old casio is the best

Ohh...thanks very much - I didn't know what fulfilment by Amazon means... To be serious Amazon is not seller in this case, it should be clear, thats all

Don't be put off by the lack of Android Wear. I've had this watch for 6 months and it's great. There are lots of apps available via Google Play, and a thriving developer scene too.

Battery life is 3-4 days and the always on screen makes so much sense. Charges from micro-USB and only takes an hour or so to charge.

Watchify brings almost all your Android notifications to the watch. Tasker plugin, with a bit of tinkering, allows you to control almost all your phone functions in return.

Hot from me.

Fulfilled by Amazon

Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) is a service Amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's warehouses, and Amazon directly does the picking, packing, shipping and customer service on these items. Something Amazon hopes you'll especially enjoy: FBA items are eligible for and for Amazon Prime just as if they were Amazon items.

what's the LG G one like? noticed that's only 59.99 on there too in black. been looking at both but not sure which is best

old casio is the best

From marketplace seller - not directly from Amazon like title suggests

Low screen resolution on this amongst other things, def not as nice as the SW3, I would skip this one

Ohh...thanks very much - I didn't know what fulfilment by Amazon means... To be serious Amazon is not seller in this case, it should be clear, thats all

Tempted. Hot!

So tempted, but is it an gadget I would use

Good price, I do prefer the design to the new smart watch 3 from Sony too.

Don't think this supports android wear does it, so limited in what it can do

It's not Android Wear, so it has far less functionality than the SW3. Also, I wouldn't expect Sony to keep supporting it for long... You occasionally see the SW3 or Moto 360 for £90. That's a far better deal.

ok, been looking at various smart watch deals, have ordered! thanks op.

Does this work with iphones (I know some Android watches do)?

Don't be put off by the lack of Android Wear. I've had this watch for 6 months and it's great. There are lots of apps available via Google Play, and a thriving developer scene too.

Battery life is 3-4 days and the always on screen makes so much sense. Charges from micro-USB and only takes an hour or so to charge.

Watchify brings almost all your Android notifications to the watch. Tasker plugin, with a bit of tinkering, allows you to control almost all your phone functions in return.

Hot from me.

I have ordered the Pebble Steel, how does this compare?
Also it is £26 cheaper than the Steel

If I didn't have a Pebble would probably be tempted, decent price

I meant the Sony is £26 cheaper than the Pebble!
The Steel is £79.99 at Currys and Amazon

Do note that Amazon picking and despatching the stock doesn't necessarily mean that Amazon have performed quality control over what is in the box; personal experience, I ordered a phone case on pretty much all of the above 'FBA' understanding, clearly picked and despatches by amazon, but the item itself? The packaging was torn/tattered and the phone case had scuff marks and dents all over the back, a customer return that the seller had repackaged and sent back to amazon ready for 'FBA'. I may have received the 1 in 100 orders that the amazon fulfilment centre didn't vet properly but clearly the seller knew what they were doing. As such I tend to avoid all 'sellers' be they on prime or not, 'sold by Amazon' being my preferred choice.

And that was just a long winded post to say that 'FBA' isn't always squeaky clean.

Yes I know and adding to the above, there is no 100% guarantee that products sold and dispatched by Amazon themselves would be perfect. The point being that the return/customer service process would be exactly the same.

Anyway if the product you purchased was originally fulfilled by Amazon, then the return would have been handled by Amazon, not the 'seller'.

thank you. thinking of holding out for the moto 360

I have been researching Smart watches over the last few days and decided to go with a Pebble for simplicity and battery life. I believe the only Sony watches that work with iOS for the iPhone are those at have Android wear ie the Sony SW3 and more recent. And even those have to be updated using an android phone to the most recent version of Android Wear first. There is an official iOs Android Wear app that works with the iphone, but from what I have read at the moment it can be problematic for some users, with only limited functions supported and connection issues etc. Others will know more and correct me I am sure.

Patrick

Is it Sony or Motorola?

Will it work with iPhone?

just got myself a garmin vivoactive (built in gps) very happy with it for £99 amazon lightning deal the other day.
very happy with it.. syncs up well with IP6, for text/alerts, weather, music controls,
been swimming and it works! distance, stroke lengh, pool length, timing etc.
will test the built in gps on my push bike tomorrow.

Doesn't work worth iPhone, had one of these since it came out, brilliant watch for battery life and receiving texts emails and calls.

Meh, why not.... ordered lol

​so just return it? Never had a problem with any fulfilled by Amazon products. You still get the same customer service as you would with products sold directly by Amazon

Nope, Android only.

Would be tempted as well if I didn't ordered a pebble a couple of weeks ago, now there's so many smartwatch deals, wish I had waited a bit to get a variety to choose from, but hey ho.

Be warned, unlike v3 which is android wear, this isn't and it has the limited functionality to match. Nice looking thing though.

No

Just go on that well know bay site and key U8 Bluetooth smart watch. I've had no trouble except I can't stop laughing

...at what some are paying.

What makes these watches actually smart do they just do the same stuff as my phone does only on a tiny wee screen is it just a gimmick so I can sit and go look its took me 20mins to walk to work and look how many cals it can predict I have burnt up?

Just when you've seen the SW3 or Asus Zen 2 you will see how much poorer these look, I'd def spend the extra

posted two weeks
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sony-sw2-android-nfc-liveview-smartwatch-silver-49-99-amazon-2346520?is_moderation=true

Didn't even get this hot when it was £49.99 :confused:

you can get smart watch 3 on very for 90 in the sale a much better deal imo

Surprised how many great reviews are had on Amazon . Does anyone know if there is an app which controls Poweramp or other music control just for the generic player .

That's all changed now as the original pebble has got the pebble time firmware update a few weeks back and none of the problems you describe exist anymore.

I don't get these smart watches, I really don't. Do people just want to feel a bit more like James Bond or something?

Proof that you can sell anything to the gullible on-trend wannabees :laughing: ...a complete and utterly useless gadget

COLD

You have to judge it on the deal, not because you think the product is bad. That's the whole point of this site. I don't like iPhones, but If I saw an iphone on here for a good price, I would vote hot or not vote at all.

So if a polished turd is cheap enough it must be hot?

I have this model in black. The silver strap was more than this at one point. I find it useful at work for unobtrusively canceling calls and sending brief replies but the glass face is made of cheese. I chipped the face two days after getting it. six months on a second chip and a scratch on the face mean I am embarrassed to show anyone the watch. You can't get a replacement face (afaik) and the other half isn't impressed with the idea of me forking out for another new smartwatch. :disappointed: good price but I'd try a different brand

Stupid question I know and I am probably going to get jumped on by the Apple hating brigade but....... I don't want to fork out full whack for a apple watch because A I might not even like it and B I lose everything!!! So I just wondered does any one know of a cheap alternative that would be compatible with my I phone 5?

Ive been using this site for many many years.....I know how to judge an item.....if I wouldn't pay a quarter of what the price is because i think its a useless, flavour of the day gadget for hipster mugs - then its cold.

Tempted, but no one wears watches any more do they? Not with phones almost glued to our ears these days.

You can't polish a turd but you sure can roll it in glitter.

My original Pebble has glitches sometimes the only way to reconnect the watches to reboot the watch, doesn't happen often though.

I love my pebble - bought this month because of reviews on this site. Upgraded it to the pebble time firmware and it works very well.

Actually Mythbusters proved you can indeed polish a turd. Google it next time.

quite old tech here.. i'd prob go for a pebble steel or a newer android wear watch

Some uses I agree are debatable, however they do have a few genuinely useful features; e.g. a proximity alarm to warn you if your phone goes out of range i.e. you have accidently left your phone somewhere. I just don't know how well such features have been designed.

I know they can but can Sony

While the pebble is probably better , more battle tested as it were , it is also pretty boring , I have very little desire to fiddle with my Pebble smartwatch. Though I feel this would provide hours of fun prodding and poking the screen getting stuff to try and make it work.

Bought a Sony smartwatch 3 on eBay for £67 brand new.Cold.

Its important to note that this is good price, but you can get it at pretty much similar price from EBbay too.

So if you are buying because you are saving 100+ pounds, please don't do that. Do buy it if you need it! :smiley:

Heat added!

I'm sorry but what exactly does it matter? Amazon covering everything through to customer service, they may as well be the seller

But they are not seller in this case - this is standard price from marketplace seller, nothing new...
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sony-sw2-android-nfc-liveview-smartwatch-silver-amazon-2346520

pebble or this watch?

no that's your opinion on the product, it's like saying buying a car ferrari fire half price, but you don't like Ferraris so I'm gonna say it's a bad deal for the petite who want a ferrari. every vote makes a difference. if we all had your mindset, then this wouldn't be a very good site would it

And? You seem to be trying to spread a lot of misinformation regarding 'fulfilled by Amazon'. If an item is fulfilled by Amazon, the sales process, delivery, customer service and returns is exactly the same as if it would be if Amazon were the actual seller. You don't lose out on anything. So not sure why you keep trying to make this irrelevant point.

thank you to all who voted to get it to reach 1000!

Heat added..

2 deals in 5 years. You certainly have the credentials of being an expert. :confused:

pile... of... sh

​My pebble controls my whole house, from lighting to sockets, to what music is playing in the house, to what film I want, I can alter the volume of any device, change the channel, reply with voice, although it does come up with hilarious results, I always like to finish my messages with voodoo electric boogaloo

[/quote]​My pebble controls my whole house, from lighting to sockets, to what music is playing in the house, to what film I want, I can alter the volume of any device, change the channel, reply with voice, although it does come up with hilarious results, I always like to finish my messages with voodoo electric boogaloo[/quote]

I commend you for utilising your smartwatch to the fullest but you must agree that the designs need a little improving to prevent the endless jabbing backwards and forwards through menus

which pebble do you have?

No doubt the deal is very good. Hot from me. Utility wise, it will keep you happy as long as you do not want to take any action based on what you see on the watch. The moment you do, you have to take your phone out.

What apps do you use ?

For an extra £30 you can get the latest Sony SW3 model that has Android Wear and as it has a silicone type strap, it is much more comfortable compared to metal. Has GPS, WiFi etc etc. Sorry voting cold, mostly because there is a much better / modern Sony Smart-watch.

Great price. Are there any smartwatches out there that support Spotify?

Rich

Buy this if you just want to see notifications on your wrist and take your phone out to reply to them. Buy the SW3 if you actually want to use a smart watch fully and reply to notifications without having to take your phone out of your pocket.

Someone mentioned the lg g watch was £59.99 on Amazon but I can't find it?

buy the apple watch not this cheap tat

This is a great watch and a great price. Great deal

this is one of the most useless comments I have seen on this site.

if you don't understand smart watches then maybe you are a bit outdated. I have owned a couple now and they have been brilliant. I am somebody who has worn normal watches for last 20 years.

Buying from 'Amazon' and buying from a 'FBA seller' on Amazon. Two very different things. Even if the customer service / return is handled by Amazon. It was a massive pain in the proverbial as I needed a phone case to use, not one that I had to arrange a return for and then order another case altogether. Returning requires taking the 'seller's' plainly dinged up scratched up item to a collect+ location / post office / Amazon locker or arranging for Amazon to collect from work or home (not an option, house empty during the day and I work in the kind of place where personal mail isn't an option at all). Especially annoying given how (free) time poor I've been of late, weekends to boot. So. Another long winded post but FBA isn't 'just' a simple open and shut 'same customer service as Amazon' proposition. That one time I found fly in my ointment? I went without ointment.

It's the same. I have returned many a FBA item to Amazon and the returns procedure was NO different to items I have returned that were sold and fulfilled be Amazon.

I'm gona guess you were just upset at receiving a damaged item and I'll also guess you would have had the same 'problem' returning it if you had purchased it from Amazon themselves. I think your one example is too anecdotal.



https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200299940&tag=ho01f-21

Deal is over I guess

At the risk of coming across like I'm trolling you (I'm not), even on an anecdotal basis I stand by the point I'm making. I'd much rather buy from Amazon and not run the risk 'FBA' style of that 1% chance of receiving something that I will have a headache over returning to Amazon for a refund; it just isn't worth it for me. I suspect I'm not the only one who skips 'FBA' purchases on Amazon preferring to go for sold and despatched by Amazon transactions.

I have one of these and a moto 360, I actually prefer this. I don't use it as a watch though, I have it mounted inside an airvent in my car as a controller for music and hands free calls (combined with Bluetooth 'xcarlink' attached to my stereo. Used it daily for a year, only charged it about a dozen times in that time. love it!

Cancellation email....great :disappointed:

​copy and paste good work