Got my Gear in this morning. Wanted to do an unboxing video. A first for me. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uK2buXwEf8
Give us your impressions.
So far, I am limited until my phone arrives later on this afternoon. Right now I am wearing it to see how it feels. I have large wrists so I had to use the furthermost hole in the band, but it fits well. It has a bit of weight to it, which for some, might take a little getting used to. The buckle also serves as the speaker.
If you're typing it can interfere with the wrist rests on your keyboard but your mileage might vary. I did power it on and take it outside to test outdoor visibility. It's sunny here in Houston today, I didn't see any issues, but again, it's just my preference.
It came with a 71% charge. I used the cradle to charge it to 100% which didn't take long at all. The watch is pretty much useless without the phone.
I want to see a pic of it on your wrist for size comparison plz ,,,,thx
Can you tell me if an MMS will show up on screen ?
How far away from the phone can you get before it loses connection ?
Thanks!
stesteste said:
I want to see a pic of it on your wrist for size comparison plz ,,,,thx
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xManMythLegend said:
Can you tell me if an MMS will show up on screen ?
How far away from the phone can you get before it loses connection ?
Thanks!
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Still waiting for the phone to arrive. UPS is notoriously late for standard deliveries around here. I was surprised when they overnighted the watch lol.
I'll try these things out as soon as I can.
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Hope this helps...
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thx , doesn't look to big just right .are you from uk as I cant find any stockist
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stesteste said:
thx , doesn't look to big just right .are you from uk as I cant find any stockist
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No I'm in the US
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Is your screws aligned with one another
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Is your screws aligned with one another
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They all look to be the same height. I don't see anything out of the ordinary?
diehardbattery said:
Got my Gear in this morning. Wanted to do an unboxing video. A first for me. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uK2buXwEf8
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Could I trouble you to measure your wrist circumference? Many thanks
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Could I trouble you to measure your wrist circumference? Many thanks
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About 8-3/4" or just over 22cm
Nope, mine not aligned
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Nope, mine not aligned
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So what's the deal with this? As far as I can see my screws look to be the same height but it could just be an optical illusion LOL.
Meanwhile I'm still waiting for the phone to arrive...
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About 8-3/4" or just over 22cm
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Thanks, I was worried the Gear might not fit. My wrist is 8 1/4" (21 cm). I usually need extra links with a Fossil watch.
I was talking about being aligned clockwise not at the same height. Hahaha
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You mean like having all four heads at the same positions?
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Judging from a few comprehensive review I've seen yes it does have limitations like for the email. However this thing does have potential... At this rate though, checking the battery life will have to wait till tomorrow as I still don't have the phone...
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Yes if they are in the same position
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And my god am I impressed. I've used otter boxes since the iphone 3gs but I was torn between this and the body glove case. After this purchase, the Otterbox brand will be on every phone I own. Totally recommend this case, it comes with an screen protector you apply but I'm not a fan of those so I can't say anything about it but still, worth every penny. You just can beat the quality of these, fits like a glove, no movement what so ever.
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How many days did it take to get to you? How long in processing?
I bought it the day it was available which was Friday and got overnight shipping, it arrived this morning.
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Can you post pictures? Thanks.
I will tomorrow man. It's late and I just got off work.
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Are the buttons easy to press?
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We'll all b waiting for ur review with some (or loads) of pics.. & i'd like to know how hard it is to get the case on & off coz i'm 1 of those people who changes the battery all the time..
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pics or it didnt happen
chakra said:
pics or it didnt happen
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What he said. I don't believe you. :beer:
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busab said:
What he said. I don't believe you. :beer:
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Same thought here
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I will tomorrow man. It's late and I just got off work.
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still waiting... :laugh:
Is it worth it? Would be nice at work if I didn't have to pull my note 3 out every time I get a text or email....I receive 50-100 texts a day. Any info would be excellent....thx in advance
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$225 at tmo is not a bad price
Do you have to be a t mobile subscriber to get that price?
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No, you don't have to subscribe
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Is it worth it? Would be nice at work if I didn't have to pull my note 3 out every time I get a text or email....I receive 50-100 texts a day. Any info would be excellent....thx in advance
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With great respect only you can answer that. The online operating manual is now available for the Sony site. I would suggest you go read it and see if it will perform what you expect of a smart watch or not. Ones mans trash is another mans gold etc..........
Regards.
Thanks...you are correct about what "I" expect from the device. As long as it sends all my texts and emails I'll be good. I work in a dirty factory and hate pulling out my phone
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Thanks...you are correct about what "I" expect from the device. As long as it sends all my texts and emails I'll be good. I work in a dirty factory and hate pulling out my phone
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i been replying to all my text from it. it works pretty good
Cool....tmobile is outta the black one now.....crap
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i been replying to all my text from it. it works pretty good
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Can you user a voice to reply
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Can you user a voice to reply
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yes
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yes
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I have it and its ok you can see the text but you cant answer text and you cant respond to text like other smart watches i might return it after a week, theres not many apps either im kinda disappointed
You can reply to anything using s-voice no on-board keyboard. Loving this thing so far and the phone is a big improvement over the note2 (and I loved that phone too).
Absolutely room for improvement and not many apps.. yet. Patience people.
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staffn said:
You can reply to anything using s-voice no on-board keyboard. Loving this thing so far and the phone is a big improvement over the note2 (and I loved that phone too).
Absolutely room for improvement and not many apps.. yet. Patience people.
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no i love the note 3 best phone ever but it seems like theres something missing on the galaxy gear it has the potiential but the software lacks and it needs play store access the samsung store sucks
loads of potential its early days , you will be buying it back in a month
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loads of potential its early days , you will be buying it back in a month
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Still waiting 4 stocks here in saudi would like to see demo units
The SMS and Email notifications work great on Gear.
Gmail and Facebook notifications need to work like the above two to be useful and they aren't yet.
Gear seriously needs a calculator app, including a tip calculation function. It's mind boggling that they didn't include one already.
It would also be nice to have a compass function but not sure whether it can support that or not.
can you share a picture taken from great and upload straight to Facebook
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can you share a picture taken from great and upload straight to Facebook
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Not from the Gear directly, but you can quite easily transfer to the smartphone and then, share from the phone.
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Not from the Gear directly, but you can quite easily transfer to the smartphone and then, share from the phone.
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Really . I thought it was suppose to have a fb app..
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Not from the Gear directly, but you can quite easily transfer to the smartphone and then, share from the phone.
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its growing on me but it needs playstore access its so good but its bad. the speaker phone is unbelievable the viewing of text is great and this is the best s voice i ever used and i hate s voice, but the bad is the apps the apps is horrible. it needs three things 1. the ability to answer a text with a built in keyboard. 2. Play store access. 3. micro sd slot. If I could get 1 and 2 Ill be happy other than that Im probably going to return it based on google announcement on oct 31
Is your screen flush on the top and bottom where it meets the watch?
Mine only in the bottom, screen sticks up higher than watch.
Is that normal or a defect?
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If I get to Best Buy to look at their demo model I will let everyone know what I find.
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Hardcore73 said:
If I get to Best Buy to look at their demo model I will let everyone know what I find.
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Definitely flush with the body all the way around.
Went to best buy. Mine is defective. It's supposed to be flush.
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I would say mine is not flush on the top and the bottom it is Flash on the left and the right though
note 2 for sale pm me if interested
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Same as mine. Just exchanged my mocha for line yellow. Loving it and everything working flawless.
Ian B
hi guys just curius but what does screen flush mean? i looked it up at google images but i couldnt figure out what it is
Flush- even, level, flat.
When you feel the glass touch screen and the metal body; it should be flush.
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Oh i see thanks.
still no gear here. oh well hope in 2 weeks might look them up in bahrain
Best Buy was out of stock so I couldn't exchange mine. Will wait until they do. I also bought the 2 year warranty plan.
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They still have had no stock in. Might have to go to customer service and have them hold me one when any stock shows up.
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i could not find any other thread on this so this is my question:
Is there a way to change the gears wristband?
it would be nice to do that if it was sold as a replacement accessory and one could do that easily!
lfaitas said:
i could not find any other thread on this so this is my question:
Is there a way to change the gears wristband?
it would be nice to do that if it was sold as a replacement accessory and one could do that easily!
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Nope not possible. There are wires running through it for the camera and speaker...
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lfaitas said:
i could not find any other thread on this so this is my question:
Is there a way to change the gears wristband?
it would be nice to do that if it was sold as a replacement accessory and one could do that easily!
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Yes unfortunately it cannot be changed.
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Nope not possible. There are wires running through it for the camera and speaker...
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Yes wires on the camera side but shouldn't be on the other side correct? I'm actually still using a watch extender haven't tried to see what was on the other side yet.
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Check this out
http://youtu.be/FbIKMJOJj-c
Hi,
I made a X-Ray image from my Google Nexus 5 @ 75kV. 8mA, three different contrast settings.
NFC, Qi charge coil, accu, cameras, speaker... readily identifiable.
Furthermore the high absorbtion of the ceramic power button and volume rocker.
Have fun!
edit: here an other one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47889963&postcount=16
A couple more sessions like that and your phone might develop matte surface cancer !!
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Don't worry, its safe
since when are taking xray safe?
did you cover the "private" area with led?:victory:
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since when are taking xray safe?
did you cover the "private" area with led?:victory:
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They are perfectly safe man, trust me! :cyclops:
Radiology technologists in here? DD Awesome, did the same with my galaxy nexus
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Is it possible to get a wallpaper sized one of these? Always wanted an xray style wallpaper!
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FirmShark said:
Is it possible to get a wallpaper sized one of these? Always wanted an xray style wallpaper!
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Nice. The brighter one cut on the screen area would be a cool wallpaper.
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Nice. The brighter one cut on the screen area would be a cool wallpaper.
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Hmm, I'm thinking something different... I was looking for something suitable to use as a drive icon, for when the phone is plugged in to the computer. I think this might be it!
This is really cool - and yeah, some high-res images for wallpapers would be grand.
Even better, use it as a background for the N5 cropped to the right resolutions.
OK, CT scan next
I will check tomorrow if I it is possible to take a picture in higher resolution.
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a senile fungus said:
OK, CT scan next
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Stick it in MRI machine
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OMG i see another camera by the sim slot, nexus 3d?!?
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016 explains all the bits well..
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Hi Guys,
here an other one, combinated two pictures with a bit more sharpness.
A higher resolution is not possible with the hardware I get here, sorry for that! I think i could record a new image playing around with the camera frequency (=focus level) but i dont want to x-ray my phone 20 times to get an image which is a little bit less blurred.
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Thx. Makes for a great background.
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Thank you!
I had never seen an x ray Smartphone
Why does this give me a boner? I think I have a problem.
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Blitzed_Penguin said:
Why does this give me a boner? I think I have a problem.
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You're petty creepy man
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