We think that smart watches are great and it is inevitable that one day smart watches will be as common as smart phones. Ironically, what we don’t like is the fact that wearing a smart watch instantly advertises to everyone around you that you are wearing one. While we understand the difficulty of balancing a huge display and usability against size and looks, we really need smart watches to look like contemporary time pieces. Watches after all are also fashion accessories. We seriously don’t need a big honking Pipboy cramping our style.
The Martian Notifier smart watch is trying to tread the fine line between a fashionable watch and a high tech smart watch. It is not a perfect balance as some sacrifices had to be made but given the available technology today and the price of the Martian Notifier, we think that they did a very admirable job.
First of all, the Notifier did a wonderful job to hide the fact that it is a smartwatch. Except for an OLED display line on the lower half of the watch, you probably won’t know it. It looks like just any analog watch and especially dig the trendier looking white version although the red one looks really good too.
The Martian Notifier uses low energy Bluetooth 4 to connect to your smartphone. The free Notifier App for both iOS and Android smartphones allows you to configure which apps are able to send a notification to the watch. There are thousands of apps that support the Martian Notifier smartwatch including all your favorites such as email, calendar, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Skype and Whatsapp. The smartwatch also has a built-in vibrator that alerts you to the notifications. You can even customize the vibration pattern for each notification such as 2 long vibrations for a phone call or 2 short ones for a text message. You can even read short text notifications on the OLED display itself without taking out your phone.
Other features of the Martian Notifier smartwatch include using it as a remote control for your smartphone camera and as a wireless leash for your phone. If you walk out of range from your phone, you will be alerted.
The battery on the watch also lasts considerably longer than your usual smartphones. It can go as long as 6 days before needing a recharge.
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