As we all know, Apple’s new wearable device the “Apple
Watch” as they call it was unveiled to the world earlier this week as a
rounded square timepiece. While Motorola & LG have opted for a circular
smartwatch with the Moto 360 & the LG Gwatch R respectively. Apple’s Watch
will be available early next year in two square editions and a variety of
finishes. Square might be the only option in Apple’s smartwatch portfolio right
now, but what if the Apple smartwatch was circular?
Designer Alcion has tried to
find out exactly what people were really expecting from Apple. In a series of
concept images, Alcion offers a glimpse at what Apple’s smartwatch would look
like with a circular display. Perhaps not surprisingly, there are a number of
UI elements that match a round display perfectly, including the home interface
and activity monitor. Apple’s Watch might be a little chunky square with
bulging sides right now, but this thin concept shows the potential for future
generations. We don’t expect smartwatch components to get squeezed into a thin
and elegant frame anytime soon but the same was expected from Apple.
Detailed specifications of the Moto
360 smartwatch finally revealed.
Technical Specs:-
Available models
1. Light stainless steel case + gray
Horween® leather band
2. Dark stainless steel case + black Horween® leather band
3. Light stainless steel case + stone Horween® leather band
Samsung´s galaxy gear series has already been manhandled for a while now and now its time to do the same with the latest device running google´s operating system Android Wear, the Motorola Moto 360. Android Wear is the OS launched by Google to with wearable devices like the Motorola Moto 360, the LG G watch and Samsung´s Gear Live. This the first smartwatch to have a circular design which in itself is drool worthy. I may sound a bit rude here but Samsung´s Gear smart watches look ugly when you compare them with this beautiful smartwatch. The first round round-faced Android Wear is just great looking. The Moto 360 looks just like a regular watch.
Image Credit: Google Images
It is a bit on the thick side but is lightweight and comfortable to wear. It will be available in a soft genuine leather straps and also in metal bands. The Moto 360 strikes a stunning pose on your wrist and, particularly in stainless steel garb. The fit and finish of the device is top notch.
The
chamfered edges of both the glass covering the screen and that metal housing
give it a luxurious look and feel, and the thick, split leather strap is
premium, too. A bit of design
flair has the added benefit of showing off the circular display to the fullest
-- looking closely reveals that pixels are packed from edge to edge, no cutting
corners or bezels.
The Moto 360 has almost the same UI as we usually see in Google Now. Swiping around the UI (up/down to change cards, right/left to dive deeper into them) is super fast and smooth.
Image Credit: Google Images
By default, the screen is off, but when you raise your wrist in the standard check-the-time gesture, the screen lights up. Hopefully that will result in some battery-saving. The screen looked very nice and was easy to read. We're assuming that it too was an AMOLED screen because the blacks were super-deep, and that would make sense for power-savings.
One can make the UI look like a real watch, with multiple dial options to choose from, It seems the watch may be monitor fitness amongst other features like, weather updates, GPS navigation, reminders, reading a Hangout message, watching the caller ID or even accepting or declining calls from the watch itself. From the hardware it looks like this smartwatch will only support wireless charging as there is not input source to plug in a wire into the watch. It only has one hardware button to its right.
Image Credit: Google Images
For now, that's really all we can tell you about
the Moto 360 -- that it's a beautiful and sizable smartwatch. Motorola currently had the 360 running a demo mode of Android Wear, so one could not get a
feel for how the watch actually will work. That said, Motorola's on its way to
proving that sometimes, it's not hip to be a square.
GIF Credit: Google
Hopefully
the price—the biggest open question— will be as appealing as the looks. Meanwhile, you may have a look at this video.
Disclaimer: This Video belongs to Motorola Mobility and is embedded here just for informative purpose.
