Really? Because I heard a lot of people on here say they'd kill for a one-week lasting phone.
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New Images Reveal Fitbit's Upcoming 'Mass Appeal' Smartwatch
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Can we all agree that wearable tech is dead and move on? While people still may buy them for fashion their function has been eroded to nothing at this point. Ap developers pulling out, limited by the phones they connect to and without a keyboard, the watch was a nice idea but is purely a fashion item now. It’s like being sold VR gear in 2018 when we all know the issue isn’t the tech but the idea of VR. The watch is dead to me.
So, either you're right and Apple is delusional, or Apple is right and you're delusional. Tough call. Not!
Wow... everyone on this thread is discussing different forays into wearable tech and the strengths and weaknesses of the models... then this guy walks in and requests we all agree wearable tech is dead. Crickets...
Whether it Looks like a watch 5 years from now or not, this personal data tracker market will only grow.
You’re asking us to agree that the motor vehicle is dead while we’re all standing around a horse drawn carriage. Smh.
Looks like a cheap knock off of the Apple Watch. Just my opinion. Rounded rectangle that just didn’t get it right.
Two things:
1.) You correlating the Pebble watch and Apple Watch have zero relation together physically. They resemble nothing alike of what the Pebble watch was like three years ago as the photo noted from that other forum member listed below. Not sure why you interjected Pebble in the first place.
2.) Johnny Ive was not the sole creator of the Apple Watch. Marc Newson was also a lead in the assistance of designing the Watch and they used last time pieces to help design the contemporary look of the Apple Watch.
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Even though Apple weren't the first to market with the square (or rectangular) smartwatch, I think it's fair to say that this bears more than a passing resemblance to the AW design language. When Apple released the AW they made a lot of refinements and to say it's just another "square smartwatch" is a bit disingenious.
For example, this is what square smartwatches tended to look like before the AW was launched
Then this was released
And suddenly smart watches that were square or rectangular started to look like this
I have no doubt that other manufacturers frequently copy designs that Apple refine first: It's always been like that (for example, I remember the translucent iMac leading to a whole bunch of similarly styled products) and probably always will be!
Having just bought an Ionic and owning an AW3, this isn't for me, especially with no GPS. I've got so many watches, anyway but I do make a point of rotating them.
I need to wear both my Ionic and Apple watch at the same time sometime for comparison's sake.
I need to wear both my Ionic and Apple watch at the same time sometime for comparison's sake.
R.I.P. Fitbit. Your days are numbered. When you’re best effort is a blatant Apple Watch knockoff it’s all over. Apple owns this market just like they own the tablet market.
Sadly, I think you're right and I say sadly because Fitbits are still excellent trackers.
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Battery life is still something I care about - it's nice having a 4 day battery life when the cable is a proprietary one and harder to charge than a regular one, fiddling around with it every day or 2 is more of a chore.
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Not at all keen on the design of this. It just looks bland to me. In a way I guess that makes it a step forward for Fitbit: the Blaze was horrible to look at and the Ionic is okay but with such a retro look that it’s hard to see it as an everyday thing.
My experience of Fitbit trackers has been that the clip in ones count steps accurately but are easily lost and that the wrist based ones are not great in the step counting stakes and quickly fall apart. I like the Fitbit app but the hardware is awful.
My experience of Fitbit trackers has been that the clip in ones count steps accurately but are easily lost and that the wrist based ones are not great in the step counting stakes and quickly fall apart. I like the Fitbit app but the hardware is awful.
On point 1, yes, but realistically you can get Series 1 for $179 easy if you don't buy direct from Apple. But also the Series 1 is an older model that in 2018 IS overpriced at $199+. So it doesn't really break with my original point that a $199+ smartwatch in 2018 should have GPS.
On point 2, what I said in my post doesn't argue otherwise. I simply said smartwatches $199+ should have GPS. I didn't say a peep about smartwatches under $199. Once could logically conclude that I don't think smartwatch under the $199 should be expected to have GPS.
In think that aboit sums it up. I’ve been using FitBit for about 4 years now, and just caved and got an AW after yet another FB strap wore out.
I remember when the Ionic came out just thinking there was a very limited market for it. If you wanted that form factor, a bit more money would get you the much (IMO) much better and nicer looking AW. If you just wanted FBs simplicity and didn’t want to spend so much, the Charge HR probably made most sense.