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Re:Microsoft Band by krzyk on Thursday October 30, 2014 @06:12AM (#8532129)
Ugly? For me it's one of the best designs for a smartwatch (I think Samsung or Sony also have this "band" design), not the big clunky watches that were released this year.
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Re:Microsoft Band by agumonkey on Thursday October 30, 2014 @03:10PM (#8535124)
And they embraced their difference. It's not a luxury e-watch. Very little to no skeumorphism. And the vertical layout fitting the tiles list... very very nice derivation of the Metro language. Felt right at first sight.
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Re:Microsoft Band by AtmaScout on Thursday October 30, 2014 @08:21AM (#8532488)
I'm in agreement. I really like the way this looks.
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Re:Microsoft Band by bduerst on Friday October 31, 2014 @12:33AM (#8537332)
I agree. It looks like something out of a scifi movie that tries to be trendy, which is a good thing in this case.
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