Maybe this Android ar thing isn’t going to be so bad after all. At least, that’s what I thought when I got a real life glimpse of both Motorola Samsung’s Android ar devices. They’re svelte. They’re stock. And maybe ‘s influence is what will help drive the wearables market forward after all.
A side view of the Moto 360. It looks good feels like a regular watch, despite its larger-than-usual size.
I saw Motorola’s Moto 360 in black. It’s got a large round screen, with a 1.8-inch display that extends all the way to the edges. It’s not overpowering, either; a Motorola spokeswoman said she preferred its lightweight feel to that of her similarly-sized Kors fashion watch. And paired next to a sparkly bracelet, the Moto 360 actually looked great on her wrist. I feel like many of the wrist wearable devices thus far have had a rather masculine appeal to them, so it was nice to see something that, although black, was stylish enough to pair with a sparkly bracelet. Aesthetics is what will help sell Android ar devices to the style conscious.
Keep tabs on your steps with Android ar on the Samsung Gear ve.
The Gear ve, on the other h, appeared to be no more than a slimmed-down reprise of Samsung’s Tizen-powered Gear smart watches. It was remarkably light, however. I tried one on for a second it felt just as weightless as my FitBit. The watch’s square display seems smaller than the existing Gear devices, too, but I didn’t have one on h to compare. so, while the Moto 360 utilizes a buckle, the Gear ve has a pop-in clasp like those other Samsung smartwatches.
The Gear ve looks similiar to its Tizen-powered counterparts.
ether you like the square-faced display or the round-faced one will depend entirely on your own personal style, but the software is impeccable. It’s gesture-based, for the most part, but its interface looks acts just like a shrunken down, sequestered version of Now. The watches were only on “retail mode” for the day, so I couldn’t really test them out, but the initial interface screens resemble a version of Android refined for your wrist. Samsung didn’t paste over any of its Touchz overlay on the Gear ve, either—it’s essentially a stock version of Android ar on a Samsung product. Imagine that!
The Samsung Gear ve will be on sale ly 7, while the Motorola Moto 360 will debut later this summer.
