Love the features. Casing and band are a bit boring. Maybe a glossy black to make it look more refined.

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It's hard to tell if there needs to be any changes to the design without seeing it on someone's wrist, you should post a photo of someone wearing it, or a prototype, or something of the sort.

Your neptune watch looks like a childs watch or a cheap toy. I would like to have one but looks need emproving. Gordon.

Have you considered incorporating the battery or a larger portion of the battery into the wrist band? (Obviously in connected segments so it would be flexible)

and will it be capable of voice recognition technology? That would be a significant feature to balance the small keyboard and compete with future competitors

im just wondering what the talk and battery time would be, with all the radio and wireless features plus GSM etc, i would suggest wireless charging unit as a optional extra? and maybe a spare strao with the the batteries as leo's comment?

I have two suggestions, its either make a plain teal colour or make it look a bit funky by using three colours or something... Its just tht i really hope theres a blue one..

I second this. This kind of tech may never replace the full sized phone (at least not now). Wifi only version would generate massive attention.

I would like to develop a monitoring application on this watch.
A G-Sensor is badly missing. Any plans to add one?
Also just making sure, can I develop Android apps on it?

hi i would love to be a tester for this device i have a technology background, thanks

Hi Neptune,

I love the idea and approach you are taking for the next wave of wrist watches. One recommendation I can make is to make the watch rotatable so that we (the buyer) can turn the watch around on an axis or center. This will allow for easier handling in certain situations where we have to move our arm. Anyway, good luck and keep up the good work.

Anton.

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Would also like to see an additional cam (front facing) for Skype etc. Could one be squeezed in?

Would love to also have a front facing cam for Skype etc. Could one be squeezed in?

We strongly recommend camera to be Front-facing.
I think it's okey that border increases for camera's round shape, that appeals front camera and more cute design.

Transmitting FM seems like quite a stretch. As a wrist phone, certainly transmitting & receiving voice is to be expected. Suspect a FM receiver would be more in line with usefulness.

The radio 'receiver' in the watch would allow audio via a radio wave 'transmission'. It's doubtful that a wrist phone will 'transmit' broadcasts other than the phone number entered. We think when you commented:

I would love to have an FM transmitter in the Pine. If you can put it in, then the Pine would be my dream phone!

you meant

I would love to have an FM receiver in the Pine. If you can put it in, then the Pine would be my dream phone!

But perhaps you want to broadcast too!

The SGM 969 Golden seems to be the ideal wrist phone packed with features but have yet to find a legitimate seller!

To dramatically improve battery performance, pls contact Ascent Solar Technologies. Warren Buffet invests, they're tiny and public. Ticker ASTI. They just developed this very thin film solar "paper" and are looking for consumer applications. Perhaps the watch band wrapped in their proprietary solar film would boost your battery life?

I think I would recommend the following things.

1. OLED screen. If this can be done, it'll save on battery life.
2. Have a watch dock for easy charging (inductive or pogo pins). As we'll be charging this daily, the micro USB port on the watch may break over time.
3. For plastics and other (namely the strap), there is a company in Austria called Gloryfy that uses gflex for there sunglasses. Maybe look into this material wise, it's amazing stuff. Do NOT go with glossy plastic anywhere , it looks horrible/cheap and if we pull this watch out of the strap is must have grip or a tactile feel.
4. Forget front facing camera as video calling would be pointless on a 2.5 inch screen and not to mention kill battery life.
5. G+ must work day 1 with this watch, with the camera it just makes sense.
6. Make accessories like the Bluetooth headset, straps, charging station, separate to lower costs (or bundle them in as a special edition).
7. Ship the product using environmental friendly materials (recycled cardboard) and use a QR code to direct people back to your site for the manual (saving manual printing costs, welcome note/card are fine)

That's all. :-)

This watch needs a pedometer with calorie meter and route tracking via GPS and it needs a minimum 8mp camera rear and 2 mp camera front in order get me away from cell phone.

Some more thoughts:

Have an option for an earpiece similar to what the likes of the FBI use in films and suchlike.

Here is an example:

http://www.motorolardu.com/images/T/FBI_thumb.bmp

I dont think you should at this point change anything. If the renderings of the device are close to what you actually release then it seems to be the best design to get all the functionality described. I do think the price point will be an issue.

Kinetic and solar based recharging would be awesome. Maybe the band could be coated with a nano solar film.

I would definitely go for a chunkier but sleeker more ruggedised design, waterproof, possibly wraparound form factor with the watch removeable from the band which has additional battery, antennae with an internal pogo pin connector. In the sensor department it should include a barometer for altitude / weather. The option of two versions eg chunky, heavier, all options for extreme / male use and a more demure delicate style for female / civilised use. Maybe this could be achieved with various styles of band. I do worry that the proposed form factor might catch on things, and I'd even consider doing away with protruding buttons all together. I have an image in my mind that looks like black wraparound sunglasses that could even fit with matching "black wraparound sunglasses" as a wireless HUD display / sensor platform, eg stereo cameras, EEG, eye movement, oh and headphones!

If your company will end-up paying any Android royalty which will increase the cost of the smartwatch, then consider switching to the new Mozilla foundation Firefox OS ecosystem, HTML5 will have a huge potential considering that all new browsers supporting it.

Hi !
What kind of heart rate sensor will you be using? I would like to see an optical sensor with the reliability of a mio alpha!
By the way ... for people using this thing for sports... please include ANT+ connectivity or at least bluetooth smart low power profile. There are lot's of phones with bluetooth 4 support out there at the moment but most of them come without the low power profile for android which is really annoying.

Hi,

First thank you so much for adding the accelerometer!
Can you publish the dimensions of the device?

Thanks,
Doron

Hi,

First thank you so much for adding the accelerometer!
Can you publish the dimensions of the device?

Thanks,
Doron

Hi,

I'm working on a research project where we look at introducing this type of device for smarter communication within a hospital. Therefore we are very much interested in your watch. However, due to the infection risk, the device cannot be carried on the wrist in hospitals. Are there any possibility that the device can be carried in a pocket using a clip (similar to a pager) or as a nurse watch (attached to the chest)?

Add 4g if you want people to upgrade from their old phones

Please release the product with OS of different language (e.g.Traditional Chinese Version). At least, the text can be sent and received in different language.

Will it have a hotspot?

I believe camera is preferred as a best option.

Hi,
Are you still open for suggestions?
1) I would suggest a stylus (it Always comes handy).
2) Then I would say the phone needs to have the equivalent of Google maps, a gps, calorie counter.
3) Is it 3g or gsm?
4) It should even have a small front facing camera (2mp)) (where does the phone watch have a camera now) and a back facing camera of 5 or 8 megapixel.
5) a 8 /16 /32gb card included in the price would be good. (depending on the model)
6) And could it have skype capability?
7) When will it be released july or august? And when can you recieve one if you have already preordered (does it take 1 month)?
Thanks,
Marina

As for you battery problem.. A simple solution is:
Use the watch band as your battery source. Multiple tiny batteries throughout (internally in-cased) the band chained together. Like a battery operated car. Also a small battery in unit to keep from losing any data when disconnected from the band. Like the battery's function on a computer's motherboard.

- Will eliminate batteries from getting hot.
- Create more space in the unit.
- Able to add interchangeable units in the future. Like scanner, emergency light, sensory units for certain trades, etc.

Please contact me if you think any of my ideas could work for you I don't mind discussing more possible innovative functions.
-A

For hot climates like Australia, an expanding metal or possibly leather wrist band would be welcome. Plastic just does not 'breath' well. I'd also be concerned about the 'click in' attachment method for the device. Some sort of locking might be good to prevent pick pockets just grabbing the device off the band.

Elastomer wristband may become problematic unless replacements are inexpensive and widely available. Elastomers don't handle sweat and UV well, become brittle fast.
I use watchphones - no-name Chinese 2G stuff - for 2 years already. From my experience I can tell that metal body and standard wristband attachment are huge assets. Custom, model-specific wristbands are a disaster - they are expensive and rare, for my Suunto sportswatch I have to pay $20 for a new band, which is just a piece of elastomeric shit.

Hi Neptune Pine,

Very much impressed on first hearing. Would like to have it in my hands. Meanwhile, I would to see the following features:

1. (Black) Metallic design will add more attractive. You can categorized into a different segment.

2. Stylus can be added or compatable with other smartphone stylus, especially galaxy note 2 stylus.

3. Solar cells in the wrist band.

4. You have to improve your advertisements on your products.

5. Improve the resolution.

6. Wireless charging option.

7. Your smartwatch will be unbeatable, if its a dual SIM. (I know its very tough). Think about inserting the SIM (s), memory cards in the wrist band. If the watch (rectangle component) is removed from the wrist band, it works like a standalone watch (without connection to one or both SIM cards and memmory card). You can increase the thickness of the strap.

I think any watch would be water resistant (splash and sweat resistant) or waterproof (submergeable). If that's expensive to make, maybe to Pine models are an option: waterproof model and a cheaper non-waterproof model.

I use a Z1 Android watch phone now. I'm looking forward to the Neptune Pine to replace it. I hope that the Neptune Pine has the same pros and non of the cons of the Z1.

Pros of the Z1:
- runs standard Android apps
- built in USB connector in wrist band
- reasonable 2MP camera
- GPS sensor
- Wifi
- reasonable 800mAh battery
- sufficient amount of RAM
- quite cheap
- reasonable thin (15-16mm)

Cons of the Z1
- ridiculous slow processor (only 416mHz!!!)
- there is no 'home' button!!! only up/down/on/menu
- No 3G, only Egde (2,75G)
- Bad Wifi reception
- Not waterproof at all

If the Neptune Pine doesn't have these cons, I'm willing to pay for it.
I wont if the watch is:
- too thick (max 17mm)
- not water resistant
- too slow (CPU slower than 800mHz)
- lacks enough RAM

I have been using watch phones for five years. You may want to read the following article, where I vent all my frustrations accumulated over those years…
http://www.dr-lex.be/hardware/watchphones.html

Great to see jtr in the house. If there are watch phone owners who know their stuff, It's bas and Dr. Lex!

I think the design is neat and if its as slim as it looks then you are onto a winner. It's a simple elegant design I think you should stick to including the wrist band. If you can squeeze some battery into the band without altering the design then all good but don't spoil a slick design by encompassing a bulky battery.

IMHO it should have a loudspeaker or be used only with a bluetooth paired device, be it a handsfree or the audio system of your car.

I am +1 for the idea for the wristband to be detachable, but I am not certain that if you call your friend he will put you on hold while detaching the watch and take your call afterwards. It is just silly.

I would rather propose the calls and all the functionality to be available upon pairing with a bluetooth device. This way the phone would be thicker.

3.5" jack is a standard these days, but it takes some space. I would sacrifice the 3.5" for a bluetooth paired headphones at the cost of having a quality sound card. Having stinky sound would render the device useless.

Would be great if a working magnetic compass would be added to this.