Rock™ SMARTWATCH: Perfect Xmas Gift, First Stylish Qi & WiFi

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1. Creator Vak Sambath 3 days ago
  
  @Anurag: Rockin Sports is a composite plastic. The Sports Metal Rock is a metal case housing with a silicone plastic. I hope this helps.
2. Creator Anurag Gupta 3 days ago
  
  #Vak Sambath (CREATOR)
  
  Rockin Sports Metal & THE SPORTS METAL ROCK are same right?
  I pledged 119 option#2
  
  Please let me know if any discrepancies, thanks.
3. Creator Kelvin Tran 3 days ago
  
  i don't find the metal band style very appealing... i'm hoping the production version of the "SPORTS METAL ROCK" looks as nice as the renderings.
4. Creator Luis Eduardo Rodríguez 3 days ago
  
  Is te final product ging to be flat or curved?
  
  what support is there for an iOS device?
5. Creator John Nguyen 3 days ago
  
  Wall Street, is going to look slick on my wrist when it's delivered in April 2014!
6. Creator Vak Sambath 3 days ago
  
  @JohnProffer: 1) We actually do respect you asking these tough questions. I think it helps the community. In terms of the company... well...I'd love to buy you some IN-N-OUT....from Cali. We can hang out at our office. Foosball? Of course it is duck taped because we can't afford a new one. No seriously :) Hopefully we get funded and then we'll all celebrate together... our address is also listed on the Rock LLC.
7. Creator nicole dolly 3 days ago
  
  I was told by kickstarter that you can only order one
8. Creator Marco 3 days ago
  
  Vak,
  
  I also want to get at least 4 more Rocks to give as gifts and keep one for myself.
  
  Please let us know when Kickstarter gets back.
  
  Thanks!
  Marco
9. Creator Vak Sambath 3 days ago
  
  Hi Jason
  
  Fortunately, the Kickstarter community made us aware that we were missing reward two. You can change your pledge from #1 to #2.. also I'm going to ask Kickstarter if the backers can pledge to two or more pledges. That's an interesting concept because some backers would want to keep a unit and give it as gifts at the same time.
  
  Cheers,
  Vak
10. Creator Asterix 3 days ago
  
  @Vak thanks for answering the questions and addressing the concerns.
  
  as @John asked please provide the patent numbers. Thanks.
11. Creator Romandro 4 days ago
  
  Hey Vak I just saw the early bird special #2. Is it possible to place an order for #1 and #2? I wanna give the Sports Rock as a gift and keep the Sports Metal for myself.
  
  Also another question.. are all the apps available in all the Rock smartwatches?
  
  Thanks,
  J
12. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  Hi John,
  appreciate your concerns, Rock LLC is a California corporation and are partners with pyntail which are part of the app development team and are on the patents, is highly accomplished within the app world and can be searched on the web, please take the time to review the bio section of the campaign, which outlines the team members.
  We appreciate your concern and support :)
  Thanks Vak
13. Creator John Proffer 4 days ago
  
  er.. I should proofread more ;) I meant a search for anything at the USPTO under those names/companies revealed nothing.
14. Creator John Proffer 4 days ago
  
  @vak a search of the USPTO for anything under Rock LLC, Rock, LLC, or Vak Sambath. In fact, I cannot find anything on Rock, LLC except what you've explicitly had published yourself, and your linkedin profile is shrouded in apparently nonexistent companies with no employees. Pretty much everything seems manufactured. Can you provide these patent #'s you claim to have?
15. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  Thank You Vishak,
  
  My Marketing manager finally got the early bird #2 in the campaign, thank you for making us aware of the lost reward :)
  
  We apologize for the delayed response, your input is really appreciated.
  
  Cheers,
  Vak
16. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  Hi Chatsakhon,
  
  When we launched the early bird special 2 was lost, so we just entered the SPORTS METAL in the campaign, you can change your pledge sorry for the inconvenience, but the good news its a lot less :)
  
  Cheers
  Vak
17. Creator Chatsakhon 4 days ago
  
  I've change my mind to get the USB version.
  
  More Question. Does it support for iOS?
18. Creator Chatsakhon 4 days ago
  
  *understand
19. Creator Chatsakhon 4 days ago
  
  I didn't under stand which model and perk.
  I Pledge $189 for Metal Sport Men Smart Watch
  
  The Model I would like to get is THE SPORTS METAL ROCK, Which picture show Rockin' Metal NYC,Rockin' Metal Miami, and Rockin' Metal LA.
  
  Does It's correct pledge?
  
  Please make it more clear for name of the model.
20. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @Kickstarter backers: We just want to make it clear that when we mean in time for Christmas, what we meant by this statement is that when you back this project, you can then print out or email gift certificate that we've created for you from our rocksmartwatch.com website do download. This is what you give our to the recipient. Then, when we ship...the earliest is in March 2014. For the record, we're actually pretty conservative in terms of actual product delivery. We hope this clears up the delivery question. We're on Kickstarter because we feel the community can help support our idea to go against the big guys and their advanced smartwatches. Please feel free to send in your questions. We want to make you feel that you're getting the best response to our small and little company.
21. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @Melissa:
  
  Hi Vak
  Can you give me some more details or specs on the following?
  
  -Are the wristbands easily replaceable? i.e. due to wear and tear
  
  Yes they are replaceable. Wristbands we have are standard width.
  
  -Does it come with replacement tools?
  
  We'll offer tools on our website that you can purchase or you can pick them up from your local hardware store.
  
  -Can I change the battery myself?
  
  The Qi battery uses a special battery. However, the other smartwatch versions like the sports that you can.
  
  -Can I order multiple watches with different wristbands?
  
  You can order multiple watches from this campaign. But for the wristbands, you will be able to order them from our website shortly.
22. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @John/Vishak: Thanks for your feedback. I'd like to have the table to provide our response. 1) By proprietary, we've developed apps for our version of our own smartwatch. If you'd like further clarification, please contact the USPTO and our attorney on record, we're listed under Rock LLC. You'll find our patent filing numbers and such. We've been working with Kickstarter to make sure that we're real. The company is real. I'm real. Patents are real. We're not here to make our ideas a reality. We're on here because we need help. As for right after Christmas comment, we clearly indicate when we'll ship the units. Kickstarter has guidelines to product the backers. We respect this community and we're here to be part of a place that welcomes people that small companies that at least tries. Again, I do thank you and if you do have questions, here's my email: vak@rocksmartwatch.com.
23. Creator Asterix 4 days ago
  
  I second what @John said.
  
  And I also smell shills already.
24. Creator Luis cuevas 4 days ago
  
  Will the sports watch have a different molding than the metal watch?.
25. Creator Marco 4 days ago
  
  Hey Vak,
  
  This smart watch line is looking pretty good. I like how you're designing the Wall Street for business professional types. I actually bought that one.
  
  The sports watch is not that bad either especially for the $97 price point. I'm actually considering giving it as gifts to my nieces and nephews for Christmas. Is there anyway to buy more watches using the same account? I'm really interested in buying more as gifts.
  
  Please let me know if that's possible.. Or I could contact you thru email to arrange more orders.
  
  And for the app idea, I think a sports app that monitors your favorite sports team is gonna be helpful for sports fans like me. I hope you consider that one. Thanks for introducing an affordable Smartwatch to consumers like me.
26. Creator John Proffer 4 days ago
  
  hmm this watch seems to be very thickly ladden in market jargon and actually it seems like there is already a product thats manufactured and ready to go. You're claiming ship dates right after christmas, despite having a 44 day kickstarter campaign. Very suspicious..
  
  also, I saw your other "Rock v. #othersmartwatch#" charts - they all differ and really, from what I can tell, the only difference with your smartwatch is it's crammed with a whole heaping lot of bloatware and "proprietary" apps and "proprietary" chargers? This campaign kind of raises red flags for me.
27. Creator Kurt Johnson (Glitchhawk) 4 days ago
  
  I totally Agree with Wallemi, we need to know the water resistance. it should be listed in an easy to see place, you are going to be getting asked this A LOT. thanks Vak.
28. Creator Wollemi Pine 4 days ago
  
  Let me ask my question again about the water resistance. Was is the target IP rating? Will the IP rating of this watch be IP67 or better?
29. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @Candace: At the moment yes. At the same time...the watch casing can fit many standard wristbands. It's pretty swappable. We might offer more colors as stretch goals. Depends on the demand.
30. Creator candace glover 4 days ago
  
  I just changed my pledge to the sports metal ($189) women's. I want to make sure that I got the one I wanted. Is this the all metal one that comes in colors? BTW, this watch looks good!!
31. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @Luis: The colors of the sports watch for men version non-metal... white, black, blue, and dark gray. Now for the sports metal Rock, it's black, red and silver.
32. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @Kickstaters... We've been getting a bit of confusion. We just want to let everyone know that because this is all in R&D...we do recognize there's some confusion between our specifications for The Rock Qi and the Standard Rock units. We are in the process of updating the copy to make things easier and more clear so that way there's less confusion.
33. Creator Luis cuevas 4 days ago
  
  What are the colors for the sports watch for men?.
34. Creator Melissa Lee 4 days ago
  
  Hi Vak
  
  Can you give me some more details or specs on the following?
  
  -Are the wristbands easily replaceable? i.e. due to wear and tear
  -Does it come with replacement tools?
  -Can I change the battery myself?
  -Can I order multiple watches with different wristbands?
  
  Thanks for your time! Much appreciated
35. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  Hi Marc
  Also,t he $189 reward, allows you to choose from any of the 4 mens sport color bands, so you made the correct choice.. The $199 Wall Street reward is the Rock with the metal band and metal casing.
  
  Enjoy the Rock
36. Creator Asterix 4 days ago
  
  How can I get the sports band with metal casing and without Qi charger.
37. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @Wollemi: We are water resistant. In terms of rating, we're still in the process to test this out as well. We have a few options that we're exploring. This Kickstarter campaign allows us to get the funds to add more testing environments and options.
38. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @Marc: The first image is the sports band version with Metal casing (the watch area). The second image is the metal wristband...that one has a metal casing too. I hope this helps.
39. Creator Marc 4 days ago
  
  I have been reading and even I do not understand a thing. I have promised $189
  Included in this package this three (https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/321/575/e27de70822a6f8fe49a9a5d01a6bcbca_large.jpg…), no? I like the metal model with black belt as the image, but I was not sure if this strap or this one (https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/207/047/584da7b93813ca8c27576921ceff5018_large.png…) and is that the latter seems horrible.
  
  Besides, 4.2.2 is Jellybean. ICS is 4.1.
40. Creator Wollemi Pine 4 days ago
  
  What is the IP rating for this watch?
41. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  Hi Abhradeep Maiti,
  The Agent was the first E-paper non touch Black/white Qi , The Rock is the first Qi android wireless color WiFi touchscreen smartwatch,
  
  Thanks Vak
42. Creator Vak Sambath 4 days ago
  
  @Anurag: We are 100% sure it's 4GB Ram high speed. The Android version is ICS (4.2.2). The Play Store access will be limited as this is a modified version of Android. It is not the full version. Regarding the microSD question, no there is no slot. In terms HD, the onboard support. It's compressed using H.264. I'll get a more detail response for you directly from our engineers.
  
  5. For USB charging cable, where there's a 3 metal contact surface and the other end is USB that connects to your PC.
  
  6. Regarding the notification, yes there is no speaker. Notification is done via vibration and the on screen alert that's comparable to Pebble and other smartwatches.
  
  7) Facebook messaging, you can read, post and reply to messages. When you hit reply to a message, a keyboard comes up and you can type to it.
43. Creator Trogdor 4 days ago
  
  One last question: Given the portal will be in the Google Android App Store...I will come right out and ask: This still seems like a work-around to avoid the need to get the *watch* certified for App Store access.
  
  May I ask which apps you have tested on the watch utilizing the portal installation? Which Apps have failed to run on the watch? Realizing the watch does not have a speaker; if I so desired could I run angry birds or Pandora on the watch and stream the audio via bluetooth to my BT headphones? I'm not saying it is the best idea but I am trying to get a handle on what is available with this watch...
  
  Thanks!
44. Creator Trogdor 4 days ago
  
  @Vak
  
  @Pu Hwai Ching pretty much handled my follow up questions :)
  
  I would ask again: How much of the internal memory is used for the OS? Example: My Nexus 5 phone utilizes up to 2 GB for the OS. Storage is a completely different memory area. I am doubting that the watch uses 4 GB for the OS.
  
  I understand resolutions and so forth and I still seek elaboration on the resolution -vs- the 1080p statement. I am guessing you are stating the watch CPU is capable of 1080p processing or ?
  
  Also looking for battery capacity...again, I understand the concepts but I'm looking for hard data. Is the battery 100 MAH, 150 MAH, etc I understand there are two types of batteries. Please elaborate on both.
  
  Take care!
45. Creator Abhradeep Maiti 4 days ago
  
  So, after reading about some concerns, I decided to search for a few reviews of smartwatches, and as it appears, there has already been a Kickstarter campaign for a Qi enabled smartwatch: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretlabs/agent-the-worlds-smartest-watch
  
  So, your claim that this is the first Qi enabled smartwatch is not correct.
  
  Correct me if I am wrong, but you might want to be factually correct.
46. Creator Eric Williams 4 days ago
  
  Hi Vak.
  
  Is the business smartwatch coming in gold and stainless steel model?
  
  I have looked at many smartwatches on the market and if you want all the technical bells and whistles you will have to pay over $300. The Rock at $97 is great value for myself and most consumers. I own the Pebble which was $150 and is only E paper with small screen that is difficult to use. I like the Rock, it has bigger screen with high-resolution and color that makes it easier to see and read messages. My wife is getting me the Rock for Christmas. We are backers.
47. Creator Asterix 4 days ago
  
  who is supplying the processor ?
48. Creator Asterix 4 days ago
  
  Please make all those reviews about this watch on the first page linkable. I do not want to search for them.
49. Creator Anurag Gupta 4 days ago
  
  @CREATOR
  
  This project can really be a game changer, please go through the details you have published and this comment section and do the required changes.
  For price point of 97 dollars, nobody expecting a 1080 HD display nor a 4GB RAM.
  Please just help to provide the Accurate & Detailed information, best of luck.
50. Creator Asterix 4 days ago
  
  You are missing early bird #2 sports metal rock?