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Samsung’s Slick New Smartwatch Makes Calls Without a Phone · 5

War · 3152 days ago

Details were scant, but the elegant aesthetics looked promising: a circular face, a rotating bezel for controlling it, and—given the 3G connectivity in last year’s Gear S—possibly the ability to use it for voice calls and texts without being tethered to a phone.

Honestly I'm curious to see if I can send texts and make calls without the phone. I think that really adds something to the whole smart watch game.

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bioemerl · 3151 days ago · link ·

I can already send texts from my smartwatch, and I already carry my phone with me everywhere.

Watches are for notifications and such, and are horrible interactive platforms. Leave the phone for calling and texting, and the watches for 5 button press interactions.

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johu · 3151 days ago · link ·

It's too bad that it is yet another smart watch that looks like 25c toy from a grocery store vending machine. Why do all these look so cheap and dumb? The only one I've seen yet that actually looks like something I'd want to wear is the Moto 360.

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War · 3149 days ago · link ·

Samsung's new S2 Classic might be something you are interested in terms of design.

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johu · 3149 days ago · link ·

That does look quite nice. I like the idea of mechanical feedback with a rotating bezel. If I get a smart watch, I want it to still be primarily a watch, and then some smart benefits on the side. Thanks for sharing.

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War · 3149 days ago · link ·

That's actually an interesting way to look at it. I always looked at it as the next step for phones, but to just consider it a watch with some extra features never really occurred to me.