Considering that "All day battery" is the very first thing Moto lists under the specs for the 360, I'm going to withhold judgement until I see more reviewers give it a spin and after I get to try it for myself.
Build quality is supposed to be as good as hoped, though not "perfect". Android wear is stock so no difference there.
Some reviewers say it's too big on the wrist, others say it's totally like a normal watch.
The only negative, and it's a doozy, is battery life is craptacular. I think one reviewer had it die every 12 hours of use. Doesn't appear to be able to get through a full day.
Build quality is supposed to be as good as hoped, though not "perfect". Android wear is stock so no difference there.
Some reviewers say it's too big on the wrist, others say it's totally like a normal watch.
The only negative, and it's a doozy, is battery life is craptacular. I think one reviewer had it die every 12 hours of use. Doesn't appear to be able to get through a full day.
Some reviewers say it's too big on the wrist, others say it's totally like a normal watch.
Another major flaw is the big black bar.....
It's the asymmetry of it that gets me...Another major flaw is the big black bar.....
If true...absolute deal breaker. I will wait for someone to do an actual review and test and if this is the case I am going to put that $250 toward something else.Build quality is supposed to be as good as hoped, though not "perfect". Android wear is stock so no difference there.
Some reviewers say it's too big on the wrist, others say it's totally like a normal watch.
The only negative, and it's a doozy, is battery life is craptacular. I think one reviewer had it die every 12 hours of use. Doesn't appear to be able to get through a full day.
Another major flaw is the big black bar.....
What black bar? Are there any pictures of this?
It's where Moto stuck the ambient light sensor, etc. Notice that Moto's own press shots tend to use black faces to hide this issue.
And huh, I hadn't realized the negative WSJ review was Joanna Stern, once The Only Good Reviewer At The Verge.
I don't like how big and round it looks.
I've never read into what you do with the watch. My buddy has a pebble watch and you can barely see anything on that screen. I don't find it useful because If someone calls or texts I probably won't be squinting at the watch to read text or email. Maybe in the car it's useful but then again you should not be trying to read text while driving anyway.
Google search via voice, navigation, notifications, google now alerts (sports scores for favorite teams, weather reports, time to work, traffic updates, it can even prompt you if there are local beach advisories if you are at the beach)
I think right now the weakness is in not being able to customize notifications. I don't mind that the watch mirrors my notification bar on my phone, but when it buzzes for every damn Gmail, Hangouts, Whatsapp I get, its useless to me.Google search via voice, navigation, notifications, google now alerts (sports scores for favorite teams, weather reports, time to work, traffic updates, it can even prompt you if there are local beach advisories if you are at the beach)
I think right now the weakness is in not being able to customize notifications. I don't mind that the watch mirrors my notification bar on my phone, but when it buzzes for every damn Gmail, Hangouts, Whatsapp I get, its useless to me.
Before someone says that I can turn off notifications for an app on Android Wear, that means I can't read those messages. I appreciate being able to check in on WhatsApp conversations during the day, but I really don't need a new one buzzing me every 5 minutes.
It has some uses I understand but I'm not yet that lazy that I don't want to pull out the phone. But the stuff you mention makes good sense. My phone is always close to me anyway. I don't think I've worn a watch since high school. I'm more interested in smart contacts or Google contacts.
I think right now the weakness is in not being able to customize notifications. I don't mind that the watch mirrors my notification bar on my phone, but when it buzzes for every damn Gmail, Hangouts, Whatsapp I get, its useless to me.
Before someone says that I can turn off notifications for an app on Android Wear, that means I can't read those messages. I appreciate being able to check in on WhatsApp conversations during the day, but I really don't need a new one buzzing me every 5 minutes.
Sounds like a smartphone and a Bluetooth headset would do those better.Google search via voice, navigation, notifications, google now alerts (sports scores for favorite teams, weather reports, time to work, traffic updates, it can even prompt you if there are local beach advisories if you are at the beach)
Hence the Moto Hint! Surprised no one is talking about this one... basically the non-visual part of Glass.Sounds like a smartphone and a Bluetooth headset would do those better.
Sounds like a smartphone and a Bluetooth headset would do those better.
Now that I like. (battery life is a bit iffy but mitigated by the groovy charger)Hence the Moto Hint! Surprised no one is talking about this one... basically the non-visual part of Glass.