Ukufika kwe-Apple Watch ngo-2015 kwazisa ukuqala kwesizukulwane esisha esisha se-smartwatches esasizobaluleka kakhulu, sinezimpendulo futhi sithandeka kunanini ngaphambili. Idivaysi ye-Apple ibeka umqondo wokugqoka ubuchwepheshe be-technology center-stage, igcine ukunakwa okuningi emphakathini jikelele kanye nabezindaba ezivamile. Kodwa, ngazizwa ukuthi i-Apple Watch yayingeyena umngane omuhle wabahambi be-adventure, futhi yabelana ngombono wami kusihloko ngalesi sayithi.
Kuye, i-Watch yayincane kakhulu ebuthakathaka, ingekho izici ezibalulekile, futhi ibhekene nokuphila kwebhethri engaphansi kwesikhashana kube yikhiqiza lesikhathi esihle kakhulu kulabo bethu abaye bajikeleza kude endleleni eyahlulwa.
Ngenhlanhla, ezinyangeni ezalandela, ezinye izinketho ezintsha zaqala ukuvela endaweni yesehlakalo, okuyinto ehlaba umxhwele kakhulu yi-Casio WSD-F10 Smart Outdoor Watch, idivayisi ehlinzekwa yi-Android Wear OS ethembisa ukuthi yilokho ngempela umdlandla ongaphandle osebenzayo kanye nomhambi we-adventure ulinde. Muva nje, nginethuba lokubeka i-WSD-F10 ekuhlolweni, futhi ngiye ngaphazamiseka kakhulu.
Uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Apple Watch, ukungena kwe-Casio emakethe ye-smartwatch kunkulu kakhulu. Kodwa, lokho okwandisa okuningi kusetshenziswe kahle, njengoba i-WSD-F10 igcinwe emzimbeni omkhulu futhi oqinile kunomnikelo ka-Apple. Eqinisweni, kuyilapho i-Outdoor Watch inkulu, ngingazisho ukuthi ihamba ngokulingana ngokwesayizi nento ongayithola esuka ku-Suunto noma ku-Garmin, izinkampani ezimbili eziyaziwa ngokwenza ukubuka okuklanyelwe ngqo ngaphandle.
Ngaphezulu kwalokho, i-WSD-F10 ayinzima njengoba ungacabanga ekuqaleni, kanti empeleni iphetha ukuphumula kakhulu esihlalweni sakho.
Kanjani idivayisi kaCasio eqinile? Cabanga ngalokhu - i-Apple inqikazi ukwenza noma yiziphi izitatimende nhlobo mayelana nezinga lomlindi wokumelana kwamanzi, yize zingakwazi ukubhekana kalula nokudonswa kahle emanzini.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Outdoor Watch ayinamanzi angaphansi kwamamitha angu-50 (165 ft) futhi ihlangabezana nemihlahlandlela ye-MIL-SPEC 810G ngokuthunjwa nokuvikelwa phansi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi lokhu kwakuyi-watch eyakhelwe futhi yakhiwe ukuze iphile ngaphandle - into engabonakala futhi ibonwe kwikhwalithi yayo yokwakha jikelele.
Esinye isici esiyingqayizivele se-WSD-F10 yikhokhnoloji yesibili yeskrini. I-Casio igqoke isikrini se-LCD monochrome ngaphezulu kwe-LCD yombala ne-watch ngokuqaphela ukuthi ubani oyisebenzisayo noma kunini. Udinga ukubheka ngesikhathi nosuku? Isibonisi se-monochrome sihlala ngaso sonke isikhathi ukunikeza lolo lwazi, futhi sibukeka sibukhali ngisho nasentshonalanga elangeni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma uthola umlayezo wombhalo, isaziso sohlelo lokusebenza, noma enye idatha, i-LCD yombala ikhahlela-ukubonisa leyo mininingwane ngendlela ecacile. Le ndlela yokubonisa emibili ivumela i-Outdoor Watch ukuba iphumelele ngokwengeziwe ngempilo yayo yebhethri, iphinde iqhubeke ngaphezu kwe-Apple Watch.
Ukwengeza, ukubukwa kwe-Casio kunezinhlobonhlobo zezizwela ezingakunika ulwazi olubalulekile ngaphandle kwesidingo sezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Android ezifakiwe. Ngokwesibonelo, ifika ifakwe ikhampasi, i-altimeter, ne-barometer, konke okungasebenza ngaphandle kwe-smartphone.
Ibuye ilungile ekuphumeni kwelanga nokushona kwelanga ngokusekelwe ezindaweni zakho zamanje, futhi izonikeza igrafu lamathanga futhi. Yiqiniso, njengama-smartwatches amaningi, angaphinde alandele ukuzivocavoca kwakho namazinga wokuqina.
Njengamanye ama-smartwatches amaningi, i-WSD-F10 inekhono lokwenza ubuso bayo, ukunikeza abasebenzisi ithuba lokubonisa ulwazi olufanele oludingayo shazi. Isibonelo, uma uhamba ngezinyawo noma uhamba phambili ezintabeni, ungase ufune ukubona isiqondiso sakho, ukuphakama, nokufundwa kwamanje kwe-barometric. Ukwenza lokho, ungamane ufanise ubuso ukuze unike leyo datha uma uyidinga. Lesi yisici esihle okufanele sibe nayo, futhi ngithemba amawashi angaphandle esizayo angasinika ikhono elifanayo futhi.
Labo kithi abakhuthele ikakhulukazi bazothola ukuthi lolubuko luyahlonyiswa ikhono lokulandelela imisebenzi yethu yokugijima, yokuhamba ngebhayisikili, nokuhamba, futhi inikeze ulwazi mayelana nokuthi sihambe kangakanani futhi sihamba phambili.
Izophinde ilandele inani lenani lamakholori elishisiwe, isikhathi sesikhathi senziwa ngaphandle, nezinyathelo ezithathwe futhi, okwenza kube ngumngane wakho wokuzivocavoca omuhle. Ngomuntu siqu, ngisazizwa sengathi i-Apple Watch inqenqemeni kulo mnyango, kodwa idivayisi kaCasio yenza nezinye izinto eziningi kakhulu ukuthi lokhu kuseyindlela yokuzivocavoca okuhle ngokwayo.
Ukusebenza okuyisisekelo kwe-WSD-F10 kuyamangalisa ngokwakho, ikakhulu uma uphonsa ikhono lokufunda imiyalezo kanye nezixwayiso esibukweni. Kodwa, lokho kusebenza kunganwetshwa nakakhulu ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Android. Uzothola izinhlelo eziningi zokusebenza ezinokuhambisana nokusebenza kwe-Android Wear kulezi zinsuku, okuvumela ukuba ufake lezo ezikuqondisa kakhulu futhi ufinyelele idatha ezivela kubo ngokuqondile kusuka ku-smartwatch uqobo. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ezintweni ezifana ne-Google Fit ne-RunKeeper, kanye nezinhlelo zokusebenza zendabuko ezifana ne-Google Maps, ezinganikeza izikhombisi ngakwesokunxele sakho.
Ukholwe noma cha, i-Outdoor Watch ingakhanjiswa ne-iPhone, nakuba izinga lokusebenza lilinganiselwe. Ngeke ube nokufinyelela kokugcwele izinhlelo zokusebenza ongathanda uma ngabe usebenzisa ifoni ye-Android njengesibonelo. Lokhu kuhlangene kakhulu ne-Apple manje ngokuvumela ukufinyelela kwe-WSD-F10 ngokugcwele ohlelweni lokusebenza lwe-iOS, njengoba nginesiqiniseko sokuthi uCasio angathanda ukunikeza ukusethwa okuphelele kwesici kubasebenzisi be-iPhone kanye. Njengoba limi, uzokwazi ukuthola izaziso nezixwayiso, kodwa okunye okunye, nakuba uhla olugcwele lwe-watch olubhekwa kuzici - kuhlanganise i-compass, i-altimeter, nokunye-ukusebenza kahle ngaphandle kwefoni.
Kodwa, uma ungumsebenzisi we-Android othanda ukuhamba futhi esebenza ngaphandle, i-WSD-F10 iyindlela enhle. Ihlinzeka ngokusebenza okukhulu okuningi ebhokisini ukuthi isivele ihambisana namanye amawashi angaphandle, futhi uma ufaka kuzo zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza ezenzelwe i-Android Wear, kuhle kakhulu ukushaya konke okunye. Ehlala njalo, enobunzima, futhi eyakhelwe i-adventure, lena yi-smartwatch iningi lethu elilindele, futhi libheke kakhulu ukulinda.
Kunezinkinga ezimbalwa i-Casio okwamanje okumelwe ibhekane kulokhu kulinda kodwa. Isibonelo, indawo eyodwa ama-smartwatches amaningi angasebenzisa ukuthuthukisa kumpilo yebhethri, futhi i-Outdoor Watch ayikho into ehlukile. Ungangitholi ngephutha, uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Apple Watch, yenza kahle, ngokuvamile uthola izinsuku eziningana zokusebenzisa ngaphandle kwecala elilodwa, kuye ngokuthi uyayisebenzisa. Kodwa, uma ubuza i-watch ukuze ilandele ukunyakaza kwakho ekulandeleni, kungenzeka ukuthi ungene ezindabeni. Kuye ngezilungiselelo zakho, nokusetshenziswa kohlelo lokusebenza, ungabona ukudonsa impilo yebhethri kuze kube ngaphansi kwamahora angu-20. Lokhu akusabeka kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa namanye ama-smartwatches uma ucabanga ukuthi i-WSD-F10 isebenza kanjani etafuleni, kodwa ilula kakhulu amanye amawashi angaphandle, amanye awo angahamba amasonto ngaphandle kokudinga ukulayishwa kabusha, noma yizici ezincane kakhulu kanye nedatha. Noma kunjalo, ngithanda ukubona inguqulo yesikhathi esizayo yalesi sigaba sesikhathi sifike ngebhethri elingcono, kodwa okufanayo kungashiwo nge-Apple Watch yami.
Uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amawashi angaphandle, i- WSD-F10 iphakama kwesinye isigaba futhi - ukungabi khona kwe-GPS ebhodini. Uma uxhumene ne-smartphone kunganqoba le nselele, kodwa ngokuvamile ukukhohlwa ukuthi ayinayo i-chip-positioning chip eyayo. Kodwa, ama-watches amaningi avela ku-Suunto no-Garmin okukhulunywe ngabo ngenhla afika ne-GPS engenaweni, ngakho-ke ukungabi nalo lapha kumile njengenkinga yenkinga. Nginesiqiniseko ukuthi abanye benu bayobhala i-Outdoor Watch ngokungabi nalesi sici, okuqondakalayo. Yazi nje ukuthi ingasasebenzisa i-GPS uma ixhunywe kudivayisi yakho yeselula.
Kukhona futhi ama-quirks ambalwa ngendlela i-Android Wear esebenza ngayo, ngezinye izikhathi ukwenza izinto zidideke kakhulu kunalokho okudingeka zibe khona. Ngiphinde ngine-OS crash kimi ngesikhathi esisodwa, ngizivuselela kabusha ngenkathi ngihlanganyela nohlelo lokusebenza. Kodwa, okuningi kwalokho kwehlela ku-Google eqhubeka nokucubungula isipiliyoni se-Android Wear, futhi kusukela ukubukela kungabuyekezwa ngezinguqulo zakamuva ze-OS, kuzoqhubeka nokuthuthukisa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Labo abambalwa baphakamisa eceleni, i-Casio WSD-F10 Outdoor Watch iyindlela enhle kakhulu yokuhamba ngezinyawo. Kuyinto enzima, ehlala isikhathi eside, futhi eyakhelwe ngaphandle, futhi inezici ezithile ezinhle kakhulu ezakhiwe ngqo. Phonsa ikhono lokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza kusukela kwikhathalogu ye-Android Wear, futhi unayo smartwatch egcwele ephelele ekulungele cishe noma yini. Kuthengwa ngama-dollar angu-500, kuhlanganise nokubuka amanye amawashi angaphandle, iningi lawo lingenalo ulwazi oluningi ngokwemibandela yokusetshenziswa, nakuba lingase lihlomele nge-GPS nempilo yebhetri engcono.
Uma ukhona emakethe ye-smartwatch ukuze uhambe nawe emaqenjini akude omhlaba, akukhona neze enye inketho yangempela. Lokhu kuyisiqeshana esikhulu segiyimu esingahle sibe ngcono njengoba i-Android Wear iguqukela futhi izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ziyatholakala. Konke lokho kwenza kube lula ukuncoma.
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