Gadgetory

I have been waiting for this I'm unboxing the Martian passport watch it's a Bluetooth voice controlled watch that apparently screens your phone calls and your messages it's all part of this whole SmartWatch craze and each one of these is gonna have its brief moment in the Sun until and if Apple announces one so let's give it its moment get out of the box it comes in black gray or white I went with the slightly more girly white because I can't okay oh look at that I guess it's about as attractive as it can be considering that it's a SmartWatch it's not bad though compared to like the I'm watch not bad we have our USB charging cable here and that is basically it because it's a watch I mean as really big watches go it's actually not you know I mean I wear a really big watch it's a little more square but what I like about it is that it doesn't look like some kind of dumb gadget it looks like kind of a fancy white watch except for the giant m-my here alright so let's see if we can figure out to turn this thing on it basically has a little one-line screen here and I guess that's where you get your info but I am already flummoxed by power power I'm gonna hold this down for a minute for power no power USB not power I'm gonna have to look at the directions quick-connect guide blah blah I turn your watch on tap both buttons simultaneously aha oh these two it's dead while I tried to figure out how to turn it on I guess I'll go through the specs the Martian passport watch has an analog watch face and a one-line oh le d-- display at the bottom with a multicolor LED notification light there's a microphone and a speaker and old-fashioned physical buttons on the sides the top button initiates bluetooth pairing and answers or ends calls or starts voice activated services the passport has a stainless steel case and clasp with an anti scratch glass crystal face and a grey plastic resin plate on the back it has Bluetooth 4.0 and a micro USB port a connects with Siri or Android voice the Martian works with Android phones that support voice command the iPad 2 and later iPod Touch 4th generation and later and the iPhone 3GS for later on Android there's a Martian alerts app that does a few more tricks than on iOS it can adjust a vibration strength patch in notifications from almost any notification ready app on your phone and even push local time and weather information so it comes up on the o LED screen with the push of a button the Martian doesn't operate very far from your smartphone according to our sina editors it can only work about 10 feet away other features include a magnetometer and a three axis accelerometer the watch comes in three different designs with both black and white and various wristbands in silicon and leather Martian makes two other models the circular victory and the candy color to g2g the victory and the passport costs $299 while the G to G costs 249 I will say first impressions straight out of the box it's a lot prettier than I thought it was gonna be and that is already a victory