安卓智能手錶 哪款更適合旅行

If you want a smartwatch to make travel easier, APPle Watch is hard to beat. But what about all those Android competitors? There are too many to list here, including models from Sony and Samsung. Still, after taking Apple Watch for a test run several weeks ago, I gave a few popular watches for Android users a whirl (one nimble contender, Pebble, is compatible with both Android and iOS devices).

如果你想買塊智能手錶，讓旅行變得更方便，蘋果手錶可能是最好的選擇。不過，那些安卓競爭者呢？它們的種類太多了，無法在這裏一一列舉，包括索尼(Sony)和三星(Samsung)的多種款式。不過，幾周前，我試用蘋果手錶之後，也試了試幾款流行的安卓手錶（其中一個靈活的競爭產品是Pebble，它既能在安卓系統使用，也能在蘋果的iOS系統中使用）。

Apple Watch, among the newest additions to the smartwatch market, raised the bar in terms of intuitiveness and elegant functionality. And its travel apps are perhaps the most useful to date. But of course, not everyone wants an Apple. Below, a look at three popular Android options, and the pros and cons for travelers.

蘋果手錶是智能手錶市場的最新產品之一，它提高了直覺性和優雅功能性的標準。它的旅行應用程序可能是目前最有用的。但話又說回來了，並非所有人都想要蘋果產品。下面我研究了三款流行的安卓產品，並分析了各自的優劣。

Pebble and Pebble Time

Pebble和Pebble Time

From $99 for Pebble; $199 for Time

Pebble，99美元起；Time，199美元

STYLE With its colorless display and retro push buttons on the side of the face — which, in an age of touch screens, is a refreshingly uncomplicated way to navigate — the boxy Pebble calls to mind the watch David Hasselhoff used to summon his talking car in “Knight Rider.” It doesn’t have a touch screen, and its “e-paper” display (it’s easy to read in sunlight) isn’t as crisp as others. But you’re not buying this (or any smartwatch) for looks. Like Crocs, it’s about utility. Besides, the company’s second-generation watch, which is being rolled out as I type, is, well, cute. One model of the new Pebble Time, with a gleaming white silicone band and color display, has a sporty Swatch-like look made for summer.

外觀：四四方方的Pebble讓人想起了《霹靂遊俠》(Knight Rider)中大衛·哈塞爾霍夫(David Hasselhoff)召喚自己會說話的汽車時用的那塊手錶。它的顯示屏不是彩色的，錶盤旁邊設有古董按鈕。在觸摸屏時代，這個按鈕倒是清爽的簡單操作方式。這款手錶沒有觸摸屏，它的“電子紙”顯示屏（在陽光下看得很清楚）不像其他手錶那麼明快。不過你買它（或任何智能手錶）不是爲了外觀。像Crocs的鞋子一樣，重要的是實用性。另外，該公司正推出的第二代手錶I型(I type)比較好看。新Pebble Time的其中一款擁有閃亮的白色硅膠錶帶和彩色顯示屏，外形像斯沃琪(Swatch)夏季運動款手錶。

TRAVEL APPS Unlike its competitors, Pebble can go days without charging. It’s also water-resistant. You can shower with it on or go surfing or swimming. However, the first generation can hold only eight apps at a time. On iOS you’ll find versions of some travel apps such as Yelp, but many standard apps are not available. There’s no Hotel Tonight or Expedia, for example. So I branched out and tried Toilet Finder, an app that alerted me to nearby bathrooms— or tried to.

旅行應用程序：跟它的競爭對手不同，Pebble好幾天都不用充電。它還防水。你能戴着它洗澡、衝浪或游泳。不過，第一代只能安裝八個應用程序。在iOS系統中，你能找到一些旅行應用程序，比如Yelp，但是很多常見應用程序都沒有。例如，沒有Hotel Tonight和Expedia。所以我稍微擴大範圍，試了試Toilet Finder，這個應用程序能提醒我附近有廁所。

NAVIGATION If you want directions on your Pebble, you need to load an app. The most helpful iOS app I tried was PebbleNav, but you have to enter your destination on a companion app that lives on your phone. It’s only after doing this that Pebble comes to life with turn-by-turn directions. An added step, yes, though after setting it up you can put away your phone and just glance at the watch’s detailed turn-by-turn directions, something that’s missing from a number of competitors.

導航：如果你想用Pebble指路，你需要下載一個應用程序。我試過的最有用的iOS應用程序是PebbleNav，但是你必須在手機的配套應用程序上輸入目的地，然後Pebble才能激活，一步一步指路。是的，它是多了一個步驟，不過，設定好之後，你可以把手機收起來，只看手錶上的詳細指引就行——有好幾個競爭對手的產品都沒有這個功能。

PROS An affordable watch for those who want to read texts and see what’s nearby, especially households where there are both iOS and Android devices. It’s water-resistant, has a long battery life and is well-sized for small wrists.

優點：這款手錶價格實惠，適合那些想用手錶看短信或瞭解附近設施的人，特別是家裏既有iOS又有Android產品的人。它防水，電池使用時間長，非常適合手腕細的人。

CONS Frequent fliers and road warriors who have come to rely on an arsenal of travel apps (and Google Maps) will miss them.

缺點：經常旅行的人會想念他們已經非常依賴的各種旅行應用程序（和谷歌地圖）。

LG Watch Urbane (Android Wear)

LG城市手錶（LG Watch Urbane，適配安卓系統）

About $350

約350美元

STYLE This watch may be chunky, and the stitched leather strap may be slightly stiff, but it looks like the real thing (that is until you start talking into it).

外觀：這款手錶可能看起來有些笨重，它的縫製皮錶帶可能有點硬，但它看起來很智能（直到你開始對它講話纔會發現它也沒那麼智能）。

TRAVEL APPS You primarily use this smartwatch by saying “O.K., Google” and then asking for directions to, say, a museum, or instructing the watch to send a text or an email or jot down a note. When I lifted my wrist and spoke aloud, “O.K., Google, how do you say ‘table for two’ in French?,” up popped the words: “table pour deux ‘table for two in French’ ” Neat. (Though this wasn’t quite so smooth when there was a lot of ambient noise and the watch couldn’t hear me.) As with all smartwatches, popular travel apps are pared down or must be used in conjunction with the phone. For instance, to call up an American Airlines boarding pass, the watch told me I first had to view it on my smartphone.

旅行應用程序：這款智能手錶的主要使用方法是，先說“好的，谷歌”，然後詢問去往某個目的地（比如博物館）的路線，或者命令手錶發短信、發郵件或記筆記。當我擡起手腕，大聲說“好的，谷歌，怎麼用法語說‘兩人桌位’”時，手錶上跳出這些字：“table pour deux （法語兩人桌位）”。棒極了（不過，當週圍噪音很大、手錶聽不清我講話時就沒這麼順暢了）。和所有的智能手錶一樣，很多熱門旅行應用程序都不能用，或者必須和手機協同使用。例如，我命令手錶顯示美國航空公司(American Airlines)的登機牌，它告訴我，必須先在智能手機上查看。

NAVIGATION Google Maps makes navigation on this watch among the best to be found on a wrist. Ask for directions and up pops an arrow indicating which direction to begin driving or walking, along with the number of miles you should keep heading in that direction.

導航：谷歌地圖讓這款手錶的導航成爲你能在手腕上找到的最好的導航方式之一。你問路之後，手錶上會跳出一個箭頭，指示開始往哪個方向開車或行走，以及你要接着往那個方向走多少英里。

PROS Good navigation, voice-activated search and the ability to send texts and emails from your wrist make this a handy digital companion on the road.

優點：導航優良，能聲控激活搜索，能發送短信和郵件，這些優點讓它成爲旅行途中的便捷數碼伴侶。

CONS Apps that many travelers have come to rely on are not functional enough to be useful solely on the watch. And transitioning between activities takes some getting used to.

缺點：很多旅行者所依賴的應用程序不能在這款手錶上單獨使用。不同活動之間的切換需要時間適應。

MOTO 360 (Android Wear)

摩托羅拉360（MOTO 360，適配安卓系統）

From $149.99

149.99美元起

STYLE The fat, round face of the Moto 360 felt as weighty as an antique pocket watch, though the oversize color touch-screen face makes for easier reading. And you can customize, choosing from several bands and faces with the company’s “Moto Maker” at .

外形：摩托羅拉360圓乎乎的錶盤感覺像古董懷錶一樣沉重，不過它的超大彩色觸摸屏更易查看。你能在網站上通過該公司的Moto Maker選擇自己喜歡的錶帶和錶盤。

TRAVEL APPS Like the LG Urbane, you talk to this smartwatch by saying “O.K., Google” and then making a request. When I asked it to send an email it instantly asked “To whom?” When I asked for directions to the nearest gas station, it brought up choices from Mobil and Exxon. You can load a travel app such as Orbitz, but tap the icon and, as with the Urbane, you’ll be directed to your phone to fully use it.

旅行應用程序：和LG城市手錶一樣，你能對着這款智能手錶說“好的，谷歌”，然後開始下命令。我讓它發郵件時，它馬上問道：“給誰發？”我詢問最近的加油站時，它顯示出美孚(Mobil)和埃克森(Exxon)的幾家加油站。你能裝載旅行應用程序，比如Orbitz，但是點擊圖標後，你會得到指示，需要搭配手機才能完全使用，這一點跟LG城市手錶一樣。

NAVIGATION After asking the watch to navigate to Union Square, New York, it showed me an arrow and the direction to set out. More detailed directions, including a map with turn-by-turn voice directions, appeared on my phone. Even if I were just planning to use Google Maps on my phone, it was still faster to ask the watch and allow it to instantly display a map and fire up navigation.

導航：我要求這款手錶把我導航到紐約聯合廣場(Union Square)，它顯示出箭頭和出發方向。更詳細的導航出現在我的手機上，包括帶有逐步聲音導航的地圖。儘管我本來就打算使用手機上的谷歌地圖，但是詢問手錶、讓它立刻顯示出地圖並開始導航，還是更快一些。

PROS Good navigation and effective voice-activated search from a watch that’s less than half the price of the Urbane.

優點：導航良好，聲控激活搜索高效，價格不到LG城市智能手錶的一半。

CONS The travel apps are pared down; you’re better off using most of them on your phone.

缺點：很多旅行應用程序不能使用；大部分程序在手機上使用更好。