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this doesn't happen often I did it with the exclaimed xi3 access point which I still stand behind a hundred percent having been using them as our office access points for a couple of months especially now that they have their cloud-based management tool up and running and I'm going to do it again with the Zen watch - this is an imperfect but very compelling product and you should seriously consider buying one stay tuned to find out why Corsairs RMI series power supplies feature premium components for great performance with very low noise check out the link in the video description to learn more it starts today as it always seems to start with the physical tour of the watch and given what a simple devices and watch 2 is that's probably not going to take very long at the back you will find the magnetic charging contact this does require a proprietary cable but I understand that it's being done for a reason the watch is ip67 rated making it waterproof for all but the most demanding uses like diving and at least by the look of things it's not a system that will need to be reinvented every single time Asus releases a new watch like what pebble has been pulling for the last couple of years moving to the side we've got a traditional looking crown but don't be deceived by its looks it's just kind of mushy feeling home button it's not a dial that can be spun to travel through time or anything like that and then at the front is depending on which model of the Zen watch 2 you opt for either a 37 millimeter 280 by 280 resolution display or a 41 millimetre 320 by 320 resolution display no matter which display size you go for you'll be getting what I would describe as a functional but not particularly stunning OLED panel with a curved piece of Gorilla Glass 3 covering both it and the larger than I would prefer bezels then joining just about seamlessly with the metal casing that makes up the main body of the watch and that body that's where things get interesting I mean sure the specs are nice you got a Snapdragon 400 processor 512 Meg's Ram 4 gigs of storage with Bluetooth Wi-Fi connectivity with a 300 million power battery in the smaller body and a 400 million power battery in the larger one but the solid feel of the device is what really makes the Zen watch to stand out to me it's it's really well constructed and manages to be low profile enough that the smaller model will work great for all but the daintiest of Lady arms with the 42 millimeter being a good size for most men although with my petite wrists I actually found the smaller of the 2 was a better fit for me I just wish I'd gone with one of the other available strap colors since this taupe thing is pretty girly and there's actually more good news as well even with a mere 300 million power battery the Zen watch - never went below 25 percent battery at the end of even the longest of days for me with the screen always displaying all my critical information and a 5 second timeout on the screen dimming function it's not multiple day battery life like a pebble but I've been trained at this point like a like a seal to charge my devices daily anyway so let's talk more usability stuff just like with their motherboards I initially ignored a Seuss's optional software that goes with the watch some because I just don't really care like the Wellness one and others because I was pretty sure that they would be buggy full of spelling errors and generally not very useful so to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the Zen watch manager app would be a gross understatement it's actually full of genuinely useful customization options like being able to set the screen dimming time out something Apple doesn't allow for fear that their users will discover what a power sucking piece of wrist junk their watches the type of hand movements on analog watch faces and whether new notifications will pop up in the bottom of the screen on their own or stay hidden until you swipe them up a really cool little touch for folks who care about privacy and for folks who just like their watch face to be clean all the time not that I'm one of those this was my preferred watch face for my time with the Zen watch - I was able to choose up to six widgets things like the battery life of my phone battery life in the watch the weather the community etc that can actually be clicked on to reveal more information if needed like the weather one which we can swipe down and see that a Chinese character in there okay so there are definitely some Polish issues the calendar widget on this watch face clearly shows an event on the preview yet when you press on it there are no events which okay it worked this time I can see the event but but this is what I'm talking about there there are some other imperfections that I noticed as well like yes friends this is the part of the video where I reveal the ugly clings that are going to break into your house at night and eat your bacon or whatever in my time with the watch I experienced not one but two crashes one where the Wellness app in spite of me never once opening it crashed and needed to be restarted and another where I tried to do a factory reset because I was switching phones and the watch was just stuck on the shutting down screen for several hours until the battery drained and I was able to power back on and reattempt the reset add to that the occasional choppy animation of the UI compared to my daily driver G watch R which is odd because they're both running Snapdragon 400 processor zat 1.2 gigahertz and the I would describe as worse than average gesture detection to wake up the screen and activate ok Google and you've got some pretty you know yo that's kind of a bummer issues so then hold on a second - what was up with that recommendation to buy it at the beginning well the Sun watch - is a hundred and fifty dollars that's the punchline here if you're willing to overlook these things there's a beautiful well-constructed no-frills wearable here that stands up very well to other Android wear devices and broadening the competitive analysis I would argue that compared to the Apple watch has better functionality I mean I'll trade being able to see the damn time whenever I please for Apple pay and a heart rate sensor any day and on top of that it turned heads the whole time I was wearing it with people asking me like a that looks nice is that the Apple watch giving me an opportunity to explain to them that no it's not it's actually a much smarter purchase because while like the Apple watch this product is not perfect at least its flaws or ones that don't interfere with basic telling the time functionality and on top of that its price allows me to replace it with something much better a generation or two down the line three whole times by comparison speaking of online payments like Apple pay if you're building a mobile app and searching for a simple payment solution you might want to check out Braintree with the Braintree V zero SDK which is just one small snippet of code you can be all set up and ready in less than 10 minutes to take online payments and if you're having any trouble they have support staff ready to walk you through the process over the phone if you need them their code supports Android iOS and JavaScript clients and they have SDKs in seven programming languages and it makes it easy to offer multiple mobile payment types including PayPal Apple pay Bitcoin venmo cards and more all with a simple integration they've got quick knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions and to learn more all you got to do is go over to Braintree payments comm slash Linus and if you use that link you can also get your first $50,000 in transactions with no fees whatsoever so check it out today at the link in the video description alright thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if you're enjoying the deep sultry voice that I got going on here then hit that like button get subscribed and even consider supporting us directly by using our affiliate code to chop an Amazon buying a cool little shirt like the one that I'm wearing or with a direct monthly contribution through our community forum now that you're done doing all that stuff you're probably wondering what to watch next so click that little button up there to check out loops crazy fall out feed BOM bill blog it is sick and definitely worth the watch see you guys next time