As I tried to emphasize: this is a very personal decision. Therefore to get a glance before buying it seems to be highly recommendable.
All the best Jürgen > Am 28.08.2019 um 19:07 schrieb Erik Burggraaf <[email protected]>: > > I didn't think the size was unreasonable. I have slender wrists and > sometimes prefer a woman's watch, but I can wear a man's watch comfortably > and found the dot comfortable to wear. I have a hard time with jewelry in > general but I never felt compelled to take the watch off and put it back on > as I usually do when wearing a watch. The fact that I was engrossed in my > phone while walking around the office may have had something to do with that. > > As for dirty hands, that would be an issue with any braille watch, but I > won't have a talking watch under any circumstances. > > Best, > > Erik > > > On August 28, 2019 11:03:51 AM Jürgen Fleger <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > just to add a very very personal thought: I considder the Dot Watch as not > very pretty and way to big. So you should take a look before buying it. And > take in consideration what you’ll do if you eat finger food and you want to > know the time or read a message. > > All the best > Jürgen > > >> Am 28.08.2019 um 16:33 schrieb Erik Burggraaf <[email protected]>: >> Hi, I tested this product last year when I worked for an access technology >> company. At that time the quality was not what I expected in a $500 >> product, but was steadily improving. >> Pros: comfortable, convenient, easy to use, cross platform compatible. The >> dot watch is really an outstanding idea and functionally works perfectly. >> Cons: Only four cells. I would prefer the display turned sideways wnd an >> extra cell fitted. This is to do with the fact that the average word in >> english is 5 letters long. Considering grade two braille, you can pack a >> lot more info on the display with 5 cells than with 4. >> Scrreen protecter is a very important feature, but made the dots slightly >> not as nice to read. >> Dot firmness. You had to be careful with tthe dots on the model I tested >> last year as they could be manually pushed down by a finger and then would >> take a while to come back up. >> Personally, if I had a choice between a smart watch like the apple watch or >> the dot, I would take the dot hands down. Having said that, and considering >> the price point, I hoped for more features onboard the watch such as >> excelerometer, gps, fitness tracker and more. I know there are people using >> apple watch for health and it's having an enormous impact. So, I want the >> dot to have fall detection, heart, oxygen, and blood sugar monitoring, and >> so on. I don't need any of these features. I just really like the watch >> and really want digital braille on my wrist, but I'd love to be able to >> recommend it for more than a high end digital time piece that reads smart >> phone notifications. >> Best, >> Erik >> On August 27, 2019 10:02:51 PM Lucy Edmonds <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello everyone. 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