Futuristic Watch Review: A Peek into the Future of Wearable Technology

The Nubia Alpha watch is an innovative timepiece that boasts cutting-edge features and technologies. As I put it on, I couldn't help but feel like I was stepping into a futuristic world. The sizing is spot on, and the watch rolls around the entire wrist with ease. The display is quite impressive, with a high-resolution screen that provides an immersive experience. The reflection on the surface can be a bit distracting at times, but overall, it's a testament to the watch's sleek design.

One of the standout features of this smartwatch is its gesture-based navigation system. I found it hit-or-miss, but it does work surprisingly well once you get the hang of it. The ability to use touch gestures to navigate through menus and settings is a welcome feature, especially for those who prefer a more intuitive interface. With a few swipes and taps, I was able to access various features such as notification management, fitness tracking, and music playback.

The health-focused menu is also well worth exploring. The watch tracks your heart rate, activity level, and other vital signs with impressive accuracy. The display provides a clear and concise view of your progress, making it easy to stay motivated and on track. Additionally, the watch features a stopwatch, countdown timer, and alarm function, all of which are useful tools for anyone looking to monitor their health and wellness.

When it comes to phone calls, the Nubia Alpha watches offer an impressive level of connectivity. With support for eSIM technology, users can stay connected on-the-go without needing to carry around a separate device. This feature is particularly useful for those who want to receive notifications or make calls without having to physically interact with their smartphone.

The music system is another notable feature of this smartwatch. The built-in speaker provides decent sound quality, and the watch's battery life allows users to stream music for hours on end. However, I couldn't help but feel that the T9 keyboard was a bit slow and clunky. Perhaps future software updates will address this issue.

One of the most intriguing features of the Nubia Alpha is its marquee display. This innovative feature allows users to create custom messages or animations that can be displayed on the watch's surface. The result is a truly unique and futuristic visual experience. With this feature, I was able to create my own personalized message that scrolled across the screen in a mesmerizing pattern.

As I continued to explore the Nubia Alpha, I couldn't help but think about its potential implications for future wearable technology. With flexible displays and advanced gesture-based navigation systems, it's clear that manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of what is possible. The watch's design is both functional and stylish, making it a must-have accessory for anyone looking to stay ahead of the curve.

While there's still much to be learned about this cutting-edge technology, I'm excited to see where it takes us in the future. As I took off the Nubia Alpha, I couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder and awe at the possibilities that lie ahead. Who knows what the future holds for wearable technology? One thing's for sure – we're not quite ready yet, but with innovations like the Nubia Alpha, it's clear that we'll be getting there soon enough.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enholy moly we got something weird we got something beautiful today this is what you signed up for this is what you subscribed for this thing in front of me it's a smart phone flexible watch wrist warn phone call text message you put on your wrist it's a whole phone that goes on your wrist with a flexible display that wraps around your wrist this is this is wild just such a different ambitious futuristic kind of approach and that's what i got in this business for like you know to see crazy things like this it's a physical product it's a thing you're gonna be able to buy from nubia it's called the nubia alpha and how do we crack into it here we go oh my goodness gracious that is a smartphone what now they say it will work as a smart watch as well but they just look what the display does goes all the way around like that there's just a straight up bluetooth version which is like the most futuristic looking smartwatch and then there's an esim version that's your whole smartphone on your wrist it's got a metal band kind of like a high-end wrist watch it comes in more than one color as well there's a gold version this is the black this is more my style you can see it has a a camera on it as well it's a 5 megapixel camera that's a whole phone it's wild what else is in the box let's check a cable to charge it up hang on ah there we go okay cool all right so the cable just goes into here it stays plugged in and then this piece goes on here to charge it up similar to other smartwatch implementations for charging there's also a very slim little charge brick included in the box as well okay cool now i'm noticing as well it looks like there's a heart rate sensor in the back which you have probably seen before on a smart watch but never in a smart watch smartphone the band is kind of unusual also because it has to be wide in these locations to accommodate the flexible portion of the display on the other side holy moly all right it's charged up look at this crazy wow this is the setup screen flexible display as you can tell english has been selected let's go ahead and click next here look at the user terms this is the most narrow display i've ever used next allow allow left wrist mail hold on okay we're connected is this guy ready to go oh my goodness gracious would you look at that i gotta try this thing on that is so weird it's futuristic inspector gadget blade runner the future just has these things in it you know it you feel it oh wow they nailed the sizing for me as well uh that's what it looks like rolls around the entire wrist look at this thing you scroll it's kind of hard for you guys to see with the reflection but look at this this is how you interact settings oh that's brightness actually 30 being maxed by the looks of it it also has gestures so you can navigate without how do you do that oh what do you think oh yes go it's a little hit and miss but it does work oh are you seeing that imagine you see me in the street uh i'm gonna really do an oldest on their way wow it actually this is working better now you can use the buttons as well or you can just reach out and touch it so anyhow settings up here next is time obviously it's a watch still so you're gonna have this you know you're going to have this face in the center your fitness aspects like the steps you've taken activity level battery life over here and then also some options phone calls health and whatnot now if i scroll over here it's almost like a different menu to interact with it just keeps scrolling all the way around like an infinite wheel map wechat messages calls camera oh that's weird a 5 megapixel camera how do i i took what it moved on me you can you can move the camera around okay here we go 5 megapixel can i zoom there's no zoom going on you just scroll not the greatest selfie i don't know if you're looking for some kind of spy cam dick tracy style then that might work so the phone call can function either directly from the device or via bluetooth uh because of course it features an esim so you could have your sim card directly in here and it's a standalone or it could trigger a phone call on your device now if you move over to the next menu then it's mostly health related heart rate health workout indoor running outdoor walking one more time schedule stop watch countdown alarm music system gesture health setting sound display oh baby t9 t9 typing stopwatch useful oh there we go check out the scrolling watch weather very nice so as a smart watch without an e sim setup without having your number attached to it directly it works basically like other smart watches you have notification management so you can send notifications through to this device of course you have a bigger display for things like weather and messages and so on there's a t9 keyboard in there that you can use not sure if you'd want to because of course it's a bit slow now it has its own internal storage also so you could load up songs directly onto it if you wanted to well there's also a marquee feature yeah marquee let's check this out create edit oh see look at that can i say anything i want all day long willy do and otis on their way save oh on their way whoa it stopped it on too long this thing is bananas i don't know who is well who's buying this thing you know what it's kind of like these flexible displays have inspired hardware manufacturers they're like we gotta do something we can bend the display now should we fold are we folding things should we curve around the wrist maybe it can do some things but it's more like a smartwatch with a bigger display than it is a smartphone that you're wearing on your wrist and as a smartwatch it's honestly it's kind of huge it's kind of big it's a whole thing will get in here we're going to chat for a minute i can see a future in this where go on we're listening it would just be like a strap of oled all the way yeah okay i can i can see a feature in this it's basically so you're all about it you're all about it i didn't say that but you know it's it's pretty cool yeah i mean look there's there's a long way to go with this and uh i would say that this is actually really cool okay this is really cool just from a hardware perspective ambition gadget factor yeah definitely i mean if it wraps around like i think that would be the move it's cool it's super futuristic like i said when a video started blade runner matrix total recall star wars star trek demolition man lawn mower man futurama back to the future back to the future self self-lacing sneakers hoverboards we're not ready for this yet mankind is not ready for this yet it's the nubia alpha and one day we're all going to be wearing one maybe not this one but like you know version 12. yeah 20 years is a long time well i know you don't know what you're wearing you don't know what you look like in 20 years probably won't be wearing anythingholy moly we got something weird we got something beautiful today this is what you signed up for this is what you subscribed for this thing in front of me it's a smart phone flexible watch wrist warn phone call text message you put on your wrist it's a whole phone that goes on your wrist with a flexible display that wraps around your wrist this is this is wild just such a different ambitious futuristic kind of approach and that's what i got in this business for like you know to see crazy things like this it's a physical product it's a thing you're gonna be able to buy from nubia it's called the nubia alpha and how do we crack into it here we go oh my goodness gracious that is a smartphone what now they say it will work as a smart watch as well but they just look what the display does goes all the way around like that there's just a straight up bluetooth version which is like the most futuristic looking smartwatch and then there's an esim version that's your whole smartphone on your wrist it's got a metal band kind of like a high-end wrist watch it comes in more than one color as well there's a gold version this is the black this is more my style you can see it has a a camera on it as well it's a 5 megapixel camera that's a whole phone it's wild what else is in the box let's check a cable to charge it up hang on ah there we go okay cool all right so the cable just goes into here it stays plugged in and then this piece goes on here to charge it up similar to other smartwatch implementations for charging there's also a very slim little charge brick included in the box as well okay cool now i'm noticing as well it looks like there's a heart rate sensor in the back which you have probably seen before on a smart watch but never in a smart watch smartphone the band is kind of unusual also because it has to be wide in these locations to accommodate the flexible portion of the display on the other side holy moly all right it's charged up look at this crazy wow this is the setup screen flexible display as you can tell english has been selected let's go ahead and click next here look at the user terms this is the most narrow display i've ever used next allow allow left wrist mail hold on okay we're connected is this guy ready to go oh my goodness gracious would you look at that i gotta try this thing on that is so weird it's futuristic inspector gadget blade runner the future just has these things in it you know it you feel it oh wow they nailed the sizing for me as well uh that's what it looks like rolls around the entire wrist look at this thing you scroll it's kind of hard for you guys to see with the reflection but look at this this is how you interact settings oh that's brightness actually 30 being maxed by the looks of it it also has gestures so you can navigate without how do you do that oh what do you think oh yes go it's a little hit and miss but it does work oh are you seeing that imagine you see me in the street uh i'm gonna really do an oldest on their way wow it actually this is working better now you can use the buttons as well or you can just reach out and touch it so anyhow settings up here next is time obviously it's a watch still so you're gonna have this you know you're going to have this face in the center your fitness aspects like the steps you've taken activity level battery life over here and then also some options phone calls health and whatnot now if i scroll over here it's almost like a different menu to interact with it just keeps scrolling all the way around like an infinite wheel map wechat messages calls camera oh that's weird a 5 megapixel camera how do i i took what it moved on me you can you can move the camera around okay here we go 5 megapixel can i zoom there's no zoom going on you just scroll not the greatest selfie i don't know if you're looking for some kind of spy cam dick tracy style then that might work so the phone call can function either directly from the device or via bluetooth uh because of course it features an esim so you could have your sim card directly in here and it's a standalone or it could trigger a phone call on your device now if you move over to the next menu then it's mostly health related heart rate health workout indoor running outdoor walking one more time schedule stop watch countdown alarm music system gesture health setting sound display oh baby t9 t9 typing stopwatch useful oh there we go check out the scrolling watch weather very nice so as a smart watch without an e sim setup without having your number attached to it directly it works basically like other smart watches you have notification management so you can send notifications through to this device of course you have a bigger display for things like weather and messages and so on there's a t9 keyboard in there that you can use not sure if you'd want to because of course it's a bit slow now it has its own internal storage also so you could load up songs directly onto it if you wanted to well there's also a marquee feature yeah marquee let's check this out create edit oh see look at that can i say anything i want all day long willy do and otis on their way save oh on their way whoa it stopped it on too long this thing is bananas i don't know who is well who's buying this thing you know what it's kind of like these flexible displays have inspired hardware manufacturers they're like we gotta do something we can bend the display now should we fold are we folding things should we curve around the wrist maybe it can do some things but it's more like a smartwatch with a bigger display than it is a smartphone that you're wearing on your wrist and as a smartwatch it's honestly it's kind of huge it's kind of big it's a whole thing will get in here we're going to chat for a minute i can see a future in this where go on we're listening it would just be like a strap of oled all the way yeah okay i can i can see a feature in this it's basically so you're all about it you're all about it i didn't say that but you know it's it's pretty cool yeah i mean look there's there's a long way to go with this and uh i would say that this is actually really cool okay this is really cool just from a hardware perspective ambition gadget factor yeah definitely i mean if it wraps around like i think that would be the move it's cool it's super futuristic like i said when a video started blade runner matrix total recall star wars star trek demolition man lawn mower man futurama back to the future back to the future self self-lacing sneakers hoverboards we're not ready for this yet mankind is not ready for this yet it's the nubia alpha and one day we're all going to be wearing one maybe not this one but like you know version 12. yeah 20 years is a long time well i know you don't know what you're wearing you don't know what you look like in 20 years probably won't be wearing anything\n"