September 11, 2014 at 16:11Wearable Electronics at IFA 2014
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I already wrote about some of the gadgets presented at IFA 2014, you wrote about many. In this post, I collected some of the most interesting devices from the wearable electronics category, including models from Asus, Samsung, and other manufacturers. It is these products that will become the founders of trends in the market this year, as well as, for sure, Watch from Apple.
Continuation of the line of smart watches from Sony. The gadget received a waterproof case, interchangeable straps and the Android Wear operating system. A big step forward from the previous model. Design and specifications allow you to put SmartWatch 3 on a par with other watches on Android Wear from manufacturers such as LG and Samsung. especially since their interfaces are identical.
Watches will be on sale by the end of the year and will cost around three hundred dollars.
This gadget differs from its predecessor by the presence of a display on electronic ink. So you can see the data on your activity directly on the device, without getting a smartphone twenty times during training. Again, waterproof design: you can not remove this bracelet from the hand in the shower.
The main function of the gadget is activity tracking. And thanks to the built-in altimeter, he will also show the height.
Another nice feature is the built-in microphone and speaker. Because Talk, because you can talk on this bracelet. But does anyone need this?
They will cost about 210 dollars.
Stylish watches from Asus also work on Android Wear. Their 1.62-inch display with a resolution of 320x320 is protected by curved Gorilla Glass. This is Asus' first experience in this area, so we can only observe the results.
The price will be at the level of 260 dollars.
The new watch from LG is equipped with a round 1.3-inch plastic display with a resolution of 320x320 pixels. They are built on the basis of the Snapdragon 400 1.2 GHz processor. The battery capacity is 410 mAh. Watches look stylish, add positive and replaceable bracelets.
It also uses Android Wear.
Gear S are distinguished by the presence of a 3G communication module. So for this watch you will also need a SIM card. This, it is worth noting, is already the sixth watch from Samsung, released over the past year.
This watch with a two-inch curved Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 360x480 can be used almost like a phone. You can make and receive calls, check messages, check your location using GPS. But to install applications, you simply must have a smartphone from Samsung on Android 4.3 or later.
The operating system of the gadget is Tizen.
Before LG introduced its watch with a round display, the Moto 360 was already on sale. They did not debut at IFA 2014, but, nevertheless, were presented there and therefore must get into this review.
The Moto 360 is the first round-screen smartwatch to buy. They work on the Android Wear operating system. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 3. The
watch is built on an OMAP 3 processor from Texas Instruments, has 4 GB of internal memory and 512 MB of RAM. The battery capacity is 320 mAh, which, according to the manufacturer, will allow you to charge the watch no more than once a day.
Cost - from $ 250 depending on the strap.
I already wrote about some of the gadgets presented at IFA 2014, you wrote about many. In this post, I collected some of the most interesting devices from the wearable electronics category, including models from Asus, Samsung, and other manufacturers. It is these products that will become the founders of trends in the market this year, as well as, for sure, Watch from Apple.
Sony Smartwatch 3
Continuation of the line of smart watches from Sony. The gadget received a waterproof case, interchangeable straps and the Android Wear operating system. A big step forward from the previous model. Design and specifications allow you to put SmartWatch 3 on a par with other watches on Android Wear from manufacturers such as LG and Samsung. especially since their interfaces are identical.
Watches will be on sale by the end of the year and will cost around three hundred dollars.
Sony Smartband Talk
This gadget differs from its predecessor by the presence of a display on electronic ink. So you can see the data on your activity directly on the device, without getting a smartphone twenty times during training. Again, waterproof design: you can not remove this bracelet from the hand in the shower.
The main function of the gadget is activity tracking. And thanks to the built-in altimeter, he will also show the height.
Another nice feature is the built-in microphone and speaker. Because Talk, because you can talk on this bracelet. But does anyone need this?
They will cost about 210 dollars.
Asus zenwatch
Stylish watches from Asus also work on Android Wear. Their 1.62-inch display with a resolution of 320x320 is protected by curved Gorilla Glass. This is Asus' first experience in this area, so we can only observe the results.
The price will be at the level of 260 dollars.
LG G Watch R
The new watch from LG is equipped with a round 1.3-inch plastic display with a resolution of 320x320 pixels. They are built on the basis of the Snapdragon 400 1.2 GHz processor. The battery capacity is 410 mAh. Watches look stylish, add positive and replaceable bracelets.
It also uses Android Wear.
Samsung Gear S
Gear S are distinguished by the presence of a 3G communication module. So for this watch you will also need a SIM card. This, it is worth noting, is already the sixth watch from Samsung, released over the past year.
This watch with a two-inch curved Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 360x480 can be used almost like a phone. You can make and receive calls, check messages, check your location using GPS. But to install applications, you simply must have a smartphone from Samsung on Android 4.3 or later.
The operating system of the gadget is Tizen.
Moto 360
Before LG introduced its watch with a round display, the Moto 360 was already on sale. They did not debut at IFA 2014, but, nevertheless, were presented there and therefore must get into this review.
The Moto 360 is the first round-screen smartwatch to buy. They work on the Android Wear operating system. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 3. The
watch is built on an OMAP 3 processor from Texas Instruments, has 4 GB of internal memory and 512 MB of RAM. The battery capacity is 320 mAh, which, according to the manufacturer, will allow you to charge the watch no more than once a day.
Cost - from $ 250 depending on the strap.