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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Moto 360 Sport Unboxing and Tour!

The Moto 360 Sport, Motorola’s latest take on a sports-focused smartwatch, arrives here in the next couple of weeks. We are fortunate enough to now have one in house, so we thought we would unbox it and share some initial impressions. After all, this is the first time anyone has really used a live, real, model, since Motorola would only let us play with dummy units back when this watch was first introduced.

So what is the Moto 360 Sport? It’s a $299 fitness-focused Android Wear-powered smartwatch from Motorola that arrives in the US on January 7. It’ll hit the UK later this week. 

This watch sports a 1.37-inch LCD display with AnyLight Hybrid tech, which is a display that should look great or at least function well in both indoor and outdoor lighting. It runs a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and has 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, 300mAh battery, heartrate sensor, and a GPS. Yes, a GPS. This watch should be good for taking off on a run without your phone. It also has IP67 water and dust resistance, a 45mm case, and a silicon band that is sweatproof.

After unboxing it, I’d have to say that it reminds me a lot of the Samsung Gear S2, probably because of the silicon band and round body. The display seems to be OK, though it needs much heavier analysis before I can say much else, especially since it is using this new AnyLight tech. It fits well, is nice and light, and should be a solid workout companion, assuming the battery life gets that “full day of mixed use.”

We’ll have more soon!

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AT&T Offering Gear S2 With NumberSync for $99 on 2-Year Agreement

Ready to leave your phone at home? With AT&T’s NumberSync, customers can break free of their smartphone addiction, needing only a compatible smartwatch when they leave the house to place and take calls, as well as send/receive text messages. NumberSync connects the same AT&T phone number to multiple devices, and right now, AT&T is offering the Gear S2 from Samsung at only $99 on a two-year plan with NumberSync. 

When AT&T first announced NumberSync, the carrier stated that many devices would feature support later in the year, including tablets. Now that we are into December, the Gear S2 is receiving support via a software update, and new buyers of the watch will find the functionality right out of the box.

Those interested in trying out NumberSync on the Gear S2 can pick up the smartwatch for $99 with a two-year agreement. A Mobile Share Value plan (minimum $30 for a new plan or $10 to add to an existing plan) is also required.

We have gone over the Gear S2 in-depth, and even placed it in the top 3 smartwatches you can currently buy, but I still don’t know how comfortable I would be attaching a two-year agreement to a smartwatch.

Via: AT&T

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DEAL: LG Watch Urbane Drops to $199 in Amazon Lightning Deal ($150 Off)

Looking for a last minute deal on a smartwatch? Amazon is currently (for the next 50 or so minutes) running a deal on the LG Watch Urbane that could get you into the Android Wear device for $199, which is $150 off its normal retail price.

Is the Watch Urbane my favorite Android Wear device? No, it’s actually one of my least favorite because I think it’s about as ugly and ill-fitting as it gets for a smartwatch. With that said, it performs well, still features a great list of specs, and is absolutely worth considering at $199, assuming you can handle its poor wrist presence and ugliness. Since your tastes are likely to differ from mine, here you go.

Again, the deal ends very soon, so don’t hesitate.

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Download Designer Watch Faces for Your Android Wear Smartwatch

A collection of new Android Wear watch faces is available for download on Google Play, coming from a few of the top designers in the fashion industry. If interested, you will find faces from Y-3 (who frequently partners with adidas), Zoe Jordan, Nicole Miller, Ted Baker, and many others. 

Each watch face is a separate download, and more importantly, they are all currently free to download and use. They are available starting right now for Android users, and iOS users will find them in the coming days for the iPhone.

Check out the list of designers and the descriptions below.

Watch Face Details

  • Ted Baker: Reveal your sophisticated side with ten gorgeous designs.
  • Melissa Joy Manning: Rock a different birthstone for every month of the year.
  • Vivienne Tam: Tap Opera Girl to see her twirl, take a selfie, and more.
  • Nicole Miller: Stay on track and in style with Nicole Miller’s pop art.
  • Y-3: Sport the styles of Yohji Yamamoto, inspired by the beauty of human movement.
  • Mango: Add instant chic to any outfit with this ready-to-wear watch face.
  • Zoe Jordan: Free your time of clutter with the clean lines of modern design.
  • Harajuku Kawaii!: Express your playful side with this adorable and vibrant watch face.
  • ASICS: Motivate yourself to stay active with the help of your fitness buddy.

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Via: Android

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Samsung Pay Adds Support for 19 New MasterCard and Visa Issuers

Samsung announced 19 newly supported credit card issuers for Samsung Pay this morning, allowing even more folks with a compatible device to conveniently pay with their smartphone at the grocery store, or any other supported retail location.

Issuers now supported include KeyBank MasterCard credit and debit cards, TCF Bank, Central Florida Educators Federal Credit Union, Greater Kinston Federal Credit Union, Keypoint Credit Union, Numerica Credit Union, and Utah Community Credit Union. For a complete list of supported banks and issuers, see here.

If your bank is one of the newly supported institutions, setting up your account is easy. Simply open up the Samsung Pay app, add your card, and then get to tapping at virtually any merchant location that features a credit card terminal.

Have you been able to try Samsung Pay? How do you like it?

Via: Samsung

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Android Pay Arrives in Apps for Speedy Checkouts

Android Pay isn’t just an NFC, tap-and-pay tool, kids. Starting today, Google says that you will start to see Android Pay buttons within your favorite apps, so that you can quickly checkout or buy goods or other items without having to pull out your credit card. All you will need to do is tap the Android Pay button, confirm your info, and then be on your way. 

To see how the buttons could look in an app, check out the image at the top of this post where you’ll see the option in Lyft and a couple of other apps.

To kick off today’s in-app launch, some of the first adopters are offering special deals. For example, Lyft will give you $10 off if you pay with Android Pay. OpenTable is slashing $20 off dining, plus DoorDash is giving you a $10 discount. There are others participating or at least who have Android Pay buttons included, all of which you can see here.

On a related note for the international crew in the building, Google announced that Android Pay will come to Australia in the first half of 2016. Android Pay goes international!

Via:  Android Blog

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Google Now on Tap Gets Quick Flight and Order Tracking, Related Articles, and More Languages

Over the coming days, you will start to see new features in Google Now on Tap that make the tool more useful in the moment than ever, well, assuming you deal with flights or package tracking on a regular basis. In a way, this is Google taking you out of the Google Now screen and allowing you to do some of that magic in the now. And maybe that’s the way this will all play out or is the way Google envisioned it. 

This morning, Google announced that you will soon be able to launch Now on Tap (press and hold your home button in Marshmallow) when looking at a text message with flight info that a friend sent over. That Now on Tap initiation will provide you with in-the-moment flight information, so you can then get back to your text message about when you’ll pick that friend up. Another new feature is package tracking while you have a confirmation email within view. Launching Now on Tap here will give you the latest on the package’s status, again, without having to leave your current screen.

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Outside of those new tools, Google is also adding related articles to Now on Tap screens, so that if you need to read additional information on a story, you’ll get suggestions. And finally, Google is adding language support for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Korean.

Google didn’t say that an app update is rolling out, only that you should “start seeing all these features over the coming days.” It sounds like Now on Tap is capable of doing all of this stuff now, you just need Google to flip the switch behind-the-scenes.

Let us know if you see it! Would love to see what these new screens look like for flight and package tracking.

Via:  Inside Search

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