Have there been any updates on this?

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It makes so much sense for me to have a modular smartwatch. Since watches are not subsidized, I feel a little silly to shell out as much for a smartwatch as I do for a phone.

edit: they seem to be going for a Kickstarter sometime this year, with release date by the end of the year? Dug that up from an old article.

 

The lock app I use is a google play app called Dislock. Basically it keeps the phone unlocked as long as your smartwatch is connected to the phone. Note it doesn't work on Android 5.x, although that supposedly has a way to lock your phone to your watch.

I have two 'find my watch/phone' apps:
Google play: Wear Pebble Finder by Joseph O. De Guzman
I use this one to locate my phone if I can't find it - you can remotely ring/vibrate your phone.

The 'modern minimal' watchface - this one vibrates the pebble if it disconnects from the phone. (which almost always means I forgot my phone)

- Frank

 

I love how the watches vibrate when they disconnect. I dont leave my phone at home or at my desk anymore.

 

As alluded to in the watch thread, I picked up a 360. Tried out Facer, then deleted that and went with WatchMaker. Some days battery is absolutely terrible (24%/hour), some days it's pretty good.

 

I use both facr and watchmaker. I like editing watch faces in WM more but sometimes facr have better designs. Not often though.

 

I saw that there is a new Sammy watch with a round face. Hopefully it doesn't use the Note 4 battery

 

It's Tizen, though.


Facer was a huge battery hog, as it turns out. Watchmaker just sips.

 

Using watchmaker faces I put the watch on my wrist at about 6am and when I get home at 6pm I still have 40-50% battery left. Only thing I have disabled from showing up on my watch is Google Maps cause it will kill your battery in an hour.

 

Have you guys got into customizing the faces other people make on watchmaker?

I began taking out the small things I didnt like for larger improvements.

For example. I posted my "panerai" face a while back. I dont like second hands as the diming of the screen acts weird and sometimes pauses it then it skips ahead when the screen activates again.

I replace most second hands with a battery indicator. Meaning at 12:01 the watch has full battery. At 6:00 its at 50% charge. Quick easy way to glimpse the battery life and get rid of the second counter in one move.

I also enjoy adding date windows to nearly all the faces.

Sorry for the quick shitty image but it gets the point across.


That face started as a black seal panerai face. Originally it was made so during the day the face looked like that but at night in the PM hours the color changed to a glowing green verse the pale cream.

I disliked how it changed so I made the cream color stay at all times.
I added the small date next to the 3. The second hand at the 9 now shows the battery life. I have that one set to my phones battery so it is showing 29% charge in this shot.

I was thinking about changing the face color so that instead of turning green at night it starts to fade to red as the watch battery does. So maybe at like 25% battery instead of cream the numbers will be a redish cream.

I could also simplify the second hand to allow for two hand on that subdial then make one hand the phone life and the other the watch life. hmmmm

 

Think I'm getting the black metal 360 for $129 at ATT

 

Damn I gotta resize it. Where'd you guys take it? Mom and pop jeweler?

 

Looks like I'm exchanging it for another. This one's a dud. I've had to reset 3 times (not restart) because won't reconnect and I keep Google Play Services error crashing errors.

 

Anyone have an OG pebble and found some decent watch bands for it?

 

Get yourself a watch kit - couple of pin setters and a small hammer for a few bucks and do it yourself.

$130 is a great price, even for a first gen.

Speaking of which, Google just updated their clock app. You can turn your alarm off or snooze it from the watch now.

 

Yeah I had a few, its a standard band.


New round Pebble Time looks interesting.

 

Man I normally would DIY but I need to make sure I like it before 14 days. I finally got the software figured out. Had to install older Android Wear software on my phone to be able to update the watch. Then after updating the watch, update Android wear. PITA

 

Getting ready to return my 360. Whatsapp kills the battery so I turned that off. Fine battery lasts longer. Use the stopwatch feature at the gym over a course of an hour and a half and battery drained by like 30%. Manageable since I work out 2-4x a week. Before bed put it on the charger for the night. Battery was like 50% but needed a full charge for a long day today. Watch fully charged works fine in the car. I come in to work and the damn thing doesn't turn on and my charger is at home. Going to drop it on the cradle at the ATT store to see if it turns it on. Google search says try holding power for 25 seconds and then pressing the button again. Nope. Press power rapidly. Nope.

 

Apple watch 2 coming in March? Glad I skipped Apple watch 1.

 

Announced maybe in March - takes months after to come. But why would this surprise anyone?

 

Forgot about this thread. Ended up keeping my 360 and it's worked like a champ since. The Wear updates probably help to the phone.

 

You can get a 38mm sport from Best Buy for $249 now

 

What apps did you guys download for your Moto 360?

 

Welp I think I'm about to get rid of this. The software is fine. The strap end has broken off some so the watch keeps coming off by the face. The little metal bar in the strap keeps sliding out. The back of the face can kind of open where it can slide out. I used this all day at work (office) and at times at the gym except when I was doing deadlifts. It was a convenient little stopwatch and the notifications were helpful but I don't think I'll upgrade since the 1st year is discontinued. I guess I'll try to warranty claim before the year is up.

 

I havent used mine at all.
sitting pretty on my dresser

I hate first gen tech.....

 

What did you get?

 

I have a first gen 360. But I only pull it out when I go somewhere fancy.

 

Yeah mine's pretty nasty. I fixed it so that the strap stays on but no more lifting with this thing. My forearm gets too swollen and if I bend it, it snaps right off.

 

its too fancy to bring to the gym!! i'd knock that shit all up, hitting iron

 

When was the last time you hit your wrist at the gym with a dumbbell

 

Mines working great still. LG Watch R. I replaced the first leather strap only a month in but that one has lasted since then. I wear it outside of work. At work i still wear not smary watches. Typically the battery powered ones. I wear my mechanical ones to dinners, parties, etc etc.

I have found if i dont wear it for a few days itll lag and disconnect. Reconnecting is always a headache but once it does it works great until I go 3 days without using it again.

 

 

Android smart watch

Techmeme: LG, Huawei, and Motorola confirm no new Android Wear watches in fall 2016 despite releasing one in Sept. 2015, hinting at a lack of enthusiasm from customers (Roger Cheng/CNET)

 

Meh. I dont plan on buying a new one so doesnt bother me. As long as my android wear app keeps me synced to my phone I dont care.

I guess one day I may get a phone that wont support android wear anymore so until then..

 

watchOS 3 made my Apple Watch Sport SO much better than the previous software. Apps actually launch now it's just so much more usable.

 

Im getting the new Apple Watch

 

Still love my first gen kickstarter edition Pebble

 

I'd be more surprised if you weren't getting it.

 

Samsung Gear S2 AT&T SM-R730A Black Unlocked Smartwatch - SM-R730A - Rakuten.com

May see a lot of this now that the S3 is due for release next quarter, dunno.

 

hopefully it doesnt blow up

 

That's hilarious, did you think of the pun all by yourself?