One word to describe this: Really?
Talk about corporate espionage. You really think MS had this thing ready to go without knowing Apple was gonna to drop theirs. And right at the start of the holiday buying season.
Cough cough!
Really? I cant tell if you are serious. Not sure if this is the first watch Microsoft worked on, but this venture with Timex is from 1994:
1994. 20 years ago. You can't possibly be serious to conclude that MS hasn't been spending R&D on wearbles and watches since the release of the Timex. Or that there is corporate espionage happening here.
Doesnt the ?Watch have the m8 chip that counts your steps, feels inclines and all that stuff that helps calculated caloric burn or what ever. And how in the world did all of these people survived their runs in the past when we didn't have devices with gps?
How did we all survive without smartphones? The idea is that it's a tool that does things better and records data that can help a runner improve. As Ben said, step counters are inaccurate, both in steps counted and particularly in distance covered. Runners rarely care about maps when wearing a GPS watch. What we really care about is more precise speed, elevation, and distance, as well as heart rate responses to each. Garmin's new watches tell me what my vertical oscillation is so that I can train to bounce up and down less. They tell me what my foot strike rate is and how long my foot is on the ground too.
What would really be cool is if I could have one device that does all of that AND has my iTunes music available to listen to through Bluetooth headphones. Of course, there are ways to get all of that now, but it means carrying something else which isn't what a decent runner wants to do. Put all of the tech into one item on my wrist that doesn't get in my way as I run and you have a winner!
How did we all survive without smartphones? The idea is that it's a tool that does things better and records data that can help a runner improve. As Ben said, step counters are inaccurate, both in steps counted and particularly in distance covered. Runners rarely care about maps when wearing a GPS watch. What we really care about is more precise speed, elevation, and distance, as well as heart rate responses to each. Garmin's new watches tell me what my vertical oscillation is so that I can train to bounce up and down less. They tell me what my foot strike rate is and how long my foot is on the ground too.
What would really be cool is if I could have one device that does all of that AND has my iTunes music available to listen to through Bluetooth headphones. Of course, there are ways to get all of that now, but it means carrying something else which isn't what a decent runner wants to do. Put all of the tech into one item on my wrist that doesn't get in my way as I run and you have a winner!
We survived just fine! that would be a perfect device. People have to give the ?Watch some time, it is pretty much in its infant state. There are battery and size issues that have to be work out. ?Watch will get more features as it matures. Maybe it will become the all in one many hope for, maybe!
How did we all survive without smartphones? The idea is that it's a tool that does things better and records data that can help a runner improve. As Ben said, step counters are inaccurate, both in steps counted and particularly in distance covered. Runners rarely care about maps when wearing a GPS watch. What we really care about is more precise speed, elevation, and distance, as well as heart rate responses to each. Garmin's new watches tell me what my vertical oscillation is so that I can train to bounce up and down less. They tell me what my foot strike rate is and how long my foot is on the ground too.
What would really be cool is if I could have one device that does all of that AND has my iTunes music available to listen to through Bluetooth headphones. Of course, there are ways to get all of that now, but it means carrying something else which isn't what a decent runner wants to do. Put all of the tech into one item on my wrist that doesn't get in my way as I run and you have a winner!
We survived just fine! that would be a perfect device. People have to give the ?Watch some time, it is pretty much in its infant state. There are battery and size issues that have to be work out. ?Watch will get more features as it matures. Maybe it will become the all in one many hope for, maybe!
Your optimism is misplaced; it won't.
Thought it best to let you down at this early stage, so you don't have a greater fall later.
How did we all survive without smartphones? The idea is that it's a tool that does things better and records data that can help a runner improve. As Ben said, step counters are inaccurate, both in steps counted and particularly in distance covered. Runners rarely care about maps when wearing a GPS watch. What we really care about is more precise speed, elevation, and distance, as well as heart rate responses to each. Garmin's new watches tell me what my vertical oscillation is so that I can train to bounce up and down less. They tell me what my foot strike rate is and how long my foot is on the ground too.
What would really be cool is if I could have one device that does all of that AND has my iTunes music available to listen to through Bluetooth headphones. Of course, there are ways to get all of that now, but it means carrying something else which isn't what a decent runner wants to do. Put all of the tech into one item on my wrist that doesn't get in my way as I run and you have a winner!
It has all that. Motion chip for recording distance, time, pulse, and local music. Being utilized for a jog without taking an iPhone is clearly part of its design.
Only isheep watches (which doubtless will sell by the metrosexual bucketload) need apply apparently. I converted to windows phone. One of few - sure - but it is an excellent device. As is this companion watch. If you need to get stuff done. If you want to play angry birds at the bustop watching bieber videos and twiddling your pony tails while chewing gum - then wait on for the iPhone and your iwatch.
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Really? I cant tell if you are serious. Not sure if this is the first watch Microsoft worked on, but this venture with Timex is from 1994:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Datalink
1994. 20 years ago. You can't possibly be serious to conclude that MS hasn't been spending R&D on wearbles and watches since the release of the Timex. Or that there is corporate espionage happening here.
How did we all survive without smartphones? The idea is that it's a tool that does things better and records data that can help a runner improve. As Ben said, step counters are inaccurate, both in steps counted and particularly in distance covered. Runners rarely care about maps when wearing a GPS watch. What we really care about is more precise speed, elevation, and distance, as well as heart rate responses to each. Garmin's new watches tell me what my vertical oscillation is so that I can train to bounce up and down less. They tell me what my foot strike rate is and how long my foot is on the ground too.
What would really be cool is if I could have one device that does all of that AND has my iTunes music available to listen to through Bluetooth headphones. Of course, there are ways to get all of that now, but it means carrying something else which isn't what a decent runner wants to do. Put all of the tech into one item on my wrist that doesn't get in my way as I run and you have a winner!
We survived just fine!
Your optimism is misplaced; it won't.
Thought it best to let you down at this early stage, so you don't have a greater fall later.
It has all that. Motion chip for recording distance, time, pulse, and local music. Being utilized for a jog without taking an iPhone is clearly part of its design.
Baaaaaa.
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