I've been wearing the Moto 360 for about a week now, and it's well designed and comfortable. Not being a fan of watches with large faces this suits me just fine. It's larger that what I normally wear but not by enough that it bothers me. The display is crisp and responsive, as well as the interface being intuitive and easy to use and navigate. I really liked the various watch faces that shipped with it, as well as the almost endless options available online, make easy to change the look of the watch on a whim. The fitness tracking that comes built in is pretty neat, keeping track of activity at a glance can help someone keep on track with fitness goals. A lot of the built in functionality of the 360 is pretty cool, and for some be damn useful for some.
All that being said, for me, the Moto 360 seems to be more of a novelty item. While it allows you to check incoming text messages and email easily, this can already be done with the phone that it's already tethered to. I really don't see any real function it serves that justifies putting the money down for it. Given time the smartwatch could become a thing that is as useful as a smartphone on its own, but that will take some time and refining before that becomes a reality.
I'm not saying that it's a bad product, or doesn't have a place in the market. Just that to for it to be a product as common as the cell phone there is still some development to be done. So if it seems like something that you will get use out of or just want one because it's a neat gadget, by all means please do. Doing so will encourage further development and refinement of smart watches into better and better iterations.
Mr. Angry Beard
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