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Google's Answer to the Apple Watch Leaks in a Closer Look Ahead of Official Reveal
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It does look kinda cheap, doesn’t it? I know it’s probably not plastic, but the bezels look kinda plasticky.Looks like a toy watch you would throw inside a piñata 🤣 At least it should make some kids very happy
It looks like Luigi Colani got up from his grave just to do one final bad "design" with more curves than sense.
Colani was good!
The television looks nice!
Look at other TVs from that time…they were ugly.
Please do not disregard:
The truck was designed to be aero dynamic and therefore consumed 20-30% less fuel.
And look at the aero dynamic of today's trucks: still like a brick.
What a shockingly terrible design, lol. Seriously, how is this in any way competitive? Right. It's not. It will just be super cheap because you are the product.
It is a smartwatch, some things come with that standard. I wouldn't say they copied the Apple Watch. Apple didn't invent the smart watch.
It really does, doesn’t it? I couldn’t put my finger on it, but it totally looks like a thermostat!
round is optimal, if you have a movement with wheels and analogue hands - and despite that rectangular watches have been around for long (look at the Jaeger leCoultre Reverso, the Tag Heuer Monaco, the Patek Philippe Gondolo, etc. etc.).
Now for a digital display that is a completely different situation - and I would say rounded rectangle comes quite natural there ...
Now for a digital display that is a completely different situation - and I would say rounded rectangle comes quite natural there ...
yes indeed the Japanese looks strange - the phrase you quote doesn't have any Kana, it really looks like Chinese.
Probably just generated some random characters ...
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Makes me think those images are fake. It seems unbelievable Google would release a watch with bezels that thick.
Round watches are so 20th century. Smart watches should be square and never, ever have a simple watch face on them. They’re far too powerful for something as mundane as watch hands - put data and information on the face. It’s a smart watch, after all.
And there are some great looking square watches, too. I kinda wish Apple would do a bit more with square face design, even if it cannibalizes sales of the Apple Watch Hermes (which does a good job of offering stylish square faces).
Options are good for watch faces. I have watch hands on mine sometimes when I want the look. Still has complications with data around it
Apple might notice this by revision 3. There is no chance at all that Apple will pay this any attention at all. It’s not going to impact Apple Watch sales in the slightest. I’d love to see the impact that Samsung’s watches have on Apple, I doubt those give Apple much concern. This, won’t even be on the radar at the moment.
Interesting.
Wonder if this is actual - will likely find out tomorrow.
Wonder if it would work with any Android device or just Pixel?
Wonder if this is actual - will likely find out tomorrow.
Wonder if it would work with any Android device or just Pixel?
Yeah--I'm not sure why that would be embarrassing either. I've worn mine to weddings, funerals, and everything in between. I always buy the black model, so I can dress it up with my black metal link bracelet if I need to. I usually change it to a dressier mono-color face too.
I can only speak for my region of the world (the Chicago suburbs), but I feel like the Apple Watch is ubiquitous now. I know it has a lot of market yet to capture, but where I live they're everywhere. I see some Samsung models here and there, and I still see some Fitbit hangers-on as well. I have one acquaintance who's a mechanical watch collector who will not be seen in public with an Apple Watch on, even though he loves his iPhone. I don't know anyone else other than him who would be snobby about having any of these products on at a wedding.