[Other SmartWatches] Robson:
haven't posted in xda for a while..let alone in the smartwatch section...but here we go. was in hong kong for a conference and decided to drop by the it shop. came across a host of smartwatches and just for fun picked up the ik8 for $90. haggled it down to $80 and figured i'd ditch it sooner or later. didn't play around with it until like 5 days later after i got back to melbourne. lo and behold, was actually quite surprised and impressed with it. my 2 cents worth:

display/interface

- not bad, quite responsive though i replaced the screen protector with a matte (anti-glare) one

- the small keyboard takes some getting used to but once you've used it you'll get around the limitations. i still make the occassional mistake but that's only when i'm using playstore

hardware

- camera is quite good though i have no plans of using it as i have my note 2

- speaker is surprisingly loud for such a small device

- one con i have is the lack of a 3.5mm jack. the built-in micro usb (for data transfer and charging) is also the plug for the earphones which comes with the watch. thus you can't really plug your own set of earphones...unless of course you use bluetooth

- quite light, watch strap is quite sturdy

- took in my 32gb microsd with no problem. pretty easy and straightforward in mounting the card

- same with the sim, but no plans on using the phone function

- don't think its "water proof" as some smart watches that claim to be (e.g. omate). but i'm not complaining.

internals

- i installed adw launcher which spiced up the homescreen (better than the default launcher). no hangs or whatever

- installed a bunch of widgets, just have to be careful as some are obviously built for larger screens. example, clokr (time widget) tends to not fit due to the length

- installed button savior to avoid using the hardware buttons. no need for root as i only need home, back and power off

- mx player works well, can actually watch a movie on it. no plans though as i have my note 2

- not planning on using this for music but poweramp works well on it. though there is sometimes a tendency for some icon labels to overlap given the small screen

gps

- i had to put a separate review on gps as i'm quite impressed with it

- installed navigon, apk had no problems loading. through wifi, the additional data and maps were installed

- also installed gps tester as well as other apps for cycling

verdict: gps signal takes around 1-2 minutes to get a good fix. the watch is able to lock on 4 satellites. accuracy is quite good but tends to be a little off when it's cloudy. the gps is not as spiffy as the one in my note but i'm not complaining. for a device this small, i was quite impressed how good the gps works

- strapped on the watch on my bike, used bikemate app. speed was quite accurate as well as keeping it locked on the satellites. didn't lose a signal as i cycled away

- had no issues with navigon. plotted home and the watch took me back to my house with no problems

haven't really tried out the full extent of the battery but without using wifi and gps, i was able to use it for 3 days before having the charge. with gps, battery went down to like 50% after riding for an hour or so. not bad in my opinion. overall, quite happy with it and i've now removed the speedo on my bike. no more wires and no more replacing batteries. this watch has now taken over the speed indicator duties for my cycling.

cheers