T4TEC WristPods 2-IN-1 Smart Watch with built in Ear Pods- BRITISH DESIGN

Didn't last long,battery dies after 3 weeks,probably get better versions elsewhere

The media could not be loaded. These arrived in a colourful branded box. Once opened there are two boxes inside. One box contains the strap and the other the watch, charging lead and instructions within a bespoke plastic tray. The presentation in my opinion is quite nice.First impressions: the watch is fairly thick to accommodate the earbuds, but not actually as thick as I thought it would be. All the finishing looks good, and the charging receptacle is quite good, and certainly better than the ones that rely on just a magnetic connection. The strap is rubber, and fits well to the watch, and is comfortable when worn. The ear pods are very small, and a basic design to fit into the watch.I put the watch on charge and had a read through the instruction sheet. The instructions have a link to the Powerband application which I then put onto my phone. After the watch was charged I went through linking the watch and ear pods to my phone and application, I found this a straight forward process.I have been using the watch for several days now, wearing it day and night. I really like the display which is nice and clear with a good touch screen response. The Powerband app is good, and stores the data from the watch allowing you to see a good breakdown of your activity on a daily basis along with over a long period. I like the available watch faces which are easy to change, and some being animated along with very easy to change.I have been using the ear pods which work well but are very basic with an acceptable sound quality but certainly far from the best. They do not have any of the more up to date features such as ANC, environmental controls or ambient sound, and are not adjustable in the app. I found the phone call quality with these wasn’t the best either.Overall I have a mixed opinion on this device. The watch performs really well, along with having a good supporting application. The ear pods I find more of a novelty as the watch does not have onboard storage for music, and you still need your phone to play music. If the watch had onboard storage or could take a micro SD card I would think the ear pods very useful, but as it doesn’t I only see them being used when you have not got any or forgotten your own earbuds.

When I was originally given the opportunity to review this item the price tag was a whopping £149.99 - which left me astounded when the gadget first arrived.I liked the idea of having some airbuds built into the watch, it felt like a “next gen” kind of situation - but when actually using the item with my 11 year old son it quickly became apparent that the quality was poor.So, having used this item for a few weeks I logged on to amazon to bemoan the quality v price point… only to see that it’s now for sale at sub £25 - which is about right for the product - a cheap pair of earbuds and a cheap smart watch that a kid would enjoy using before the novelty of such an item inevitably wears off and the watch/buds are eventually consigned to the bottom of the messy drawer.So - you get the basic functions on this watch - can listen to music, make calls, track steps… etc etc - all pretty standard on the hundreds of watches available. The earbuds aren’t great at all, my son complained of the music “disappearing” every so often as the bluetooth function dropped out.This watch and buds are what they are - cheap tech that’ll make a nice stocking filler if you’re just looking for a cheap item to give to someone. I can’t imagine that people will still be using it a year or so after purchased - but at this price point of sub £25 you probably wouldn’t expect it to last that long anyway.Middle of the road product at a realistic price.

Oh dear. What a missed opportunity. I think that the best thing about this 'smart watch earbuds combo' for me is the strap, which is comfortable and non-irritating. Lets' face it, that's not saying a lot for the rest of it, is it?First gripe: One earbud is dead on arrival. I fully charged both the watch and sat and watched both earbuds try to charge - one shows absolutely no signs of life at all. The one that worked sounded ok (if you are able to get any kind of seal) too, which is a shame. This might have tainted my whole experience, but on reflection - there are so many other things about this watch that make it lacklustre, it's probably a combination of everything which has made me score so low.UK design product? Really? A quick search on another 'low-grade' website that seems to specialise in strange Asian gadgets, shows that this is more likely to be a generic Chinese design. It is readily and freely available for a lot less than this was marketed at when I accepted one for review. At time of review, this was going for over £150. Over on the other site it is currently going for around £30. I'd be inclined to say that this is nearer it's true value.All voice prompts are from a Chinese lady. The default watch face has 'Happy Everyday' printed on it. The menu has very strange terminology: Vibration is termed 'Shock', and a 'massage' function - which is basically the watch vibrating.Battery life is poor for a smart-watch of this quality - I have a few that last weeks. Not a day, and that's without using the earbuds - which there was no point in doing as one didn't work.The screen is low res and low pixel density. It's relatively bright though. It shares the exact shame screen as pretty much every other low-cost smartwatch I've seen of late. Small-ish bezels, with a larger one at the bottom.The flip-up idea to access the earbuds is clever though - the chassis is metal, not plastic which is nice, but the earbuds are very small indeed and you do not get a choice of tips, so if they don't fit your ears, then good luck with the sound quality. There's nothing to say how long the earbuds would work for in the manual, on the listing or anything. They're so small, I'd guess at an hour tops?The box is nice. Totally unoriginal of course - it's the way Apple package their watches. Two boxes, one for the watch, one for the strap 'wrapped' in another sheet of card.I'd say that if the earbuds were both working, then as a novelty this would be ok - at around £30. Not something I'd wear, just something to show people.This feels like a waste of my time, sadly.