"The keyboard is an option when replying to text messages and it uses the same excellent swiping technology present in Windows Phone 8.1, Word Flow. Anand has written about Word Flow before."
As far as I'm aware, the Band does not use "Shape Writing" aka swiping for itself keyboard. It does use Word Flow which is the suggestions of words flowing above the text based on algorithmic letter presses, common word choices, and (for the phone at least) user behavior.
So "Word Flow" is the name of the keyboard itself and "Shape Writing" (swiping) was added in WP8.1 as a feature of the Word Flow keyboard. In any case, you have to tap on the Microsoft Band keyboard, swiping is not available.
This is a site related comment. I loaded this article and I see an ad "Covergirl drops Ellen - Ellen feels ashamed she lied to her fans for years! See the secret she hid so well." This type of advertising has no place on Anandtech. For years Anand had done a great job of keeping the advertising sensible and pertinent. I understand that he sold the site, but this trashy ad creep diminishes the sites credibility regardless of article content. This site can slowly become the same crap you can find elsewhere or anywhere for that matter. I can google and find an article about anything.
I have noticed more Enterprise focused ads of late and that is sensible. RSA and Citrix. This is the only site I occasionally click on the advertising simply to support the site. I never do that anywhere else.
Stay vigilant on the ad content. I respected Anand for doing so for many years knowing that he wasn't maximizing his money making opportunities, but was doing the right thing. Anand's management of the site was the whole reason Purch bought it. Purch don't go and ruin something because of mismanagement and a lack of understanding of the audience.
Have to agree. I've also started noticing worthless ads. they've even stooped so low as to now be showing ads such as "6 exercise mistakes: Click here to avoid these common mistakes & burn fat TWICE as fast!". I'm now seeing the type of ads you'd see on a torrent or streaming website.
Really didn't take purch very long to get their tentacles around the site. Good job!
Your complaints are noted, and I've passed it on to the ad department. I agree the kind of ad you've described is not appropriate, and I will do what I can to have it removed.
What's the deal with the ad that takes over your scrolling on the mobile site? It crushes the UX. I'd rather donate a few bucks once a year like Wikipedia than put up with garbage like that.
"Microsoft claims their cloud data framework and analysis provides the only total health service available."
I'm happy for Microsoft to experiment in this space; but making these sorts of claims is idiotic beyond belief. What MS provides (just like what everyone else provides) is nothing CLOSE to "total".
Is their AUTOMATIC tracking of your food? Of course not. There's not even the sort of thing you could imagine as painfully semi-automatic where you take a photo and the photo is analyzed (because when I send a photo of some random pasta-and-sauce I cooked up, how is the image analyzer supposed to know whether I stuck 0 grams or 50 grams of butter in the sauce?) One day our phones will have a built-in array of QCLs which can run a quick spectral analysis and provide this info, but not any time soon.
Is their tracking of your drug intake, and then warning you of any possible cross-drug interactions (or that you are taking some medication too frequently or at the wrong times)?
Is their any facility for holding your genome, and then telling you how it interacts with other things?
Those are just some obvious parts of a TOTAL health solution.
We see this all the time. Engineering provides a good product, which marketing then destroys by having it promise the world rather than a few good but limited features. MS seems to want to go down this path by claiming the earth, moon, and sun for their health solution. It's stupid, it's self destructive, and they need to be called on it now, while this is still a niche product.
Wow really? You're flipping virtual tables over marketing using the phrase "total health service"? Genome testing and magical automatic tracking of food and drug intake?? Wow. God forbid someone tell you their multifunction is a total office solution. You'll complain that it doesn't make you coffee, automatically track memos, nor does it integrate with the tracking device you implanted in your red Swingline stapler.
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BucksterMcgee - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - link
"The keyboard is an option when replying to text messages and it uses the same excellent swiping technology present in Windows Phone 8.1, Word Flow. Anand has written about Word Flow before."As far as I'm aware, the Band does not use "Shape Writing" aka swiping for itself keyboard. It does use Word Flow which is the suggestions of words flowing above the text based on algorithmic letter presses, common word choices, and (for the phone at least) user behavior.
So "Word Flow" is the name of the keyboard itself and "Shape Writing" (swiping) was added in WP8.1 as a feature of the Word Flow keyboard. In any case, you have to tap on the Microsoft Band keyboard, swiping is not available.
BucksterMcgee - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - link
Ugh, I wish there was an option to edit comments or the very least a delay to catch typing mistakes when posting a comment. Oh well.Stephen Barrett - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - link
Fixed thank you!eanazag - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - link
This is a site related comment. I loaded this article and I see an ad "Covergirl drops Ellen - Ellen feels ashamed she lied to her fans for years! See the secret she hid so well." This type of advertising has no place on Anandtech. For years Anand had done a great job of keeping the advertising sensible and pertinent. I understand that he sold the site, but this trashy ad creep diminishes the sites credibility regardless of article content. This site can slowly become the same crap you can find elsewhere or anywhere for that matter. I can google and find an article about anything.I have noticed more Enterprise focused ads of late and that is sensible. RSA and Citrix. This is the only site I occasionally click on the advertising simply to support the site. I never do that anywhere else.
Stay vigilant on the ad content. I respected Anand for doing so for many years knowing that he wasn't maximizing his money making opportunities, but was doing the right thing. Anand's management of the site was the whole reason Purch bought it. Purch don't go and ruin something because of mismanagement and a lack of understanding of the audience.
hughlle - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - link
Have to agree. I've also started noticing worthless ads. they've even stooped so low as to now be showing ads such as "6 exercise mistakes: Click here to avoid these common mistakes & burn fat TWICE as fast!". I'm now seeing the type of ads you'd see on a torrent or streaming website.Really didn't take purch very long to get their tentacles around the site. Good job!
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - link
Your complaints are noted, and I've passed it on to the ad department. I agree the kind of ad you've described is not appropriate, and I will do what I can to have it removed.caleblloyd - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - link
What's the deal with the ad that takes over your scrolling on the mobile site? It crushes the UX. I'd rather donate a few bucks once a year like Wikipedia than put up with garbage like that.name99 - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - link
"Microsoft claims their cloud data framework and analysis provides the only total health service available."I'm happy for Microsoft to experiment in this space; but making these sorts of claims is idiotic beyond belief. What MS provides (just like what everyone else provides) is nothing CLOSE to "total".
Is their AUTOMATIC tracking of your food? Of course not. There's not even the sort of thing you could imagine as painfully semi-automatic where you take a photo and the photo is analyzed (because when I send a photo of some random pasta-and-sauce I cooked up, how is the image analyzer supposed to know whether I stuck 0 grams or 50 grams of butter in the sauce?) One day our phones will have a built-in array of QCLs which can run a quick spectral analysis and provide this info, but not any time soon.
Is their tracking of your drug intake, and then warning you of any possible cross-drug interactions (or that you are taking some medication too frequently or at the wrong times)?
Is their any facility for holding your genome, and then telling you how it interacts with other things?
Those are just some obvious parts of a TOTAL health solution.
We see this all the time. Engineering provides a good product, which marketing then destroys by having it promise the world rather than a few good but limited features. MS seems to want to go down this path by claiming the earth, moon, and sun for their health solution. It's stupid, it's self destructive, and they need to be called on it now, while this is still a niche product.
Alexvrb - Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - link
Wow really? You're flipping virtual tables over marketing using the phrase "total health service"? Genome testing and magical automatic tracking of food and drug intake?? Wow. God forbid someone tell you their multifunction is a total office solution. You'll complain that it doesn't make you coffee, automatically track memos, nor does it integrate with the tracking device you implanted in your red Swingline stapler.shilajit - Thursday, January 6, 2022 - link
It, otherwise called "the destroyer of shortcoming." it is an incredible regular clinical substance that assists with upgrading the generally actual presentation.Shilajit further develops your energy after an exercise, help endurance, further develop cerebrum capacities, and actual shortcoming. The exploration shows that shilajit assists with reinforcing your cell capacities in your body, diminish weariness, and lift energy - levels normally. https://shilajit4u.pk/pure-shilajit-for-men/ It additionally advances regular strength gain and bulk.
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