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[dilla]

I'll be considering it when I'm ready to upgrade. Still, it's pretty sad that Google has managed to get into the "walled-garden" of Apple and still gives it better and more features than its own OS. I don't get what the hold up is.

Also, I switched my compiler thingy to ART yesterday. I don't really see a difference in anything. Did I do something wrong?

 

[THEV1LL4N]

I was expecting some more information on Android Silver. Apparently, the Nexus line will not be killed off either...

 

[Pittsey]

My 32GB/3GB Ram G3 is here tomorrow...!

 

[dilla]

GPE doesn't mean shit anymore. The M7 and M8, both, are now getting 4.4.4. Hasn't it been close to a month?

 

[Casey]

I'm sold on Android Wear. I may buy a G Watch or a Gear Live.

 

[ARon]

From what I've read these first generation watches seem pretty useless, I'm gonna wait a bit. I wore the Galaxy Gear for like a weak and it was just a fancy notification watch

 

[THEV1LL4N]

From what I've read these first generation watches seem pretty useless, I'm gonna wait a bit. I wore the Galaxy Gear for like a weak and it was just a fancy notification watch

That was my impression from the demonstrations. It seems more fiddly in a sense but I'll probably wait a few years before considering whether I want one or not. IT would be nice, but it'd be another thing to worry about and charge and ensure that it works with the phone. I wonder what kind of connectivity issues/implications would arise if for whatever reason either one of the devices was playing up. The watch would be useless if the phone was malfunctioning...

 

[dilla]

I too might be a bit cautious. We don't need another Google TV thing, which I was also retardedly excited about after demoing it.

Watches won't gain SIMs, will they? Where a watch becomes a standalone device, if someone really wanted it to be that way?

 

[Pittsey]

Some watches already have sims.


I am keen to get involved with Android Wear. I'm going to get the Moto 360.

 

[dilla]

I think that one looks the best, so far.

Someone I know got some Martian brand smartwatch. Never heard of it. But it's about the same price as current Android watches, but I'm not sure of the same functionality. I think they look better.

 

[S O F I]

wearables aren't where they need to be for me to find them particularly useful. a few years down the road.

 

[masta247]

The Moto 360 looks like a stylish watch + displays notifications. Nothing more nothing less but sounds reasonable if you want a watch anyway, unless it requires charging frequently.

 

[Casey]

I just ordered a G Watch.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

Are there problems with the first line of Android Wear devices? I haven't read the articles but I think there's lots of scepticism surrounding them...

 

[dilla]

I just ordered a G Watch.

Hasn't it been getting shitty reviews? Seems like everyone is waiting for the Moto one.

 

[Casey]

I prefer square screens to circular ones. Also, I'm impatient. I like getting in on things from the beginning. I had the G1 from launch when nobody knew what Android was, and I'd already been following the development of the operating system for a year before that.

Reviews seem pretty good to me.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspe...dable-and-functional-android-wear-smartwatch/

http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...iew-lg-g-watch-samsung-gear-live-android-wear

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...martwatch-review-should-you-Wear-Android.html

http://www.stuff.tv/lg/lg-g-watch/review

 

[THEV1LL4N]

I heard that the watches are good but I think there was something that recently (in the past few days) that gave me the impression that these were not as good as first thought. Probably just a misleading headline.

 

[Casey]

They are getting better and better every day.

On the Android blogs right now, pretty much every day you'll see blog posts about new Wear apps. It reminds me of when Android itself first launched in terms of how quickly it is growing.

All these are apps that launched or added Wear support in the last week or so:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...c-colorful-calendar-wearable-android-devices/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...h-brightness-slider-gear-live-fixes-and-more/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...l-time-but-its-not-quite-ready-for-primetime/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...droid-wear-can-send-any-widget-to-your-watch/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...lappy-bird-clone-because-screw-you-thats-why/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...s-basic-lockscreen-android-wear-really-needs/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidWear/comments/2aivjz/network_camera_on_my_g_watch_using_wearable/

 

[Pittsey]

I'm in. But waiting for the Moto 360. Should be with us in a couple of months.

 

[Casey]

3 days in and I fucking love my G Watch.

Android Wear is one of those things that once you've got it, you can't remember how you lived without it.

Seriously, the ability to just instantly see your notifications and just get on with your day is amazing. Not having to pull out my phone when it buzzes and it turns out to be just a Facebook comment reply, or an Instagram like, or a Twitter retweet, or a Snapchat from a random mate..... ie things that aren't that important.... it's incredibly refreshing.

Before this, I would habitually check my phone every time a notification went off, in case it was something important. But it's actually not usually that important. Not having to do that now is seriously helping my ADD. Especially since I'm a serial procrastinator. Now, I just get on with what I'm doing.