That may give the platform a slight edge over Apple Pay, which requires that retailers be specifically compatible.
I'm not sure this is correct. I don't have any trouble getting my Apple Watch working with any NFC terminal. Did you mean that the issuing bank has to support Apple Pay?
You haven't tried to use Apple Pay at a CVS have you? Many major retailers do not accept Apple Pay, where they do take other contactless payment methods.
I still think that Google should have bought Jawbone. Now I believe that they should buy FitBit when FitBit goes out of business 2 years from now. Smartwatches are another avenue in the AI assistant wars between Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa and Cortana, and it is also one that Alexa and Cortana cannot compete in because neither sells phones. If Google is smart, they would do this. But then again, since they locked themselves out of China, gave up on the tablet market to focus on Chrome OS, and gave up on the set top box market to focus on Chromecast, have utterly failed to become a competitor in enterprise cloud despite having a huge lead on Microsoft, have utterly failed to make Google Docs a viable education/enterprise product despite - again - a huge lead on Microsoft etc. we know that other than getting lucky with Android and YouTube, Google isn't very smart. Oh yeah, and almost forgot ... their failed purchase of Motorola. And their hiring the CEO of failed Motorola to run their hardware division rather than hiring an executive from a successful hardware company like Apple, Samsung or even Huawei. Ah well ...
I like the design. I like the battery life. I like the incredible water resistance. I like the blood oxygen sensor.
It makes the Apple Watch look dated. Apple have some work to do.
Uh, how does this make the Apple Watch look dated? Apple Watch design is better as it’s an attractive timepiece for all occassioms.... not just some very obvious fitness watch that looks like a modern Timex. Battery life? I can get 3-4 days out of mine depending on how it’s used. Close enough considering how much more capable an Apple Watch is... not to mention I just drop it on the charger when I go to bed every day anyway. Water resistance? Check, got that a year ago with the series 2. Blood oxygen sensor is nice, but barely useful. There is a good possibility that will also be coming to the series 3 in Sept.
Beyond that you’ve failed to consider the monumental advantage the Apple Watch OS has over Fitbit in terms of overall function/capability... Not to mention not needing to pay a monthly/annual fee for the fitness tracking/app. In fact, WatchOS 4 coming in the next 2-3 weeks has really upped its game big time with the fitness app/tracking. I’ve been running it for a while, and it’s quite an impressive update.
That may give the platform a slight edge over Apple Pay, which requires that retailers be specifically compatible.
I'm not sure this is correct. I don't have any trouble getting my Apple Watch working with any NFC terminal. Did you mean that the issuing bank has to support Apple Pay?
You haven't tried to use Apple Pay at a CVS have you? Many major retailers do not accept Apple Pay, where they do take other contactless payment methods.
CVS is the only one I'm aware of that has specifically blocked AP on their NFC terminal. I believe they were part of the CurrenC train wreck and are too incompetent to remedy the situation. What are the others you mention?
The blood oxygen sensor and especially that 4 day battery life, despite the use of a bright 1000-nit screen (how did they manage that?) is impressive! If Fitbit can incorporate a blood oxygen sensor in their smartwatch, I think there might be a strong possibility that Apple will do the same with its upcoming series 3.
That may give the platform a slight edge over Apple Pay, which requires that retailers be specifically compatible.
I'm not sure this is correct. I don't have any trouble getting my Apple Watch working with any NFC terminal. Did you mean that the issuing bank has to support Apple Pay?
You haven't tried to use Apple Pay at a CVS have you? Many major retailers do not accept Apple Pay, where they do take other contactless payment methods.
CVS is the only one I'm aware of that has specifically blocked AP on their NFC terminal. I believe they were part of the CurrenC train wreck and are too incompetent to remedy the situation. What are the others you mention?
Home Depot did too. I used AP at Home Depot for a while and then they found out it work there and Home Depot block it completely on purpose
That may give the platform a slight edge over Apple Pay, which requires that retailers be specifically compatible.
I'm not sure this is correct. I don't have any trouble getting my Apple Watch working with any NFC terminal. Did you mean that the issuing bank has to support Apple Pay?
You haven't tried to use Apple Pay at a CVS have you? Many major retailers do not accept Apple Pay, where they do take other contactless payment methods.
When Apple Pay debuted in Canada, it worked out of the gate on almost all of the NFC contactless terminals without any configuration changes. Most merchants (well, the employees) I tried it out on were not aware of AP. I am sure there is a configuration for the tokenization method to work, but not aware of anything specific to Apple's implementation.
The blood oxygen sensor and especially that 4 day battery life, despite the use of a bright 1000-nit screen (how did they manage that?) is impressive! If Fitbit can incorporate a blood oxygen sensor in their smartwatch, I think there might be a strong possibility that Apple will do the same with its upcoming series 3.
Lower rez screen, lower power processor and a BIGGER WATCH is how you'd do that.
The current 42mm Apple watch can already last 2-3 days if you use it in the way this one would be used.
That may give the platform a slight edge over Apple Pay, which requires that retailers be specifically compatible.
I'm not sure this is correct. I don't have any trouble getting my Apple Watch working with any NFC terminal. Did you mean that the issuing bank has to support Apple Pay?
You haven't tried to use Apple Pay at a CVS have you? Many major retailers do not accept Apple Pay, where they do take other contactless payment methods.
As others have pointed out, this might be a CVS thing. In the U.K., ApplePay works wherever you see the contactless symbol. Apple is doing nothing special here.
It'll probably fall to bits in less than 12 months like every other Fitbit. I got burnt by charge and surge.
Agreed. Durability would be my biggest concern if I owned it. The two Charge HRs we had didn't last long -- just over a year before they fell apart. I also wouldn't buy anything from a company that bought then killed Pebble and left owners high and dry.
PEBBLE KILLER!!! PEBBLE KILLER!!! You killed Pebble as a company to give us this? No 7 day battery life? No E-Ink display? No Button only model for people who work in situations where the watchface will always be touched? No interchangeable bands? and i'm assuming no free developer kits to make your own watch faces to make the most diverse watch face collection in the world? Fitbit ruined the innovation and uniqueness of Pebble with their buy out... Pebble was fan-stinking-tastic...
There are interchangeable bands, they just have to be from Fitbit (or designed for the Ionic, at least).
So... Basically no interchangeable bands that anyone would want... Pebble was a standard watch band link so you could put one of the 8 billion watch bands available worldwide for any normal watch ever made. anything from a dollar store watch band to a million dollar solid gold band. Consumers had the largest amount of choice with Pebble.
I like the design. I like the battery life. I like the incredible water resistance. I like the blood oxygen sensor.
It makes the Apple Watch look dated. Apple have some work to do.
In the end, it seems like the Ionic is not that good, apart from being extremely ugly! that huge bottom bezel!
Here they show more than 20 reviews of the Ionic smartwatch and it seems nobody liked the watch....well to be honest most people liked the battery life!
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Beyond that you’ve failed to consider the monumental advantage the Apple Watch OS has over Fitbit in terms of overall function/capability... Not to mention not needing to pay a monthly/annual fee for the fitness tracking/app. In fact, WatchOS 4 coming in the next 2-3 weeks has really upped its game big time with the fitness app/tracking. I’ve been running it for a while, and it’s quite an impressive update.
CVS is the only one I'm aware of that has specifically blocked AP on their NFC terminal. I believe they were part of the CurrenC train wreck and are too incompetent to remedy the situation. What are the others you mention?
The current 42mm Apple watch can already last 2-3 days if you use it in the way this one would be used.
Damn.
I saw this pic and I'm like…
I mean … damn.
Apple Watch: $269
FitBit: $299
Let me think about that....
... Ok, a half a second was enough....
Here they show more than 20 reviews of the Ionic smartwatch and it seems nobody liked the watch....well to be honest most people liked the battery life!