Android Wear Is Here 129
An anonymous reader writes with this breakdown and comparison of the first two Android Wear watches available today. The first two watches built on the Android Wear platform launch today. One is from LG, the G Watch, and the other is from its arch Korean peninsular rival, Samsung, the Gear Live. Should you buy one today? Maybe. It depends on how early you like to adopt. Let's take a quick trip through analysis lane. First, let's talk about Android Wear, because both watches run on the same platform, and both of them have more or less the same software. Android Wear really does two main things, it moves app notifications to the watch's face, and it puts Google Now's voice-powered search capabilities on your wrist. That's about it. But that's pretty powerful.
Google play services required (Score:2, Informative)
Google play required to use android wear. No chance in hell.
Re:How do they handle water? (Score:4, Informative)
Google's marketing claims they're even safe to wear while showering:
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Not sure I'd do that if I got one...
Re:No health tracking? (Score:2, Informative)
Why would anyone want to strap a watch to their wrist if it's not picking up heart rate, body temp, movement, etc...
Because some people think digging in their pocket to find a phone just to tell them the time is stupid.
That's my reasoning, anyway. Can't speak for anyone else, nor would I care to.
Re:Call me (Score:2, Informative)
The smart watches I've seen are coming bundled with phones now as part of a gimmick to get people to pay more. "Get the blah blah blah plan and a smart watch is included!" but in the fine print the watch requires its own subscription and raises your rate by more than the watch is worth. They do the same thing with the "Free tablet!" nonsense. They tell you that you only have to sign up for this program that costs an extra $10 a month and you get a free tablet... what a deal! but $10/month times 24 month contract = $240 for a tablet that cost them less than $150. The data package they made you pay for to get it is complete nonsense and costs them nothing. It's pure profit.
I see people walking around with the watches at work and can only think "You're proudly displaying the fact that you got scammed"