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The Gear fit
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I'm assuming all that can be changed so that the orientation is like on every other watch. Having to punch yourself in the face to see what time it is just won't work.
Yeah, I really want to see this in person. Also, I hope it's not too expensive? We'll see...
Apparently, you haven't seen the Nike+ Fuelband. And by your opinion, Nike doesn't know a lot about human anatomy either, do they?
In fact, here is mine:
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Possibly for some. However, I have no issues with my Nike Fuelband and it is in the same orientation.
I really like the look of the fit. If Samsung had used this design for the Gear 2 watch, I think there'd be a lot more interest.
That's a very idiotic orientation for a watch. Nike and Samsung both get an F in watch design.
Well we have Nike and many other manufacturers making it this way and millions of users that have no issues with this design, including me. Maybe if you owned one, your opinion would have some merit. But you don't and it doesn't.
I'm a jawbone UP / Fitbit Flex & Force user so I'm used to having a device monitor my fitness.
The Gear Fit looks nice but......... Will it work with multiple devices or like Gear only with select Galaxy or Note devices.
Will its monitoring be done independently from S-Health which as a piece of software is highly inaccurate.
If it allows me to use it on iOS & Android Devices and Samsung repackage a better App for its data to sync too, I'd be interested.
As it stands I'll stick with independent products.
The Gear Fit looks nice but......... Will it work with multiple devices or like Gear only with select Galaxy or Note devices.
Will its monitoring be done independently from S-Health which as a piece of software is highly inaccurate.
If it allows me to use it on iOS & Android Devices and Samsung repackage a better App for its data to sync too, I'd be interested.
As it stands I'll stick with independent products.
It does look oddly wide to me. IMO, they should have made the device smaller so it actually fits on your wrist. That looks much wider than the average wrist.
Apparently I read today they are opening it up to third parties with SDK etc.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/26/...0594&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
Yep it would suddenly make it a device I myself would look at purchasing if true and I actually prefer the look of the Gear Fit than the other Gears.
The Gear SDK is for the Tizen-based Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Gear Fit doesnt run on Tizen or Android. It runs a RTOS (Real Time OS). Samsung Mobile SDK 1.5 has CUP (Companion UI Profile) to control Gear Fit (http://developer.samsung.com/develop#companion-ui-profile). Gear 2 / Gear Neo / Gear Fit will NOT work with non-Samsung devices.
Devices supported are:
- S5 / S4 / S3 / S4 Zoom/ S4 Active / S4 mini
- Note3 Neo / Grand2 / Note3 / Note 2 / Mega6.3 / Mega 5.8 /
- Note 10.1 2014 / Note pro 12.2 / Note Pro 10.1 / Note pro 8.4 / Tab pro 12.2 / Tab 3
Yes thats all controlled by an app you get on google play
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Well nothing is official yet as i believe samsung hasnt released prices but thats what ive understood from well known tech sites as that was the biggest problem holding the original one back
However that only means third party devs can create apps for it--doesn't remedy the limitation of only be able to work with Galaxy devices.
I understand why Samsung is doing this--hoping to lock you into their ecosystem (been Apple's MO forever, and I expect the same with their eventual wearable device) but still don't like it.
Looks like I'll be sticking with third party solutions (currently using Fitbit and Pebble) for the foreseeable future.
Edit: I see that hot spare beat me to the punch--hadn't read all the posts after yours.
The current gear is $299 right? I would think the current generation would drop drastically in price and the new scheme may be something like:
$350 new gear
$299 the one w/o a camera and speaker phone
$249 for the fit.
I don't need to own one to know that you shouldn't need to turn your head or flex your arm in an unnatural position to line up with the watch.
Glad you're enjoying your mutant, horribly designed watch though. Samsung made this watch for people like you who are willing to compromise on common design sense.
When you own something similar, I'll give you some credibility on the matter. Until then, your words amount to useless dribble about a product you know nothing about. This is the last I will discuss the issue with you.
You do understand the concept that this is a fitness training device with a simple watch face added on? Or did you fail to comprehend what these devices actually do?
No way the new gear is going to be $350. It just wouldn't sell at that price.
I might get the fit based on the design(which I like a lot), also has watch feature, and the fact that it has call, text, and email notifications. I have no real need for the extras that the gear has to offer.