But still all in all, a handy little gadget! This watch comes in the shape of a bracelet for women (in white, black and gold) and in the shape of a normal watch for men.
The downside of the male version, the ZeWatch, seems to be that the numbers are displayed sideways, making it a tad more difficult to tell time quickly. I'm not sure if I'd be wanting to turn my head to the side each time I wanted to check my watch..
Pros
The design of the ZeBracelet is more appealing, but clearly more feminine. I chose a black bracelet, as the display screen is more integrated in black-on-black, instead of in black-on-white or black-on-gold. The watch is easily paired to your smartphone, and connects to your phone through bluetooth. The green and red side buttons allow you to pick up or hang up calls. You can also use these buttons to turn up or turn down the volume. The watch has a little speaker and microphone, making it easy to conduct calls with your watch. Very Knight Rider 2.0.
When a call comes through, your watch will display the number first and quickly change to the name associated with it. As for the watch function; the display is only visible when you click one of the buttons and is shown for about 10 seconds before disappearing again. For girls, this will more easily give the illusion that you're wearing a black bracelet instead of a watch.
Cons
The downsides are few, but definitely present. The first one being an obvious one, namely that if you answer calls through your watch, your environment will be able to listen in on your conversations. The second downside being that the volume cannot go extremely high, which can force you to hold your watch close to your ear in a noisy space. The microphone also picks up your voice more easily if your watch is a bit closer to your mouth. This is of course very practical when driving, where you (preferably) keep your hands on the steering wheel, holding them in the perfect position for a clear conversation. There is a slight delay, but I guess even Knight Rider experienced some lagging issues.
The other downside, I find, is that there is no stereo jack. This would have been very practical, allowing you to listen to your calls and your music privately. It would have been a handy feature while jogging.
While you also have to recharge your watch regularly, it is easily done. The watch comes with a USB cable and an extra option to plug it into a socket for recharging as well.
The last but biggest con, to me, is that your watch always needs to be within a 10 meter range of your phone. For all you non-metric system peoples, that's about 32 feet. Not the biggest range, I admit, and what they promote as a handy "lost-phone alert", making the watch vibrate when your phone is out of range, is oftentimes more annoying than helpful. I tend to move about a lot during the day, and I don't always have my phone on me. I do, however, keep my watch on. Resulting in a vibrating alert about 10 times a day. But I'm sure it can function as a useful anti-theft-notification.
While it's not the best in its genre, it definitely offers an esthetically pleasing design and a cheap alternative to the higher-priced smartwatches. It does the job for only €69 (or 90 USD).
Tech Specs
- Bluetooth ® Version: V2.1
- Voltage: 3.6V - 4.2V
- Current: 45mA
- Frequency: 2.4GHZ
- Talk time : 2-3 hours
- Standby time: 72 hours
- Battery Type: Li-ion 150mAh
- Size: 38.5 * 80 * 12.5 mm
- Weight: 45 grams
- Screen: 128 * 32 OLED
- Operating temperature: -20°C to +60°C
- Warranty: 24 months
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