Gadgetory

hi guys this is bryan bennett for cnet.com and right now we're taking a look at the whim one from wim labs this is a SmartWatch device that is actually running Android it costs 199 at amazon and it basically lets you run lots of apps it talks to your smartphone it has Wi-Fi bluetooth as well as a whole bunch of features that are built in so first you notice on the on the watch itself it has a one inch by one inch LCD screen that's also by modal which means that it can operate both in outdoors in the sunshine as well as has a backlit color screen that can be viewed when it's dark also the device itself comes with a lot of different apps that are pre-installed so here we got a pedometer we also have some apps that folks like to use like the weather app which gives you detailed forecast you also have the calendar as well as world clock timer alarm and stopwatch so basic watch functions but what's really interesting is you can go online or open up the companion whim app for Android and iOS and basically add new features I can get new watch faces there's a whole bunch of choose from you can see you've got these custom ones that people have basically designed themselves and women's also designed a few so you can choose any of these you've got this funky one over here which is a really a geek one which is a binary watch that runs on base 2 which takes forever to figure out I won't use that you also have like more traditional ones like a standard analog watch face like this you can also one of my favorites actually is this one which uses the atomic weight of elements to describe the time so basically this device is just a watch it pops out of the supplied a band here like this just push it on the sides and the actual module comes out like this and you've got a small little device that is basically just a square and the only controls are the power button on the right side we've got some contacts for charging the device and the touch screen that's pretty much it it's very small fits in the palm of the hand now wim also wants people to design apps for it so they can build a platform around the product and also they're going to be hopefully launching some other applications and accessories like lanyards and bike mounts all this kind of stuff hopefully you know it'll take off as a platform if you want to read more about this product be sure to check out the full review at cnet com I'm Brian Bennett for cnet com and this has been a first look at the whim one SmartWatch by winn labs