Raise wrist to wake

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Anyone know how sensitive the raise write to wake feature will be? will it wake up when you are running for example? Can that feature be turned off?
I know with my pebble i turn off the shake to turn on the display backlight because it turns on when i am at the gym or walking .

I am assuming this will have to be answered by someone who's actually used the watch
 

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I've heard mixed reviews about the sensitivity, but I believe the raise to wake feature can be disabled in the settings.
 

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I wouldn't invest too much worry in what people have experienced with the display units...wait until the watch is out and people have them in hand at home in the real world, and you'll get all the answers you ever wanted (and many you didn't) at that time.
 

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Well I guess as long as we can turn the feature off at certain times like when I'm at the gym all will be good.


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Then it will kill the battery. I can see the option being added maybe later, but not many would want to use it.

Not if it's done like the pebble. Pebble screen is on all the time and the battery lasts 10 days for me. Maybe they can have a certain screen saver that uses very low battery life that's black and white


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That works on the Pebble because it uses e-ink tech like a kindle which doesn't require additional power once the text is displayed. An OLED screen will always require some battery power for the lighted pixels.

Really? The Pebble uses e-ink? Yuk!!
I didn't know that.


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That works on the Pebble because it uses e-ink tech like a kindle which doesn't require additional power once the text is displayed. An OLED screen will always require some battery power for the lighted pixels.

Fair enough. That being said I'm sure there can be some kinda low powered screen saver in the future


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Actually it's E-Paper....

E-paper is just "electronic paper" defined as any display technology that looks similar to ink on paper and works by reflecting light instead of emitting light.
 

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Actually it's E-Paper....

E-paper is just "electronic paper" defined as any display technology that looks similar to ink on paper and works by reflecting light instead of emitting light.

Well it looks like $h*t lol. But gets the job done ha


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I was curious as well. Especially when driving. I drive with my left hand(same hand the watch is on) and if it constantly was turning on and off, I feel like that would kill the watch. That and while teaching (i talk with my hands a lot) it could kill the battery quick if you couldn't turn it off.
 

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I was curious as well. Especially when driving. I drive with my left hand(same hand the watch is on) and if it constantly was turning on and off, I feel like that would kill the watch. That and while teaching (i talk with my hands a lot) it could kill the battery quick if you couldn't turn it off.

Yup. Hoping it can be turned off. It's a great idea in theory but with my experience (pebble) it does more harm than good
 

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I was curious as well. Especially when driving. I drive with my left hand(same hand the watch is on) and if it constantly was turning on and off, I feel like that would kill the watch. That and while teaching (i talk with my hands a lot) it could kill the battery quick if you couldn't turn it off.

From my experience with a Galaxy Gear, and a Moto 360. Arm motion wasn't that big of a deal. Your wrist has to be at a particular angle & motion to activate the back light. Yes it can and does come on at unwanted times, but not to the point where I wanted to turn that feature off
 

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From my experience with a Galaxy Gear, and a Moto 360. Arm motion wasn't that big of a deal. Your wrist has to be at a particular angle & motion to activate the back light. Yes it can and does come on at unwanted times, but not to the point where I wanted to turn that feature off

Plus I'm confident apple has done a good job making sure that feature works properly. They aren't first to the market with the watch but I'm confident they have done it right.


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