After just over 24hrs of having my SB Sports Watch, I figure I post my observation/review.
Setting it up yesterday when i got the watch was simple enough and setting up my apps via the iPhone was easy. The only part that wasn't completed was my music. I selected the playlist that I wanted on my watch and didn't worry about it until today as I didn't need the music on my watch friday night since I work.
Didn't realized that the charger cable was that long, definitely will keep an eye on a docking station or whatever for my bedroom in the future. connecting the charger was simple (i'm in trouble if I couldn't figure that out).
Once I put on my watch this morning, I checked my settings to see if my playlist/songs successfully transferred from my iPhone to my watch. Sure enough, all my 77 songs were ported over during the night. Pairing my bluetooth headphones was very simple and no issues. Much easier than I thought it would be.
I liked the way it tracks your activity and how easy it is to check everything. Notifications were very easy to get to and now feel natural to check. What really impressed me is how quick the screen turned on when you turn your wrist to check the time.
During my travels on the bus (public transport) I tried the music feature and I loved it. The only quirk was pressing on the screen, selecting airplay, and selecting my bluetooth headphones. I thought it would automatically send the sound to them, but it didn't. But once I solved that issue, I had no problems listening to music. What was nice was how easy it was skipping songs and changing the volume. I can see myself using this feature a lot in the future.
Going back to the notifications, the ESPN app will be a go to app. I love getting breaking sports news and it is really nice to look at my watch and not pulling out my phone to check out the news. I still need to find a good weather app as the weather live app is not accurate at all. Currently using Accuweather but I going to search the app store for a better weather app (any ideas?). Really looking forward to trying out Golfshot on my watch in the near future.
As of now (from about 8am - 3pm Mountain Time) and playing a good hour of music, my battery is at 75%, which is excellent and much better I thought it would be (especially after playing music). I should add The sports band is very, very comfortable.
I should mention that I decided to buy applecare+ at my Apple store. It's more peace of mind knowing that i'm covered until 2017. I know some may say its a waste of money, but since this is a brand new product line from Apple, I wanted to protect my investment.
Right now rocking the Mickey Mouse clock face. Haven't tried the others that much.
Overall, a fantastic first generation device from Apple.
Setting it up yesterday when i got the watch was simple enough and setting up my apps via the iPhone was easy. The only part that wasn't completed was my music. I selected the playlist that I wanted on my watch and didn't worry about it until today as I didn't need the music on my watch friday night since I work.
Didn't realized that the charger cable was that long, definitely will keep an eye on a docking station or whatever for my bedroom in the future. connecting the charger was simple (i'm in trouble if I couldn't figure that out).
Once I put on my watch this morning, I checked my settings to see if my playlist/songs successfully transferred from my iPhone to my watch. Sure enough, all my 77 songs were ported over during the night. Pairing my bluetooth headphones was very simple and no issues. Much easier than I thought it would be.
I liked the way it tracks your activity and how easy it is to check everything. Notifications were very easy to get to and now feel natural to check. What really impressed me is how quick the screen turned on when you turn your wrist to check the time.
During my travels on the bus (public transport) I tried the music feature and I loved it. The only quirk was pressing on the screen, selecting airplay, and selecting my bluetooth headphones. I thought it would automatically send the sound to them, but it didn't. But once I solved that issue, I had no problems listening to music. What was nice was how easy it was skipping songs and changing the volume. I can see myself using this feature a lot in the future.
Going back to the notifications, the ESPN app will be a go to app. I love getting breaking sports news and it is really nice to look at my watch and not pulling out my phone to check out the news. I still need to find a good weather app as the weather live app is not accurate at all. Currently using Accuweather but I going to search the app store for a better weather app (any ideas?). Really looking forward to trying out Golfshot on my watch in the near future.
As of now (from about 8am - 3pm Mountain Time) and playing a good hour of music, my battery is at 75%, which is excellent and much better I thought it would be (especially after playing music). I should add The sports band is very, very comfortable.
I should mention that I decided to buy applecare+ at my Apple store. It's more peace of mind knowing that i'm covered until 2017. I know some may say its a waste of money, but since this is a brand new product line from Apple, I wanted to protect my investment.
Right now rocking the Mickey Mouse clock face. Haven't tried the others that much.
Overall, a fantastic first generation device from Apple.