I agree, I saw an overview of the LG watch which seems so suit some of the style people have posted here, although definitely not for me. I think they waited too long, they may have poorer battery level, it seems like they do have to play catch up although fitbit made a misstep for whatever reason but they have a huge following and now with their watch announced, I can see many people going that route.
As counter intuitive as it might sound, since Apple was so late jumping into the 'smart watch' game, they then should have waited it out and came in after the carnage.
You know some big players are going to be left bleeding on the side of the road of time, their products filling landfills and possibly holes dug in the desert somewhere...
So far, from the in-house users here, the best is the Nike+, but only because of its low price. Picked up a new SE for $75. The Fitbit was a fail, and the UP 24 bombed too. The Garmin CX something or other was a total disaster, and a costly one too at nearly $400! Now there is a vivofit that now works a lot better with the 6+, and me with my Fuel Band. There is a Garmin Edge 510, and potentially, for the future potentially a vivosmart, if Worst Try decides to finally carry the colors like the Garmin website says.
I looked at the fenix 2 and had flashbacks to the expensive Garmin CX whatever, and decided that wasn't for me. Yet... Although it does do VO2, so never say never...
My $300 Tag Heuer fell apart, so there might be room for another watch soon. A watch watch. Call me old fashioned...
On the late entry of Apple to the watch craze, I remember watching a talk by the heads of Cisco and they said that they don't enter a market unless they are either the first, or the best. They would rather, if possible, show up late in a market and slam the competition with a phenomenally well thought out and executed product that will rock them on their heels.
It made me wonder what happened to that portable video camera company they bought, and failed at. I guess some things just don't work as planned... I thought, for the record, that the camera was a good idea... Although I never bought one.
But still, Apple, maybe you should wait it out?
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Siri voice dictation works very well. I use it in my car through BT all the time (also for reading text). This will be a welcome feature. I can see myself out on a run and being able to listen and then respond to a text while my iPhone is in my pack.
'Your mileage may vary.'
I have an FJ, and the distance between my mouth and the built-in mic is nearly two feet. I get constant complaints over the amount of noise that the mic picks up. People say that I sound literally like I'm stuck in a tin can, and *any* road noise is picked up pretty loudly. The mic is in the rear view mirror. I wish they had an AUX input for a microphone so I could move it closer to me, and possibly employ some noise reduction technology to improve the thing...
One person thought I was in a barn. I'm still baffled at that one...
Watch. I think Apple waited far too long to jump into a market with far too many players. The carnage is going to be epic, and I think that Apple likely won't end up on top.
