@Dizavid not to talk you off that three-inch ledge that is the vmp threat, but the Martian one you just got works with Alexa and Google Assistant, doesn’t it? These don’t. But they have fancier designers, potentially.
I might have considered this, as well as the Martian ones, but I really only need one “kind of a smart, but mostly a normal watch” and that position was filled for me by a Fossil hybrid watch.
I enjoy my pile of watches, I really do. Unfortunately I also just bought diapers for by 8 week old, so I have to make the smarter choice and not buy this what I’m sure is super awesome watch.
@fuzzmanmatt congrats! Baby’s first watch may help with teaching bedtime and feeding times. Besides, babies like colors, things that make noise and leathery things that they can chew and bang.
I would love a stylish, new smart watch. I’m in the market for one. Alas, these are huge, and appear to be marketed for men. Just like the majority of items on meh. Think socks.
You are missing an entire audience, meh.
I wish I knew why all watch makers decided that Brown is for boys and White is for girls. I (boy) am very fond of a white watch face and band, but they’ve all started putting “jewels” on the white ones. I’d have bought the Martian last time except for this same problem.
PS Having owned the older Martian, I can say that these really hit the sweet spot for me. A regular watch (that doesn’t have to be turned on to see the time) with notifications (so I don’t have to dig my phone out for every text or phone call) is perfect.
Good. I’m glad I’m not the only one who bought the Martian and is mildly happy with it. Although this one looks a little nicer. This one also has an activity tracker! But my Martian does email. (and boy does it. I get about 4 notifications each time I get an email. It got so bad that I had to disable the email notifier. But I digress…) Had I not bought the Martian, this would be the one. But alas, my dresser is too full for another one. So, I’m mildly depressed that this is a no for me
I know there is a market for smartwatches that look like watches but…
that’s a dumb market, get over yourself. Buy a smartwatch or buy a watch. The LED display on that thing is SILLY. Analog watchfaces on actual smart watches look really good now if it bothers you that much.
You guys bicker over these cheap “smartwatches” when you should just pay a little more for an actual android wear watch or just buy a regular analog. This middle road stuff is nonsense. It trivializes the function of a “smartwatch” while also cheapening the class appeal of an analog.
I’m one of those ridiculous people who wears devices on both arms (at times).
I have a Garmin I wear on my right wrist 24/7 to record useful activity/health info, show me all kinds of notifications from my phone (even in the shower, which is more useful that you’d initially think), and act as a timer/weekend alarm clock. It’s very light and durable, so it’s easy to wear all day every day, and its battery lasts about a week.
Unfortunately, I also love mechanical watches as both devices and accessories. So I have a mid-range titanium Tissot automatic I usually wear on my left wrist when I go out wearing something nicer than athletic gear.
I tried replacing the Tissot with Android Wear devices (Moto 360 2, Huawei Watch 1). The functionality was great, but they were bulky/heavy, and charging every night sucks, especially on trips.
There isn’t one device that covers everything I want, so I wear two sometimes. Don’t really care if some people consider it dumb or weird, it works for me.
@djslack I would hope to see something to explain the allure of that map. Someone had started a discussion about a map of swear words earlier, and that was fresh in my mind when I composed the haiku.
/image alluring map continental united States
@eonfifty I don’t know this form of poetry, so I cannot effectively compose a matching answer. I just wanted to answer haiku with haiku rather than saying some form of “I see what you did there”.
Got both the ones I ordered today, it does not appear that either are charging. They’ve been plugged in for several hours and I can’t get either to power on. Any thoughts?
@Imandote I had the same issue with mine. I ended up leaving it on the charger for a day and a half (adjusting the alignment every few hours) and it eventually buzzed and turned on. Very weird…
Mine doesn’t appear to be charging/turn-on either!!! AUUUGHHHH I’ve had it on the cradle for almost 8 hours today at the office and NADA!!! I even checked the voltage coming out of the charger and that’s working fine so it’s something with the dang watch…
Got the watch I ordered for my wife yesterday and immediately put it on the charger. After 6 hours or so and no charging indication I took it off and tried to turn it on by holding the top button. It didn’t work, so I changed chargers and let it charge overnight. This morning it still wouldn’t power on, so I changed chargers again and left it charging all day. I just got home and checked the watch again and it still won’t charge. Guess I got a dud like some other folks. Should I go through meh or HP to have it replaced?
Same problem with the one I got today. Suspect it’s faulty charger? Charger is supposed to vibrate twice when plugged in. It did not. 6 hours on charger. Nothing. Pretty watch to be sitting there doing nothing.
F/U to my post. HP sent me a Fedex return slip to return the watch and replace it. I did get it to finally charge using a big rubber band to squeeze the charger tightly around watch to make contact with charging points. BUT…was at 100% and then dropped down to 85% within 5 minutes so definitely can’t hold a charge. Will be returning to HP but after reading same problems from others, who’s to say I won’t get another dud? Da*n.
Well, I had high hopes and…they were dashed. Worked out of the box, I charged it, I installed the app, I paired it. I was optimistic. Unfortunately, the next day the watch was “disconnected” from my phone and nothing could make it connect again. Some anecdotal evidence online suggested a factory reset. I said “Oh hell no” to that because that’s ridiculous.
I wanted a cute-ish (cuter than Apple watch) watch that could notify me when I get calls and texts without having to dig my phone out of my bag etc. I guess I’m going to have to bite the bullet and get that Apple watch at some point. Martian users, you’re liking yours? Maybe I’ll try one of those.
@Groovymarlin I can say I love my Samsung Gear S3 (have both classic and frontier)…was looking into this HP Titan because I REALLY like having a REAL analog face as well!
@Groovymarlin I picked up a Asus ZenWatch 2 on eBay a few months ago for about $50. I’ve been using it with my iPhone without any issues. Full iOS Android Wear support, so it’s a bit smarter than the average simple hybrid watch. I can change watchfaces and such, answer calls, use Google Assistant, download apps to it, read email, speech to text responses for Gmail. Read texts (but can’t reply to texts), etc.
For the price, I’ve been very pleased with the functionality. It’s features are short of the Apple Watch, but the price… $50? Perfecto for my budget.
I can say I love my Samsung Gear S3 (have both classic and frontier)…was looking into this HP Titan because I REALLY like having a REAL analog face as well!
Mine came in Friday. Changed the band to a black silicone, looking good. Charged it for 3 hours, installed app to my LG V20 and paired it. Works great. Firmware update Sat night. Sun-Wed used the bluetooth off/on. Been connected to my watch for 3 days straight now and at 73% battery on first charge.
Sorry for those that got a dud. Super happy about my purchase ☺ and thanks Meh!
@gustador Well, it’s September (6 months) and this watch won’t connect via BT. Also, I put the phone on and I already have 1k steps. Until today this watch has been perfect for what I need:
notifications
long battery life
step tracking
analog face (I went on a 2 week vacation and just needed the time, no notifications)
bummed now that the display shows Jan1 and 12:00 is blinking
Let’s hope HP has some that have a longer life than 6 months
Well, I’m sending back a second one of these watches. First one would not hold a charge. Second one won’t charge at all. It’s a real shame, because it’s a fine looking watch.
I just got a replacement one from HP Warranty and she’s working like a champ! I REALLY like the ACTUAL analog face…and not just a digital representation of one…I’m wearing it on one wrist while my Samsung S3 Frontier is on the other wrist as a point of comparison…so far step tracking is spot on, notifications (that I choose via the app) are spot on, and battery life is doing great! Only issue is that the display the Titan shows for email could be better…it shows 4-5 lines, but the first one is OUTLOOK, then EMAIL person, then EMAIL title…then a small blurb about the full email. Not a big deal, I can quickly see if the email is of importance or not…I’ve become so spoiled with the S3 way of displaying, as well as the S3 rotating bezel SWEETNESS! I’ll stick with the Titan Juxt and I can see this as a good alternative when going out on the town and wanting to look a bit better than the digital watch faces from S3/etc…
@Jacobmmoore1994 A brief update for y’all…I’ve been using it for about 2-3 weeks straight and the only issue has been twice it’s turned OFF on me completely for no reason…I threw it back on the charger and was at full charge in about 30 mins and was back to using it again…did I mention I REALLY like the analog face w/ the added ‘smarts’ of the small digital display???
I wish I’d read the thread here before buying it thru morningsave. I’m also getting a blank screen and fear having to mess with a series of returns to HP.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Smartwatch
1x Clip on charger
Pictures
Ah look they’re buddies, you have to buy both now
Look how sad it is when they’re apart
You can try charging it with this cable
Or putting it in a box
“lalala I can’t hear you”
but they’re both be sad
“oh c’mon, get up”
“I’ll put you in a box too”
So yeah, probably just buy as many as you can
Hey look it’s a parrot
Price Comparison
Titan:
$59.99 (for used) at Amazon
$250 List
Mizrahi:
$60.01 at Amazon
$249.99 List
Warranty
1 Year HP
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
It’s about time for a change — so watch out !
Watch this!
Tick Tock
Somebody put a primitive clock where it obstructs the smart screen.
@rileyper oops. Didn’t see the L on the first read. My bad.
This thing is huge.
@uelischweizer that’s what she said…
i stayed up watching for something interesting and I just wasted time…
These better not be better than the fucking Martian one I just got or I’m gonna consider canceling VMP.
@Dizavid not to talk you off that three-inch ledge that is the vmp threat, but the Martian one you just got works with Alexa and Google Assistant, doesn’t it? These don’t. But they have fancier designers, potentially.
@Dizavid Wow you just scared the crap out of meh.com !
So just a fancier Martian watch then?
I’m really seeing a pattern here.
Something BT
Expired food
Something that requires a sub par app
Something that sucks things
A pile of the first four
Repeat
@Woody1 Also stuff that few have heard or and/or reviewed.
@narfcake @Woody1
Well the Bluetooth earbuds sold yesterday were once received by me in either a Fuku or Fuko.
I might have considered this, as well as the Martian ones, but I really only need one “kind of a smart, but mostly a normal watch” and that position was filled for me by a Fossil hybrid watch.
IN need of watch. Got watch. Time saved.
/image unfriendly-ripe-deer
oh gahhhhhhhd another smartwatch on meh
(disclosure i own a moto 360 1st gen and a pebble and a metawatch i bought off someone on meh)
I enjoy my pile of watches, I really do. Unfortunately I also just bought diapers for by 8 week old, so I have to make the smarter choice and not buy this what I’m sure is super awesome watch.
@fuzzmanmatt congrats! Baby’s first watch may help with teaching bedtime and feeding times. Besides, babies like colors, things that make noise and leathery things that they can chew and bang.
@fuzzmanmatt @Woody1 start selling leathery things For me to bang, and I’ll be your baby.
@methodxman you sure about that leathery part?
Isn’t this an hour early? Maybe I need a new watch.
2/3" thick?
@alacrity That’s what she said!!
Ive given up on smart watches. After buying the elio i decided i dont need to be zapped every time i get an email
In the watch world, the “buttons” are called pushers, the “pusher to control the analog hands” is a crown.
In the watch world, the “buttons” are called pushers, the “pusher to control the analog hands” is a crown.
Does it do timers and alarms?
I would love a stylish, new smart watch. I’m in the market for one. Alas, these are huge, and appear to be marketed for men. Just like the majority of items on meh. Think socks.
You are missing an entire audience, meh.
Martian! FTW!
58 dollars on Amazon with one 2 star review?..unsual for Meh…I thought it would have been 158 dollars
Real issues with App and Phone…read the reviews on Google play…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hp.titan.juxt
Sorry Meh, but when you sell the Martian watch and tell us it’s a great value, you lose credibility in this category for a while.
I wish I knew why all watch makers decided that Brown is for boys and White is for girls. I (boy) am very fond of a white watch face and band, but they’ve all started putting “jewels” on the white ones. I’d have bought the Martian last time except for this same problem.
PS Having owned the older Martian, I can say that these really hit the sweet spot for me. A regular watch (that doesn’t have to be turned on to see the time) with notifications (so I don’t have to dig my phone out for every text or phone call) is perfect.
Good. I’m glad I’m not the only one who bought the Martian and is mildly happy with it. Although this one looks a little nicer. This one also has an activity tracker! But my Martian does email. (and boy does it. I get about 4 notifications each time I get an email. It got so bad that I had to disable the email notifier. But I digress…) Had I not bought the Martian, this would be the one. But alas, my dresser is too full for another one. So, I’m mildly depressed that this is a no for me
I know there is a market for smartwatches that look like watches but…
that’s a dumb market, get over yourself. Buy a smartwatch or buy a watch. The LED display on that thing is SILLY. Analog watchfaces on actual smart watches look really good now if it bothers you that much.
Just two words: Olio/paperweight.
You guys bicker over these cheap “smartwatches” when you should just pay a little more for an actual android wear watch or just buy a regular analog. This middle road stuff is nonsense. It trivializes the function of a “smartwatch” while also cheapening the class appeal of an analog.
I’m one of those ridiculous people who wears devices on both arms (at times).
I have a Garmin I wear on my right wrist 24/7 to record useful activity/health info, show me all kinds of notifications from my phone (even in the shower, which is more useful that you’d initially think), and act as a timer/weekend alarm clock. It’s very light and durable, so it’s easy to wear all day every day, and its battery lasts about a week.
Unfortunately, I also love mechanical watches as both devices and accessories. So I have a mid-range titanium Tissot automatic I usually wear on my left wrist when I go out wearing something nicer than athletic gear.
I tried replacing the Tissot with Android Wear devices (Moto 360 2, Huawei Watch 1). The functionality was great, but they were bulky/heavy, and charging every night sucks, especially on trips.
There isn’t one device that covers everything I want, so I wear two sometimes. Don’t really care if some people consider it dumb or weird, it works for me.
Darn, I like this map.
I was looking for swear words,
But see data holes.
@eonfifty Would you hope to see
any correlation with
swears and telling time?
@djslack I would hope to see something to explain the allure of that map. Someone had started a discussion about a map of swear words earlier, and that was fresh in my mind when I composed the haiku.
/image alluring map continental united States
@eonfifty I don’t know this form of poetry, so I cannot effectively compose a matching answer. I just wanted to answer haiku with haiku rather than saying some form of “I see what you did there”.
/image haiku failure
@djslack
/image how to haiku
@djslack @eonfifty
I have been looking for a BIG watch
I have been looking for a hybrid watch.
Guys this watch is for me.
tremendous-wooden-hamburger
Got both the ones I ordered today, it does not appear that either are charging. They’ve been plugged in for several hours and I can’t get either to power on. Any thoughts?
@Imandote
@Imandote I had the same issue with mine. I ended up leaving it on the charger for a day and a half (adjusting the alignment every few hours) and it eventually buzzed and turned on. Very weird…
Mine doesn’t appear to be charging/turn-on either!!! AUUUGHHHH I’ve had it on the cradle for almost 8 hours today at the office and NADA!!! I even checked the voltage coming out of the charger and that’s working fine so it’s something with the dang watch…
@Jacobmmoore1994 I finally got mine to turn on, but it only holds a charge for about 30 minutes. I’m holding for HP now (45 minutes in).
@Imandote @Jacobmmoore1994 That sucks. Hopefully HP will provide a resolution to both of you. If not, contact meh customer service.
@Imandote Hi, just wondering if you got anywhere with HP Tech Support?
Got the watch I ordered for my wife yesterday and immediately put it on the charger. After 6 hours or so and no charging indication I took it off and tried to turn it on by holding the top button. It didn’t work, so I changed chargers and let it charge overnight. This morning it still wouldn’t power on, so I changed chargers again and left it charging all day. I just got home and checked the watch again and it still won’t charge. Guess I got a dud like some other folks. Should I go through meh or HP to have it replaced?
@bhasden
HP. They’re the ones offering the warranty.
@PlacidPenguin Thanks. I will contact their support.
Same problem with the one I got today. Suspect it’s faulty charger? Charger is supposed to vibrate twice when plugged in. It did not. 6 hours on charger. Nothing. Pretty watch to be sitting there doing nothing.
F/U to my post. HP sent me a Fedex return slip to return the watch and replace it. I did get it to finally charge using a big rubber band to squeeze the charger tightly around watch to make contact with charging points. BUT…was at 100% and then dropped down to 85% within 5 minutes so definitely can’t hold a charge. Will be returning to HP but after reading same problems from others, who’s to say I won’t get another dud? Da*n.
HP also sent me a Fedex return slip, I just shipped it out last night…fingers crossed for it to be repaired or a good one in return but who knows!!!
Well, I had high hopes and…they were dashed. Worked out of the box, I charged it, I installed the app, I paired it. I was optimistic. Unfortunately, the next day the watch was “disconnected” from my phone and nothing could make it connect again. Some anecdotal evidence online suggested a factory reset. I said “Oh hell no” to that because that’s ridiculous.
I wanted a cute-ish (cuter than Apple watch) watch that could notify me when I get calls and texts without having to dig my phone out of my bag etc. I guess I’m going to have to bite the bullet and get that Apple watch at some point. Martian users, you’re liking yours? Maybe I’ll try one of those.
Glad I didn’t spend much on this thing.
@Groovymarlin I can say I love my Samsung Gear S3 (have both classic and frontier)…was looking into this HP Titan because I REALLY like having a REAL analog face as well!
@Groovymarlin I picked up a Asus ZenWatch 2 on eBay a few months ago for about $50. I’ve been using it with my iPhone without any issues. Full iOS Android Wear support, so it’s a bit smarter than the average simple hybrid watch. I can change watchfaces and such, answer calls, use Google Assistant, download apps to it, read email, speech to text responses for Gmail. Read texts (but can’t reply to texts), etc.
For the price, I’ve been very pleased with the functionality. It’s features are short of the Apple Watch, but the price… $50? Perfecto for my budget.
I can say I love my Samsung Gear S3 (have both classic and frontier)…was looking into this HP Titan because I REALLY like having a REAL analog face as well!
Mine came in Friday. Changed the band to a black silicone, looking good. Charged it for 3 hours, installed app to my LG V20 and paired it. Works great. Firmware update Sat night. Sun-Wed used the bluetooth off/on. Been connected to my watch for 3 days straight now and at 73% battery on first charge.
Sorry for those that got a dud. Super happy about my purchase ☺ and thanks Meh!
/image tremendous-wooden-hamburger
@gustador I don’t usually eat a lot of red meat, but dang that brisket looks tasty!
@gustador Well, it’s September (6 months) and this watch won’t connect via BT. Also, I put the phone on and I already have 1k steps. Until today this watch has been perfect for what I need:
notifications
long battery life
step tracking
analog face (I went on a 2 week vacation and just needed the time, no notifications)
bummed now that the display shows Jan1 and 12:00 is blinking
Let’s hope HP has some that have a longer life than 6 months
Well, I’m sending back a second one of these watches. First one would not hold a charge. Second one won’t charge at all. It’s a real shame, because it’s a fine looking watch.
I just got a replacement one from HP Warranty and she’s working like a champ! I REALLY like the ACTUAL analog face…and not just a digital representation of one…I’m wearing it on one wrist while my Samsung S3 Frontier is on the other wrist as a point of comparison…so far step tracking is spot on, notifications (that I choose via the app) are spot on, and battery life is doing great! Only issue is that the display the Titan shows for email could be better…it shows 4-5 lines, but the first one is OUTLOOK, then EMAIL person, then EMAIL title…then a small blurb about the full email. Not a big deal, I can quickly see if the email is of importance or not…I’ve become so spoiled with the S3 way of displaying, as well as the S3 rotating bezel SWEETNESS! I’ll stick with the Titan Juxt and I can see this as a good alternative when going out on the town and wanting to look a bit better than the digital watch faces from S3/etc…
@Jacobmmoore1994 A brief update for y’all…I’ve been using it for about 2-3 weeks straight and the only issue has been twice it’s turned OFF on me completely for no reason…I threw it back on the charger and was at full charge in about 30 mins and was back to using it again…did I mention I REALLY like the analog face w/ the added ‘smarts’ of the small digital display???
Mine appears dead. Won’t charge after working for a month. I checked and the leads are making contact and there is 5’ on the pins. What a bummer…
I wish I’d read the thread here before buying it thru morningsave. I’m also getting a blank screen and fear having to mess with a series of returns to HP.