Sentences with word «glanceable»

Enhanced watch faces are more important to me than apps and this new update brings faces that provide more glanceable information.
Key improvements include more glanceable information, support for keyboards, handwriting and smart replies, plus enhanced fitness and activity monitoring functionality.
Cortana home on Android now gives glanceable information such as user's schedule, commute times as well as upcoming reminders.
For me the Apple Watch is primarily for notifications, secondly for fitness tracking, and lastly for glanceable information.
Having an Android Wear watch is all about having glanceable info on your wrist, there when you need it, not there when it's not relevant.
Whether your taking your 10k at a steady pace through the woods or upping the tempo while pounding the pavement, the Forerunner's screen and software offer plenty of glanceable data.
The rear e-ink panel can be used to consume glanceable content and notifications and apps will be designed for this display and the company plans on releasing an API.
Apple Watch is similarly being driven by app developers with its WatchKit API and makes use of a bunch of different glanceable interfaces as important information is beamed to your wrist.
Just as with the Priv and DTEK50, the DTEK60 comes pre-loaded with the Productivity Tab, which provides glanceable views of the most pertinent info from Hub, Calendar, Tasks, and Contacts.
When Android Wear 2.0 was introduced back in May, it was said to represent a redesign and includes more glanceable notifications, support for keyboards, handwriting and smart replies, and a new user interface.
Though the Yoga is not marketed as a second or third monitor for PC users, I can imagine keeping my email inbox, Twitter feed or other glanceable data on it while using my computer.
It's all easily glanceable like on iOS 8.
In short, Android Wear is all about glanceable information, and about what Google Now can help you with at any given moment.
Samsung has supposedly used a customized version of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, with new full - screen notifications complete with glanceable oversized iconography, and the on - screen keyboard disabled.
It tracks your steps, calories, distance, heart rate (using the optical heart rate monitor on the underbelly of the new 360), and can present glanceable stats to you on the watchface through the complication's small circular icon.
Android integration gives drivers access to apps and services, which have been optimized for the car with voice input and glanceable controls.
That's not very helpful if you need quick glanceable information from images or spreadsheets stored on Drive.
The perfect smartwatch is deceptively simple: give it a great, always - on, glanceable display.
«Android Wear 2.0 focuses on making smartwatch experiences better and faster — including watch faces that bring glanceable data, fast and fluid messaging, and a new fitness experience that helps you track workouts and stay motivated with music,» — David Singleton, vice president of Android Engineering, Google.
Active Display is nowhere to be found here, even though it was a great a battery - saving idea that made notifications very glanceable.
It's a natural gesture that gives your thumb a break, and makes the iPhone a more glanceable tool.
To give you a nice glanceable overview, we compiled a chart showcasing the best features from each of the top five browsers available for Android.
In fact, the company is betting more on glanceable widgets and new watch faces that deliver info without launching anything.
According to the company, more of the information that users had to pull out their smartphone to check will now be glanceable via Versa's main interface.
Samsung has included not one, but the bunch of plugins for glanceable tickers, varying from sports scores to the news.
Again, most weather apps have at least one widget to put glanceable conditions or forecast on your home screen, but if you're in the market for some top - notch weather widgets, here are our recommendations:
I actually like Fitbit's home screen better than UP's because it lays out more information on the screen in an easily glanceable page that has all the details I care about in one easy to find place.
I suppose that if you just want glanceable info that's easily - read, this will get the job done, but it just doesn't feel that premium, and Fossil's asking price definitely makes you think that it is premium.
Samsung's always - on screen tech is back again, sporting tons of options for keeping as few pixels lit, all while delivering as much glanceable information as possible.
Every now and then, an enterprising phone maker rolls out a wild new contraption — sometimes with a plethora of hinges, other times with a second display on the back purely for notifications and other glanceable bits of information.
If Pebble can continue that momentum, partnering with interesting third - parties and leveraging the under - tapped space on your wrist for glanceable information and simple controls, its stands an excellent chance of cocking a continued snook at companies many times its size.
The left - side menu has shortcuts to different kinds of media, like Videos, Photos, Books, Apps, Games, and so on, and the menu on the right side shows your notifications and glanceable info like calendar appointments and today's weather.
While not everyone quite understands the usefulness and importance of peripherals for smartphones with glanceable, easily accessible information, the attention the few important devices are getting in this brand new market is telling of just how ready we are for the next big thing.
Each of the cards provides glanceable information.
One of the most prominent features of the Android Wear demo that was shown off were the smart, glanceable notifications presented on a whim and whenever you needed them.
Other improvements to the Fossil Q app include glanceable data on the home screen, new unique activity visualisations for progress and goals over time, the ability to get an estimated commute time at a pre-specified location, and a stopwatch function.
The update will make items more glanceable, actionable and effortless.
The system is aware of your location and the time of day, and uses these signals to push «useful, glanceable information when you need it.»
RIM's putting an emphasis on «glanceable» gestures in the platform, allowing the user to quickly shift between apps, documents, and notifications with quick flicks — from what's been demoed on stage at the show, it looks like a smooth and fast operation.
Those icons sometimes do double duty as widgets, switching over to glanceable information (like the current weather) once you minimize the application.
It's otherwise mostly a gimmick, though — the colors are fairly muted (I'd almost describe it as «black - and - white plus»), and Pebble has done a good job demonstrating that a glanceable source for the time and notifications doesn't really need color to get the job done.
The aim is for notifications to be glanceable, and easy to identify without getting out your phone.
The notifications are also very effective, and close to the glanceable nature of a touchscreen.
Amazon's «glanceable» Alexa device gives you a tiny window into the Alexa experience.
In the video below, developer advocate Timothy Jordan explains that Android Wear is designed to be «simple, glanceable and built on micro-interactions.»
A number of companies seem to understand that there's a very real opportunity to finally realize the glanceable dream through the wristwatch.
On stage, Google executives sold Android Wear as an opportunity to avoid fumbling about in your pocket for your smartphone, and as a glanceable interface for quickly communicating important information.
It's very capable when it comes to handling basic notifications, giving you glanceable information and using native functions provided by Samsung.
Google's intention is to limit the amount of text you see on a single card to make these screens as «glanceable» as possible.
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