Asus's next watch could last 10 times longer than Apple Watch

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://bit.ly/16Db7GR'><img alt="Asus's next watch could last 10 times longer than Apple Watch" src="http://bit.ly/1IXQOAF"/><br/><br /><p>There's been plenty of talk about the <a href="http://bit.ly/17hI4Z7">Apple Watch</a>'s battery, which lasts about a day on a full charge. Some consider that a weakness, and it's one that Asus may intend to exploit.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>The <a href="http://bit.ly/1w1ycP7">Asus ZenWatch</a> is not the most advanced or glamorous smartwatch, and it's certainly no true Apple Watch rival, but the next Asus smartwatch could be a different story.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>Apparently called the Asus VivoWatch, it will pack a 10-day battery life, reports <a href="http://engt.co/1IXQMc2">Engadget</a>.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>The Asus VivoWatch will be fitness-focused, the site says, and it could have other bells and whistles like sleep and heart rate tracking and GPS.</p><br /><br/><br /><h3>How does it do it?</h3><br /><br/><br /><p>But its true selling point will be that extra long life, a direct counter to the Apple Watch's perceived weakness.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>It might achieve that significant battery life with an efficient black and white display/colored LED light combo, which you can see in the picture above. It also might not use <a href="http://bit.ly/1PDOa8E">Android Wear</a>.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>We're expecting to learn more - possibly including the Asus VivoWatch's price - this week, so stay tuned.</p><br /><br/><br /><ul><br /><li style='list-style: none'><br/> </li><br /><li><a href="http://bit.ly/1EIF435">Apple Watch pre-orders</a> are open now</li><br /><li style='list-style: none'><br/> </li><br /></ul><br /><br/><br /><img border="0" height="1" src="http://bit.ly/1IXQOAH" width="1"/><br clear='all'/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1PDOa8F" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" src="http://bit.ly/1IXQMc3"/> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1PDOaoV" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" src="http://bit.ly/1IXQMc5"/> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1PDOaoX" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" src="http://bit.ly/1IXQMc7"/> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1PDOcx9"><img border="0" src="http://bit.ly/1IXQOAJ"/> </a> <img border="0" height="1" src="http://bit.ly/1PDOcxb" width="1"/><img alt="" height="1" src="http://bit.ly/1IXQMc9" width="1"/><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />From <a href="http://bit.ly/1DWqmcX">techradar</a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />from http://bit.ly/1PDOap2<br/></div>

Asus's next watch could last 10 times longer than Apple Watch

There's been plenty of talk about the Apple Watch 's battery, which lasts about a day on a full charge. Some consider that a weaknes...

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