Special Report: The design story behind the Moto 360

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Chicago: Motorola is no stranger to the wearables market. It actually pioneered the health tracker segment a few years ago with their MOTOACTV  device, which focused mostly on music playback, health and exercise. When the company decided to create a smart watch ( a term their designers seem to dislike), they went back to the drawing board and looked into what a traditional timepiece had to offer. 

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Moto 360 sells out from Motorola.com, Best Buy in US and the Google Play Store

#Moto360 is sold out! Stay tuned for updates to our #AndroidWear collection. http://t.co/nrfdglbQsP pic.twitter.com/n2hDiRQisp

— Google Play (@GooglePlay) September 5, 2014

Well, that was fast. The first batch of Moto 360 devices which went up for sale or pre-order in the US have already been claimed. It seems pent up demand for Motorola's circular wearable, which launched yesterday was quite strong and everyone who might have been on the fence about Android Wear devices decided this device was the one to go for. Not only did the Moto 360 sell out of Motorola's online store, Google Play's store and even on Best Buy's US website. Can we expect the same amount of buyer enthusiasm when Moto 360 comes to Canada this fall? We'll have to wait and see.

Video: First look at Moto Hint, the next generation bluetooth headset

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

One of the most intriguing new products revealed in Motorola's recent Moto 360, Moto X, and Moto G launch event was the Moto Hint. A tiny, next generation Bluetooth headset that's full of innovative sensors, can manage voice controls to accompanying Moto X (2nd Gen) models as well as work as a regular Bluetooth headset for any smartphone by using capacitive controls. Anyone who has watched the Spike Jonze movie "Her" will realize that a voice activated headset is one possible future interface for computing, Motorola believes this is the next step. Being relatively new, the Moto Hint isn't ready for release but we'll be following this development and will review the device once it becomes available

New Moto X is a study in refinement

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Chicago, Il: Motorola gave select tech press a deep-dive into the design, process and creation of it's recently announced devices the new Moto X, the new Moto G, the Moto 360 wearable and the Motorola Hint (ear wearable). I received a walkthrough of Motorola's design, testing and production processes that resulted in their second generation Moto X.

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