This is the ugliest watch I have ever seen! I guess this is what happens when SamSung can't find someone (Apple) to copy from.
On the bright side, this will give ammunition to the later articles on how Samsung copied Apple's iWatch. This will be the part where they show "what Samsung smart watches looked like before the iWatch came out."
Followed by the shot of the Samsung watch that looks startlingly identical to whatever Apple comes out with next year.
On the bright side, this will give ammunition to the later articles on how Samsung copied Apple's iWatch. This will be the part where they show "what Samsung smart watches looked like before the iWatch came out."
Followed by the shot of the Samsung watch that looks startlingly identical to whatever Apple comes out with next year.
and then Samsung and their shills will say "this is the natural progression of technology".
Surely they can't be putting out something like that!? In 2013!? As some people are speculating, this has to be a decoy of some sort. Even Samsung can't be this laughably bad with their design.
They are so hard to use though. You have to look at it, check out where the arms are, then think about what time that means it is. Most of them don't even have numbers too, so then you're left counting the marks to see which number it represents.
A digital watch you can just glance at, and see the time.
You can also set it for the more sensible 24 hour time and not be bothered by all that, "Is it 12:00 AM or 12:00 PM?" nonsense.
I agree. I'm going to trade in my Rolex and ride the "wearable tech" wave.
As this is a prototype there are bound to be some changes from now until the final release, but if they're this far behind the Pebble (what's arguably the best smart watch available as of today), I don't see much hope for the final version.
So, Apple doesn't need to be afraid then. That thing looks hideous.
History repeats. MP3 players. Smartphones. Tablets. There is a pattern. Inferior products are in the market for some time before Apple releases its superior product. Then, everyone tries to copy.
This time, I hope Microsoft and Google can both start releasing their smart watches before the iWatch is released. It will be a lot of fun to watch.
History repeats. MP3 players. Smartphones. Tablets. There is a pattern. Inferior products are in the market for some time before Apple releases its superior product. Then, everyone tries to copy.
This time, I hope Microsoft and Google can both start releasing their smart watches before the iWatch is released. It will be a lot of fun to watch.
I agree and its gotten to a point that it's pathetic. I don't believe that only Apple employs people capable of coming up with good designs for CE.
So this is what you get from Samsung when they don't have an Apple design to copy. Brutal. I'm no fan of Samsung but I generally don't go out of my way to be negative about them either. I can acknowledge that the S3 and S4 are good Android phones if Android is your thing. But goodnight, that thing looks heinous, and I just can't imagine needing something like that. I think what Tim Cook said about the focus needing to be sensors is dead on.
And who the hell wants to do FaceTime/Skype on a smart watch, really?!? Just hold your arm up in that position for 30 seconds and tell me it's a good idea.
I didn't expect much from Samsung's smart watch, but even I'm surprised at how bad and off the mark it's looking like it could be. I guess I really shouldn't be surprised knowing how terrible their TV interfaces are, which they also have had to design without the aid of Apple's design for some time now. (Though that's not to say there's really any good TV interfaces right now from any manufacturer; the bar is very, very low...)
Look, I am the first to bash Samsung, but like with rumored iPhones, etc. I will give them the benefit of the doubt until they announce and show off a production ready model. And it is the first iteration. First gen is the kicking the tires. Same will likely hold true for Apple. Unless the square nano was their first gen, so to speak, I expect that the first gen iWatch will be different from the second/third gens, just like the iPhone and iPad.
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Originally Posted by NasserAE
This is the ugliest watch I have ever seen! I guess this is what happens when SamSung can't find someone (Apple) to copy from.
On the bright side, this will give ammunition to the later articles on how Samsung copied Apple's iWatch. This will be the part where they show "what Samsung smart watches looked like before the iWatch came out."
Followed by the shot of the Samsung watch that looks startlingly identical to whatever Apple comes out with next year.
C'mon really?
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Originally Posted by Gazoobee
On the bright side, this will give ammunition to the later articles on how Samsung copied Apple's iWatch. This will be the part where they show "what Samsung smart watches looked like before the iWatch came out."
Followed by the shot of the Samsung watch that looks startlingly identical to whatever Apple comes out with next year.
and then Samsung and their shills will say "this is the natural progression of technology".
Surely they can't be putting out something like that!? In 2013!? As some people are speculating, this has to be a decoy of some sort. Even Samsung can't be this laughably bad with their design.
I agree. I'm going to trade in my Rolex and ride the "wearable tech" wave.
This is such a dumb concept.
As this is a prototype there are bound to be some changes from now until the final release, but if they're this far behind the Pebble (what's arguably the best smart watch available as of today), I don't see much hope for the final version.
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Originally Posted by alex101
So, Apple doesn't need to be afraid then. That thing looks hideous.
History repeats. MP3 players. Smartphones. Tablets. There is a pattern. Inferior products are in the market for some time before Apple releases its superior product. Then, everyone tries to copy.
This time, I hope Microsoft and Google can both start releasing their smart watches before the iWatch is released. It will be a lot of fun to watch.
Originally Posted by jj.yuan
It will be a lot of fun to… watch.
Tee hee.
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Originally Posted by alex101
So, Apple doesn't need to be afraid then. That thing looks hideous.
Isn't this a prototype, though?
I agree and its gotten to a point that it's pathetic. I don't believe that only Apple employs people capable of coming up with good designs for CE.
Originally Posted by NotScott
I'd rather wear a porcupine on my wrist.
They are pretty adorable.
Wow, Samsung, wow...
So this is what you get from Samsung when they don't have an Apple design to copy. Brutal. I'm no fan of Samsung but I generally don't go out of my way to be negative about them either. I can acknowledge that the S3 and S4 are good Android phones if Android is your thing. But goodnight, that thing looks heinous, and I just can't imagine needing something like that. I think what Tim Cook said about the focus needing to be sensors is dead on.
And who the hell wants to do FaceTime/Skype on a smart watch, really?!? Just hold your arm up in that position for 30 seconds and tell me it's a good idea.
I didn't expect much from Samsung's smart watch, but even I'm surprised at how bad and off the mark it's looking like it could be. I guess I really shouldn't be surprised knowing how terrible their TV interfaces are, which they also have had to design without the aid of Apple's design for some time now. (Though that's not to say there's really any good TV interfaces right now from any manufacturer; the bar is very, very low...)