Friday, September 5, 2014

First Impressions: Motorola Moto 360 is More than Just a Pretty Watch Face

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Moto 360, the most eagerly anticipated Android Wear Device, finally has a price and a delivery date. Motorola revealed all the details on Thursday in Chicago, setting the list price at $249 and putting it on sale Friday at select retailers including Best Buy. And they finally handed out some working models.



With a 1.56-inch round display, the Moto 360 cuts a distinctive figure among smart watches, many of which are square or rectangular. It offers a bright, touch-sensitive interface and will also wake up when you move it, meaning, if you turn your wrist, the screen, which may be dark or slightly illuminated, will brighten. The display is something of an engineering feat, in that it fills almost the entire round face, with pixels running right up to the metal edge. There is still a rather shallow dead zone at the bottom, which you often don’t notice because there are messages and notifications from your phone in the lower third of the screen. Read more…


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