Potential Yardstick of Smartwatches - Moto 360

An iconic product design is hard to come by. More recently in the 21st century, you may have witnessed the likes of Motorola Razr V3, iPod 2, HTC Diamond, IntelliMouse Explorer, iPhone 3, B&O A8, Macbook Air and etc. Some of these were so important it broke away as THE yardstick that defined a product line, and made it widely adopted.

Fast forward to 2014, a new product line that the IT industry is pushing very hard to make it happen is the wearable tech. Looking at the current poster boys e.g. the Glass, and Pebble, it is not hard to tell that it has not taken off yet. While Pebble does come close, and in fact is very usable, it is lacking the whoa factor.

Introducing Moto 360.

One of the two devices which represented the introduction of Android Wear, Moto 360 comes with an exciting form factor - it is circular. The significance of it is that it looks like a normal watch, and a cool one. Apparently more than 80% of the watch faces are round in shape. Motorola is hoping that its fashion come first product will break the mass public resistance to wearable tech. 

There are still a lot of unknown, like the battery life, screen resolution, and most importantly the software Android Wear. The visual of the Wear in the introduction video seemed very likable. The UI also appeared to be rather fluid from the Endgadget interview, when Moto 360 designer Jim Wicks showed off a working prototype.

Will Moto 360 finally become that yardstick of smartwatches? Let's find out later in the summer.