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Hi I hope I'm not braking any rules by posting here. if I am I'm sorry. If I'm not then I have a question. how hard would it be to develop some thing similar to the software on the Iphone. the software I am talking about of course is the addition to the iphone 4s known as siri. now before anyone starts to hate on me. I swear I do not have iphone envy. in fact I have been thinking about this long before the iphone 4 announced this new addition to their phone. I was even talking to some people in my family about it a couple of weeks before the new iphone was announced. my inspiration and desire to see this happen came from a movie in the early part of this decade I saw from director steven spielberg called A.I in the movie technology was so advanced that even toys where able to communicate with people. keep in mind when I first saw this movie the closest thing to a smart phone was windows phone. the iphone nor android existed. then two months ago I was bored at home with nothing to do. so i decided to watch a movie. and again I had chosen A.I cause I hadn't seen it in so long. and realized since I had last seen the movie technology has greatly evolved. and while I am realizing this my cousin is talking to his phone using the voice search. which in turn looks up what he is asking for. and I thought phones can already hear us and respond. why not talk back to us. that fact that stupid apple beat android to punch really pisses me off. I'm sure they have some kind of patents on this technology. so I doubt google will be working on anything like this for us any time soon. so why not the people of xda create it. im sure if every android dev on this site worked together and everyone across all the different platforms donated we could make it happen. in fact we could make our A.I better then iphones. what do yall think?
I haven't used an iPhone in a long time, so I'm not familiar with the technology offered by Siri. However, our phones are completely capable of talking to us already. For example, a simple tasker profile can have your texts read to you when you arrive. Navigation offers spoken turn by turn directions (often with horrible pronuncation though... it pronounces a street near me, spelled Wittelsbach as "Wittels b***h"). I have a talking clock tasker profile set up on my phone. I'd love to see someone push this technology further though.
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well this new A.I is exclusive to the newest iphone being released. its pretty awesome. from the videos I've seen on it. if someone text you. the phone says, you just received a text from janet saying, hi jon are still going out for dinner tonight? do wish to respond to her text. and the guy says yeah or something like that. tell her I will pick her up at 8. and the phone again talks back to him saying sending message to janet. another example is if you say I'm hungry. the phone will ask you if you would like it to look up restaurants close by. I'm telling you this thing is insane! as much as I hate the iphone. I've been wanting something like this for the longest time. I am like most people of this site. a really big tech junky. tech is all think about lol
Me too. Well, tech and woman. Haha... That sounds pretty nice. I'd love to see something like that available for all Android phones. Perhaps sometime in the future we'll see something like this... a gift from the developers we all know and love.
Check this out:
Speaktoit Assistant
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Check this out:
Speaktoit Assistant
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Nice find, and for those with tablets it is honeycomb compatable
Anybody still remember this guy...
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I, personally, don't remember that guy, but, maybe, if you'd give us more details, we could talk about it. Maybe somebody even has it.
It's the iPod nano 6th generation that came out in 2010
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I'm sorry to tell you, but that didn't start anything.
Starting from wikipedia, I found out the Seiko Data 2000, which is probably the first smartwatch.
If you dig deeper you can find that this whole smartwatch idea is pretty old, it's just tat now it turned into something else. And, as somebody around here was saying (don't remember who, can't quote), I'm waiting for the day when a tiny device in my ear will signal me that my watch is showing me a notification from my phone.
Hahaha....
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I think the iPod Nano really brought the idea into the mainstream - just like Apple did with tablets. They didn't invent it - but they got it enough speaking time for people to get interested.
I had a Nano watch, but that was before I had a smartphone. Now that I have a smartphone, I don't really need a tiny music player since the phone serves as one.
"Smart watches" are a solid idea, but I don't see any reason to add another gadget back in that I've effectively gotten rid of and no longer need to carry. I'm sure they'll work for some people, I've just never been a watch person.
i think that the perfect smartwatch will be perfect with google glasses
When is google glasses releasing?
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I think the iPod Nano really brought the idea into the mainstream - just like Apple did with tablets.
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I'm afraid I have to disagree. I think Sony Ericsson really made them popular. I always wanted one of these but could never justify the cost. http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson-MBW-150-Bluetooth-Executive/dp/B000YD9MFM
One day I'll have the smart watch I've always envisioned.
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I think the iPod Nano really brought the idea into the mainstream - just like Apple did with tablets. They didn't invent it - but they got it enough speaking time for people to get interested.
I had a Nano watch, but that was before I had a smartphone. Now that I have a smartphone, I don't really need a tiny music player since the phone serves as one.
"Smart watches" are a solid idea, but I don't see any reason to add another gadget back in that I've effectively gotten rid of and no longer need to carry. I'm sure they'll work for some people, I've just never been a watch person.
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kinda suspicious that it looks a lot like this doesnt it?
engadget.com/2009/10/16/lg-gd910-watch-phone-review
in my opinion the first legit easy to use touchscreen smartwatch. It even functions as a 'james bond' style phone =P
all apple is good at is marketing, and scraping ideas of the internet together in a nice cover.
'bout the tablets, the company archos had 'ipads' before the ipad.
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When is google glasses releasing?
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Only thing I heard that didn't come from the rumor mill was "before the end of 2013". I'm actually wondering more about the price than the release date. For the sake of staying on topic...
I never owned a nano/nano watch but I agree with Pennycake. Apple is good at making ideas mainstream.
I wouldn't classify an mp3 player as a smart-anything... And I've got one!
It also did not come with a watch band initially (you had to buy it separately), meaning it wasn't intended to be a watch in the first place. I hope that makes sense.
Smartglasses... No comment... The name itself is a joke...
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Why have a watch that tells you when your phones ringing,when you can have a watch that is your phone.
For under $100 some of these have the same features as my old LX600 LG Lotus multi-media flip phone(one of my favorites).
They have also gotten down to a reasonable watch size.
Matt
Cool.which watch is this?
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ClearD said:
I wouldn't classify an mp3 player as a smart-anything... And I've got one!
It also did not come with a watch band initially (you had to buy it separately), meaning it wasn't intended to be a watch in the first place. I hope that makes sense.
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You beat me to it!
As you said, having the ipod nano on your wrist is like having an mp3 player on your wrist, period. It doesn't connect to your smart phone, it doesn't do anything a smart phone does, and it wasn't even sold as a watch. I know exactly what it does cause I still have mine, except it's now a part of my ~$250 alarm clock setup (yes, that's right, although that wasn't the original intention..)
Can u exactly tell me watt is your alarm clock setup?
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Can u exactly tell me watt is your alarm clock setup?
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Well the iPod Nano which was $160 at the time, and the 80 bucks I spent on this years ago
Am I the only one without a smart watch?
I still am not enticed to upgrade and invest in a smart watch.....
What sells people into getting a smart watch?
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Am I the only one without a smart watch?
I still am not enticed to upgrade and invest in a smart watch.....
What sells people into getting a smart watch?
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They're more of a novelty, really. At least mine are.
^^ What he said. Although it is really quite handy, with the caller ID, text reading, calender, calc, notes etc.
If you don't want one, don't buy one. It's pretty simple.
I don't have smartwatch, because I haven't seen anyone in person wearing them.
it really depends on what it can do for you. For the people that like the ease of checking notifications or cant use their phones at work, Its great, or if you want to buy one as a fully functional device to mess around with. It all depends on your needs/wants, and amount of money you are willing to use to satisfy your needs/wants
It's enough for me to have a good smartphone in the pocket. I'm absolutely not interested in smart watches....
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I assume everyone saw this article - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...art-WATCH-makes-calls-comes-built-camera.html. What an achievement ahead of the main companies fighting for this area of the market. The watch looks like it has been designed well from the images, allbeit perhaps a little large. The price of £150 seems extremely reasonable. Let me know your thoughts.
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I assume everyone saw this article - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...art-WATCH-makes-calls-comes-built-camera.html. What an achievement ahead of the main companies fighting for this area of the market. The watch looks like it has been designed well from the images, allbeit perhaps a little large. The price of £150 seems extremely reasonable. Let me know your thoughts.
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That's the Z1 Rock watch, or a clone of it. Literally almost identical. Check the specs on my site here. It's very very old news, and was not the first device to run a standalone OS, or even the first to run android.
Is it neat? Sure. It's also HUGE though, and runs an older version of Android than the ACTV, which came out before this one. As for the price, currently, 150 pounds equates to about 227 US dollars, and for that price, I'd rather have the actv I think.
"Teenager tries to take credit for someone elses Smart Watch"
There, fixed the title. This is an open source (I guess that's what they call it) watch body. The chinese company makes the watch, buyers who commit to massive quantities can choose color, logo, and name to sell as their own.
This watch in the past has been branded as the Z1 watch and the Vega Watch. It's not new..at all. And it's quite frankly not a very good watch phone. As ClearD was talking about the Motoactv just slays this thing in terms of power.
Is this the same as Neptune Pine? http://www.neptunepine.com/product.html
Eitherway, its a wrist phone, not a smart watch. The whole idea of smart watch is to be a remote extension of the smart phone, not a replacement of it. You get notification, and decide if you want to act on it. In my opinion, wrist watch is a different category. Beside, I'm not sure if I would find it too healthy to wear most of the day 3G receiver/transmitter on my wrist with all that electromagnetic waves circulation At least with my smart phone its either on a dash board mount in the car when I'm driving, or the desk away from me when I'm at work, or somewhere on a table at home. Smart watch is just a bluetooth gadget
Nah, the Neptune pine is way better. Like... In every aspect. Lol
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I would not mind trying it out if a developer helps out. Not on AT&T so how useful the phone would be is something I am uncertain about.
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Nah, the Neptune pine is way better. Like... In every aspect. Lol
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The Neptune Pine looks too good to be true and smells like vaporware.
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Just got an email about it for preorder,looks intriguing!
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The story sounds very familiar to the Neptune Pine kid. Except this one looks way better:
http://qz.com/53508/neptune-smartph...one-watch-could-beat-apples-iwatch-to-market/
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I decided to fund it earlier today and I haven't seen anything posted about it on here so I thought I would start a thread to get some more opinions on it.
Anyways here is a link to the kickstarter. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ch-complete-smart-watch-w-revolutionary-pri-0
Has anyone else ordered one?
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I funded mine a couple of weeks ago. It's a nice looking watch, my only concern is that it did not get anywhere close to the funding of the pebble which might limit the amount of Apps that will get developed. Any thoughts?
You may be right about app development. That's one thing I didn't consider.
It does offer most everything I want in a smart watch and in my opinion it's the better looking of the ones that I have seen.
Which one did you place a order for? I put one in for the Curve.
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I like them but I think I will wait as I reckon they will release one soon with the coloured e ink display like the Qualcomm Toq. I do like the idea of private calls though just wish they had used a coloured display that will give days before charging.
I ordered the Curve also, it looks more sleek than the others and you have to admit , at half the price of the newly released Galaxy Gear, it's worth it. The galaxy gear is very nice looking , does it all but with a charge that will only last 24 hr and a price tag of $300, I think the Hot watch will be more than a good purchase . I will definitely consider Apple's smart watch when it comes out. It will probably be the priciest of all the mainstream smart watches but hopefully it will last longer on a single charge and look great.Cant wait!! Should be interesting. Does anyone think this is just a fad or will smart watches be around for awhile. Smart phone display screens have been getting bigger, can we live with a smaller screen?
I originally funded the curve as well.
I reduced my pledge to no reward yesterday however.
I feel that the Qualcomm Toq is a better smartwatch, and will be getting that instead.
The color always-on Marisol display is superior to the black and white of the HOT. And the purported UI of the HOT looks primitive compared to the simple yet functional of the Toq's
And the private calling of the HOT feels more like a gimmick that a practical feature.
There appears to be better overall design thinking on the Toq; real practical features designed for real world use.
Wishing the HOT team the best of luck.
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I ordered the Curve also, it looks more sleek than the others and you have to admit , at half the price of the newly released Galaxy Gear, it's worth it. The galaxy gear is very nice looking , does it all but with a charge that will only last 24 hr and a price tag of $300, I think the Hot watch will be more than a good purchase . I will definitely consider Apple's smart watch when it comes out. It will probably be the priciest of all the mainstream smart watches but hopefully it will last longer on a single charge and look great.Cant wait!! Should be interesting. Does anyone think this is just a fad or will smart watches be around for awhile. Smart phone display screens have been getting bigger, can we live with a smaller screen?
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I think they are here to stay and will start catching on like wildfire over the next few years. Especially once the technology starts mature and we start seeing the flexible OLED screens make a appearance.
I don't see it ever completely replacing the smartphone phone, at least not in the near future. I think it will stay a device that merely compliments your smartphone.
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This is my first Kickstarter funding and will be my first smartwatch. I'm getting the Edge. Being 8mm thick was the selling point for me. Most of the others are at least 20mm thick, which seems unwieldy. I hope the company pulls it off and the watch is what we want it to be.
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Most of the others are at least 20mm thick, which seems unwieldy.
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Where are you looking? I've been looking for months and none of the 2013 smartwatches are 20mm. I can say that if I was going for a feature limited device the Hot Watch does have a nice dress watch look to it.
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Where are you looking? I've been looking for months and none of the 2013 smartwatches are 20mm. I can say that if I was going for a feature limited device the Hot Watch does have a nice dress watch look to it.
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Why would you say that the Hot watch is feature limited, it has more than the Pebble which has had huge success . Granted it is not a stand alone like Samsung which has its own disadvantages , and if you ask me, having a camera on your watch is just creepy !!
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Why would you say that the Hot watch is feature limited, it has more than the Pebble which has had huge success . Granted it is not a stand alone like Samsung which has its own disadvantages , and if you ask me, having a camera on your watch is just creepy !!
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To me a smartwatch should be able it interact with your smart house, smart (insert appliance here) and various other host smart devices. Until it does it's a remote for your phone and not much else.
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Where are you looking? I've been looking for months and none of the 2013 smartwatches are 20mm. I can say that if I was going for a feature limited device the Hot Watch does have a nice dress watch look to it.
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You are right, I was way off about thickness. I was thinking of some of the ones that can make phone calls that are huge. Nevertheless, the Hot Watch is still the thinnest. Galaxy Gear is 11mm.
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Why would you say that the Hot watch is feature limited, it has more than the Pebble which has had huge success . Granted it is not a stand alone like Samsung which has its own disadvantages , and if you ask me, having a camera on your watch is just creepy !!
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I did fund the Pebble on kickstarter and was one of the folks whose pebble got bricked after a firmware update.
Sure, they sent me a new one, and I gave that one to my boss.
I didn't consider the pebble a true smartwatch either. I have had lots of wearables through the years; Sony's LiveWatch, 5 Spot watches, 2 SonyEricsson Bluetooth watches.
The Toq is closer to being an all around smartwatch. Low power, daylight legible display, touchscreen, no gimmicks, and a phone companion.
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Ok, IMO, if you are willing to pay $300 for a Toq, you might as well get the new Samsung. It is a stand alone smartwatch. It is said that Qualcomm is just putting its toe into smart watches to try to sell its reflective screen technology, which Ive read has been problematic. They are only introducing 10 000 units on the market whereas Samsung will be flooding the market with 500 000 units a much more serious player who plans on staying around for a while and will invest in their product. That's if you want to spend $300 for a smart watch. I believe that the Hot watches' nice style will be a wearable piece even after the smart watch fad is over, as per "them". Maybe " they " are right are right and it will be just a fad but no one can predict the future .
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Ok, IMO, if you are willing to pay $300 for a Toq, you might as well get the new Samsung. It is a stand alone smartwatch. It is said that Qualcomm is just putting its toe into smart watches to try to sell its reflective screen technology, which Ive read has been problematic. They are only introducing 10 000 units on the market whereas Samsung will be flooding the market with 500 000 units a much more serious player who plans on staying around for a while and will invest in their product. That's if you want to spend $300 for a smart watch. I believe that the Hot watches' nice style will be a wearable piece even after the smart watch fad is over, as per "them". Maybe " they " are right are right and it will be just a fad but no one can predict the future .
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Now I've read the "stand alone" and "can make calls" about the Samsung in a ton of places. Has anybody seen anything official about this? You know, something like GSM/CDMA bands. I've been digging through every bit of info I can find (read- google search results page 20+) and have found nothing regarding GSM or CDMA support. That would be kind of key to be able to make calls and sync data on it's own.
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To me a smartwatch should be able it interact with your smart house, smart (insert appliance here) and various other host smart devices. Until it does it's a remote for your phone and not much else.
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IMO , I don't think it is so much of a smart watch issue as much as it is an App issue for the smart appliance people to put out to control their smart appliancets. We can control many appliances with our smart phones because the manufacturers have put out apps for them. When and if the smart watches get as popular as cell phones , then they will do what it takes to be compatible with their products, they will have to if they want to market their product properly
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Lokifish Marz said:
Now I've read the "stand alone" and "can make calls" about the Samsung in a ton of places. Has anybody seen anything official about this? You know, something like GSM/CDMA bands. I've been digging through every bit of info I can find (read- google search results page 20+) and have found nothing regarding GSM or CDMA support. That would be kind of key to be able to make calls and sync data on it's own.
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Apparently this was said at their release of the Samsung smart watch. I know of another smart watch that says in print that is is a stand alone, it will use 2g and 3g on American frequencies and European, it's called Omate.
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IMO , I don't think it is so much of a smart watch issue as much as it is an App issue for the smart appliance people to put out to control their smart appliancets. We can control many appliances with our smart phones because the manufacturers have put out apps for them. When and if the smart watches get as popular as cell phones , then they will do what it takes to be compatible with their products, they will have to if they want to market their product properly
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Apparently this was said at their release of the Samsung smart watch. I know of another smart watch that says in print that is is a stand alone, it will use 2g and 3g on American frequencies and European, it's called Omate.
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I stand corrected , Samsung's Gear is not being marketed as a stand alone watch , but Omate is
Well, the Kickstarter campaign has ended and they raised more than 4 times as much as they sought, so it's been a success financially. Now we get to wait 3 months and see if they can really pull it off. My fingers are crossed.