pebble you can do some useful things like delete messages, skip through songs, and other stuff that would be useful for say running or if you are at the office and don't want to be blatant about certain things.
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But with the pebble you can do some useful things like delete messages, skip through songs, and other stuff that would be useful for say running or if you are at the office and don't want to be blatant about certain things.
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Would be very useful on a motorcycle!
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I know I'm a little late to the party, but I bought my pebble a month ago in best buy. It was honerstly an amazing piece of hardware and works well. I didn't need to order it or wait. I had an s4 at the time a d it didn't work well with Samsung's talkback bug but I would buy again in a heartbeat... It's a smaller size to me. I usually wear large faces like diesel or breitling but otherwise it works better than the gear.
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Now that Gear is gonna be open to a lot of Samsung devices I wouldnt be surprised to hear they figured out how to make it run w a One
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I work for Sprint, and I was awarded the Galaxy Gear as part of the Galaxy Note 3 Advocate package. As for what the watch is capable of, it does more than what the previous posters have stated. To answer some of what was said.....it does display your text messages, and it allows you to respond via S-Voice to them. It has a media controller that allows you to skip tracks, control volume levels, and play/pause media including videos. It has a pedometer, accesses your contacts, call logs, and more. I love mine, but I'm honestly waiting for someone to figure out how to successfully pair it with the HTC One or the One Max so I can come back to my HTC. The Note 3 is awesome, but I would rather be using my HTC One with the gear.....thats my take on it.
I bought my pebble from best buy, love it. I've played with the Galaxy Gear, Samsung tried sticking way too many features into the watch and forgot that it was a watch. Get the Pebble.
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I didn't pay for mine....got it for free. I had a customer who brought in his iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S to recycle after purchasing the Note 3 using the Sprint 1-Up program for $47.25.....got the gear for free with enough change from the recycle to purchase a body glove case with no out of pocket cost!! Awesome deal!
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Ok folks, I have a big issue with my Note 2.
When I go grocery shopping, I have Grocery IQ up and since I don't like holding my Note 2 phone in hand and I have the Amzer Shellster in Black, I just clip it to my shopping cart so I can see my phone screen. It usually take 1 hour to shop but since having the Note 2, it take me 2 - 3 hour to finish shopping. Why you ask? Well, so far every visit, 3 - 6 people will stop me and ask me what phone is that. When I say Samsung Galaxy Note 2, they look at me with blank stare as if I am speaking chinese. So then I have to demo the phone for them and that take like 20 - 30 minutes. Today, same thing happens, lady was so impressed with the phone, she kept talking to me for 40 minutes and when you are talking about the Note 2, time flies by so fast and I had to rush home without getting everything wife wanted. So, my wife was very pissed. I might have to go shopping at my Super Walmart after 1am tonight, less chance of someone stopping me to ask about the phone.
Yes, I get people asking questions about this large device. More non-iPhone users would ask questions, than iPhone users. Most iPhone users would just give the Galaxy Note 2 a stare. The few iPhone users who do asks me about this device say they are impressed with Galaxy Note 2. But I really get a kick watching those iPhone users, that don't ask, stare at my Galaxy Note 2. Even some of those iPhone users would give me a evil stare as they play with their iPhone in the store.
What I am surprised is that the tech news media, including CNet, puts Galaxy S3 as the Android flagship of 2012 when actually the Galaxy Note 2 is really the real Android flagship of 2012.
Your best bet is to focus on your shopping like you have a purpose. Mean as that maybe, it keeps you out of trouble with your wife.
Yea I should, maybe should keep it in my pocket and look at it here and there. If I had time don't mind talking to them lol. Too bad Samsung can't pay us to advertise.
BIG PROBLEM?? dont see it,
Yes! I love it. My note 2 definitly has a big wow factor. As in every where I go people go WOW what phone is that. I love it.
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Yeah I have the same problem. My boss asked me to move my apple mini off the table for the meeting lol.
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When I see iphone users in public I whip out my Note II and find something to browse really fast to make it look like I'm doing something. Then look over to see the person all lost and confused, just wondering what in the world they have just seen. Always brings up a conversation. And most females are iphone users might I add
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I've already sold my wife, my mom, and two coworkers on the Note 2.
My whole team at work are iphone lovers. One just got the 4s and has been showing siri off like no other. Told them that iphones are for people who are simple, spoon fed and afraid of exeriencing new technology. My other coworker is in awe with his iphone 5. All excited because he can get his work email on his 5 and not use thr work black berry. Lol. Must be so excited because its taller and actually has 4g now lol. Good way to spend your money.
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Ok folks, I have a big issue with my Note 2.
When I go grocery shopping, I have Grocery IQ up and since I don't like holding my Note 2 phone in hand and I have the Amzer Shellster in Black, I just clip it to my shopping cart so I can see my phone screen. It usually take 1 hour to shop but since having the Note 2, it take me 2 - 3 hour to finish shopping. Why you ask? Well, so far every visit, 3 - 6 people will stop me and ask me what phone is that. When I say Samsung Galaxy Note 2, they look at me with blank stare as if I am speaking chinese. So then I have to demo the phone for them and that take like 20 - 30 minutes. Today, same thing happens, lady was so impressed with the phone, she kept talking to me for 40 minutes and when you are talking about the Note 2, time flies by so fast and I had to rush home without getting everything wife wanted. So, my wife was very pissed. I might have to go shopping at my Super Walmart after 1am tonight, less chance of someone stopping me to ask about the phone.
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If you're single and looking to pick up some MILF using the Note II, I would suggest try shopping at a Super Target during the weekday before noon between 10 AM - 12 AM. My wife saw the Note II in a T-Mobile store and I've ordered one for her instead of the Nexus 4. I expect to get lots of great sex. :laugh::good:
I hosted the ufc fights Saturday and there was a couple showing off there ipne5 and they asked me if my Note was the new ipad mini. I laughed and first told them I'm into new technology not stolen technology. So I stated to show them all the features and then I broke out the Spen there jaws both dropped when I was grabbing pics out of the browser and a few other Spen features. But I left the best for last when I turned on Skyvi and had her turn my lights on and off.
eccoodamo said:
Ok folks, I have a big issue with my Note 2.
When I go grocery shopping, I have Grocery IQ up and since I don't like holding my Note 2 phone in hand and I have the Amzer Shellster in Black, I just clip it to my shopping cart so I can see my phone screen. It usually take 1 hour to shop but since having the Note 2, it take me 2 - 3 hour to finish shopping. Why you ask? Well, so far every visit, 3 - 6 people will stop me and ask me what phone is that. When I say Samsung Galaxy Note 2, they look at me with blank stare as if I am speaking chinese. So then I have to demo the phone for them and that take like 20 - 30 minutes. Today, same thing happens, lady was so impressed with the phone, she kept talking to me for 40 minutes and when you are talking about the Note 2, time flies by so fast and I had to rush home without getting everything wife wanted. So, my wife was very pissed. I might have to go shopping at my Super Walmart after 1am tonight, less chance of someone stopping me to ask about the phone.
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How do you like grocery iq? I currently use an emeals.com generated grocery list (due to being addicted to Dave Ramsey's teachings), and am wondering if it's worth the trouble to move the grocery list into grocery iq.
Thx, in advance.
This phone is getting me alot of play with the ladies for some reason. Great conversation starter for them.
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I think I get the "is that the iPad mini" question about once a day. But ya, you're right, it's a chick magnet.
People love to ask me about it. I'll be on the floor at work and pull it out to check messages or email and get asked "Is that a phone?" which starts a whole product demo. And man o man the faces when I pull out the S pen lmao.
Also agreed the ladies love the Samsung, further making it the best device ever
Damn. After my first post my women wanted to see my Spen. I think we wore out the tip.
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If you're single and looking to pick up some MILF using the Note II, I would suggest try shopping at a Super Target during the weekday before noon between 10 AM - 12 AM. My wife saw the Note II in a T-Mobile store and I've ordered one for her instead of the Nexus 4. I expect to get lots of great sex. :laugh::good:
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MILF MILF MILF MILF MILF MILF will try this
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Damn. After my first post my women wanted to see my Spen. I think we wore out the tip.
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Thats why you give the whole thing lol
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vltchkr said:
I hosted the ufc fights Saturday and there was a couple showing off there ipne5 and they asked me if my Note was the new ipad mini. I laughed and first told them I'm into new technology not stolen technology. So I stated to show them all the features and then I broke out the Spen there jaws both dropped when I was grabbing pics out of the browser and a few other Spen features. But I left the best for last when I turned on Skyvi and had her turn my lights on and off.
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How do you turn ur lights on n off man
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How do you turn ur lights on n off man
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HomeWorks QS, I can control lights, audio-visual, and temperature control. Then Skyvi is Androids better answer to Siri. Unfortunately I can't actually tell Skyvi to turn anything on or off, but I can call up apps with her. Besides HW's, I have smart glass for my xbox360, and Unified Remote for my pc.
So basically I have my whole home controlled by our phones.
Now if I can just control the lawnmower, taking out the trash, and taking a leak during the game.
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How do you like grocery iq? I currently use an emeals.com generated grocery list (due to being addicted to Dave Ramsey's teachings), and am wondering if it's worth the trouble to move the grocery list into grocery iq.
Thx, in advance.
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I haven't tried anything else other than Grocery IQ but it works well for me. My wife puts what she wants into her S3 on her grocery IQ and I just go to the store and the list will pop up. You can put comments in and assign which store to go pick up the items from. There are lot of other features it has but I haven't used them. Best thing to do is maybe try a small list and see how it does. The synching works well but it does a take a little bit of time before everything shows up on the other phone, like 10 minutes
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HomeWorks QS, I can control lights, audio-visual, and temperature control. Then Skyvi is Androids better answer to Siri. Unfortunately I can't actually tell Skyvi to turn anything on or off, but I can call up apps with her. Besides HW's, I have smart glass for my xbox360, and Unified Remote for my pc.
So basically I have my whole home controlled by our phones.
Now if I can just control the lawnmower, taking out the trash, and taking a leak during the game.
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Ill check that stuff out. Prish.
As for lawnmower. A gps chip and a didgital map of ur yard runing on the android brain right?
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Ive been looking for a good workout app + workout monitor. Jawbone seems to be pretty cool but ive checked all my local stores and no one sells it. Anyone use this personally or any other measuring device that syncs with your phone? Suggestions? Reviews?
Thanks!
I got a new one off CL for <$100. I like it. They sell them at Apple stores of all places and this guy worked there so was just making a little extra money on the side with his discount.
There aren't a whole lot of choices out there for Android users in this area. I think the Fidbit is the only other option. The Fidbit uses bluetooth to sync which a lot of people seem to like but I think it's a negative as you are forced to use unnecessary battery power from your phone. The upside is you can sync to your laptop or computer. The UP syncs with your phone via the headphone jack.
You've probably read about all the features so I won't list them again. It is not a heart beat monitor; it uses motionX technology, 3-axis accelerometer I believe, to monitor your "steps". It's best to wear on your non-dominant arm so you don't register as many fake steps. I really like the sleep mode as it tells you how long it took you to fall asleep, how many hours of light sleep, deep sleep, how many times you woke up, and it has a vibrating smart alarm that will wake you up at your alarm time +/- a certain number of minutes you set so it can try to wake you up during light sleep instead of deep sleep.
The app is well made and looks good with many graphing options to see trends in your steps, calorie intake, mood, sleep, etc. It also allows you to add your food for the day and add nutritional information if you can't find your food in their database. However, after using the myfitnesspal app for quite a while I find it is easier to use, better laid out, and has a much bigger database of foods, mostly because so many users have uploaded nutritional information for so many different foods. I find myself still using myfitnesspal instead of the built in UP food logging, but maybe I'm resisting change and haven't given it a fair chance.
The battery really does last a long time, 8-10 days per charge.
I'm happy with it, will continue to use it and hope they will improve their food logging database. I'm not sure I'd pay $130+ tax for it but maybe I'm cheap. Take a look on your local CL.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...aby-step-toward-truly-powerful-wearable-tech/
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Ive been looking for a good workout app + workout monitor. Jawbone seems to be pretty cool but ive checked all my local stores and no one sells it. Anyone use this personally or any other measuring device that syncs with your phone? Suggestions? Reviews?
Thanks!
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Bought mine off CL for $65 (REALLY good deal). Liking it so far. Went for the UP because it tracks sleep as well as steps, eating, mood, etc. And the android app was a must. Had this for a week and a half and am really liking the data provided.
Now my UP band is telling me it's time to MOVE again; gotta go. Good luck!
Just bought mines from best buy today. I had some stuff that I needed to return so I figured I would just exchange the stuff for the UP. I was really considering the fitbit flex but best buy was out of stock everywhere in my area so I figured I would try the UP and exchange for the flex later on once they are in stock and if I'm not happy with the UP. I'm really looking to be more conscious of my physical activities that's why I decided to go with one of these bands.
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How's the jawbone quality? I saw tons of posting in Amazon that said the DOA rate for it is really high...
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How's the jawbone quality? I saw tons of posting in Amazon that said the DOA rate for it is really high...
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I've seen several posts saying the same thing in the UP forums. For me, with a used band, it's been working flawlessly for over two months.
Based on what I've read, I would try to buy from an Authorized retailer, or Jawbone itself. It appears as though they will immediately exchange any defective band if you do so. HTH
I am searching Jawbone site and it said that it is compatible with SELECT phones only. Not sure what makes it so, but I have a Galaxy Note and since the Jawbone Up does not have Bluetooth (Galaxy Note only have Bluetooth 3.0, not 4.0), what is it that will make this thing NOT working for other phone like the Galaxy Note?
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I am searching Jawbone site and it said that it is compatible with SELECT phones only. Not sure what makes it so, but I have a Galaxy Note and since the Jawbone Up does not have Bluetooth (Galaxy Note only have Bluetooth 3.0, not 4.0), what is it that will make this thing NOT working for other phone like the Galaxy Note?
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It syncs through the audio jack, not Bluetooth. There are some older phones that it won't sync with for some reason and at one point it was having trouble with the HTC One - but I think that was fixed in an update. I would download the app and have it on my phone when I went shopping - that way you could test to make sure it would sync before you plopped down your hard-earned cash.
Also, FWIW, I found the app and sideloaded it onto my Galaxy Tab 8.9. (Google Play said it wasn't compatible.) Works okay, but some of the graphics are a little off.
I have a Bodymedia Link that works great. It syncs via Bluetooth and you can upload the data via your phone to their website. Mine was $99 and came with a six month subscription to the website. (The subscription thing kept me away from this device, but depending on where you buy it (like Costco), you can get up to a year's subscription free.)
Here's a link to their site, but I purchased my BM via eBay:
http://www.bodymedia.com
I also have a FitBit and the numbers seem pretty consistent between the two - but I prefer the BodyMedia. I think Jawbone recently purchased BodyMedia.
Here's a recent comparison article on activity trackers:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404445,00.asp
LG is supposed to come out with a pretty impressive tracker. Waiting to hear if it tracks sleep as well.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/09/lgs-smart-activity-tracker-hands-on/
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Ive been looking for a good workout app + workout monitor. Jawbone seems to be pretty cool but ive checked all my local stores and no one sells it. Anyone use this personally or any other measuring device that syncs with your phone? Suggestions? Reviews?
Thanks!
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UP by Jawbone is more fashion than FTBIT,but more better .
http://www.topbestreviews.org/top-2-up-by-jawbone-review/
Hey guys,
I saw this smartwatch on Indiegogo the other day and I think it's pretty sweet.
http://igg.me/at/kreyos/x/2722203
Looking at the specs sheet alone its definitely something.
What do you guys think? Get it or wait till more is out?
I'm holding out for the nexus watch
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do you really think Google will concentrate on a watch instead of their Google Glass? I think they just might skip the watch...
juinny said:
do you really think Google will concentrate on a watch instead of their Google Glass? I think they just might skip the watch...
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How many people do you think work there...... im sure they have tons of projects going on. Like the self driving cars. I thought i read some where the watch was a for sure thing.
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How many people do you think work there...... im sure they have tons of projects going on. Like the self driving cars. I thought i read some where the watch was a for sure thing.
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Well if that's the case, I doubt it'll be anytime soon. Seeing as there hasn't really been any leaks for a Google smartwatch so far.
Kreyos it is....for now.
I love the voice search thing. Hopefully it has full support for Google Now. A watch is useless without voice recognition.
However, I like to be able to stream music remotely to it and plug in my 3.5mm headphones. I know that's asking a bit much, but I think it's somewhat reasonable. Does anybody else think that should be a thing?
I'll wait for a Nexus watch. Google will have the most optimized watch for Android. Hopefully.
I backed this up the first day it was on indiepop. We'll see come november how it works with android phones. Even if an nexus watch does come out, I highly doubt it'll have a speaker, voice control AND be waterproof.
Ive been looking for a good smart watch for a while, have been waiting to see what comes about.
The nexus one i cant see coming out for a good 6 months + yet,
The new sony watch looks gorgeous but function is a bit boring, the greykos function looks good but i think
it looks ugly!
I thought so too at first, but I guess the design grew on me.
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Kraize said:
I backed this up the first day it was on indiepop. We'll see come november how it works with android phones. Even if an nexus watch does come out, I highly doubt it'll have a speaker, voice control AND be waterproof.
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I wish I knew about it first day. I'd get it without any hesitation.
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A watch is useless without voice recognition.
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Take that Casio!
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Take that Casio!
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Haha. Smartwatch was implied, my good man. There is no way a watch can achieve its full potential if you can't enter text into it.
I've been using Casio watches for like the past 10 years. Great stuff, but I'm ready to make the switch to Smartwatches.
Just went ahead and the pledged for it.. Hopefully it's worth the 129$
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Been a fair while since the last post here, but just to let anyone seeing this know Kreyos STILL haven't sent out these damn watches.
The first 5000 have been sent via ship to the US but now have apparently been stopped by the US longshoreman contract negotiations, this being the fourth delay in shipping.
I've backed out and bought a Gear Live watch instead.
Android Wear shows far more promise than Kreyos' watches and I suggest anyone that wants their watch before Smartwatches are a thing of the past should just ask for a refund and get something that can actually ship before hell freezes over.
Please use this thread for upgrade and or other device discussion.
Be respectful of others in doing so, Thanks!
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Please use this thread for upgrade and or other device discussion.
Be respectful of others in doing so, Thanks!
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So excited to be first! Envy and praise me!
So the obvious way to kick things off here would be the mention Samsung's new Smart Watch...
Skipjacks said:
So the obvious way to kick things off here would be the mention Samsung's new Smart Watch...
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Meh.. Its not great, but it's okay. You would never see me wearing one. I do, however, have my eyes on the Note 3. I own the s4 currently, but have always had a slight desire for the Note. I wasn't too sure about holding that monster up to my ear, but now that I have converted myself to only using a Bluetooth, I think I might JUMP (pun intended) on it.
Introducing the iPhone 5S
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sIWez9HAbA
Skipjacks said:
So excited to be first! Envy and praise me!
So the obvious way to kick things off here would be the mention Samsung's new Smart Watch...
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I already have a Samsung smart watch... I pull it out of my pocket, press the button on the top-right, and I can see what time it is. Among other things it also makes phone calls, records video, and is quite adept at just generally being pretty awesome. :laugh:
I don't see the necessity for the smart watch, especially since it has to be paired with a phone. It seems cool and all, but I think it's far too limited to be used regularly, intuitively speaking, and is also a bit pricey and gimmicky, imo. Of course, I'm sure some will come along and sing of it's praises, but to that poor misguided chap, I simply reply: bellow your misguided attempts of impression to someone else, for I remain thoroughly unimpressed!
Instead of a smart watch, i would rather a Star Trek style communicator badge.
The Note 3 does look like a decent upgrade from the N7000.
One thing i would like to see in a smartphone is a digital radio receiver, rather than (or in addition to) FM. I know digital radio isn't as ubiquitous as FM - and the standard varies from place to place (DAB+ here in Australia, iirc). But it would be pretty neat, and certainly innovative.
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I don't see the necessity for the smart watch, especially since it has to be paired with a phone. It seems cool and all, but I think it's far too limited to be used regularly, intuitively speaking, and is also a bit pricey and gimmicky, imo. Of course, I'm sure some will come along and sing of it's praises, but to that poor misguided chap, I simply reply: bellow your misguided attempts of impression to someone else, for I remain thoroughly unimpressed!
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I see your point....but on the flip side...its like a **** Tracy watch!
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
I definately wouldnt mind having the new Galaxy Note 3. That 5.7 inch screen tho. holy ginormous. I can't wait for the system dump though. I wanna port the new multi window that they have. It looks awesome! And that watch is insane. Wonder if it will work on the S4, wouldn't see why not!
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I definately wouldnt mind having the new Galaxy Note 3. That 5.7 inch screen tho. holy ginormous. I can't wait for the system dump though. I wanna port the new multi window that they have. It looks awesome! And that watch is insane. Wonder if it will work on the S4, wouldn't see why not!
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Samsung confirmed the watch will work with the GS4 when they update it to 4.3.
I'd rather wait for Colin Farell's (Total Recall movie) cellphone on the palm of his hand.
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Samsung confirmed the watch will work with the GS4 when they update it to 4.3.
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So that means it will never work on the T-Mobile GS4 since they don't know how to update us
im more interested in how the nexus 5 will turn out. The note 3 is good n all, but its too big for me, and s pen doesnt really grab me either. One of many good things i like about switching from sprint to tmobile is that switching phones is so much easier. ill have my s4 as a home phone and my nexus 5 as a going out device.
And seeing how t-mobile is dragging their feet with updating us without even giving us a reason, the nexus line is that much more appealing
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im more interested in how the nexus 5 will turn out. The note 3 is good n all, but its too big for me, and s pen doesnt really grab me either. One of many good things i like about switching from sprint to tmobile is that switching phones is so much easier. ill have my s4 as a home phone and my nexus 5 as a going out device.
And seeing how t-mobile is dragging their feet with updating us without even giving us a reason, the nexus line is that much more appealing
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The note 3 is quite large but the s pen is pretty cool I must admit!
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What do you guys think of the new iPhone 5S? I love how they are boasting about the fingerprint reader, which has been around for centuries. -.- I just can't wait till Samsung shows everyone up when they release a phone with a released version of the YOUM display. I'd love to see what Apple counters with xD
elesbb said:
What do you guys think of the new iPhone 5S? I love how they are boasting about the fingerprint reader, which has been around for centuries. -.- I just can't wait till Samsung shows everyone up when they release a phone with a released version of the YOUM display. I'd love to see what Apple counters with xD
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But it comes in colors now! No one ever thought of that before! Except you know...every accessories manufacturer who sells colorful cases for every phone ever made
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elesbb said:
What do you guys think of the new iPhone 5S? I love how they are boasting about the fingerprint reader, which has been around for centuries. -.- I just can't wait till Samsung shows everyone up when they release a phone with a released version of the YOUM display. I'd love to see what Apple counters with xD
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Looks pretty sorry IMO. Where's the NFC? Where's the top-notch processor? Removable battery, SD card slot, HD display? The list goes on.
Saturny said:
Looks pretty sorry IMO. Where's the NFC? Where's the top-notch processor? Removable battery, SD card slot, HD display? The list goes on.
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Actually that's prolly the only good thing about it. It's processor. It's 64 bit architecture. But still only dual core? Really apple lol. And skipJack's, the different colors are a HUGE step for apologize, let them have their parade
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elesbb said:
What do you guys think of the new iPhone 5S? I love how they are boasting about the fingerprint reader, which has been around for centuries. -.- I just can't wait till Samsung shows everyone up when they release a phone with a released version of the YOUM display. I'd love to see what Apple counters with xD
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I just want Samsung to come out with a phone with an IPS screen and a faster camera, everything else with the GS4 is as good or better than the iPhone 5S imo.
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I just want Samsung to come out with a phone with an IPS screen and a faster camera, everything else with the GS4 is as good or better than the iPhone 5S imo.
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I would just like T-Mobile and Samsung to get me a phone that a) works with Bluetooth without breaking up; b) works with Speaker without breaking up, and c) actually does what it is supposed to do - when I want it to do so, regardless of where I am.
I really don't see this thing (S4) any better than my Bionic!
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hisself said:
I would just like T-Mobile and Samsung to get me a phone that a) works with Bluetooth without breaking up; b) works with Speaker without breaking up, and c) actually does what it is supposed to do - when I want it to do so, regardless of where I am.
I really don't see this thing (S4) any better than my Bionic!
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Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention a camera that actually focuses on the subject in the frame, and stays focused until it actually takes the picture.
I just purchased my first ever smart watch and did I make a good choice? I'm not a fitness junkey so this will be more of a watch/notification watch. Any tips that you guys have will greatly be appreciated.
Perhaps not. Samsung have made the watch half useless if you intended to just use it as a daily watch to get your call notifications. Not so long ago, all Samsung Gear S3 and Galaxy Watch users stopped receiving incoming Skype and Whatsapp call/video call notifications on their watches. I took the issue to Samsung personally and I got told this fairytale that their watches have never been receiving such notifications. As a long-time user of their watches, I know that to be a load of hogwash. So, up to you but I'd recommend returning it and get something else. It's not like receiving those notifications isn't a core function of the watch, or something. In fact, it's sometimes the only reason any of us buy it in the first place. It's also a function that any other watch can do effortlessly.
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Perhaps not. Samsung have made the watch half useless if you intended to just use it as a daily watch to get your call notifications. Not so long ago, all Samsung Gear S3 and Galaxy Watch users stopped receiving incoming Skype and Whatsapp call/video call notifications on their watches. I took the issue to Samsung personally and I got told this fairytale that their watches have never been receiving such notifications. As a long-time user of their watches, I know that to be a load of hogwash. So, up to you but I'd recommend returning it and get something else. It's not like receiving those notifications isn't a core function of the watch, or something. In fact, it's sometimes the only reason any of us buy it in the first place. It's also a function that any other watch can do effortlessly.
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I currently have the s9 and yesterday I ordered the galaxy watch and the iconx(2018) headphones together. It only made sense to order everything Samsung. But if you're suggesting returning the product, what would you recommend getting?
I know you mentioned you're not a fitness fanatic but I'll just throw this one at you, try the Fitbit Ionic. It does the important stuff and it looks good. I say that with hesitation because 'looks' becomes subjective, however, technically the watch functions rather well and excels in some areas.
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I have the galaxy watch now after having previous versions. I get Skype and WhatsApp notifications. I think the access to calls texts and emails is great. One thing you will have to search for is watch faces that have what you need on the watch face to make them easy to access.
I dont use Skype and wouldn't touch Whatsapp so I can't comment on those. Stair climbing has never worked because of the 10 ft algorithm Samsung uses but the rest of the fitness functions and GPS on my Galaxy are right on. I use them multiple times a week at the gym and they're spot on. My heart rate will match with the machines always within 1 or 2 bpm. The only thing I compare it to is my previous Fitbit and my wife's Fitbit. Fitbit makes crap and I'll never buy their junk again. Their fitness trackers are a joke so before you buy, make an account there and read through their community posts.
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I dont use Skype and wouldn't touch Whatsapp so I can't comment on those. Stair climbing has never worked because of the 10 ft algorithm Samsung uses but the rest of the fitness functions and GPS on my Galaxy are right on. I use them multiple times a week at the gym and they're spot on. My heart rate will match with the machines always within 1 or 2 bpm. The only thing I compare it to is my previous Fitbit and my wife's Fitbit. Fitbit makes crap and I'll never buy their junk again. Their fitness trackers are a joke so before you buy, make an account there and read through their community posts.
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Very honest opinion.. and i would add that sometimes when i ride a bike it counts as i m doing cycling
cwb1231 said:
I have the galaxy watch now after having previous versions. I get Skype and WhatsApp notifications. I think the access to calls texts and emails is great. One thing you will have to search for is watch faces that have what you need on the watch face to make them easy to access.
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Is there a way to get free watch faces kinda like paid apps for free?
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I dont use Skype and wouldn't touch Whatsapp so I can't comment on those. Stair climbing has never worked because of the 10 ft algorithm Samsung uses but the rest of the fitness functions and GPS on my Galaxy are right on. I use them multiple times a week at the gym and they're spot on. My heart rate will match with the machines always within 1 or 2 bpm. The only thing I compare it to is my previous Fitbit and my wife's Fitbit. Fitbit makes crap and I'll never buy their junk again. Their fitness trackers are a joke so before you buy, make an account there and read through their community posts.
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So stick to the Samsung watch?
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Is there a way to get free watch faces kinda like paid apps for free?
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Yes, there are plenty of free watch faces on Galaxy Apps and if you don't find what you want you can try apps like facer or watchmaker, plus if you want it you could use the Galaxy Watch Designer app on your pc to make your custom watch faces.
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RussianSolja said:
So stick to the Samsung watch?
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I would say that it's something only you can answer.
For me the galaxy watch is great because it fits all my needs.
I get all the notifications I really need from work, family and friends and I can answer them but it's mostly calls, emails and WhatsApp messages(I do check out the notifications from social media but only to see if It can be interesting to check on the phone or pc).
It also tracks all the workout I do and I can store all the music I need for it so I can go out and do it without any need of my phone.
I know people that need less things from a smartwatch and could do fine with a less expensive one from any other brand, meanwhile other people need or want to use some apps that don't work great with a Samsung watch and choose either a android or apple watch to make it work better with the phone they have.
You should check what you want from a smartwatch and look if a Samsung watch is really what suits your needs.
Feel free to ask more things if you want.
I had several different models. S3 was too big for my hand and stopped working three times. In addition, Samsug's heart rate measurement is bad, you can not measure the heart rate and walk. FitBit is great for fitness but is ugly. There is not too much apps, you can not personalize the watch too much. Some activities recorded only after 10 minutes. My husband has a Garmin tactix and that's the best watch I've ever seen. Unfortunately, the watch is too big for my tight hand. The battery is much better, heart rate measurement is more precise, sleep tracking is better.... I'm impressed
The 1 problem I had with all other watches was i couldn't go all day on a charge with everything turned on.
This one does. Nuff said. For that, it's worth it.