Android Wear Watches hit the Google Play Store...Ireland too!

nedd · 30-09-2014 8:31pm

talla wrote: »

I havent noticed any lag but I've nothing to compare it to.
The only issues I've had is just down to the android wear software itself and some inconstancies in how some apps behave
e.g. some notifications have additional actions - whats app you can view messages on the moto 360 but Viber you can't - just an option to open on your phone.
MMS pictures are displayed on the moto 360, whats app doesn't display images etc.
Controlling Spotify / PocketCasts works flawlessly.
I have had some issues with google now, if it doesn't recognise a term it appears to hang google now and it eventually comes up that the watch is offline - the strange this is if i try the search on my phone immediately afterwards, google now is also offline.
Everything seems to reset itself a couple of seconds later.

I have actually noticed google now is behaving like that on my phone and I don't have a smart watch. If it doesn't understand something you say it hangs for about 20-30 seconds. So maybe it's a recent update to google now as opposed to the smart watch.

Sonics2k · 01-10-2014 10:13am

Ah well, he wasn't able to pick it up for me. I'll keep an eye out for when it goes on sale here instead.

Bugger!

markad1 · 01-10-2014 10:37am

Sonics2k wrote: »

Ah well, he wasn't able to pick it up for me. I'll keep an eye out for when it goes on sale here instead.

Bugger!

He will be getting all the smelly jobs now

Sonics2k · 02-10-2014 10:22am

Rumours abound that the UK will see the Moto 360 released today

smackyB · 02-10-2014 10:34am

Yup, looks like UK O2 stores might be the only place that has them today. Amazon have it listed but only available via a 3rd party seller and it doesn't dispatch until Nov 1st

Sonics2k · 02-10-2014 10:38am

smackyB wrote: »

Yup, looks like UK O2 stores might be the only place that has them today. Amazon have it listed but only available via a 3rd party seller and it doesn't dispatch until Nov 1st

I have a sneaking suspicion a lot of the dates are placeholder dates. My only real annoyance with this whole thing is just how bloody quiet Motorola is being about this.

smackyB · 02-10-2014 10:45am

Just tried ringing O2 store in Belfast to see if they had any stock but nothing doing, they had no idea when it would be arriving.

Sonics2k · 02-10-2014 11:15am

People in the UK that O2 now have them in stock and they have collected their pre-orders.

Sonics2k · 02-10-2014 3:41pm

O2 UK selling Black Moto 360

Officially on sale in the UK now, so far in Black only. My fiancée is from the UK, so I may ask if her father or brother can pick one up for me.

Selling for £199.99, which converts to about €255. Not sure if it can be Parcel Motel'd or similar.

To the best of my knowledge, networks here will not be selling it in the future.

advertsfox · 02-10-2014 4:02pm

Sonics2k wrote: »

Not sure if it can be Parcel Motel'd or similar.

You can, it's a UK address so will work fine.

philthrill69 · 02-10-2014 4:04pm

Very interesting and informative review here for anyone ready to pull the trigger.
I think I'm gonna hold off for the Gear S.
http://www.androidpit.com/motorola-moto-360-review
Sorry about that.

TitianGerm · 02-10-2014 4:21pm

philthrill69 wrote: »

Very interesting and informative review here for anyone ready to pull the trigger.
I think I'm gonna hold off for the Gear S.

Link ?

IrishStuff09 · 02-10-2014 7:31pm

Moto 360 now being sold in the UK by O2. £199.99 so it's pretty much "confirmed" that it will be €249.

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/tablets/moto/360-black/

EDIT: I did not scroll up! :rolleyes:

Sonics2k · 02-10-2014 7:57pm

advertsfox wrote: »

You can, it's a UK address so will work fine.

Loads of people saying that's now working for them.

philthrill69 · 02-10-2014 9:09pm

Here's the link I referred to, apologies. http://www.androidpit.com/motorola-moto-360-review

Sonics2k · 02-10-2014 9:36pm

philthrill69 wrote: »

Here's the link I referred to, apologies. http://www.androidpit.com/motorola-moto-360-review

Do keep in mind the battery issue seems to be sorted forth 360 with the latest software update.

heebusjeebus · 03-10-2014 9:46am

I think I'll be asking for this from Santa Claus.
I've already got a pebble which I love, but will keep it as I don't want to go running with the 360. It's too nice to drown it in my sweat

Atomic Pineapple · 03-10-2014 10:44am

Have been using an LG G Watch for the past few days and have to say I am pretty impressed with it. Stops me from constantly checking my phone while I'm at my desk all day, is great for controlling music and I can see many good use cases for it developing, pretty good for a first gen device and software.

Battery hasn't gone below 60% after a days use either (8:00am - 11:00pm)

smackyB · 03-10-2014 6:04pm

Now available via John Lewis who offer much better delivery options compared to o2. Think I'm gonna hold out for the silver option though!

Sonics2k · 03-10-2014 7:50pm

Jesus lads, it's actually killing me. Literally killing me. No exaggeration.

:pac:

No but seriously, I can order and get the Black one by the middle of next week, or hold off until the Silver is available.

IrishStuff09 · 04-10-2014 3:34pm

Dammit Google, release it already! Still undecided between Black and Silver too, and will probably just get on Google Play whenever it does release.

For now though, I don't mind as I've not gotten all the money together yet

TitianGerm · 04-10-2014 3:46pm

Has anybody seen any launch info for the Asus Zenwatch ?

waynegalway · 04-10-2014 6:54pm

Any consensus on when these will drop in price? €150 is the most I'd want to pay for such an impulse buy! Really like what I've seen online about Wear, but just can't justify the price atm.

Mayo Yid · 04-10-2014 7:05pm

waynegalway wrote: »

Any consensus on when these will drop in price? €150 is the most I'd want to pay for such an impulse buy! Really like what I've seen online about Wear, but just can't justify the price atm.

Drop???
The Moto 360 is only just available. You'll most likely have to wait till the next gen get released next year before price drops

waynegalway · 04-10-2014 7:07pm

Mayo Yid wrote: »

Drop???
The Moto 360 is only just available. You'll most likely have to wait till the next gen get released next year before price drops

I know the 360 is just out, but I'm thinking of the g watch. Surely that's due some sort of drop soon? When the round version comes out, maybe?

Mayo Yid · 04-10-2014 7:24pm

waynegalway wrote: »

I know the 360 is just out, but I'm thinking of the g watch. Surely that's due some sort of drop soon? When the round version comes out, maybe?

Which is 3 months old

Sonics2k · 04-10-2014 7:40pm

I imagine LG and Samsung will lower theirs not long after Christmas. LG have already confirmed the launch of a new device as a follow up, and Samsung undoubtedly have about 50 variations to release this year.

heebusjeebus · 08-10-2014 9:49am

LG's G Watch R looks amazing. It must have hidden the screen drivers under the bezel so looks a lot nicer than the Moto 360.

lg-watch.0.jpg

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/8/6944273/lgs-g-watch-r-is-the-most-expensive-android-wear-watch-yet

listermint · 08-10-2014 1:47pm

heebusjeebus wrote: »

LG's G Watch R looks amazing. It must have hidden the screen drivers under the bezel so looks a lot nicer than the Moto 360.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/8/6944273/lgs-g-watch-r-is-the-most-expensive-android-wear-watch-yet

Its out there with the ugliest of smart watches, it looks like a cheap watch from the argos watch basket.

But beauty is subjective.

By the way that high bezel exists in production model. Good luck with that not annoying you as you swipe the screen.

Atomic Pineapple · 08-10-2014 3:30pm

The LG Watch R looks awful in real life, the render makes it look much better than it actually is. Real shame.

I have the LG G watch and get 3 days out of the battery. For example I took it off charge this morning at 8am and its still got 93% left. Really impressed with the battery life, if they can get it up to a week while improving the software and screens then I think we're in for some really great second/third gen devices.

heebusjeebus · 08-10-2014 3:51pm

I've just looked at a few videos of it and I still love the look of it.
Think it would be a bit more robust that the 360 with the protruding bezel.

Will wait and see what the CPU specs are & what battery life is like before I decide what I want to put my money on.

Mantis Toboggan · 08-10-2014 8:21pm

Think the zen watch looks very nice lads. Not released until next month but I reckon it could be the best of the lot.

TitianGerm · 08-10-2014 10:08pm

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Think the zen watch looks very nice lads. Not released until next month but I reckon it could be the best of the lot.

I want that and putting s few Bob away every week towards it. I cant wait.

waynegalway · 09-10-2014 11:35am

listermint wrote: »

Its out there with the ugliest of smart watches, it looks like a cheap watch from the argos watch basket.

But beauty is subjective.

By the way that high bezel exists in production model. Good luck with that not annoying you as you swipe the screen.

I with you on this. I actually think the bezel looks good with the watchface shown in the picture, as it suits that pilot/military look. But I think with other watchfaces the bezel could look gammy.

waynegalway · 11-10-2014 11:09pm

G watch has dropped to $149 in the states. Still €199 in play store. Bound to drop soon. What's a fair price for one on adverts atm? The 170-180 being sought seems high.

Atomic Pineapple · 11-10-2014 11:35pm

waynegalway wrote: »

G watch has dropped to $149 in the states. Still €199 in play store. Bound to drop soon. What's a fair price for one on adverts atm? The 170-180 being sought seems high.

I got mine brand new for 180 euro on Amazon

mcgovern · 13-10-2014 9:21am

It's €170 delivered at ie.mobilefun.com, anyone ever dealt with them before?

philthrill69 · 13-10-2014 9:42am

mcgovern wrote: »

It's €170 delivered at ie.mobilefun.com, anyone ever dealt with them before?

Only €156 on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00LB2ZQ3C?cache=8f75ca7016475b3889875e7fa8962240&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1413189624&sr=8-16#ref=mp_s_a_1_16

Sonics2k · 13-10-2014 9:45am

mcgovern wrote: »

It's €170 delivered at ie.mobilefun.com, anyone ever dealt with them before?

Not personally, but at that price I'd be really cautious about buying it.

waynegalway · 13-10-2014 3:11pm

philthrill69 wrote: »

Only €156 on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00LB2ZQ3C?cache=8f75ca7016475b3889875e7fa8962240&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1413189624&sr=8-16#ref=mp_s_a_1_16

More like £156 including postage, which puts it up to about €200.

baldshin · 13-10-2014 3:38pm

waynegalway wrote: »

More like £156 including postage, which puts it up to about €200.

£123.89 with free postage??

philthrill69 · 13-10-2014 3:52pm

waynegalway wrote: »

More like £156 including postage, which puts it up to about €200.

Please open the link the next time before you jump to conclusions.
If it was sterling I would have put this £ magical symbol and not this € one.

waynegalway · 13-10-2014 3:53pm

baldshin wrote: »

£123.89 with free postage??

My bad, sorry. I had something else in the basket when I was at the check out, so the total I saw wasn't right. Still came to about €170 including postage at check out, and that's about the price the ones on adverts are going for....... bottom line for me, when the prices on adverts get sensible I'll buy there. I think 150 is about right for a used one on adverts, but they're not there yet.

waynegalway · 13-10-2014 4:02pm

philthrill69 wrote: »

Please open the link the next time before you jump to conclusions.
If it was sterling I would have put this £ magical symbol and not this € one.

As I said, my bad. I didn't jump to conclusions, I did open the link, but the amount of money in my check out coincidentally happened to be £156 including postage. There was another item in the basket that I didn't spot. Apologies, but I didn't jump to conclusions. No need to be sarky with the symbols! If my initial reply came across as sarky and that's why yours is sarky, again, apologies, I wasn't trying to be sarky. Just a bit thick that I didn't spot the other item bumping up the final price.

philthrill69 · 13-10-2014 4:04pm

waynegalway wrote: »

As I said, my bad. I didn't jump to conclusions, I did open the link, but the amount of money in my check out coincidentally happened to be £156 including postage. There was another item in the basket that I didn't spot. Apologies, but I didn't jump to conclusions. No need to be sarky with the symbols! If my initial reply came across as sarky and that's why yours is sarky, again, apologies, I wasn't trying to be sarky. Just a bit thick that I didn't spot the other item bumping up the final price.

You don't have to pay €14+ for postage, just use parcel motel for €3.90.

waynegalway · 13-10-2014 4:09pm

philthrill69 wrote: »

You don't have to pay €14+ for postage, just use parcel motel for €3.90.

Good tip, thanks

baldshin · 14-10-2014 4:41am

I'm still weighing up all the different models. I think I'll end up with a Moto 360 though, provided it's priced reasonably enough here in Oz. Managed to get my 32gb Nexus 5 here direct from Google for circa €300!

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 14-10-2014 9:18am

Any release date rumoured for the 360 in Ireland yet ?

Apologies if this was posted already !

bigslick · 16-10-2014 9:52am

Picked up a black 360 in Vegas this week. Have only used in Vegas (without data) but seems very impressive so far. Will be a daily driver once back in Ireland this weekend.

If peeps have any particular questions around it lemme know.

Lucas Hood · 16-10-2014 9:57am

bigslick wrote: »

Picked up a black 360 in Vegas this week. Have only used in Vegas (without data) but seems very impressive so far. Will be a daily driver once back in Ireland this weekend.

If peeps have any particular questions around it lemme know.

How much? Heading to Vegas next week and might pick one up.

Android Wear Watches hit the Google Play Store...Ireland too!

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