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in a week I'm gonna be going to a concert. I need to get my phone waterproof prior to the concert. I'm gonna go cheap easy and efficient. my initial idea was use 2 condoms just to prevent liquid from getting in on the phone. then I started to think I'll need the camera to take pictures and video but theres condoms covering the camera and taking away from the clarity. Its there any easy easy way to achieve this.
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Clear unused condoms 'nuff said
lqaddict said:
Clear unused condoms 'nuff said
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'Nuff said.
lqaddict said:
Clear unused condoms 'nuff said
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Wisefire said:
'Nuff said.
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Kk I'll try that ... Any idea how the touch screen will function
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ironlood said:
Kk I'll try that ... Any idea how the touch screen will function
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It likely won't function at all.
YodaEXE said:
It likely won't function at all.
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Damn, this is irritating so theres only a slim chance that the touch screen will function.
Guess I'll just have to experiment
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zip lock baggie?
ironlood said:
Damn, this is irritating so theres only a slim chance that the touch screen will function.
Guess I'll just have to experiment
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It will work if the condom is used.
Gigamaster89 said:
It will work if the condom is used.
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Yes! Haha classic
Isnt there lube in most condoms ? Wouldn't that mess up something? It's been a while since I used one,probably explains my three kids existing
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Yes, most do. But, you can get "dry" condoms. Problem with those is that they really aren't clear.
Double seal ziploc bag would do the OP better.
(see, this post/thread has nothing to do with modding...hehe)
Yeah.. I was going to say not go the the ones with lube lol...
That would be funny
A good clean Saran Wrap job may work. Its Cheap to try. Test it out. It may cost you a few feet of clear plastic wrap. a couple layers may do the trick
shrink wrap like you put over your window in the winter time at least those of us who live up north
tweak89 said:
Yes, most do. But, you can get "dry" condoms. Problem with those is that they really aren't clear.
Double seal ziploc bag would do the OP better.
(see, this post/thread has nothing to do with modding...hehe)
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Funny but you might have better luck burning the seams closed with a lighter rather than trusting the ziplock itself old school baggie style
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A vacuum sealer (the ones for food)...they heat seal. Or dip it in hot wax. (No seriously...don't do that).
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yeah, shrink wrap would work well. I used to mess with one at my old job, if you find a place that shrink wraps, they might even be nice and just do it for you, I imagine you can still use the touch screen without difficulty too. What on EARTH is intended to happen at this concert? I've been to a few with my vibrant and it was never at any risk of being submerged in water?? Ha
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yeah, shrink wrap would work well. I used to mess with one at my old job, if you find a place that shrink wraps, they might even be nice and just do it for you, I imagine you can still use the touch screen without difficulty too. What on EARTH is intended to happen at this concert? I've been to a few with my vibrant and it was never at any risk of being submerged in water?? Ha
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Possibly underwater symphony?
Anyway I am enjoying this thread better that the ones in WP7 forums moaning about how WP7 is better than Android v1 was LOL
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Funny but you might have better luck burning the seams closed with a lighter rather than trusting the ziplock itself old school baggie style
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Well, sounds like all he wants to do is avoid it getting wet from rain. And it would do the trick. But, these would do it even better. I know for a fact that these work, as I have used them before when kayaking.
http://www.fonearena.com/blog/37419/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-drop-tests.html
nice. too bad they can't be purchased though....or can they?
Nice purse...
what is that antenna for?
Digital tv
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Thanks for posting it here and thanks for the videos
so no one noticed that the Gorilla Glass has come away from the chassis? don't believe me? look at the top right hand edge of the device, the glass has gone translucent, and if you quickly pause, you'll notice a line running down both left, and right edges of the glass, at first i thought it was the chrome bezel... it's not... explains speeding the video up, hides these mistakes. TBH still a good case, but throwing it off the roof of a building is a tad extreme.
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so no one noticed that the Gorilla Glass has come away from the chassis? don't believe me? look at the top right hand edge of the device, the glass has gone translucent, and if you quickly pause, you'll notice a line running down both left, and right edges of the glass, at first i thought it was the chrome bezel... it's not... explains speeding the video up, hides these mistakes. TBH still a good case, but throwing it off the roof of a building is a tad extreme.
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That is a bubble in the screen protector and the edges of the screen protector, not damage to the glass.
I have hay fever eyes so you maybe right, however why does it get worst throughout the video ???
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I have hay fever eyes so you maybe right, however why does it get worst throughout the video ???
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Maybe from taking it out of the case and putting it back in?
If it didn't look too much like a purse, i would get one. I don't think i can take that out/carry it around without feeling embarrased
Wow DMB makes the korean version look like something out of transformers
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dk206 said:
Wow DMB makes the korean version look like something out of transformers
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DMB is awesome during the worldcup season. Imagine having that during any major sports playoffs. NFL, NHL, NBA, etc
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DMB is awesome during the worldcup season. Imagine having that during any major sports playoffs. NFL, NHL, NBA, etc
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Yup ****ty U.K is soooooo backward. They just got HD tv like 2years ago.
Korea got it like 10 years go...ridiculous.
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I would rather my phone smash than carry it in a purse.
I agree. but if their leather case is so protective. Imagine what their hard cases can do! Not that they have any at the moment though.
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I would rather my phone smash than carry it in a purse.
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yes my SGS2 would want to die than stay in there that's for sure rofl.
Rock solid case though. Freaking heck... they dropped it fron 4 5?floors straight onto asphalt..
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erazer007 said:
I agree. but if their leather case is so protective. Imagine what their hard cases can do! Not that they have any at the moment though.
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I think they run the case company..
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What I mean is that they dont have any hard covers like Casemate.
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Nice purse...
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ph00ny said:
If it didn't look too much like a purse, i would get one. I don't think i can take that out/carry it around without feeling embarrased
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I would rather my phone smash than carry it in a purse.
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That's not a purse. That's a satchel!
Sir, I believe your purse is ringing
Believe in Gorilla glass?
http://gamesforcats.com/
I loled...
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Aww. Now it makes me wanna go buy a cat for my Xoom.
that's awesome
I wish i trusted my xoom with my slightly overweight cat.....
A Cat could be the ultimate Xoom accessory...but I don't trust gorilla glass. My Epic has tons of scratches on it.
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A Cat could be the ultimate Xoom accessory...but I don't trust gorilla glass. My Epic has tons of scratches on it.
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Quartz is really high on the hardness scale, only other quartz or harder materials can scratch it. I would check your pockets for sand!
Cats de-clawed so I guess its good to go..
I can finally justify my Xoom purchase with my significant other. The cat's birthday is next week so I will just say it was for her
I was going to wait on a cat and get the official Motorola one when it released but I went ahead and got one from Hong Kong instead. She looks the same on the outside but I think a few wires are crossed on the inside...
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that's awesome
I wish i trusted my xoom with my slightly overweight cat.....
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Make your cat go on a diet by using the games? He or she may just sit on the damn screen instead
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zone23 said:
Cats de-clawed so I guess its good to go..
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isn't that cruel?
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Make your cat go on a diet by using the games? He or she may just sit on the damn screen instead
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thought that too - maybe I should buy a cheap tablet like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tabtech-M00...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1306167387&sr=1-1
just for the cats...
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thought that too - maybe I should buy a cheap tablet like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tabtech-M00...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1306167387&sr=1-1
just for the cats...
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Good look getting anything to happen on that resistive touch screen, also, resistive screens are usually matt / non-slippery, watch it get ripped to shreds in an hour.
The fishing game doesn't run to well on my xoom. Doesn't matter anyway, my cat isn't too interested in the other two games. She sniffs the screen, looks, then walks away...
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The fishing game doesn't run to well on my xoom. Doesn't matter anyway, my cat isn't too interested in the other two games. She sniffs the screen, looks, then walks away...
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She's faking disinterest. You'll get up in the morning and the battery will be dead.
I like the idea of getting a cat for the xoom!
My kitten was much more interested in his own shadow than the games. Maybe when he gets older?
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isn't that cruel?
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what's cruel is coming home to a couch torn to shreds.
Lothaen said:
isn't that cruel?
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what's cruel is coming home to a couch torn to shreds.
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Cat doesn't seem to mind at all. As a matter of fact it thinks it still has claws. We laugh at it when it tries to tear up the couch. We say look at little man go..
Getting the cat de-clawed was money well spent. I have one that isn't (too old now) and it is constantly tearing **** up. I like nice stuff and not going to give in to a cat that is ripping all my **** apart.
I bought a Gorilla glass couch from lKEA.
Can't get this to work on my xoom. Using the stock browser and it keeps reloading the page.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/watch-this-phone-survive-a-dip-in-the-drink-thanks-to-hzo/
Absolutely amazing!
Cool. That means i won't need to be careful of my phone in the toilet. :3
Wicked! I hope to see this technology on electronics devices soon--on cameras (DSLRs), on watches, etc...
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http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/watch-this-phone-survive-a-dip-in-the-drink-thanks-to-hzo/
Absolutely amazing!
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Someone posted a comment to the original article about the technology being flawed because it wouldn't allow a cable to attack to charge the device.
Does anyone know if this actually be a problem?
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http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/watch-this-phone-survive-a-dip-in-the-drink-thanks-to-hzo/
Amazing, never have to worry about using your phone in the rain again as well.
I hope this becomes standard.. and soon!
I have been lucky to never kill a phone with water (well there was a nokia dumbphone that went though the washing machine) but still, wow.
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Amazing, never have to worry about using your phone in the rain again.
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True but the rain would interupt with the capacitive screen making it nearly impossible to use in the rain anyway.
But this does look promising. Hope it starts rolling out on devices this year!
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Hope they come out with something like a spray can so you can apply any device.
I'm pissed they aren't a publicly traded company. I would have definitely invested about a grand or so in them.
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I'm pissed they aren't a publicly traded company. I would have definitely invested about a grand or so in them.
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They're not the only company doing this sort of thing - but this is the best demo I've seen of it!
Cool, now i can play angry birds while swimming
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zomg i just had a dream last night that my phone fell in water and i took it out and the screen was all messed up about 75% of it with like messed up colors and statics.
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zomg i just had a dream last night that my phone fell in water and i took it out and the screen was all messed up about 75% of it with like messed up colors and statics.
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I had a dream last month that my s2's screen was cracked.. Glad i woke up
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Would definitely be interested in this for sure
Shut up and take my money!
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Couldn't get any link to work, so I found another site talking about this kind of protecting electronic from the inside:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/galaxy-s2-release-hzo-technology-makes-galaxy-s2-waterproof-video-61905/
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Someone posted a comment to the original article about the technology being flawed because it wouldn't allow a cable to attack to charge the device.
Does anyone know if this actually be a problem?
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I guess induction charging and BT/WIFI transfers would solve this issue.
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Cool, now i can play angry birds while swimming
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Ahhahahahahah D waterproof is an excellent idea, never have to worry in the rain
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Sound too good to be true. I wonder how does it cost?
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True but the rain would interupt with the capacitive screen making it nearly impossible to use in the rain anyway.
But this does look promising. Hope it starts rolling out on devices this year!
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To be honest I haven't noticed that, but considering the fear of getting the bloody thing wet im not surprised.
Not dying in the wet it half way towards usable in the wet at least
(and considering when we get rain over here, we really get rain, bloody hell!)
(Also that's a stupidly good movie, gotta love Simon Pegg and Nick Frost)
Can anyone comment on this topic? Reviews on sites seem to really knock the outdoor visibility with these watches so I just wanted some opinions from some real users. It seems reviews continue to knock these devices but a lot of individual reviews from users on sites seem to praise the device and people just seem real happy with them. What's your guys take on this? I'm going to be picking up the Gear Live but it seems both have this issue.
Also for any Gear users, feel free to chime in about the charging method. That seems to be talked about a lot as well but sometimes you never know with these official review sites. I value actual users opinions more.
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Can anyone comment on this topic? Reviews on sites seem to really knock the outdoor visibility with these watches so I just wanted some opinions from some real users. It seems reviews continue to knock these devices but a lot of individual reviews from users on sites seem to praise the device and people just seem real happy with them. What's your guys take on this? I'm going to be picking up the Gear Live but it seems both have this issue.
Also for any Gear users, feel free to chime in about the charging method. That seems to be talked about a lot as well but sometimes you never know with these official review sites. I value actual users opinions more.
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All the reviews that state the watch face is hard to see outside are stupid. It's obviously hard to see when the screen is dimmed, but as soon as you tilt your wrist and the screen turn on you can see it perfectly even in the brightest sunlight.
Yeah I figured a lot of them over exaggerate that topic. I mean my phone is hard to see in direct sunlight. These types of screens will always be difficult.
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Yeah I figured a lot of them over exaggerate that topic. I mean my phone is hard to see in direct sunlight. These types of screens will always be difficult.
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If your phone is hard to see in sunlight that sucks, my S5 is perfectly bright and easy as hell to see. But my Gear Live definitely is not a problem what so ever in sunlight, I love it.
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If your phone is hard to see in sunlight that sucks, my S5 is perfectly bright and easy as hell to see. But my Gear Live definitely is not a problem what so ever in sunlight, I love it.
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It's not bad, but of course it's not the same as if it was cloudy out. There is no phone where the visibility isn't slightly decreased in the direct sun. But we can still see the phone to use most importantly. But regardless, that is good to know about the gear live. I really want this watch. How do you feel about the charger port? Everyone keeps saying wait for the 360, but you know what, its August 1st and no announcement has been made. I'm tired of waiting and want to join in on the fun.
I honestly have no problem wit my S5 in direct bright as hell sunlight... But I love it personally. Got a messaging app for wear and now I barely use my phone for texting haha. Charging is painless IMO, I don't get the big deal people have with it.
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I honestly have no problem wit my S5 in direct bright as hell sunlight... But I love it personally. Got a messaging app for wear and now I barely use my phone for texting haha. Charging is painless IMO, I don't get the big deal people have with it.
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Thanks for the info. Just need my best but to get them in.
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I find performance in the rain to be more of an issue.
While trying to track my rides with Strava the rain often closes the app, swipes away cards and generally plays hell with the watch.
There are a couple of screen lock apps but then you can't actually unlock the screen with wet fingers.
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I find performance in the rain to be more of an issue.
While trying to track my rides with Strava the rain often closes the app, swipes away cards and generally plays hell with the watch.
There are a couple of screen lock apps but then you can't actually unlock the screen with wet fingers.
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Ah that's an interesting point. I wonder if a screen protector would help at all. thanks for the input btw.
Been checking my best buy and it seems they're all starting to get them in.
tu3218 said:
Ah that's an interesting point. I wonder if a screen protector would help at all. thanks for the input btw.
Been checking my best buy and it seems they're all starting to get them in.
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How would a screen protector help? Water is simply highly conductive so that's why the watch goes all crazy. Only way to avoid it is to keep it dry or at least make sure there is no water connecting the touch screen with your skin
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How would a screen protector help? Water is simply highly conductive so that's why the watch goes all crazy. Only way to avoid it is to keep it dry or at least make sure there is no water connecting the touch screen with your skin
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It was just a suggestion. Some screen protectors actually decrease the sensitivity of the screen. We Dont notice it really but maybe it would help prevent a couple rain drops from messing with the screen. Doesn't matter though lol. Not sure how in the future they can correct this besides your suggestions.
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It was just a suggestion. Some screen protectors actually decrease the sensitivity of the screen. We Dont notice it really but maybe it would help prevent a couple rain drops from messing with the screen. Doesn't matter though lol. Not sure how in the future they can correct this besides your suggestions.
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Theres a few phones that are actually designed for you to be able to use underwater. When they recognize water they change the input method from capacitive to pressure I doubt anyone is going to do that on the watch though. And about the screen protectors: If they lower the sensitivity you will run into problems when it's not raining xD
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Theres a few phones that are actually designed for you to be able to use underwater. When they recognize water they change the input method from capacitive to pressure I doubt anyone is going to do that on the watch though. And about the screen protectors: If they lower the sensitivity you will run into problems when it's not raining xD
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Oh wow that's awesome! Maybe that'll eventually be implemented to the same extent how it took awhile for 1080p screens to be used in phones.
My main concern at this point seems to be the charger port.
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My main concern at this point seems to be the charger port.
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Well that obviously has to be protected by a rubber cap of some sort ^^
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Well that obviously has to be protected by a rubber cap of some sort ^^
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huh? I'm talking about how the piece is known to break easily. Not sure if that is just poorly made equipment or just made well for aggressive people lol
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huh? I'm talking about how the piece is known to break easily. Not sure if that is just poorly made equipment or just made well for aggressive people lol
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Who manages to break his charging port?? Haha I have never known anyone, but well if that's an issue xD
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Who manages to break his charging port?? Haha I have never known anyone, but well if that's an issue xD
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Well clearly you haven't read any reviews on the gear live then lol Cause its posted in like every review. Talking about the flimsy plastic piece that mounts onto the watch.
tu3218 said:
Well clearly you haven't read any reviews on the gear live then lol
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lol you're right I haven't. Glad I have the G watch
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lol you're right I haven't. Glad I have the G watch
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I thought about the G watch but absolute no best buy has that in stock. So sense they're basically the same watch, I'll just opt in for the cheaper one. Plus at night when my watch is displaying the time, I just want the time to light up. Don't like the idea that the whole screen still lights up. But I still want to try the G watch. Maybe they'll get them in at some point.
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I thought about the G watch but absolute no best buy has that in stock. So sense they're basically the same watch, I'll just opt in for the cheaper one. Plus at night when my watch is displaying the time, I just want the time to light up. Don't like the idea that the whole screen still lights up. But I still want to try the G watch. Maybe they'll get them in at some point.
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That sucks, my nearby Best Buys all have plenty in stock (last I looked a few days ago). Why not just order one from the website? The only real reason I went with the G Watch is because of the magnetic charger...much, much better than the Live's. I do wish it had an OLED display though. But this is just supposed to hold me over to the moto360, provided it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.