[General Accessories] tgtoys:
[MENTION=3996566]vectron[/MENTION], great thread! About time the MetaWatch starts getting some XDA love :good: [MENTION=1206107]RedRamage[/MENTION], great to see you here! this is tagtech414 from the MetaWatch forums.

I have owned the MetaWatch Frame for about 5 months now, and I refuse to leave home without it.

First, you must remember that the idea of a smartwatch, or at least in terms of how MetaWatch markets the idea: Glanceable Interaction. This means that the watch is made as an extension of your phone, not as a replacement. The interactive widgets (much like mini versions of Android widgets) are constantly updated and in many cases allow you to check valuable info without even touching a button (see my pic- weather, unread emails, phone battery, next calendar event, and of course time & date! All on the main screen that is always on). Something like the Sony Smartwatch (I have a LiveView, which for all intensive purposes is very similar in terms of interaction and info) is a different gadget for a different market. It's a very cool gadget, but designed in a different direction. More info, yes, but more interaction is necessary. The MetaWatch is much more professional and elegant (again, I have the Frame model, lots of compliments on the look of the watch before people even realize what it does).

My experience started very poorly, many problems with my first Frame. Support sent me a new one and since then I've had very few issues. I've actually gotten 3 different friends and family members on the bandwagon with both Frame and Strata models in the last few weeks.

My main uses for it are the notifications. And with the right set up, man does this thing impress! Pair the MWM-Noah Edition app with Augmented Smartwatch Pro and you won't believe what starts popping up! "Rain Delay: Moderate rain for 60 minutes (starting in 25 minutes on and off)", ALL Google Now notifications (upcoming games & current scores, flight info, package delivery, etc.), Navigation straight to your watch (seriously, directions are sent one at a time to your watch! Probably the coolest thing ever!). When my phone is connected to my cars bluetooth for music, it doesn't send the track info to the car display, however it does pop up on my watch whenever the song changes with all track info. This of course is in addition to the normal email, sms, phone call, calendar & alarm notifications.

Full calendar & agenda (scrollable), music control, ping phone if lost (also watch vibrates if you get too far from your phone, helps when you leave your phone on the bar or something like that!), direct call from watch (works great with a bluetooth headset or car system), and more.

The display does take some getting used to, but when you do it's great. As mentioned earlier, it's just about getting the right angle down and when you do you won't even think about it anymore. Only pain is trying to show someone else the display from your own wrist. Otherwise, it's easy to read in direct sunlight & low light, the reflective display is pretty neat. The low pixel count does leave a little something to be desired, however it works well for what it does and if the trade off is for battery life then it's probably worth it.

All in all, I am very happy with my MetaWatch. Right now, it's not for everyone, as in order to get it really working to it's full potential it takes some workarounds and tinkering (however, if you're reading this right now on XDA I'm guessing you'll have no problem with any of that :highfive: )

Again, this is still a relatively beta project. It works, some things work great, some things not as well. Potential, however, is pretty limitless (especially once the MW team releases the SDK!). It's an early adopter item right now, and who knows what Google/Samsung/Sony/whoever else will come up with in the months to come. Whatever it is, I'll probably buy it, but given the professional look and feel of my MW, I'm sure it will have a home on my wrist for a long time to come.