MetaWatch - FRAME Watch for Apple® iPhone® 4S and 5 and Select Android Mobile Phones - Black

This watch works as expected. My texts,including iMessages show up. Phone calls and alerts all show up on my wrist. Every so often I have to bring up the iPhone app to get it to sync. But it usually works. I could use more battery life out of the watch. Also since it is always connected to my iPhone,the iPhone has no down time. Usage and standby time are the same. However,since I don't have to look at the phone to see texts or alerts,it helps somewhat for the battery. Sometimes it is hard to see indoors. Works great

Great watch for when you want to leave your phone in your pocket. Don't have to worry about it getting wet when you wash your hands and fantastic for using if your in a meeting or somewhere where its considered rude to keep looking at your phone when your waiting for important or not important text,email or phone call.

As one of the early adapters of smartwatch technology and the user of MetaWatch STRATA for over 6 months, I can't imagine my life without it. Unfortunately a lot of the people don't understand the purpose of smartwatch. Its not meant to be a replacement of your smartphone, but rather an extension of it, a remote notifier. I use Galaxy Note 2 and quite frankly it becomes inconvenient to constantly pull out my phone to check if I got an email or txt, or to see who is calling me. Or even a basic task of looking up how much battery I have left on the phone or about the upcoming weather. Actually, it doesn't matter if your phone is big or small. Every time you take it out of the pocket, there is more chances to drop it, especially if its a winter time and you need to go through layers of cloth. With my MetaWatch its very simple. Anytime I get an email, or txt, or someone is calling me, or upcoming calendar event - I get it all pushed to my watch and then I decide if I want to dismiss it or follow up by taking out my phone. Works great when you are driving, or in a meeting or movie theater or any other environment where you have to mute your phone, for example. Since I start wearing my STRATA, I no longer miss any of my phone calls. Not to mention that I no longer forget my Note 2 in the car since you get a vibration notification if you are getting away from the phone. Plus, you are in control of what you would like to be displayed on the face of the watch. Time, calendar, phone battery, weather, stock, etc. The display is very unique, always on, and highly visible even in a direct sunlight. The construction is very rugged. Some people forget that you supposed to wear your watch outside in different weather conditions, so waterproof rating is very important. I have no worries with STRATA. Plus, with a unique music remote you can control playback of your audio player on the phone. It was absolutely fun during this summer when I had my Note 2 and bluetooth speaker paired up out on the porch, and me completely submerged in our above the ground swimming pool with my metawatch on being able to play/pause and change between the tracks on the phonbe. Now, that is ultimate use of a smartphone :) And btw, for those who are deciding between MetaWatch and Pebble, just look at toyish built of the Pebble and think about it :)

Works great with my LG L90. Doesn't really work with my L9 or F6. I think the simple way to look at compatibility is does it have BT4. According to the specs I can find the L9 and F6 should work but works fine with L90 which is BT4. This is a one way device. Shows number calling or if in contacts the contact name when a call comes in. Text shows a few sentences and well as most of contact name. Is really an expansion of display of widgets supported on cell phone. Will not input anything to your phone, only a modified display for the metawatch widgets (only a few) showing data updated via your phone. Widgets cover CLOCK,sports scores, stocks, weather, email, calendar and countdown timer. I don't care about sports or stocks. Would like a stopwatch and navigation widget, showing next turn and distance to it. Countdown timer is nice but can only set by a push for each unit to be changed. So you might have to push that button 30 times if you want to time 30 minutes, seconds, whatever. Fortunately you can remove time as well as add. So if you are counting down an event that is 35 minutes you can start at 0 and subtract 25 pushes rather than adding with 35 "plus" pushes. Battery life is OK. The metawatch website says should last several days. I find if using BT I can get about 48 hours. If I turn BT off for half a day I can get 3 days. Of course your mileage may vary... Cuts' my phones battery life by about 25% compared to not using BT at all, but my phone would still have 50% left after 24 hours of reasonable use now is showing 20-30% at the end of the day. Watch band is my least favorite part. It's a little too stiff for my liking, but imagine that's for longevity purposes. Display is amazing and annoying at the same time. Very readable if you angle the watchface right, Amazing in how well it shows in the brightest sunlight and dimmest street light after dark if you get that angle right.

I really like the convenience of knowing when I get a phone call or text. I need to leave my iPhone 5s on vibrate most of the day, and the watch notifications are a great help. Running Bluetooth all day, does drain my phone battery considerably though. And there have been times when the watch loses the connection and I need to pair it again. This watch serves my needs until the iWatch comes out

I use it with my iPhone. It's a really neat conversation piece but not very practical. First of all, it doesn't notify you of every email. The texts are good unless they are being rapid fired. There is a long delay between the phone ringing and the watch telling you who is on the line. There is also compatibility issues with the bluetooth in my cars (all of them) and the watch. Neither device knows what to do! Also, when I walk away from the phone until it's out of range, it does not automatically connect when I get back in range causing you to go through the connect process every time. Super annoying. This is a good first effort but I would wait until Apple comes out with one.

This is a rugged device, build for working hands. The contrast could be better and there are frankly too many control, six buttons Most useful controls are from the cell phone app. Where you choose from a somewhat limited number of features to display and though the monochrome display is crowded, it is large enough to be seen easily. In areas where cell reception is spotty the information (time /temp) my not update, easily solved by making your phone less dependent on the network. It has become my daily wearer.

Dont be fool by the price, this watch is great. It displays time, weather, favorite sports teams, stock, and more. The MetaWatch Frame looks professional and cool. I work in mine and it was noticed daily on how stylish it is. I caught it on the daily deal sale. Easy to use with phone app (iphone and android).