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ASUS ZenWatch Android Wear Smartwatch
Amazon's catalog no longer lists this product (checked 2026-11-02). The name comes from the link HN users posted.
Watches being early in their platform generationally, I'm finding there's been little that's been interesting to dive in to try out. Apple Watch was definitely the first, but I was quickly reminded how fast I got rid of my iPhone 1, and Note 1.
Part of a young platform is the tasks it can allow you to do vs what you quickly wish it could do.
A watch to me is just another screen that I'd expect to be able to behave like my phone, or tablet.
Watches, as young as they are in their platform cycle, are going to see a lot of hardware development from iPhone 1 to 3GS which was the first viably performant phone.
Likewise, the Galaxy Note 1 was interesting enough but underwhelmingly powered that the Note 2 replaced it within a year. What was remarkable became applicable.
At this time, I've been looking into the Asus ZenWatch 2 as a more capable alternative when loaded with WearTasker.
The $129 for a ZenWatch 2 that I can program any which way I want with WearTasker while the platform matures is almost too good to pass up while the platform develops and matures. Far less thought to buy the next one.
Would love to hear about any other watches other that Pebble that may have caught your interest.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cuberob.we...
http://amazon.com/ASUS-ZenWatch-Android-Wear-Smartwatch/dp/B...