Moto 360 Hands-On: The One We've Been Waiting For (Probably)

When Motorola first teased the Moto 360 back in June, it made us swoon. It was so damn pretty, even stalwart smartwatch refuseniks couldn't help but want one. That was just a demo mode, though. Today, I've finally set one up and spent some real time with it. Good news: We're still just as excited about it.

This is easily the most comfortable Android Wear watch yet. That's partially due to its leather strap, which feel great on the skin, and also because the watch's back is totally smooth-slightly rounded, even. That's thanks to the absence of exposed metal dots for charging that cause some discomfort in other models. Instead, the 360 feels like a small, flat river stone.

Likewise, the display feels like a solid hunk of glass. Whereas the displays on the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live sound thin and flimsy when you tap them, here you get a high-end solidness. In fact, you can tell it's thick because there's just a tiny bit of prism-effect at the very edge if you look at the watch from an angle. The bezel around the screen is stainless steel (you can get it in black or silver) and it's nice and thin, so looking head-on almost everything you see is display. Read More