14 DAY TRIAL // ASUS was one of the manufacturers that took a little longer than expected to jump on the Android Wear band wagon. Apparently, the company wanted to do it right, and according to Google, it has succeeded in doing exactly that, as the search giant praised ASUS for understanding the whole point of the “ecosystem extension” backing up Android Wear.
The Taiwanese company put up on display its first smartwatch, entitled the ZenWatch at IFA 2014, earlier last month. The device maintains a classic look and actually looks more stylish than a lot other products from the category.
The watch can be put in the rectangular category, but its design is not so “square” looking as the Samsung Gear 2, for example. The ZenWatch is also offered with interchangeable leather straps, giving customers the keys to diversity.
However, we are still waiting for ASUS to announce when the ZenWatch will become available on the market, but the company was silent at IFA and continues to be silent now, after a month has gone by.
ASUS ZenWatch to launch next month
So leave it to the rumor mill to spill in some details about the matter. According to the folks from VR-Zone China (via G for Games), ASUS is having some trouble with the production of the ZenWatch, so much that when it finally launches the gizmo into the wild, it will do so in limited quantities.
The report says the ZenWatch will arrive on the Taiwanese market in November, with no mention of when the international market will receive the same treatment.
But judging by the fact that the ZenWatch is supposed to arrive in extremely limited quantities in Taiwan, it’s a safe bet to assume we have some time to wait until that happens.
ASUS ZenWatch spec round-up
For those of you who don’t remember, we’re taking the opportunity to remind you the device takes advantage of a 1.63-inch AMOLED display with 320 x 320 pixel resolution (278ppi).
The wearable is water resistant, but not waterproof so it should be immune to a few drops and tears, but you won’t be able to take it out for a swim.
The internal powerhouse of the wearable is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor fitted with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage.
In the fitness department, the watch takes advantage of heart rate monitor and can also count steps, calories burned, figure our intensity or relaxation levels and monitor the overall activity cycle.