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The Wakemate website states that the device's battery lasts 2 to 3 days depending on your sleeping patterns. Battery estimates are bound to usage in every devic

by sp4rki 16y ago

The Wakemate website states that the device's battery lasts 2 to 3 days depending on your sleeping patterns. Battery estimates are bound to usage in every device from the Wakemate to your laptop. The reviewer realized that for him, the device lasts two days before needing a charge, and even then kept using it for the three days. As I already said, if you realize that your smartphone only lasts two days with your usage (even though the manufacturer might say that it can last up to three), it would be stupid to keep trying to use it for three days. It's user error to rely on estimates of 11 or 12 hours when you discover that you drain the battery faster than said estimates.

ljf 16y ago
Yes, as the device kept telling him it could last for longer. If I had a car that I found only really went 100 miles on a full tank, but kept telling me it was half full still, I would be pissed, and I would focus on that. This is a gadget review, not a life review. You dont see their other reviews taking on how items affect your life, just the quality and appropriatness of the product. Why did you think this would be different.
- sp4rki 16y ago
  Horrible analogy. Once again, battery estimates are just that, ESTIMATES. Two days ago my magic mouse ran out of juice, at one point it said it had 13% charge and two hours later it said it had 2% and then an hour later it died. My laptop is telling me I have 2 hours and 19 minutes of charge. I just opened a youtube video and it changed almost instantly to 1 hour and 55 minutes. If the manufacturer tells you, "Hey your device will last two to three days depending on how much you move" and you realize that it only lasts two for you AND then you don't charge it on second days AND proceed to bash the product because "ohhh it kept running out of battery and what's the point of analytics hurr durr" you're officially a retard. You want to complain in a review that the estimation of the battery life sucked for you, fine go ahead, I have no problem with that. But make an objective review and actually try to use the product instead of just using the first scapegoat excuse you can get to bash it into the ground. If it had been a negative review because the product is bad I'd be the first in line to commend the reviewer for not spewing a bullshit from a product marketing sheet. That being said, this is not a good review, it's FUD all the way around.
  - TimStevens 16y ago
    I think I can resolve this little debate by saying that the latest revisions of the WakeMate hardware, for me, won't get through a full night. Fully charged at 9:30pm, battery dead before 5:45am. Regardless, a hopelessly optimistic battery indicator is a bad thing.
    - ljf 16y ago
      The guy above you trying to argue that a duff battery meter didnt matter has really confused me. Anyway, interesting to hear more comments from people that actually have these.
    - delackner 16y ago
      I really wonder what is the issue causing this. I bought two wakemates, one for myself and one for my mom as I'm home for the holidays, and for the past 3 nights each unit has functioned perfectly. As the package instructions say, before using them the first night we let them charge overnight for a full night because it said to charge fully before using the first time. The first two nights of usage we didn't charge the bands at all and they worked fine. After that we left them connected to the wall chargers all day, and they worked fine last night. iPod touch and iphone here, but if the devices don't even talk to the phone during the night, I don't see how that variable makes a difference.

by sp4rki 16y ago

ljf 16y ago

Yes, as the device kept telling him it could last for longer. If I had a car that I found only really went 100 miles on a full tank, but kept telling me it was half full still, I would be pissed, and I would focus on that. This is a gadget review, not a life review. You dont see their other reviews taking on how items affect your life, just the quality and appropriatness of the product. Why did you think this would be different.

sp4rki 16y ago
Horrible analogy. Once again, battery estimates are just that, ESTIMATES. Two days ago my magic mouse ran out of juice, at one point it said it had 13% charge and two hours later it said it had 2% and then an hour later it died. My laptop is telling me I have 2 hours and 19 minutes of charge. I just opened a youtube video and it changed almost instantly to 1 hour and 55 minutes. If the manufacturer tells you, "Hey your device will last two to three days depending on how much you move" and you realize that it only lasts two for you AND then you don't charge it on second days AND proceed to bash the product because "ohhh it kept running out of battery and what's the point of analytics hurr durr" you're officially a retard. You want to complain in a review that the estimation of the battery life sucked for you, fine go ahead, I have no problem with that. But make an objective review and actually try to use the product instead of just using the first scapegoat excuse you can get to bash it into the ground. If it had been a negative review because the product is bad I'd be the first in line to commend the reviewer for not spewing a bullshit from a product marketing sheet. That being said, this is not a good review, it's FUD all the way around.
- TimStevens 16y ago
  I think I can resolve this little debate by saying that the latest revisions of the WakeMate hardware, for me, won't get through a full night. Fully charged at 9:30pm, battery dead before 5:45am. Regardless, a hopelessly optimistic battery indicator is a bad thing.
  - ljf 16y ago
    The guy above you trying to argue that a duff battery meter didnt matter has really confused me. Anyway, interesting to hear more comments from people that actually have these.
  - delackner 16y ago
    I really wonder what is the issue causing this. I bought two wakemates, one for myself and one for my mom as I'm home for the holidays, and for the past 3 nights each unit has functioned perfectly. As the package instructions say, before using them the first night we let them charge overnight for a full night because it said to charge fully before using the first time. The first two nights of usage we didn't charge the bands at all and they worked fine. After that we left them connected to the wall chargers all day, and they worked fine last night. iPod touch and iphone here, but if the devices don't even talk to the phone during the night, I don't see how that variable makes a difference.