Smartwatches what is good?

[Ghen90]

I am interested in buying a new smart watch for audio control, notifications, fitness tracking etc. I noticed Linus had a few different ones throughout his time and I wanted to know which ones you guys like the best. I hate apple so do not say apple smart watch RiP.  Thanks in advance. I also have a few hundred budget.

[Droidbot]

It's called 'pulling out your phone instead and spending your money on PC shit'

 

[slightlyjaded]

Being smart, and not buying a smartwatch.

[Ghen90]

Just now, Ghen90 said:

Just now, slightlyjaded said:

Being smart, and not buying a smartwatch.

 

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

It's called 'pulling out your phone instead and spending your money on PC shit'

 

I really appreciate your ignorant assumptions about my needs. I will take that into consideration when making my decision 

[BakerJ86]

Fitbit has come out with some really great smart watches. Browse there page you'll find something great!

[Spork829]

Asus Zenwatch seemed like the best bet when I was looking at them a while ago, though I've heard good things about the Samsung ones as well.

[Ghen90]

Just now, BakerJ86 said:

Fitbit has come out with some really great smart watches. Browse there page you'll find something great!

Appreciate the reply. That is one of the brands I have heard of.

[rattacko123]

I would say get a pebble, but...

[Ghen90]

1 minute ago, Spork829 said:

Asus Zenwatch seemed like the best bet when I was looking at them a while ago, though I've heard good things about the Samsung ones as well.

If my memory serves me right Linus have one of the Zenwatch. I noticed he has a bigger round one that might be the LG one. I will def check it out. Thanks for the reply.

[slightlyjaded]

Just now, Ghen90 said:

 

MY assumption is based on the multitude of options available to consume your data that don't require you to shell out multiple hundreds of dollars on a gimmick that either is no longer supported (pebble) or requires you to recharge on an average of less than a full days use. God forbid you should need to travel somewhere without your Qi charger.

 

I find most of the smartwatches on the market a nice gimmick but useless in practice unless you're receiving them for free.

[Ghen90]

1 minute ago, rattacko123 said:

I would say get a pebble, but...

I know! I was just ready to get my pebble when I heard the news. That is why I am looking for a pebble replacement. I was so sad.

[Droidbot]

For reference, I owned a Sony Smartwatch 2 for about 3 months. I wore it on and off and eventually went back to my old watch then stopped wearing watches altogether.

It's quite annoying when your friends open stuff up on it, you can't read the display at night, and it's just generally annoying.  

 

[Ghen90]

Just now, slightlyjaded said:

MY assumption is based on the multitude of options available to consume your data that don't require you to shell out multiple hundreds of dollars on a gimmick that either is no longer supported (pebble) or requires you to recharge on an average of less than a full days use. God forbid you should need to travel somewhere without your Qi charger.

 

I find most of the smartwatches on the market a nice gimmick but useless in practice unless you're receiving them for free.

Thanks again for yet again assuming why I need a smart watch. Please avoid from making rash assumptions on others behalf. I do appreciate the commentary though.

[slightlyjaded]

Just now, Ghen90 said:

I know! I was just ready to get my pebble when I heard the news. That is why I am looking for a pebble replacement. I was so sad.

Just for reference. The buyer of pebble was fitbit. If you want to wait 3-6 months for pebble's tech to make it into fitbit products...

[Ghen90]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

For reference, I owned a Sony Smartwatch 2 for about 3 months. I wore it on and off and eventually went back to my old watch then stopped wearing watches altogether.

It's quite annoying when your friends open stuff up on it, you can't read the display at night, and it's just generally annoying.  

 

Ya I can understand that. Up until recently I could never wear anything on my wrist.

[Ghen90]

1 minute ago, slightlyjaded said:

Just for reference. The buyer of pebble was fitbit. If you want to wait 3-6 months for pebble's tech to make it into fitbit products...

I am aware of this. Thank you for the comment. I was maybe interested it the newish update to the google wear and as the update will roll out to older watches I thought to pick up one of the variety of those options. 

[Lays]

I got a pebble from a friend recently for $50, worth imo

[Ghen90]

1 minute ago, Lays said:

I got a pebble from a friend recently for $50, worth imo

Nice.

[Lays]

Just now, Ghen90 said:

Nice.

I thought smartwatches were pretty dumb til i tried it, it saves me a lot of otherwise wasted time checking notifications at work.

[Ghen90]

I agree completely. I get status updates and notifications nonstop. Would really help.  

[Droidbot]

I get loads of notifications, I just sort them out myself on my phone during a lunch break or when I go to the bathroom

 

[Ghen90]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

I get loads of notifications, I just sort them out myself on my phone during a lunch break or when I go to the bathroom

 

Its really a need to answer or take action that second type of work notification.

[kirashi]

1 hour ago, Ghen90 said:

I am interested in buying a new smart watch for audio control, notifications, fitness tracking etc. I noticed Linus had a few different ones throughout his time and I wanted to know which ones you guys like the best. I hate apple so do not say apple smart watch RiP.  Thanks in advance. I also have a few hundred budget.

My honest opinion right now is to NOT buy ANY smartwatch until someone develops one that has an acceptable battery. Now, this is subjective, so if you're OK with a smartwatch you have to charge everday, I'd either go with one of FitBit's or Garmin's GPS watches. They're the ONLY contenders with real software support dedicated to fitness tracking and notifications.

 

Every other smartwatch on the market is focused on being an extension of your phone, which is fine too, if that's what you're after. It's just that we're not at a point of weeklong battery life in smartwatches, and therefor they're really annoying compared to just using a regular watch and checking your phone separately. But again, this is just my opinion. Either wait for better smartwatches, or go with a smartwatch from FitBit or Garmin at this point.