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Acer’s first round of announcements at today’s New York City event — a pair of new Iconia tablets — didn’t surprise us much, but Acer brought something else to town that we didn’t expect — their first wearable.
Dubbed the Acer Liquid Leap, this smartwatch / fitness activity tracker aims to provide a simple way for users to keep track of their workouts information, as well as give you a glance at your messages, notifications and, well, the time. It is a smartwatch, after all. The device will pair up with many Androids, though the Acer Liquid J that they unveiled alongside it (more on that soon) will likely get exclusive cuddling rights.
Their goal is to bundle the two together into one convenient package, but they also expressed plans to offer it standalone. They didn’t give any availability details outside of a slim “June” outlook, so pricing and exact release dates will have to wait until Acer feels comfortable releasing more information (the early word is that the Liquid Leap will be “competitively priced”). You can watch the product announcement straight from the event in the video above.
Well no real details but better late than never Acer. I don’t like the form of it though, looks too much like the Gear Fit and that has a ridiculous shape. Limited release sounds like it makes sense for this. I can’t see it selling well enough in the US market, not with the Moto watch on the horizon and the likes of Pebble already around.
Reminds me more of FitBit than anything else.
Yeah I can see that, similar shapes anyway. I guess I’m just a traditionalist when it comes to the shape of a watches face.
What I can’t just slap one on and then forget my cellphone, lame.
Do you think obese people will want their watch affirming that fact?
If it was a true smartwatch it would know it is of no use.
What an increasingly crowded and uninspired segment this is becoming. Reminds me of the sub-10″ tablet one. Hurry up Google. And oh hell, even Apple.
Hope you packed your life vest. This failboat has left the dock.
Ashame this market gets flooded with so much mediocrity. Bargain Bin within 3 months.
Not even the good bargain bin. We’re talking about the Kohls electronics bargain bin.
I’ll stick with my Pebble Steel thanks.
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