Answer your watch, your phone, your TrueSmart?
Smartwatches have taken the tech world by storm over the past year or so. Each one supposedly better than the predecessor. However, we have a fresh look at the high-tech wrist wear with the arrival of the Omate TrueSmart Smartwatch 2.0. Not your ordinary gadget, the TrueSmart is truly smart in that it is an Android phone first. It just so happen to sit nicely on your wrist.
In recent months we have seen the Pebble and Galaxy Gear join the market; however, they did it with a couple kinks. Following Sony’s SmartWatch blueprint with a little enhancement, The Galaxy Gear is a cool smartwatch. You can do the basic functions, and there additional functions such as “Find My Device” if the phone is lost or “Lock It Down” for safe keeping of private information. However, Galaxy Gear works with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S 4 – for all the Samsung Galaxy S III owners, not so much. Galaxy Gear might have been the “next big thing”, but it is simply a digital accessory. It can accept phone calls, text messages, emails and alerts from social media, but it can’t do the same tasks as the TrueSmart. The Pebble is geared more towards putting the most important alerts on your wrist. Although it is compatible with iOS and Android devices, it doesn’t come with the components that a smartphone would like the TrueSmart.
The Omate TrueSmart comes with Android 4.2 and WiFi. You also have the choice of 4GB or 8GB of storage as it comes with a microSD card and you can add apps form the OStore. It comes with a charger and the 5-megapixel 720p camera allows for video recording. You can even send photos to social media such as Twitter. The sound quality is not 100% clear, but that can be avoided by paring the TrueSmart with Bluetooth headset.
This innovative phone on your wrist allows you to make phone calls, shoot videos and even play video games. You don’t have to worry about its compatibility to the iPhone or Android phones. The TrueSmart doesn’t have to connect to a phone as it can work independently. You can, however, operate the TrueSmart as a Bluetooth accessory to your smartphone if necessary. It’s also waterproof.
If you had to choose a smartwatch, which one would you purchase – the smartwatch that works with a smartphone or the watch that is a smartphone?