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Google Launches 'Android Wear' Project for Wearable Devices
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Than why not use the phone instead?
Because the smaller screen of the watch, makes using maps so much more useful.
Because it's all fake.
Even if you can cram a GPS stone in there, than there's no space left for a battery.
Exactly. This PR stunt is all vapor.
Your mistake is believing that this is ALL because of Apple's "rumor" and not because wearables such as Nike's fuelband, Pebble and others have been wildly successful. Only natural the cell phone industry is paying attention.
Google TV has a very successful child called "Chromecast." You should look it up. I have the latest Apple TV but undeniably, I use Chromecast more because of it's ease of use, faster response time, and HDMI CEC which changes my TV's input to Chromecast as soon as I play something on it using my phone.
Google Glass is still in it's beta phase with developers getting the action on it. I've used one and it is quite amazing. I really wish they would make it compatible with the iPhone but I doubt that will ever happen.
If you can't provide a logical argument, I suggest that you just keep your thoughts to yourself and not sound like a "fanboy" that denounces anything that goes against Apple.
Google just video-launched a product that doesn't even exist. You don't even know if the round-watch device has a 20 minute battery life or a 2 hour battery life. For all we know, you don't even know if it was CGI magic with a round hunk of metal that created that video.
Google loves vapor/paper-launching. As always, there were no release dates, and no actual products launched that you can use today (forget the alpha SDK, anyone who has developed for Android knows what a nightmare it is to develop cross-platform code on there).
If I were you, I would go buy some more Apple shares today. There is still one company in the world who waits and waits, and only open its mouth and releases something when it's not vapor-ware. When you can actually go buy it in the next few weeks. When you can actually start using it. When you know.. it actually matters.
Google launched this so when Apple releases an actual working, purchasable product, they can anchor back to this video and say: "Look, we're not copying Apple! We're innovators! We were first! We're a giant university of idea-men! We've got tons of ideas! Ideas as we all know are worth 100000x more than execution!!! We are Google!!! The innovation capital of the google-verse. All bow to our vapor-novation"
Google is just an ad company that has a ton of money to run vapor-ware science experiments with.
(P.S. I also think you should buy some Google shares, they're going to keep rocking the advertisement/data world)
(I don't think it's true, but) it would be so funny if Apple aren't even thinking about bringing out an "iWatch" and they just put out false rumours to troll all the other tech companies and watch them scramble something round as quick as they can
That's exactly what I was thinking. You guys fool around trying to perfect a watch, and we'll release the next big thing that will take you a decade to catch up to. I would love for it to play out this way!
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Apple has no wearables
Sounds like apple will do some good reverse engineering.
Win win for everyone
I don't understand the concept of wearables. I just don't see the point. I certainly wouldn't buy one!
Than why not use the phone instead?
Because it's in your pocket, or backpack, etc. A watch is always on your wrist. More efficient use of time to glance at a watch for basic info and simple interaction. Save the phone itself for more complicated things. Furthermore, you wouldn't want to try and use a phone while on a bike, would you?
Funny how when "iWatch" rumors come out all we hear about is how no one wears watches anymore and who would want something that only gets a few days battery life. Now Google announces Android Wear and everyone is crapping their pants over it.
I still have a feeling whatever Apple is working on will be more fitness oriented than a smart watch with notifications.
I still have a feeling whatever Apple is working on will be more fitness oriented than a smart watch with notifications.
Completely unnecessary criticism here, but why are all these tech videos edited in the exact same way?
Seems like a set formula.
1) Look as non threatening as you can. Wash your face.
2) Stare off into this random space while we film you from an angle and randomly zoom into your face.
3) Speak like you've discovered the philosophers stone.
Then they line up some hipsters for a demo video.
It's a formula that probably works just fine, I just can't help but roll my eyes when I see them though
Seems like a set formula.
1) Look as non threatening as you can. Wash your face.
2) Stare off into this random space while we film you from an angle and randomly zoom into your face.
3) Speak like you've discovered the philosophers stone.
Then they line up some hipsters for a demo video.
It's a formula that probably works just fine, I just can't help but roll my eyes when I see them though
The more I see this 'solution in search of a problem' junk from other companies the more I think the iWatch is not going to happen. Maybe some other new category, even something 'wearable', but not a watch.
Completely unnecessary criticism here, but why are all these tech videos edited in the exact same way?
Seems like a set formula.
1) Look as non threatening as you can. Wash your face.
2) Stare off into this random space while we film you from an angle and randomly zoom into your face.
3) Speak like you've discovered the philosophers stone.
Then they line up some hipsters for a demo video.
It's a formula that probably works just fine, I just can't help but roll my eyes when I see them though
*applause*
There are very real uses for wearables, especially waterproof ones - kayaking, for example. Keep your phone in your drybox, use your watch to tell your wife how much longer you'll be, or to drop pins on your favorite fishing spot. There are a lot of times I don't want to take my phone out of my pocket or backpack for various reasons, but it'd still be nice to be able to control it easily without having to fiddle with it or press any buttons. Working on the mill in the shop, for example. Or welding. ...or when I'm wrenching on my truck and my phone is inside it, but I'm underneath. The list goes on and on. If they can pull it off well, I can see it being useful.
1. Apple promoted it's Mac Pro line LONG before "a few weeks" when it would be available.
2. You and others keep insisting that someone is trying to be first. Wearables already exist. It's an evolution of the product, not revolution.
3. I'm pretty sure those with Google Fiber would argue otherwise. They also have some pretty cool research programs in place. But they're an easy target for those that want to ignore things like that.
Like Android when it was released?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2545...type_revealed_during_google_oracle_trial.html