Nokia hints a Smartwatch at more event.

[Brad Lambert]

The fact is that there is goldfinger, a device, which kinda sounds like an accessory, has no buttons, will be revealed at build.... All coincidence?

I am on your boat, Goldfinger is a wearable. There is no way that Android Wear was developed without Microsoft or Nokia's knowledge. The new Microsoft needs to be on the edge of innovation, not lagging behind like the old Microsoft. Clock = Watch Can't think of any other meaning to the hint...

 

[tgp]

it will be very funny if they said well we made you a clock app, or an alarm app, unless its something out of the world.

If WP gets an alarm app that I could set for 2 hours later and still make it to work on time, I'd be all over it! That would indeed be "something out of the world."

 

[wuiyang]

Hm could be something:

Nokia Radio Mix
Here Maps
Nokia Chat
"a clock"
Nokia Camera
"a globe"

I don't know what that means ...

nokia clock on lockscreen/glance? here Earth?
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[poiman]

nokia clock on lockscreen/glance? here Earth?

I was also thinking about Here Earth for the globe.

 

[jleebiker]

Ok, is anyone actually GOING to this event?

 

[poiman]

Just realised that my Nokia 100 has the same clock icon in the clock app



EDIT: The NOKIA X has the same clock app icon and the same globe icon for the browser app.

 

[taymur]

More android then? What is going on.

btw I went online and searched the old Symbian web browser to check, it didn't look the same.....

 

[poiman]

More android then? What is going on.

btw I went online and searched the old Symbian web browser to check, it didn't look the same.....

The event is called "moreLumia" so no, I'm sure it's not more Android. Those are just NOKIA's icons, they can use them across all their platforms. The globe is probably just pointing for new online features coming, considering that I don't think NOKIA will introduce a new browser.

 

[dcuk7]

Surely the likely thing is that the next firmware from Nokia will enable support for an existing smart watch? Maybe native Pebble support for all Lumia devices running the Blue firmware.

 

[fc000]

Surely the likely thing is that the next firmware from Nokia will enable support for an existing smart watch? Maybe native Pebble support for all Lumia devices running the Blue firmware.

One can only hope. I'm using a Nexus 5 at the moment until we get an update that'll allow Smartwatches like the Pebble to work fully with Windows Phone. After having had a Pebble for three months, I can't go back to not having notifications on my watch, it really is an awesome convenience.

 

[unstoppablekem]

Maybe.

 

[Rodrigo Mendes]

Smartwatch will flop. They're absolutely useless, too expensive and looks awful. It's just bad. Hope Microsoft and Nokia don't waste their unlimited money cheat with this. Just my opinion.

 

[dalydose]

Smartwatch will flop. They're absolutely useless, too expensive and looks awful. It's just bad. Hope Microsoft and Nokia don't waste their unlimited money cheat with this. Just my opinion.

it might flop in whatever demographic you are in, but I'd welcome a well done smartwatch. I would buy it if it did the fitness stuff that a fitbit does. I'd also like it to connect to me phone via Bluetooth, so I could see alarms, texts, sports scores, weather updates and other bits of timely info at a glance without pulling my phone out of my bag or pocket.

Just bbecause YOU wouldn't use it, doesn't make it "useless".

 

[Rodrigo Mendes]

it might flop in whatever demographic you are in, but I'd welcome a well done smartwatch. I would buy it if it did the fitness stuff that a fitbit does. I'd also like it to connect to me phone via Bluetooth, so I could see alarms, texts, sports scores, weather updates and other bits of timely info at a glance without pulling my phone out of my bag or pocket.

Just bbecause YOU wouldn't use it, doesn't make it "useless".

They're absolutely useless (...) my opinion

It's not a painful thing pick our phones to do things like that. It's just useless like smartgoggles. My opinion again.

 

[SahirS99]

I think it's a timer app since all of the icons in the O are apps. Nokia China even announced a timer app so yeah

 

[dalydose]

It's not a painful thing pick our phones to do things like that. It's just useless like smartgoggles. My opinion again.

that is your opinion, but again useful for some, so not "useless". Useless is a boat with a giant hole in the bottom.

It's not that hard to do a lot of things. I *could* still carry a paper planner and pocket camera, but I don't. When I'm running, FitBit functionality would be great as would not having to grab my phone for a notification or to see a timer. There are loads of great uses for a device extension on the wrist.

 

[darth_furious]

I emailed elop about implementing a glance type feature for a smartwatch. It would turn on when watch is facing up or when vertical and off at other orientations. It would be gyroscope/accelerometer based instead of proximity based. I hope he incorporates the idea in a watch tomorrow!

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