Just wanted to reach out and see what all is and is not out there that maybe I'm unaware of in wearables. In the past week I took my first dive into wearable tech and didn't feel like its ready for me. I purchased an Asus Zenwatch first and hated to return it. Battery was fine for me. For the most part the Google Now integration was better than most make it out to be. But in the end I couldn't get over the overall buggy-ness that remains and as well as ongoing connectivity. I simply could not keep it connected. The last straw fell when I had the phone in my pocket and the watch on my wrist and hand in the same pocket...still got three simultaneous disconnected notifications. And twice more after restarting both devices. So back it went...
So then I figured ok. The Asus is for the most part the least expensive of the retail wearables. So maybe I just hadn't paid enough, maybe my Note Edge would work better with something more native. So I combined the theories and got a Gear 2. And this one won't even be with me 24hours. I've found that I'm trying to convince myself to like it and and that price tag I think I'm doing myself a disservice if I'm having to sell myself on the idea of it. The Tizen is just too narrow in ability compared to the google offerings. Almost all support seems to have to go through Galaxy Apps (which I despise to begin with) or if there are additional sources they're not easily accessible. The fact that I had to hunt to find a 3rd party app and set it up just to be able to read my work emails second biggest factor in returning. And lastly the biggest reason was being tied to SVoice for replies and or interacting with the device. So needless to say I felt the bottom line was I knew I could read hours of forums and google searches looking "how to" make either of the watches work but in the end I felt a niche purchase predicated on enhanced convenience I shouldn't need to.
Now. That's all the negative. And I really don't want to get hung up on that even though, granted, its mostly all I've mentioned so far. What I AM hoping to do is not illicit a bunch of gear and or Zenwatch loyals to argue or take offense with my experience, or begin a debate over which is better, but have a broad discussion on wearables to help others (and myself). I know I will be repurchasing soon, question is when and what? I would like to use this huge awesome community as a resource (which I'm pretty sure is the point of a forum to begin with) and pool the knowledge base to help not just me but others choose what's best for them.
Who knows, maybe someone will share something here that will show me I was wrong and send me back to repurchase something I already had with a new tip that makes it what I needed. But I would also like to know of any upcoming releases and prices on other devices. So basically a non device specific discussion on the state of wearables in general. Known issues and fixes of all popular models...and info about upcoming offerings that might be worth waiting for.
Thanks in advance all and let's be civil!!!
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So then I figured ok. The Asus is for the most part the least expensive of the retail wearables. So maybe I just hadn't paid enough, maybe my Note Edge would work better with something more native. So I combined the theories and got a Gear 2. And this one won't even be with me 24hours. I've found that I'm trying to convince myself to like it and and that price tag I think I'm doing myself a disservice if I'm having to sell myself on the idea of it. The Tizen is just too narrow in ability compared to the google offerings. Almost all support seems to have to go through Galaxy Apps (which I despise to begin with) or if there are additional sources they're not easily accessible. The fact that I had to hunt to find a 3rd party app and set it up just to be able to read my work emails second biggest factor in returning. And lastly the biggest reason was being tied to SVoice for replies and or interacting with the device. So needless to say I felt the bottom line was I knew I could read hours of forums and google searches looking "how to" make either of the watches work but in the end I felt a niche purchase predicated on enhanced convenience I shouldn't need to.
Now. That's all the negative. And I really don't want to get hung up on that even though, granted, its mostly all I've mentioned so far. What I AM hoping to do is not illicit a bunch of gear and or Zenwatch loyals to argue or take offense with my experience, or begin a debate over which is better, but have a broad discussion on wearables to help others (and myself). I know I will be repurchasing soon, question is when and what? I would like to use this huge awesome community as a resource (which I'm pretty sure is the point of a forum to begin with) and pool the knowledge base to help not just me but others choose what's best for them.
Who knows, maybe someone will share something here that will show me I was wrong and send me back to repurchase something I already had with a new tip that makes it what I needed. But I would also like to know of any upcoming releases and prices on other devices. So basically a non device specific discussion on the state of wearables in general. Known issues and fixes of all popular models...and info about upcoming offerings that might be worth waiting for.
Thanks in advance all and let's be civil!!!
Posted via the Android Central App
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