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Finally my day off!
This has been a busy week at work and a lot of changes happening so quickly I haven’t had a proper chance to use my Adam as I wanted, but now I can give you a proper review of my experience so far.
First of all I want to share some information about me just so you don’t think im a biased person or working for Notion Ink.
My name is Bruno Alexandre, im 27 years old and im from Portugal, I work in a ISP and in a daily base I deal with equipments of every kind and all kind of applications.
I’m a gadget lover, I simply adore every details that a manufacturer places on a equipment and im very picky about build quality and software design, I prefer a practical design to something with a “bling” effect.
I started following the Adam back on CES 2010, Rohan ideas and vision attracted me, his way of thinking was just what I was looking for, a project that isn’t thought to the “elites” and accessible to everyone, the concept he had back then of the Adam was simple but practical and the way he just showed Slashgear a working concept, instead of just a video or something has we've seen recently on others, shown me he wasn’t there to fool anyone and he believed in it and so did I and that’s how I started to follow Notion Ink. Every update afterwards and the open communication he had with the community was something I have never seen before and I always hoped for from other companies, the project started to get even better with the first sketches of the Adam and continuous information he kept revealing about the hardware and the design behind, to a point I could not stand any more not having it and offered to pay ahead for my Adam, even before the Pre-order was known to public. I think when a project has a future, even coming from a company we never heard before is worth investing it is worth to support, and help in anyway possible.
Hardware & Design
As you have all seen the Adam hardware is no big news, every person that likes gadgets have heard of Tegra 2, Pixel Qi and all the other features, the Adam doesn’t bring nothing new in terms of technological innovation but it does bring a innovation in design.
The way it was built is just great, it was thought to be used on a daily base in any situation imaginable, the golden ratio does make a difference! The past 2 days I have used the Adam as a console, media player, work support and as a organizer, it fulfilled every expectation I had, it felt great in any handling position, feels strong being handled in any situation I came to face during my work, there's no crackling sound or protection caps coming off easily, the fingerprints are as bad as in a smartphone, you even cant feel the real weight it has and balances perfectly even by holding with just one hand while typing with the other! Have you ever tried to use the IPAD like that ? It just wobbles on your hand unless you have a case.
My colleagues at work also tried it and they were astonished how a small company from India was able to produce such equipment, they never even heard of Notion Ink or Adam, and they just loved to work with it. One of the biggest praises was the responsiveness of the touch screen and how smooth it was on Canvas to draw a line compared with a smartphone, the processing power and the speed of opening apps, video playback and specially the sniffer, many of them were Android users and they loved it.
Everything looks too perfect doesn’t it, well now its time for the bad parts, the screen protector first of all was awful, as bad as HTC screen protectors for smart-phones all the glare and reflections plus washed out colours made me rage, so I took it off and it felt much better.
The viewing angles of Adam are not very good either, not when compared with my Asus 1005HA LED Backlit screen or the Ipad, but it wasn’t meant to be looked from the side but head-on to be able to read so I take this as a small drawback.
The screen calibration in terms of brightness to contrast ratio is very bad, you notice it more when using at dark environment like the video shows below, but this is something that I think it could be easily fixed if we had the proper tools to mess with it like a normal desktop monitor OSD. (if there’s such tool please tell me since im a android newbie)
Pixel Qi, well this really does feel great, even tho sun is lacking here in Portugal this past days, ive used the Adam on the outside a lot and I love how the pixel qi works, it feels amazing being able to read everything without any problems, unique experience. Indoors even with low light conditions for example in bed with the night stand lamp it was readable or ( you will lol ) in the toilet !
Sound quality was just .. man it was awesome, its louder than the Asus 1005HA and the bass is much better, connected to a sound system is just gives enough juice to make it worth, lacks some equalizer but I think there’s apps out there to do the job.
Camera is one of those things there’s not much to talk about, it's a 3.2 camera like many phones have, the swivel does make it good because you can just point it to what you want, using Google Goggles with it is very cool, the design here helps again, with one hand you can easily stabilize the Adam while the responsiveness of the screen helps out the shooting.
The battery when tested at work was empty after 8 hours of people messing with it, playing watching videos, testing VPN connections, downloading and navigating using the canvas, it was madness the number of fingerprints on the Adam, but it was still very readable. You could only notice the fingerprints on the borders.
Software
Well the software is another issue, the idea behind Eden is good and I love the leaves, but not every application seem to have gone under proper testing or QA, they don’t fit well with each other and don’t respond properly sometimes to the commands you give to it, one of the examples is facebook tool, the cramped look of it and the minimized information makes it really annoying to work with.
The lack of Android Market to be able to get some of the Google Apps made the experience even worst, if Genesis isn’t ready yet then the Android Market should still exist in the meanwhile.
Mail app is very good, I enjoy the UI and how simple it looks while having every feature you need, its also very useful in a job like mine where im constantly receiving emails.
QuickOffice is also great, I work a lot with excel, acrobat, word and having the Adam around is a excellent working tool, I can give support to my colleagues in real time without having to go from one side to the other getting the information they need and taking time which is essential in my job.
The browser, I was kinda of disappointed with the UI from the browser, it felt.. wrong.. hard to explain, but once I got to work with the tabs I just loved how it felt, the idea of placing them like that helps a lot when you are consulting online or trying to get updated with the latest news in the gadget world, it was a fast experience with flash always loading in the websites quickly and with no issues.
The Video Player, had some issues, as you may have noticed on the video above, the sound and video were de-sync, I was using .wmv tried also .mkv and other formats, thought it was a issue with the internal SD Card, used my external one Class 6 and had the same issue, must be codec wise.
In the end I just preferred on having the LauncherPRO as my main screen since I could customize with every widget I wanted, with no limitations whatsoever as you can see on the video below, at least until NI can deliver a better interface or Honeycomb is out.
Conclusion
I'm not an expert reviewer, nor I have experience in reviewing equipments, some of you may not agree with me on some aspects but in the end this was my experience, and I just wanted to share with you all. I enjoy every day with the Adam I have, and it will be my main support at home and works to organize my life.
Do I regret buying the Adam ? No I do not, the Adam is a great tablet.
Would I prefer the Xoom over the Adam ? I wont pay $700 for a barometer, but … I wouldn’t mind having the quality of its screen. Also I had Motorola equipments before and my experience was bad.. not with 1 but more than 4..
Hope you enjoyed.
Thanks for your review bro. I have been looking for a down to earth review for a while. I am probably waiting for the Asus transformer but I would love to try out an Adam and see if it would change my mind. I guess in the end the question is, will it get Honeycomb?
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Thanks for your review bro. I have been looking for a down to earth review for a while. I am probably waiting for the Asus transformer but I would love to try out an Adam and see if it would change my mind. I guess in the end the question is, will it get Honeycomb?
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Rohan mentioned that they are working on honeycomb. If NI doesn;t bring it, the adam is pretty close to ASOP android, so I'm sure that the developers here will port it to the adam.
Thats what i hope also.
hmm..intresting review. Friend can you post some more of your experiences with Adam in detail. I would like to see how different application like
1) Rockplayer (for MKV,avi)
2) Laputa ebook reader
3) Google earth
and some good HD Games with motion sensors.
Video Playback
Do you think the video playback de-sync is because of the player?
Meaning that with another player this would not happen?
Good Review
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hmm..intresting review. Friend can you post some more of your experiences with Adam in detail. I would like to see how different application like
1) Rockplayer (for MKV,avi)
2) Laputa ebook reader
3) Google earth
and some good HD Games with motion sensors.
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Sure ill post tomorrow probably.
Thanks for this review man. Appreciated. Looking forward to updates on your ongoing use.
Very nice and honest review. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Have you already rooted and installed market with NIH/XDA root packs? Or just using the update released by NI?
Thanks for the review.
I have been using Eden UI on G-Tab for a few days now, and I agree that it takes a little getting used to...and some of the Apps like Mail'd are good. Browser is so-so...and the keyboard could have used "Autoprompts" for words.
Thanks LeviathanPT for the review. I'll wait to pre-order my NI 3G+Pixel QI for the "general public".
Its good to read e-books and Comics?
Thanks
@ zabaknilesh
1) Rockplayer (for MKV,avi) - Still has the same desync issue even with rockplayer
2) Laputa ebook reader - Very cool app, i like the flipping pages transition and its very smooth and accurate, the books can be read very well. Also the thick part of the adam is excelent to grab and makes the reading experience much higher.
3) Google earth - Doesnt launch just crashes
4) Some good HD Games with motion sensors. - Is there any free games i could try ?
@tokyobreeze
Yes i have rooted using NIH since genesis isnt out and i dont want a limited (by software) equipment .
@SimonCt
Yeah reading e-books is awsome, comics is something i havent tried as a appbut ive been at some comic websites and its very cool.
Try jjComics Viewer if you can, The main use for me is read e-books and comics....
For ebooks im using Aldiko, that can be conected with Calibre
Thanks for your review. Very informative!
thanks
Thanks for this usefull review!
Very good review!
Did you try to re-load google earth and still crash?
Edit:
I see they got it working on the Viewsonic over here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10100271&highlight=google+earth#post10100271
Thanks for the comments guys, the google earth seems not to be compatible using the web android market and that guy doesnt supply the files needed :|
Flash
Have you been able to use a browser as the Skyfire with flash on it??
Hey guys I have made a review from my new adam with pixel qi! I also added a lot of pictures and two videos (showing eden, hardware, pixel qi outside, also made a comparison from screens of galaxy s and macbook pro, ... pictures and videos are on the second page) The review is in german, but pictures and videos can say more than 1000 words
Adam Tablet PC review with pictures and videos
please click on "gefällt mir" or I like button in the facebook fan box
Thanks!
1) Google Glass: possibilities of advertisement; basing adverstisement of what you see and geographically enable, taking advantage of streetview and visually as to what the user is seeing on the UI. For example, if a user walks by and views a McDonalds, a Google Goggles application will identify the image and instantly rely an advertisement to you.
Mel Salas
Follow my thoughts.
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New render of the future.
https://plus.google.com/photos/106893142706073706302/albums/posts/5759630835259475650
I see where you are coming from and i agree. It would also be great for museums and what not to give you the information on the artwork without having to read a tile and what not.
It's a neat product for sure.
More thoughts are welcome. Discussion and relative views are encouraged!
I think it'll be used for those reality TV shows a lot.
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Oh my, OP, Google isnt just all about ads, They do other stuff too.
2) I think most people don't realize this yet. There are some very neat things that can be done with Google Glass for the visually impaired. It could be used as a tool that will assist by using a combination of Google Goggles, and GPS to guide the visually impaired in ways that nothing else has really done...
glass
i think this tech is great...but i'm afraid it will kill our social life..i watch from youtube about project glass advertisement..that person a wearing glass make a date without her girlfreind and at the book store he is looking for ?? section..he didn't ask from a lady at counter..its look like a film WALL-E..just sit at chair..everything in front your eye and you are not noticed who are between of you.. this is only my 2cent opinion..sorry for my bad english..
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i think this tech is great...but i'm afraid it will kill our social life..i watch from youtube about project glass advertisement..that person a wearing glass make a date without her girlfreind and at the book store he is looking for ?? section..he didn't ask from a lady at counter..its look like a film WALL-E..just sit at chair..everything in front your eye and you are not noticed who are between of you.. this is only my 2cent opinion..sorry for my bad english..
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Good point. We've already reached some of that. As in people looking down at their smartphone most of the time rather than socializing.
I don't know how you're supposed to be driving and wearing this thing at the same time. Will the DOT allow this on public roads? I mean... Imagine you're driving down I-95 S while wearing it and something pops up on the ride of the glasses. At the same time, a truck is trying to merge into your lane from the right. You didn't see it coming because your glasses prevented you from seeing that truck in your right-side mirror...
Imagine they make real time translation lang to lang in text or voice mod...
I hope thant when i walk or drive, I haven't my eyes full of advertising!!! Or i collise with other people or wall xD
Random thoughts
The idea is not new, but being a big and supposedly not evil company behind it may success.
- The official video can create a lot of hype. But. You won't be able to perform most things they do there. It is expensive.
Will this eventually get better? Who knows. I guess this is an experiment, it may success or not.
- Btw, does exist already any kind indoor GPS like in the video?
- Could this eventually kill the phone as we know it (with the help of tablets)?
- Is it only for one eye? and no way to remove reality background? Not good for watching movies then.
- Input interfaces: I don't think voice commands can work when surround by crowd in the street. As someone said, work by blinking eyes? by moving head? by moving eyes? have a couple of buttons?
- Presbyopia. When we get older we have trouble watching our small phone screens. These glasses will naturally overcome this.
- Casual public social networking: See what radom people around you is thinking realtime (like Google Plus' "near you" but better), see their avatars. Have your GPS on 24/7 and drain your battery too, or use NFC if it helps. May a new p2p GPS network emerge, or ground GPS, who knows.
- Easy and fast NFC sharing is required, as you cannot just show your screen to your friend like you can do with phones.
I tried to say a few things as I thought them, probably all of the have been worked out already elsewhere.
Well, i believe and Google also says it at some places that it'll cause accidents.
Definitely you won't be using it while driving a car or walking across the street therefore it won't be local mostly professionals will be using it like sky divers, astronauts etc ..
LatinSuD said:
The idea is not new, but being a big and supposedly not evil company behind it may success.
- The official video can create a lot of hype. But. You won't be able to perform most things they do there. It is expensive.
Will this eventually get better? Who knows. I guess this is an experiment, it may success or not.
- Btw, does exist already any kind indoor GPS like in the video?
- Could this eventually kill the phone as we know it (with the help of tablets)?
- Is it only for one eye? and no way to remove reality background? Not good for watching movies then.
- Input interfaces: I don't think voice commands can work when surround by crowd in the street. As someone said, work by blinking eyes? by moving head? by moving eyes? have a couple of buttons?
- Presbyopia. When we get older we have trouble watching our small phone screens. These glasses will naturally overcome this.
- Casual public social networking: See what radom people around you is thinking realtime (like Google Plus' "near you" but better), see their avatars. Have your GPS on 24/7 and drain your battery too, or use NFC if it helps. May a new p2p GPS network emerge, or ground GPS, who knows.
- Easy and fast NFC sharing is required, as you cannot just show your screen to your friend like you can do with phones.
I tried to say a few things as I thought them, probably all of the have been worked out already elsewhere.
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Awesome points made there. This really makes you think.
Sounds Cool!
I happen to use a lot of coupons. Normally I'll look up the coupons at home for businesses I'll be around during the next day.
It would be fairly handy if eventually an app could be made for google glass that would pop up coupons/sales for places as I travel past them.
Luckily you'll be able to get a driverless car so that you don't crash while using your glasses
please everything except advertising, i wont wanna pay $1500 for adverts to be directly beamed into my face:silly:
Google will release their project glass...then get sued by Apple because apple just patented Google's invention. :banghead:
Adsense for Google Glass.. that's funny!
GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT
I am making this thread so that we can communicate to the developers what we want to be able to do with Glass. Them having the devices in advance is a huge advantage to the costumer in the future. This will all go to waste if they don't know what the masses want from them. I encourage everyone to post what they would like to see in the new technology. I will update the list as people contribute.
1) The ability to send info pulled up on Glass to be sent to chrome browser on either a computer or a phone
2) The ability to store info of people you have met. Then later use facial recognition when we see them again to pull up info like there name, where we met them, and other relevant info.
2) Integration with Google Keep to be able to view and create lists and notes
3) A flashlight. I know the hardware limitations prevent this right now, but maybe by the final release they will include a LED.
4) Video playback for things like Netflix and HBOgo
5) Ability to track physical activity. It could replace things like Nike FuelBand and promote exercise
6) Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, and Foursquare integration
7) Real time translator. Both Samsung and Google have great apps, so integration of one, or a new one would be awesome.
Mods, if this is in the wrong place or would serve better function some where else, please move it there. Thanks
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Them having the devices in advance is a huge advantage to the costumer in the future.
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Why restrict it just to people who make costumes in the future? I say that the advance release should be a huge advantage to all consumers!
suprstar29 said:
1) The ability to send info pulled up on Glass to be sent to chrome browser on either a computer or a phone
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And, more importantly, vice-versa.
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4) Integration with Google Calender
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I'm pretty sure this is already there, out of the box.
suprstar29 said:
5) Ability to track physical activity. It could replace things like Nike FuelBand and promote exercise
6) Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, and Foursquare integration
7) Real time translator. Both Samsung and Google have great apps, so integration of one, or a new one would be awesome.[/SIZE]
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Yes please.
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With regards to facial recognition, I want all of the following:
1.) Facebook can already scan my photos and attempt to identify my FB friends. I want Glass facial recognition to draw from FB to identify my friends IRL, based either on processing my existing network of tagged photos or via FB creating a facial recognition API that Glass can ping pics against. (The latter seems a little unlikely, but perhaps FB will see it as a way to get Google to do all the work and then it can release Facebook Glass based on Google Glass?)
2.) Glass should also consult an open database of public figures (politicians, FBI Most Wanted list, celebs) to identify individuals via facial recognition.
3.) Facial Recognition API that allows me to write an app or launch a widget whenever a person matching criteria is identified. (I want to write an app that, whenever I look at a politician, will do a public records look-up on his/her donors, identify the corporations, and overlay their logos at 40% opacity over the politician's clothes, making them look like a NASCAR driver sporting sponsor patches.)
These all require Google to expand the Glass APIs, though, and are not things that developers can do now.
I want video playback, netflix, hbo go, amazon etc if ti can mirror my phone that'd be ideal
The facial recognition will be amazing but there would be huge privacy concerns imho.
1. I want glass to be on both my eyes
2. Tech is getting better but battery life has stagnated. I want this to do better than a day.
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Dual eye Glass, 3D AR!
Facial recognition could be bad, how long until there's an app for searching for nude pics of someone?
Maybe I should patent that
Oh! I've just remembered why I want them.
Lifelogging, a GPS tagged photo every 15 minutes, just so I can remember what I've been up to.
A micro zoom lense on the camera so it can see far away like binoculars... or uniocular I dunno .. but yeah deffo zoom lense :3
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I want to put CM10.1 on it and thats all
WhatsApp
And the ability to see all notifications from the Smartphone
ebook reader
I'd love to have an ebook reader on glass.
It means I can run/bike and read a math book at the same time. They can't put mathematics books in to audiobook because of the symbols. The same goes for other technical books and also comic books I think.
I still find it hard to find any use for Glass, but reading what people want is certainly interesting.
I guess what we want Glass to do is lead the way into an augmented world where reality and technology co-exist to create a more informative, interactive, conscientious world through the direct access of information, in the moment that it is happening, with as little to no effort as possible.
Information can and is liberating. The more conscious we are of the world around us and of own our selves the more likely we are to change our bad habits and be more aware of what we are doing to ourselves, those around us, and the world around us.
We strive for moments that allow us to be fully in the moment, experiencing life, and add meaning to our lives. We are very much the construct of our past actions, our habitual behavior patterns, and of a consumeristic, capitalistic, money driven society driven in the areas of self-interest and mass manipulation that if we could reclaim our experience, reclaim our self integrity that would be a major step forward in humanity. And with instant worldwide connectivity and a global information database to rely on that could change the cultural agenda into what hopefully would be a more understanding, empathetic, knowledgeable, and connected world that we all can live and share in. But that's already here, the internet is it. So what of it? I guess now the task is to create a more seamless integration between technology and humanity, something easier to use, that's direct, personable, and performs the task at hand with as much user input or output he or she would like presented.
Many hurdles, and many afar away, but the path is there at least, It's happening.. the rest are in the details that lie ahead.
I want Google Glass to be able to show subtitels if I am watching a movie.
I want Google Glass to show me the keywords during my presentation in school for example.
I want Google Glass to show me where I can find good restaurants near to me too.
Not sure if it fits in this thread, but it would be nice in future hardware releases to make the screen size bigger. Especially for the price, I was expecting a bigger screen.
Sync with info from PC and Phone generally. That could do good.
I want:
- Smaller size
- Lighter weight
- Less heat
- Better battery life
- Faster boot up
- Nicer frame styles (current frames look like an enginerd designed them)
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The eye's optics limit Google contact lens since we're unable to focus and see anything that close. If we did we'd be annoyed by particles and imperfections on the cornea.
On the other hand, there's hope as experimental technology (bionic eye) sends video info to the retina enabling the blind to partially see. But it's very limited and only intended to treat a special disease.
Mobilize Your Life with the Kreyos Meteor!
Works with iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 8
Nice watch i found it online
feature :
voice control
gesture control
flexible
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If anyone does pledge and doesn't mind using my referral link, it'll be greatly appreaciated! Thanks.
http://igg.me/at/kreyos/x/3035858
I backed them amount of one Kreyos watch + two accessories + shipping to EU.
Can't wait until November
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Good watch ?
I think the most intriguing feature is that it's waterproof. Not bad at all Kreyos!
I am a backer as well. Looks like a really promising device, I have high hopes for this for sure.
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I love it!
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I'm surprised there isn't more discussion about this device. I can't wait to get my hands on mine.
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SecretAgentHam said:
I'm surprised there isn't more discussion about this device. I can't wait to get my hands on mine.
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Once the campaign is over, discussion stops until device is available Keep in mind, after Kreyos you had HOT watch and Omate, and new Sony SW2, Samsung Gear, etc. Too much in the news which takes attention away, and people forget about Agent and Kreyos...
Here is something Kreyos mentioned that has me a little worried:
"only one 3rd party watch app can be downloaded to the watch at one time. Whereas we have default Kreyos watch apps already built into the Meteor itself. We can hold 20 watch faces."
Not sure how many 3rd party apps there will be, but still, one seems like a big limitation.
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Here is something Kreyos mentioned that has me a little worried:
"only one 3rd party watch app can be downloaded to the watch at one time. Whereas we have default Kreyos watch apps already built into the Meteor itself. We can hold 20 watch faces."
Not sure how many 3rd party apps there will be, but still, one seems like a big limitation.
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If it's a memory limitation, hopefully they will have a way to off-load some native apps to allow more 3rd party ones. It is kind of alarming because it would be a disaster to rely purely on native apps. If I learned anything from my use of MetaWatch, if it wouldn't be for Noah/Community edition and other custom user stuff, I would probably give up on using it with "native only" support which is at a very slow pace.
Btw, I still haven't seen any indication if they are on track with shipping schedule. I know they are talking about survey letters being send out and making a really big deal out of it, and taking attention away from the main concern of shipment date.
Wearing a pebble right now... Also a backer for kreyos. Can't wait to get it
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My main concern with the Kreyos is thickness. If I don't like it once it comes, I think I'll go for the agent watch just because it most looks like a normal watch. Unless something better comes along.
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My main concern with the Kreyos is thickness. If I don't like it once it comes, I think I'll go for the agent watch just because it most looks like a normal watch. Unless something better comes along.
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That is something I am worried about also. The pebble is pretty damn perfect in size... May change out the watchband but the kreyos just looks bulkier from teh pictures... Have to wait til november to find out.
Not officially posted, but here is their latest video:
http://vimeo.com/76443374
You can see the reduced logo compared to their previous prototype.
My fingers hurt watching that.. hopefully they're not but it looks like those really squishy buttons that take mad force to get a reaction... it's probably just the way the person is pressing them, making dramatic button presses =P
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My fingers hurt watching that.. hopefully they're not but it looks like those really squishy buttons that take mad force to get a reaction... it's probably just the way the person is pressing them, making dramatic button presses =P
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... or just a part of workout for your fingers since its targeted as "activity" watch. Actually, I think that was an awful video. After such a long silence they should have released a video demonstrating it's smartwatch functionality instead of handful of awful looking watchfaces and a general functionality as a smart-stopwatch. I'm not knocking Kreyos down, those guys are the real deal and ran a good crowdfunding campaign. But looking at it now after seeing what Omate and SW2 can do - it looks so bulky and limited, based on that video alone, not general description of functionality. They should have produced a better video.
They posted an update saying the buttons have been fixed since that prototype (they were testing the waterproofing) and claim that engineer's wrist/arm is unusually small. I still think its going to be bulky, but its the same thickness as the Omate. They also admitted the video sucked.
I think they are unfortunately giving in to the impatient people on their page and shot a real quick video. I hope they don't continue to 'give in' to comments on their page and do a rush job.
Hi all backers,
We received many comments and email regarding the video, so here are some FAQs regarding the video:
1) Buttons issue
This is one of early prototypes, the buttons are very tight because we are testing the waterproof solutions for the watch. We have since fixed the issue.
2) Why is the screen not clear/sharp?
If you look closely, the camera's focus isn't on the screen, therefore it might look "blur-ish" or unclear. The Kreyos Meteor uses Sharp's Memory LCD, which is one of the best LCDs that's available in the market. Pebble, Agent and Nike's GPS watch are all also using the same LCD. We will do a better job when filming the next video.
3) Size
Jason, our engineer in the video has a very small wrist. If it is worn on someone with a regular wrist size, it won't look as bulky. Another reason might be because the video is done up close to the Meteor.
4) Final Product?
NO, this is NOT the final product, we just wanted to show our backers a quick demo video of a working prototype. More videos will follow once its ready.
5) Voice, Gesture, Apps
We are working on finalizing the last few UIs and also the Kreyos App, once that's done we will post new pictures and video updates.
6) Quality & Lead Components
Even though the Meteor is assembled in China, Kreyos Meteor is built using the best components (80% imported lead components). We are very focused on building a great quality product and we are very confident that our backers will feel the same when they received the Kreyos Meteor.
We cherish all feedback and comments from all backers, but please do not include rude comments with it. Kreyos is a new startup with grand visions, your pledge gives us the opportunity in building the Meteor, rest assured it will not be taken for granted.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to email us at [email protected]. Once again we like to thank all backers for your support and patience.
The Kreyos Team
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Hi there,
I just got hands on my Nokia 8 + Zeiss VR One. I havent found a better subforum then "cardboard", so forgive me if Im wrong here. :S
This is my 1st time on VR, ever and I instantly tried some playstore apps, like rollecoasters, astronaut in space, which wasnt really what I was expecting in terms of quality.
It was okay, but somehow I expected way more ?
So I kept googling and tried all those "10 best VR apps/games/videos", but only 2 apps could fully enable a really immersive feeling to me.
1.) "VR Escape" by Serkan Culfa
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sculfa.vrescapehorrorhouse&hl=de
Yes, its "autowalk", but honestly, if you have a big room and slowly start walking...while the camera moves...this is amazing already (to me) !
Even trying to dodge stuff or avoid hitting the door frames...great ! :'D And I will try his other apps as well asap.
2.) "Stalk VR" by DigiRepStudios (Matthew C Hallberg)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DigiRep.ZombiesOfTheCorn
The idea of using the camera, to be able to hold a printed out, real item, to interact with the game, that was what I was looking for. WOW ! :laugh:
But the textures and the "in world" movement felt a bit like a quick test.
Keeping in mind that "Stalk VR" already is 1 year old, and the graphics of "VR Escape" look a bit "oldskool", I really wonder, what else, in terms of high quality VR, may I have missed out there for the "cardbaords / VR Zeiss One" ?
I wouldnt mind paying for the apps, as long as they can create a "Fantastic VR world".
Am I searching for the wrong stuff ? Is this already the best experience out there for "cardboards" / "Zeiss VR One" ?
Or are there more hidden gems, like the 2 examples above ? Like, beeing able to use your hands or, printed out items, as in "Stalk VR" ?
Dont get me wrong, I dont expect this to be like Oculus Rift, but having tested the above apps, Im full of hope already, that this is not the end for "Cardboards / Zeiss VR One" yet.
But for example, watching VR videos on the Nokia 8, like GoPro clips on youtube, including basejumps or rollercoaster videos, it all looks a bit blurry (in the distance), and there are artifacts in the front, even on 1080p. But its a decent experience.
Also I cant find other (hidden) settings to improve VR video quality. I guess this is "normal" and I got to live with it ?
I already used the Google app to "calibrate" my Zeiss VR One...well, if you could call that calibrating at all.
Id really love to hear about your 1st experience and the apps, that really created an immersive feeling for you.
Fire away and thanks in advance !
p.s.
Id also appreciate funky "Augmented Reality" Stuff for "cardboard / Zeiuss VR One", like, seeing monsters walkign around in your room.