MartinB
2013-11-22, 23:40:43
Es gibt zwar bereits einen generellen Thread zu Smartwatches, abe dieser Thread soll sich speziell um diese Uhren drehen.
Hersteller all dieser Uhren ist Umeox, ein chinesischer Hersteller der schon länger "Handyuhren" herstellt. Das Referenzmodell sieht so aus:
http://666kb.com/i/cjhbdn2ov7naeps73.jpg
Es gibt nun mehrere "Hersteller" die diese Uhr als Basis nehmen und dort ihr Logo draufpacken:
Omate Truesmart ("Prototyp"), Pearl AW-414.go, XTouch
http://static.androidnext.de/2013/09/pearl-Simvalley-AW-414.Go_.jpg
Omate Truesmart (leicht geändertes Design, 1gb Ram, Saphire Glas), Pearl AW-420
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/truesmartmore01.jpg
Besonders perfide ist jedoch, dass die Omate Truesmart eine Kickstarter Kampagne zur Finanzierung hatte. Diese Kickstarter Kampagne war prinzipiell nur Werbung für diese Uhr, und der gezeigte "Prototyp" (siehe oben) war keiner, er st einfach nur das Referenzmodell. Omate ist also nur ein Reseller, genauso wie es Simvalley (Pearl) für Europa und XTouch für den mittleren Osten ist.
Auf der Facebook und Webseite von Umeox waren noch über längere Zeit Bilder von den Prototypen zu sehen. Nachdem ein Backer der Omate Kickstarter Kampagne dies verlinkt hatte, wurden sie entfernt. Omate wollte vertuschen, dass die Entwicklung dieser Uhr bereits abgeschlossen ist.
Auf xda gibt es einen langen Thread zu dieser Uhr und man erfährt über teilweise dreiste Lügen seitens Omate:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422473&page=70
Failure to address after repeated inquires or giving vague and/or conflicting statements or ignoring/contradicting facts regarding the following;
Android and Google Services certification - Omate was made aware that their device could not be certified in early-mid September. No official response til over a month later and only after the issue was forced. Repeated statements regarding the TS inability to pass certification have been either ignored or responded to in a fashion to discredit facts as rumors.
When production started - Omate originally reported that Oct units went into production on early September. The claim of starting production has been repeated on a number of occasions with various start dates.
FCC certification - Omate's initial response was something like "It wouldn't be on the packaging if we didn't have certification" even though Omate knew that it had not received certification. This was later changed to "No" and "any day now".
Changes in specifications - Change in thickness was never made pubic til after confronted by images from a Chinese site. The responding pics do not measure for center/maximum thickness and cannot be considered accurate. Comments pointing this out have been ignored.
Apps in the OStore - Various vague statements as to what apps to expect. Repeated inquiries regarding already paid for apps has not been addressed.
Ship dates of various tiers and configurations - By the current list, October units with 1GB RAM will ship after regular Nov backer units. This is in direct conflict with Devs get their units first.
TrueSmart My Wish App Contest - No "every 3 days" submission winner or final winner was ever announced .No reply from Omate.
Competing devices hardware - When the EC309 was mentioned it was responded to with incorrect information regarding specs under the claim of it being outdated and inferior to the TS.
Firmware - It appears to be an unoptimized generic build. No network optimization, no media profiles xml, no basic camera/video capture tuning, mismatch in camera module resolution and maximium image size resolution, multiple "standard" entries missing in build.prop like buffer size (I'll stop here).
Directly conflicting statements equals no data as they cancel each other out. This is made apparent by the continued confusion of backers and has been brought up an number of times.
Almost every single one of these issues are a matter of public record and can be verified via a search. The only one that is not public at this time is the firmware issues however the build.prop from the engineering sample can be found on xda.
As an end user I don't want to have to install custom ROMs or Mods or special tuning apps to have the device realize it's potential. As a dev it drives me nuts to see what may be the Bugatti Veyron of smartwatches going around with an 80kph limiter. As far as the other things, I would much rather have a company own up to it's mistakes and be forthright in it's handling of issues and concerns than have to beat the facts out of them. Reply with double speak and corporate dancing and my brain goes into "so what else are they hiding" mode.
Auch zu erwähnen ist, ist das Laurent Le Pen bis vor kurzen noch VP bei Umeox war. Omate scheint also eine reine Werbefirma sein um den Absatz eines bestehenden Produkts anzukurbeln, inkl. Fake-Kickstarter Kampagne.
Morgen sollte meine Pearl AW-414.go ankommen. Die Uhr hat nicht wie beworben ein OLED Display, soviel steht schonmal fest. Viel interessanter ist jedoch das Lieferdatum: als Pearl Kunde bekommt man die Uhr bereits jetzt, während die Backer der Kickstarter Kampagne immernoch auf ihre Uhr warten. Ich würde ja vermuten, dass die Produktion der Uhr durch die Kickstarter Kampane queer finanziert wurde um die Veträge mit den Resellern einzuhalten.
Aufjedenfall werde ich morgen oder übermorgen noch ein paar Worte zur Uhr verlieren wenn sie da ist.
Hersteller all dieser Uhren ist Umeox, ein chinesischer Hersteller der schon länger "Handyuhren" herstellt. Das Referenzmodell sieht so aus:
http://666kb.com/i/cjhbdn2ov7naeps73.jpg
Es gibt nun mehrere "Hersteller" die diese Uhr als Basis nehmen und dort ihr Logo draufpacken:
Omate Truesmart ("Prototyp"), Pearl AW-414.go, XTouch
http://static.androidnext.de/2013/09/pearl-Simvalley-AW-414.Go_.jpg
Omate Truesmart (leicht geändertes Design, 1gb Ram, Saphire Glas), Pearl AW-420
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/truesmartmore01.jpg
Besonders perfide ist jedoch, dass die Omate Truesmart eine Kickstarter Kampagne zur Finanzierung hatte. Diese Kickstarter Kampagne war prinzipiell nur Werbung für diese Uhr, und der gezeigte "Prototyp" (siehe oben) war keiner, er st einfach nur das Referenzmodell. Omate ist also nur ein Reseller, genauso wie es Simvalley (Pearl) für Europa und XTouch für den mittleren Osten ist.
Auf der Facebook und Webseite von Umeox waren noch über längere Zeit Bilder von den Prototypen zu sehen. Nachdem ein Backer der Omate Kickstarter Kampagne dies verlinkt hatte, wurden sie entfernt. Omate wollte vertuschen, dass die Entwicklung dieser Uhr bereits abgeschlossen ist.
Auf xda gibt es einen langen Thread zu dieser Uhr und man erfährt über teilweise dreiste Lügen seitens Omate:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422473&page=70
Failure to address after repeated inquires or giving vague and/or conflicting statements or ignoring/contradicting facts regarding the following;
Android and Google Services certification - Omate was made aware that their device could not be certified in early-mid September. No official response til over a month later and only after the issue was forced. Repeated statements regarding the TS inability to pass certification have been either ignored or responded to in a fashion to discredit facts as rumors.
When production started - Omate originally reported that Oct units went into production on early September. The claim of starting production has been repeated on a number of occasions with various start dates.
FCC certification - Omate's initial response was something like "It wouldn't be on the packaging if we didn't have certification" even though Omate knew that it had not received certification. This was later changed to "No" and "any day now".
Changes in specifications - Change in thickness was never made pubic til after confronted by images from a Chinese site. The responding pics do not measure for center/maximum thickness and cannot be considered accurate. Comments pointing this out have been ignored.
Apps in the OStore - Various vague statements as to what apps to expect. Repeated inquiries regarding already paid for apps has not been addressed.
Ship dates of various tiers and configurations - By the current list, October units with 1GB RAM will ship after regular Nov backer units. This is in direct conflict with Devs get their units first.
TrueSmart My Wish App Contest - No "every 3 days" submission winner or final winner was ever announced .No reply from Omate.
Competing devices hardware - When the EC309 was mentioned it was responded to with incorrect information regarding specs under the claim of it being outdated and inferior to the TS.
Firmware - It appears to be an unoptimized generic build. No network optimization, no media profiles xml, no basic camera/video capture tuning, mismatch in camera module resolution and maximium image size resolution, multiple "standard" entries missing in build.prop like buffer size (I'll stop here).
Directly conflicting statements equals no data as they cancel each other out. This is made apparent by the continued confusion of backers and has been brought up an number of times.
Almost every single one of these issues are a matter of public record and can be verified via a search. The only one that is not public at this time is the firmware issues however the build.prop from the engineering sample can be found on xda.
As an end user I don't want to have to install custom ROMs or Mods or special tuning apps to have the device realize it's potential. As a dev it drives me nuts to see what may be the Bugatti Veyron of smartwatches going around with an 80kph limiter. As far as the other things, I would much rather have a company own up to it's mistakes and be forthright in it's handling of issues and concerns than have to beat the facts out of them. Reply with double speak and corporate dancing and my brain goes into "so what else are they hiding" mode.
Auch zu erwähnen ist, ist das Laurent Le Pen bis vor kurzen noch VP bei Umeox war. Omate scheint also eine reine Werbefirma sein um den Absatz eines bestehenden Produkts anzukurbeln, inkl. Fake-Kickstarter Kampagne.
Morgen sollte meine Pearl AW-414.go ankommen. Die Uhr hat nicht wie beworben ein OLED Display, soviel steht schonmal fest. Viel interessanter ist jedoch das Lieferdatum: als Pearl Kunde bekommt man die Uhr bereits jetzt, während die Backer der Kickstarter Kampagne immernoch auf ihre Uhr warten. Ich würde ja vermuten, dass die Produktion der Uhr durch die Kickstarter Kampane queer finanziert wurde um die Veträge mit den Resellern einzuhalten.
Aufjedenfall werde ich morgen oder übermorgen noch ein paar Worte zur Uhr verlieren wenn sie da ist.