Who's getting one?

[Nickyro23]

It has been a crazy busy day with frustrations of that box sitting on my desk and not being able to play with it.
Very sorry for the fuzzy picture, but at least I can attest to the fact that it can be ordered and shipped.

Awesome! If you don't mind, when you get a chance, I'd love to hear your first impressions! Kicking myself for not ordering it when I had the chance...

 

[ronakchavan]

Guys does this watch have a HRM, it's mentioned in the specification that HRM exists but i cant see any HRM on the watch !!

 

[Nickyro23]

Guys does this watch have a HRM, it's mentioned in the specification that HRM exists but i cant see any HRM on the watch !!

I believe it's a biometric deal, sorta like what's on the iPhone... You fire up the app and put your finger on the watch and in like 15 seconds or however long it takes it'll give you a reading... At least that's my understanding.

 

[kinged]

Awesome! If you don't mind, when you get a chance, I'd love to hear your first impressions! Kicking myself for not ordering it when I had the chance...

This watch looks awesome. I have read the manual on the Asus site. I am already thinking of getting extra charging cradle and other 22 mm watch straps.
I am wondering about the fitness features. When you take steps, does it pick up the motion from your phone or the watch? If it is from phone, won't one get a lot of false counts simply by moving your arms around?
I hope the phone makes it to the store this Friday.

 

[Nickyro23]

This watch looks awesome. I have read the manual on the Asus site. I am already thinking of getting extra charging cradle and other 22 mm watch straps.
I am wondering about the fitness features. When you take steps, does it pick up the motion from your phone or the watch? If it is from phone, won't one get a lot of false counts simply by moving your arms around?
I hope the phone makes it to the store this Friday.

Very good question. I had the Moto 360 for a few weeks and I noticed it was off count with its pedometer, so I'm going to venture to guess if this utilizes a built in pedometer as well, and unless they've somehow improved upon that technology (which I'm sure of neither, at this point) then it'll probably be the same deal, unfortunately. But hopefully we do get it in stores Friday so we can test that out!

 

[kinged]

I am also wondering if the watch works ok with bluetooth hands-free system in the car without conflict.

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[Nickyro23]

I am also wondering if the watch works ok with bluetooth hands-free system in the car without conflict.

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I only have the Moto 360 to go by, which theoretically should be no different as far as Bluetooth is concerned imho, and that didn't conflict at all. Both stayed connected just fine.

 

[bonerp]

any reviews for this watch yet - as it was released on monday in the US? User reviews, not shop/magazine reviews...thanks

 

[palexr]

any reviews for this watch yet - as it was released on monday in the US? User reviews, not shop/magazine reviews...thanks

I second this. I'm especially interested in seeing photos of the watch on the wrist. All these smartwatches appear to be quite cluncky or large. The Zenwatch is definitely the most refined and daily "wearable" of the Wear designs, but I am wondering about the size of the thing...

 

[Nickyro23]

any reviews for this watch yet - as it was released on monday in the US? User reviews, not shop/magazine reviews...thanks

Not sure where you came up with Monday... it was "supposed" to be released Sunday, but that was botched badly. It's now Thursday and only a handful of lucky people were able to order them online before they sold out. It's still not in stores or widely available until supposedly tomorrow. Then I'm sure we'll see plenty of reviews, hopefully. Even still, we've already seen a bunch of pictures of the watch on a wrist. Doesn't look as big and bulky as the LG G watch R, so I'm personally happy with that.

 

[bludevilx]

Zenwatch Review: http://youtu.be/5B2USgwrzaY

Sent from my LG G3

 

[Faxman]

Awesome! If you don't mind, when you get a chance, I'd love to hear your first impressions! Kicking myself for not ordering it when I had the chance...

First impressions are good. Fit and finish are about what I expected. I haven't worn a watch in years so it feels strange, but I think that will pass. It is certainly bigger than a normal watch -maybe right at the edge of too big, but I'm sticking with it. I tried on a 360 and a couple of Samsungs at BB but like the size/look of this better.

Additionally, I have 51 year old eyes that are just on the edge of needing glasses for reading. I have a HTC One Max and will be getting a Nexus 6 in an effort to delay the inevitable, but this may take me over the edge.

I haven't played much with any android wear watches before so its still a bit of a learning curve to figure out what swipes do what. There appears to be a wear update coming soon that will address some of the things I've found frustration with like getting to a notification without dismissing all of the notifications above it and some magnification and color palette options.

Answers to other questions above:

• The heart rate monitor is done by touching the sides of the face with two fingers. Seems to take about 10 seconds. I haven't double checked accuracy.
• Steps seem to be tracked by the watch. I left my phone on the desk and walked away -including out of range- and the incremented.
• I didn't see any issues with connecting to my car bluetooth, but have found that the PLT Hub app crashes every time my Plantronics legend headset connects/disconnects.
• I've not been able to successfully use it for navigation yet. Although it tries to open -and simultaneously opens google nav on phone- it seems to lock up on the phone and never shows progress. After trying earlier this morning in the car. I couldn't get ANY GPS. Tried turning GPS off/on, but that didn't help. I ended up restarting the phone and GPS came back but I didn't try to use the watch.

Wishes:
-More control of the length of the vibrate notification.
-A configurable audible notification -just a simple beep if I'm not wearing it.

All-in-all, I'm happy with it.... And BB tells me they will be refunding the $29 overcharge.

 

[3000psi]

Picked mine up at Best Buy in Fairfax VA (ship to store). I asked if they had any others in stock but she did not know. They automatically credited the $31.80. Haven't had much time with it - had to get back to work...

SS

 

[Nickyro23]

First impressions are good. Fit and finish are about what I expected. I haven't worn a watch in years so it feels strange, but I think that will pass. It is certainly bigger than a normal watch -maybe right at the edge of too big, but I'm sticking with it. I tried on a 360 and a couple of Samsungs at BB but like the size/look of this better.

Additionally, I have 51 year old eyes that are just on the edge of needing glasses for reading. I have a HTC One Max and will be getting a Nexus 6 in an effort to delay the inevitable, but this may take me over the edge.

I haven't played much with any android wear watches before so its still a bit of a learning curve to figure out what swipes do what. There appears to be a wear update coming soon that will address some of the things I've found frustration with like getting to a notification without dismissing all of the notifications above it and some magnification and color palette options.

Answers to other questions above:

• The heart rate monitor is done by touching the sides of the face with two fingers. Seems to take about 10 seconds. I haven't double checked accuracy.
• Steps seem to be tracked by the watch. I left my phone on the desk and walked away -including out of range- and the incremented.
• I didn't see any issues with connecting to my car bluetooth, but have found that the PLT Hub app crashes every time my Plantronics legend headset connects/disconnects.
• I've not been able to successfully use it for navigation yet. Although it tries to open -and simultaneously opens google nav on phone- it seems to lock up on the phone and never shows progress. After trying earlier this morning in the car. I couldn't get ANY GPS. Tried turning GPS off/on, but that didn't help. I ended up restarting the phone and GPS came back but I didn't try to use the watch.

Wishes:
-More control of the length of the vibrate notification.
-A configurable audible notification -just a simple beep if I'm not wearing it.

All-in-all, I'm happy with it.... And BB tells me they will be refunding the $29 overcharge.

Thanks so much for the detailed first impressions!! One last question, just to clarify... physical size compared to the 360? Bigger, smaller, about the same? I know it's not that straight forward because one is square and one is round, but it'd still be helpful... although my Casio g shock it's bigger than all of these, so it probably wouldn't be a problem either way. Thanks again! Great response! Very helpful!

 

[Faxman]

Thanks so much for the detailed first impressions!! One last question, just to clarify... physical size compared to the 360? Bigger, smaller, about the same? I know it's not that straight forward because one is square and one is round, but it'd still be helpful... although my Casio g shock it's bigger than all of these, so it probably wouldn't be a problem either way. Thanks again! Great response! Very helpful!

I haven't seen them side-by-side, but my impression when trying on a 360 was that it was too tall and would hit/get caught on stuff frequently. This seems to fit much closer to the wrist.

 

[Nickyro23]

I haven't seen them side-by-side, but my impression when trying on a 360 was that it was too tall and would hit/get caught on stuff frequently. This seems to fit much closer to the wrist.

Pretty much exactly what I wanted to know.. Thanks!!

 

[Nickyro23]

I haven't seen them side-by-side, but my impression when trying on a 360 was that it was too tall and would hit/get caught on stuff frequently. This seems to fit much closer to the wrist.

One last question... I was at best buy tonight and they had one on display and I wanted to see how the clasp was... long story short, it wouldn't stay closed. Kept popping open... I'm thinking maybe it's just because of the security thing on it, but I can't be sure... do you foresee any issues with the clasp? It does seem kinda cheep like it wouldn't hold up over time. What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Silvaire]

Ordered one from Best Buy's website since nobody could tell me when the store would get 'em.

 

[Nickyro23]

Ordered one from Best Buy's website since nobody could tell me when the store would get 'em.

Just did the same... Plus I had $40 in best buy rewards certificates that I didn't realize I had, so I chose express shipping, added the rewards discount certificates, and I'll be getting it by Monday for a grand total of $187.23... Score! [emoji2]

 

[nick2k]

Zenwatch Review: http://youtu.be/5B2USgwrzaY

Sent from my LG G3

Omfg... That guy was so excruciatingly painful to listen to. I had to shut it off eight minutes in, so I'm not certain if he even got around to showing the features and capabilities of the watch (I highly doubt he did).

Here's to hoping a better reviewer gets ahold of the Zenwatch. And hopefully someone that doesn't cough all the time on camera.