@awk Because cengland was already taken when I tried to create an ID on gmail. I then tried cengland1, cengland2, cengland3, all the way to about 20 and they were all taken. But cengland0 was available so I took that one and been using it everywhere since.
@cengland0 It’s the takeover of modern life by zero-based arrays, because of Java and Python and crap like that. We start counting at zero now as often as possible, because it’s trendy or whatever.
@2many2no I don’t recall if it was in a book I read, or a movie I watched recently, but one of the tacti-cool ex cop/military characters kept referring to “oh-ten-hundred hours”. STOP IT DAMMIT! There is no 010:00!
I am the buyer of these watches for Meh and we have tested the watches for several months before making a large purchase. While nothing is perfect, we really had very few issues as long as you download the Mvoice app not the Martian Notifier app. Hope the updated reviews online help anyone that has concerns about the quality and functionality of the Mvoice watches.
It’s Wednesday the 18th of January in 2018, 1/18/18 and this was the best you could do? At $68 I expect better, where is the Bluetooth, the wireless charging, the headphones for the love of god where is the candy corn or valentines candy? You won’t get my money today but I hope that I can give you my money tomorrow.
@bleedmichigan Wednesday? How about I get the lottery numbers, you buy lottery tickets and we split the $ tomorrow (Thursday). Sorry - couldn’t help it. Oh wait - your were reading this yesterday. I’m confused.
@hey_zeus normally I’m on the east coast I happen to be on the west coast. Watch said midnight 18th didn’t even think about the time change. Oh well I stand by my original comment with Wednesday changed to Thursday.
@Kyser_Soze I assume it works like the notifier watch (different model, same brand). 2 separate batteries. Watch disk one lasts for months. The notifier one was cheeply built and eventually fell apart.
After spending 20 hrs trying to get the olio model one, that last POS meh smart watch said to be valued at $1500, to pair with my iphone I think i’ll take a hard pass this time. But good luck yall. My nonexistent children might be done with college before you get the damn thing working.
@asherwitt The $20 Martian they sold before was fairly good for what it was and lasted me for over a year. The olio though, while looking good, was crap.
@Wolverine350r mine still working. fingers crossed.
it will be a shame if/when they kill support, but there might be enough users for some user-supported alternatives.
Thank goodness, finally a bluetooth item… I was starting to get worried about you meh.
also after checking over at the zon looks like even the ‘built in’ alexa requires some martin app be running on your smartphone so… not sure what they mean by built in… but… it does appear to work with siri and google assistant on your phone as well so maybe a upgrade from the old notifier?
Well shucks, I had already purchased 2 of these as Christmas presents. One for my son (PTL01) and one for my wife (different style than is offered here). So far so good. I was actually really surprised by how loud the speaker is. For now, I’m still sporting my Microsoft Band 2. Stupid Microsoft for discontinuing it…mumble mumble…
Have been looking for something cool and ‘smart’ for my 81-year old dad to enjoy. The other is for my ‘he thinks he’s tech-savvy’ son-in-law… LOL! Hoping they like it
Does it have the tiny flashlight that the previous models did? Useful for finding keyholes or stuff you dropped under the seat in theaters, but not much else…
@comics360 according to one amazon reviewer, it does: The best smart watch out there I was looking for a Smat watch that can send notification, speakers, voice commend, flash light, play music, weather, track my phone but still have the look and the feel of an actual watch but I could not find one until I find the Martian mVoice smart watches.
@RedOak Yes it does look possibly fakey… How about this, from the Martian watches website: The Martian mVoice PTL 02 is a “smart” watch disguised as a retro airman’s analog watch. It features a small OLED display that shows SMS text messages, emails, incoming calls, and other info. Other features include making and receiving calls directly through the watch, a notification LED that can be used as a flashlight, a remote camera shutter button, stopwatch, phone finder, and a leash feature that alerts if you accidentally walk away leaving your phone.
I just want a James Bond or King’s Man style watch with real sleep dart or laser action. I probably won’t ever have to use it but one day is all I need to justify my purchase.
I’ve never felt a need to use these voice-activated assistants.
I used to wear a Martian Notifier; the bezel fell off and I got the whole watch replaced under warranty; then the crown fell off, and I didn’t bother to replace it again. So I don’t have great confidence in build quality. Thus, meh.
That being said, even my cheap Martian Notifier was great while it lasted - and got a lot of stylistic compliments for being “cheap-looking”. I’d be curious about a cheaper (sub-$50) simple notifier watch with better build quality than the Martian Notifier and a not-rubber strap, but I’m not holding my breath.
Had the “Notifier” for two years now, and it’s supremely worth the price. So… if the upgraded features all work, would assume this would also be a worth-while purchase!
I get branding, but that giant ‘M’ is just hideous. Of all the off-putting things about this watch already mentioned, this is the one that bothers me the most.
@RedOak Those are worse. However, those are ugly for a specific purpose. They don’t wear gym clothes everywhere they go, do they? Same should be with a Fitbit.
you aren’t allowed to be an adult and wear a plastic watch, no matter what it does. Those are the rules.
I’d love to meet the person who bought a Fitbit or running watch for style. That’s the whole point - functionality.
Aapparently you do not understand the purpose of a Fitbit. It isn’t simply for “the gym”. The entire point is to monitor and encourage general health and activity. You have to wear it all the time for the full benefit.
@RedOak you got me, you’re right. In a non-joke reality, it takes a stoic individual, like yourself, to point out that adults, may indeed, wear plastic watches and that there truly are no actual rules against terrible fashion choices. I admit I don’t actually believe there is a rule for adults to not wear plastic watches. As an adult, you may whatever ugly item on your wrist you like, plastic or not. No one can stop you. Thanks for clearing that up.
I don’t actually believe there is a rule for adults to not wear plastic watches. As an adult, you may whatever ugly item on your wrist you like, plastic or not.
I can’t even begin to tell you how many people I see in public wearing some iteration of the Casio G-Shock watches. I own mine because it’s a durable tool which serves me well when I’m hiking or mountain biking, but there are many people who use them as a fashion accessory. In fact, Casio has capitalized on this with an entire series, called the Baby G aimed at fashion conscious women.
Please be tolerant, and don’t forget: just because it’s not to your taste, doesn’t mean it’s in poor taste.
Excellent timing. My Martian Notifier’s analog battery died a couple weeks ago. No matter what the YouTubes say, don’t try and replace the that battery yourself. Removing the circuit board from the face of the watch popped the minute hand off. Let’s just say that an analog watch is worthless with “hands free” operation.
I see that the manual for this one indicates that battery replacement “should only be done by an authorized MARTIAN WATCHES representative.” Yeah, that’s why.
@laurict That’s weird, mine just died and I accessed the battery by taking the BACK off (4 tiny screws). The back is actually connected by wires, and the 377 batt is awkwardly buried, but it is quite doable, with good tools, a bright light, and some caution. The watches hands are in the front…?
@MrNews Same here – removed four screws to take off the back (keeping the digital battery attached), slid the gasket off, and then popped the board out to get to the tiny analog battery. Doing so popped the minute hand off the spindle, so while the hour hand was mounted at the center and pointing at 3 o’clock, the minute hand was off to the side between the 9 and 6. D’oh!
@laurict I managed to get the battery out without removing the board, using a jewelers screwdriver. Getting a new one back in there was a bear though, as there is a tiny clip holding it in place, on the OPEN side of the space. Somehow managed to wiggle it in and close it up (after my wife found one of the near-microscopic screws that had migrated to the floor, LOL).
What’s holding me back is that one review said that to use Alexa on the watch it had to be your bluetooth audio device, meaning that phone call audio also goes through the watch. Is this true?
Glad I didn’t buy. I just read that the Alexa app will soon accept voice commands. That was something that appealed to me with this watch; to be able to issue commands from anywhere in the house even if I’m not near an echo device. Now I’ll just use my phone to tell her to increase the temperature in the house while I’m on the toilet.
My Martian purchase just arrived and I can already see a mistake - I ordered for “pretty” with a white band & rose gold. The number identifiers are gold on white dial & I cannot see them! Any chance of trading for practical instead??
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Watch
1x Micro USB cable
Pictures
Watches
Watch
AE01 and AE02
AE01
AE02
PT01 and PT02
PT01
PT02
PTL01 and PTL02
PTL01
PTL02
Box
Opened
The Great Gazoo
Price Comparison
$162 at Amazon
Warranty
1 Year Martian
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Does Maxwell Smart have something to do with this?
@norman8 I was thinking Dick Tracy.
Why is there a zero where there should be a 12 at the top of the watch?
@cengland0 Why is there a zero at the end of your username?
@awk Because cengland was already taken when I tried to create an ID on gmail. I then tried cengland1, cengland2, cengland3, all the way to about 20 and they were all taken. But cengland0 was available so I took that one and been using it everywhere since.
@cengland0 It’s the takeover of modern life by zero-based arrays, because of Java and Python and crap like that. We start counting at zero now as often as possible, because it’s trendy or whatever.
@cengland0
/giphy makes sense 0
@cengland0 Why is there a 24 at the top of the inner circle?
There is actually no 2400, the day begins and ends at 0000.
@2many2no I don’t recall if it was in a book I read, or a movie I watched recently, but one of the tacti-cool ex cop/military characters kept referring to “oh-ten-hundred hours”. STOP IT DAMMIT! There is no 010:00!
@awk lol Shang Tsung?! And Barack too? And Hillary? And … 0.0
Bit spendy for a non-Android Wear hybrid watch, but the battery life is certainly superior to my $50 Asus ZenWatch 2.
Rubbish!
android police review http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/02/28/martian-mvoice-smartwatch-review/
@communist many of the issue you present were addressed in the OTA software updates and the app. There are other reviews out there that have clarified and updated the issues. Here is one of them written shortly after your posting was written.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/watch-reviews/martian-alpha-t10-review/
I am the buyer of these watches for Meh and we have tested the watches for several months before making a large purchase. While nothing is perfect, we really had very few issues as long as you download the Mvoice app not the Martian Notifier app. Hope the updated reviews online help anyone that has concerns about the quality and functionality of the Mvoice watches.
@natemallad I will buy one at $48
The same brand on morningsave too. https://morningsave.com/events/martian-hybrid-smartwatches
It’s Wednesday the 18th of January in 2018, 1/18/18 and this was the best you could do? At $68 I expect better, where is the Bluetooth, the wireless charging, the headphones for the love of god where is the candy corn or valentines candy? You won’t get my money today but I hope that I can give you my money tomorrow.
@bleedmichigan Wednesday? How about I get the lottery numbers, you buy lottery tickets and we split the $ tomorrow (Thursday). Sorry - couldn’t help it. Oh wait - your were reading this yesterday. I’m confused.
@hey_zeus normally I’m on the east coast I happen to be on the west coast. Watch said midnight 18th didn’t even think about the time change. Oh well I stand by my original comment with Wednesday changed to Thursday.
@bleedmichigan Well, it does have Bluetooth
https://www.martianwatches.com/mvoice-user-manual/
@bleedmichigan Gotcha. I knew what you meant and just decided to be funny. Seemed funny @ 6:30ish central time - this morning. No harm done - I hope!
Less Martian, more Majin.
I really want one of these but Mrs cengland0 used her veto power so I’m not allowed to buy one.
I need this product like the desert needs the rain.
No…wait. Like a dessert needs to be rained on. Yeah, that’s it.
@UncleVinny all the sweet green icing running down
Are the watch battery and the other functions battery seperate or the same battery? I’m not sure if I’d like to recharge my watch.
@Kyser_Soze I got the regular notifier last year. Watch and notification batteries are separate.
@Kyser_Soze I assume it works like the notifier watch (different model, same brand). 2 separate batteries. Watch disk one lasts for months. The notifier one was cheeply built and eventually fell apart.
Smart watches are still ass, apparently, because the reviews on this are strictly average.
Meh, with no’deals’ like this, I am 'watch’ing you.
After spending 20 hrs trying to get the olio model one, that last POS meh smart watch said to be valued at $1500, to pair with my iphone I think i’ll take a hard pass this time. But good luck yall. My nonexistent children might be done with college before you get the damn thing working.
@asherwitt The $20 Martian they sold before was fairly good for what it was and lasted me for over a year. The olio though, while looking good, was crap.
@asherwitt Maybe someone from smartwatch community will “resurrect” Olio smartwatches? Is there a hope?
I dunno, i’m still trying to figure out what to do with that pretty Olio watch you sold me while back.
Edit: Oh, @asherwitt, you posted while I was typing.
@phendrick use the band for a watch that has no band. The watch part makes a nice Bluetooth paperweight.
/image bluetooth paperweight
A) Fuck Alexa
C) reviews show this to be a crappy smart watch
D) it is pretty ugly as a watch
@alose
You might need to interact face to face with real humans more often.
After sampling 5-6 smart watches Pebble is still the winner for my liking.
Also got that cheaper Martian version.
@username Will the pebble watches still be supported after they sold out to fitbit?
@Wolverine350r No promises. Source: Pebble owner, pebble subreddit subscriber.
@Wolverine350r
That’s interesting. We’re still trying to determine whether we like the Fitbit Charge 2’s we got for Christmas.
@Wolverine350r mine still working. fingers crossed.
it will be a shame if/when they kill support, but there might be enough users for some user-supported alternatives.
Alexa, add titty chips to my shopping list.
Riiiight…
Source: Pebble Time 2 backer.
Thank goodness, finally a bluetooth item… I was starting to get worried about you meh.
also after checking over at the zon looks like even the ‘built in’ alexa requires some martin app be running on your smartphone so… not sure what they mean by built in… but… it does appear to work with siri and google assistant on your phone as well so maybe a upgrade from the old notifier?
that price though… wait is that a twofer? no… oh…
Talking into my wrist could not look any cooler. It’s when my wrist talks back that the inner nerd shines bright.
@hchavers You can ask super important questions like “Hey Google, is it raining?” While standing in the rain.
Total Meh! This is the second day in a row that Meh has been trying to unload MorningSave leftovers!
Of all the pictures, the last one was my favorite Martian.
@JerseyFrank …ouch…
Well shucks, I had already purchased 2 of these as Christmas presents. One for my son (PTL01) and one for my wife (different style than is offered here). So far so good. I was actually really surprised by how loud the speaker is. For now, I’m still sporting my Microsoft Band 2. Stupid Microsoft for discontinuing it…mumble mumble…
@nubby0614 Microsoft beats even Google for launching/buying and dropping projects. (Admittedly, in some cases those projects were stillborn.)
If I was going to buy a smartwatch, it would be this. It’s got some class to it. But I’m not in the market.
Have been looking for something cool and ‘smart’ for my 81-year old dad to enjoy. The other is for my ‘he thinks he’s tech-savvy’ son-in-law… LOL! Hoping they like it
jack daniel calling
/giphy time to party
Does it have the tiny flashlight that the previous models did? Useful for finding keyholes or stuff you dropped under the seat in theaters, but not much else…
@comics360 according to one amazon reviewer, it does: The best smart watch out there I was looking for a Smat watch that can send notification, speakers, voice commend, flash light, play music, weather, track my phone but still have the look and the feel of an actual watch but I could not find one until I find the Martian mVoice smart watches.
@njack26 it might be accurate but that “review” doesn’t read like a fake at all.
@RedOak Yes it does look possibly fakey… How about this, from the Martian watches website: The Martian mVoice PTL 02 is a “smart” watch disguised as a retro airman’s analog watch. It features a small OLED display that shows SMS text messages, emails, incoming calls, and other info. Other features include making and receiving calls directly through the watch, a notification LED that can be used as a flashlight, a remote camera shutter button, stopwatch, phone finder, and a leash feature that alerts if you accidentally walk away leaving your phone.
I just want a James Bond or King’s Man style watch with real sleep dart or laser action. I probably won’t ever have to use it but one day is all I need to justify my purchase.
I’ve never felt a need to use these voice-activated assistants.
I used to wear a Martian Notifier; the bezel fell off and I got the whole watch replaced under warranty; then the crown fell off, and I didn’t bother to replace it again. So I don’t have great confidence in build quality. Thus, meh.
That being said, even my cheap Martian Notifier was great while it lasted - and got a lot of stylistic compliments for being “cheap-looking”. I’d be curious about a cheaper (sub-$50) simple notifier watch with better build quality than the Martian Notifier and a not-rubber strap, but I’m not holding my breath.
Had the “Notifier” for two years now, and it’s supremely worth the price. So… if the upgraded features all work, would assume this would also be a worth-while purchase!
I get branding, but that giant ‘M’ is just hideous. Of all the off-putting things about this watch already mentioned, this is the one that bothers me the most.
I guess it’s their "M"blem?
@ACraigL I thought it was a lady in a v-neck shirt…
@medz
/giphy spit take
I am pretty sure you aren’t allowed to be an adult and wear a plastic watch, no matter what it does. Those are the rules.
@goldnectar then there must be a lot of minors buying Fitbits
And running watches.
@RedOak Those are worse. However, those are ugly for a specific purpose. They don’t wear gym clothes everywhere they go, do they? Same should be with a Fitbit.
@goldnectar but you said:
I’d love to meet the person who bought a Fitbit or running watch for style. That’s the whole point - functionality.
Aapparently you do not understand the purpose of a Fitbit. It isn’t simply for “the gym”. The entire point is to monitor and encourage general health and activity. You have to wear it all the time for the full benefit.
@RedOak you got me, you’re right. In a non-joke reality, it takes a stoic individual, like yourself, to point out that adults, may indeed, wear plastic watches and that there truly are no actual rules against terrible fashion choices. I admit I don’t actually believe there is a rule for adults to not wear plastic watches. As an adult, you may whatever ugly item on your wrist you like, plastic or not. No one can stop you. Thanks for clearing that up.
I can’t even begin to tell you how many people I see in public wearing some iteration of the Casio G-Shock watches. I own mine because it’s a durable tool which serves me well when I’m hiking or mountain biking, but there are many people who use them as a fashion accessory. In fact, Casio has capitalized on this with an entire series, called the Baby G aimed at fashion conscious women.
Please be tolerant, and don’t forget: just because it’s not to your taste, doesn’t mean it’s in poor taste.
@goldnectar you’re welcome. Anytime. An open mind is a healthy thing.
@RedOak geezus dood.
@goldnectar
Is that bullet point attempting to say more than it is saying?
My older cheaper seeming (and being) Martian watch is getting old, so…
/bought --model “AE01”
/giphy unkind-cuddly-falcon
Thanks for reminding me that my Pebble is dying and there’s nothing better out there and probably never will be
Hi there guys! Any chance of shipping to Spain (at a decent price, please!)?
Thanks!
@NelsonMendes Sorry, meh does not ship internationally. Here’s a post about freight forwarders you might be able to use. https://meh.com/forum/topics/hey-aussies-kiwis-brits-canucks-everyone Not sure they’ll be decent prices, though.
@medz thanks for the tip!
/giphy just the tip
@medz hahaha…
Hey, what are you up to?
Not much, just sitting around, naked, eating an ice pop.
@RiotDemon I guess the pillow is for catching icy drips?
@sammydog01 you don’t want sticky ice pop on your lap.
@RiotDemon Unless you have a dog that you are special friends with.
@sammydog01 ewww, haha.
Excellent timing. My Martian Notifier’s analog battery died a couple weeks ago. No matter what the YouTubes say, don’t try and replace the that battery yourself. Removing the circuit board from the face of the watch popped the minute hand off. Let’s just say that an analog watch is worthless with “hands free” operation.
I see that the manual for this one indicates that battery replacement “should only be done by an authorized MARTIAN WATCHES representative.” Yeah, that’s why.
Still, I loved my old watch. In for one.
@laurict That’s weird, mine just died and I accessed the battery by taking the BACK off (4 tiny screws). The back is actually connected by wires, and the 377 batt is awkwardly buried, but it is quite doable, with good tools, a bright light, and some caution. The watches hands are in the front…?
@MrNews Same here – removed four screws to take off the back (keeping the digital battery attached), slid the gasket off, and then popped the board out to get to the tiny analog battery. Doing so popped the minute hand off the spindle, so while the hour hand was mounted at the center and pointing at 3 o’clock, the minute hand was off to the side between the 9 and 6. D’oh!
@laurict I managed to get the battery out without removing the board, using a jewelers screwdriver. Getting a new one back in there was a bear though, as there is a tiny clip holding it in place, on the OPEN side of the space. Somehow managed to wiggle it in and close it up (after my wife found one of the near-microscopic screws that had migrated to the floor, LOL).
What’s holding me back is that one review said that to use Alexa on the watch it had to be your bluetooth audio device, meaning that phone call audio also goes through the watch. Is this true?
No. Maybe if it had a knife blade built-in.
I’ve had arguments with Alexa at home and she always has the final word. The bitch tries ordering shit all the time.
After all that, I’m not going to fight and argue with my wristwatch.
@daveinwarsh I turned off online ordering. Take that, Alexa.
@sammydog01 What? Alexa never said that I could do that! I even asked her!!
grumble grumble bitch…
I’ll google instructions. Thanks.
@daveinwarsh Secret- your phone is her boss. She’s not about to let you know that.
The wife has not forgiven me yet for the Olio purchase. No dice.
Glad I didn’t buy. I just read that the Alexa app will soon accept voice commands. That was something that appealed to me with this watch; to be able to issue commands from anywhere in the house even if I’m not near an echo device. Now I’ll just use my phone to tell her to increase the temperature in the house while I’m on the toilet.
Is anybody else having an issue where the app is killing your battery life? I have Android 7.0 and my phone is getting 1/3 of what it should be
The Martian smart watch’s incoming call notification is not functioning
Do I get my coupon
My Martian purchase just arrived and I can already see a mistake - I ordered for “pretty” with a white band & rose gold. The number identifiers are gold on white dial & I cannot see them! Any chance of trading for practical instead??
I really liked the watch, but after a few months, the letters & numbers began falling off the watch face, now there’s only a few left…!