bo_woods
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It has tap-to-wake.
By "ghost taps" I mean, when using your device does it register touches on its own? As in while using the device will it randomly select things & scroll by itself
It has tap-to-wake.
They don't sell it in Canada and I am not sure I want to pay for another piece of hardware. My old N8 used to do it.
Btw - what do you use the band for? How are you finding using a smart watch? I am interested in getting one, but waiting for gen 2
Thanks,
Mr. V
Some people and their Stubbornness .
The 930 and the 73x do indeed have notification LEDs in them. It is relatively cheaper than including an OLED screen with high display memory.
I wear mine all day, every day, except for showering and charging. I have "watch mode" enabled and use it for my watch and fitness band.
I use it for notifications for everything but email. It is very handy to leave my phone in the other room and when a text comes in, just look at my Band, and even respond via my Band if I feel like it. Now that summer is full on, I will be turning on the UV tile and using it while I'm outside. I'm curious to see how well it works. I use it when I exercise and like the minimum impact the size of it offers.
I clean mine regularly and it has been holding up just fine.
There is no guarantee there will be a gen 2.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely. I use mine with an Icon and my wife uses hers with an iPhone 5c.
I think Windows Central just posted an article recently stating how MS says they are working on Gen 2
I completely agree :wink:It doesn't make any sense for Microsoft to not release a second Band. The first Band's sole purpose (and the reason behind the severely staggered release) was to collect user feedback and gauge market interest. A second Band is almost guaranteed in my opinion, as Microsoft has most definitely received lots of feedback and from what I've seen the Band has been received rather well even with the staggered release cycle.
Additionally, Microsoft has taken the opportunity and used the first generation Band to polish the software and add new features. That way when an improved, more widely released second generation Band is released, it'll come ready with polished, feature filled, intuitive software.
These are all my opinions, but I think it's logical.
I'm not saying that the 930 does or doesn't have an LED in it, but really the argument is meaningless, as at the end of the day, if there is one, it currently doesn't do anything
So it doesn't matter
I wear mine all day, every day, except for showering and charging. I have "watch mode" enabled and use it for my watch and fitness band.
I use it for notifications for everything but email. It is very handy to leave my phone in the other room and when a text comes in, just look at my Band, and even respond via my Band if I feel like it. Now that summer is full on, I will be turning on the UV tile and using it while I'm outside. I'm curious to see how well it works. I use it when I exercise and like the minimum impact the size of it offers.
I clean mine regularly and it has been holding up just fine.
There is no guarantee there will be a gen 2.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely. I use mine with an Icon and my wife uses hers with an iPhone 5c.
Any hope for the 930?
I completely agree :wink:
But alongside the things you mentioned, I would very much like to see some aesthetic improvements...
The MS band is much like the original Surface Pro, a black clunky chunk of tech.... Does this mean that we'll have to wait til Gen 3 to get a beautiful MS band that actually fulfills its every purpose?
Infrequently it will register a tap as I'm scrolling over something. It has never scrolled on its own.By "ghost taps" I mean, when using your device does it register touches on its own? As in while using the device will it randomly select things & scroll by itself
I think Windows Central just posted an article recently stating how MS says they are working on Gen 2
It doesn't make any sense for Microsoft to not release a second Band. The first Band's sole purpose (and the reason behind the severely staggered release) was to collect user feedback and gauge market interest. A second Band is almost guaranteed in my opinion, as Microsoft has most definitely received lots of feedback and from what I've seen the Band has been received rather well even with the staggered release cycle.
Additionally, Microsoft has taken the opportunity and used the first generation Band to polish the software and add new features. That way when an improved, more widely released second generation Band is released, it'll come ready with polished, feature filled, intuitive software.
These are all my opinions, but I think it's logical.
Thanks for that info!
Can you retrieve all the info? Can you share it with your doctor?
I am interested in the 24 hour monitoring.
Can you answer a txt from it? Cortana useful?
Waterproof would be great because I am going to forget it when going into the shower...
Fingers crossed for Gen 2!
..I would very much like to see some aesthetic improvements...
The MS band is much like the original Surface Pro, a black clunky chunk of tech....
That is actually subjective to the individual. I'm not going for GQ while I'm wearing my Band. If I need to be dressed up for some really special occasion, then I can break out a watch. I'm not bothered by the design. For the amount of sensors incorporated into the Band, at some point you have to be realistic about how small the Band can be designed.