@nzieber Jim Wicks. http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/1...

@nzieber Large team, in fact, of people under Jim Wicks in design and Iqbal in hardware engineering. I'll just say that in addition to design something that should be considered is the immense power efficiency gained in custom ICs. It's a real electrical and software engineering problem that truly is *hard*.

@WesMagness I had a Tinder notification go off while I was in a bar that ended up being the woman. It was the most bizarre, San Francisco-only thing that has ever happened to me. With that said, this watch will start conversations in a way that doesn't require Tinder. And in a good way (because it's a good looking accessory first and nobody suspects it's a digital screen). People go bonkers.

@WesMagness The Verge doesn't approve of the battery life: "Motorola says the 360’s battery lasts a day, but I haven’t seen it last that long yet. I don’t expect a smartwatch to last weeks or years, but it ought to be able to last a day and a night no matter how much I use it. My watch now dies before my phone does, and that’s unacceptable. I’ve already spent too much time wearing a dead Moto 360, and good-looking a bracelet as it is, that’s not what I’m spending $249 for." http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/5...

@niket Oh it absolutely will! I've found that people point out watches more than any other accessory so this will definitely spark some conversations. Any word on the battery life? [ Answered by @graham_early ]

@graham_earley Ouch.. I should've read through the review but thanks for helping me out. That battery-life is a huge turn off. I wasn't expecting it to last a week or anything remarkable but that's just lame.

@WesMagness Similar problem to rocket fuel. Larger phones have upside of consuming more power but having more room for larger batteries. Battery life is #1 concern in consumer electronics and this is why. I can tell you a large group is working on it. EDIT: https://twitter.com/GlassesNGlit... I have found similar power consumption but can understand some cases where the battery is railed because of bad process mgmt and heavy use.

@sahilk awesome.

@sahilk I agree with you. First of all, getting a full 360 display is hard because of the driver placement. So LG should get a lot of props of doing that well. I think the tradeoff of a *huge* bezel, and what appears to be a reduced screen size doesn't make it worth it. I've been using the Moto 360 for about 6 months and I have to say you don't notice the small 'chin' at all. It feels and is an amazing watch first; a smart watch second.

@niket We learned to ignore banner ads on websites. This is will be an easy task. My Seiko needs a well deserved replacement. Only this can. :)

@niket The Verge mentioned in their review that it only last about half a day. I've been wearing the LG G for months and I always get a full day out of it. I have been waiting for the 360 but now I'm hesitant because of the battery life. How has the battery life been in your experience?

@ccarella I've gotten better than that, but I also think battery life (in general and across our devices) can get better. I expect more improvements in OTA updates.

@joshpuetz agreed. That band annoys me. Was almost there, likely a good reason to make that choice but can't see it online - is that reason enough to order one? I think it might be :)

@joshpuetz I can promise you won't even notice it after a day.

@niket I want to believe, but then I see a picture like this and my OCD goes off like crazy.

@joshpuetz Yeah. It'll get better and I think this was the best compromise given the choices. (Assuming you knew you didn't want to go with rectangular display).

@joshpuetz After reading the reviews from Engadget and Verge, the conclusion is this watch is dead. They rushed it to get ahead of the iWatch, and sadly, a flop. There is no excuse for such poor screen, and porting Android to the watch to cause that horrible clipping. Dead son.

@andreplaut I think these products and services should be available to anyone. Others I work with agree with me. With that said, can't comment :)

@niket Makes sense =) Either way, I'm super excited to get my hands / wrist on it. Thanks for all of the hard work!

@rustydingo The bands are real leather -- sourced from a small leather outfit to boot. Also, metal on it's way absolutely. I also can't wait to see Apple's take. I'm sure it's going to be kick-ass too.

@niket great re: leather, missed that on the site. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with on those metal bands. Are the bands interchangeable?

@pomajp Sometimes you have to guide consumers to the right. You don't represent any useful majority unfortunately. But in general I like your line of thinking -- glad we didn't start with the head like some others at Google ;)

@niket ok. T'was weird. Your whole response didn't initially come thru and I thought it was weirdly demeaning and condescending for this community. However, I owe an apology. Too much gets lost in text posted online. Initially bothered by what the email showed me as your response. It wasn't nearly what I thought it was when I came here and read your entire response. Bottom line: my feeling is that i know a lot of guys that spend $300-$3000 on a watch. Guys spending $300 on a watch feels like the right audience for a "smart watch," but I feel like those guys appreciate and desire hand-made craftsmanship over digital + hardware. Sorry for the terse response here and on twitter.