Will the new Fossil Bluetooth MBW-150 Watch work on Windows Powered Phones?

[onedutch]

Hi all,

At least we know that the MBW-100 watches could not be paired with a Windows Mobile device. Perhaps the new MBW-150 can, does anybody known this?

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/14/sony-ericssons-new-mbw-150-bluetooth-watch-rocks-avrcp/ to the watches.

Best Regards Tom

[st3v3]

yeah because its so far for me to get my phone out of my pocket instead of using my watch to control my phone and all.

sorta makes you wonder why the marketing department for some of these companies even bothers getting out of bed some days.

[onedutch]

We could leave our phones at home because it's a unpersonal piece of electronical junk to talk into instead Face2Face and take the effort to look eachtoher up IRL...

[st3v3]

We could leave our phones at home because it's a unpersonal piece of electronical junk to talk into instead Face2Face and take the effort to look eachtoher up IRL...

in the adapted words of Nelson Muntz "only someone who doesnt have a phone would say that ... lets get him."

[bittermormon]

yeah because its so far for me to get my phone out of my pocket instead of using my watch to control my phone and all.

sorta makes you wonder why the marketing department for some of these companies even bothers getting out of bed some days.

If you don't like it don't buy it. I don't see why you have to be a douche though. I thought you could have your watch vibe if you got a call. Most of the time when my phone is on vibe, I never feel it.

[st3v3]

If you don't like it don't buy it. I don't see why you have to be a douche though. I thought you could have your watch vibe if you got a call. Most of the time when my phone is on vibe, I never feel it.

yeah well if the watch did something cool like open the door to the garage that would be cool, but control my phone media player seriously i can do that now but reaching into my pocket or using the buttons on a ad2p headset like i do now.

think of all that R&D that has been wasted creating this thing, they could have put it to better use to assist the mobile computing world.

[WhiteMonkey]

I have to say you're wrong... this is the ultimate accessory.

I have a Universal, and I want to get an Athena, and by any standards these are PDAs with phone functionality. They're big, and I like that, but it can be annoying to have to get out "the brick" and open it up just to see who's calling.

This way, I can keep the phone in my pocket on silent, wear my A2DP/AVRCP headset and wear the watch. I can control the music via either my headset of watch, plus is someone calls I can see who it is by just glancing at my vibrating watch.

And the proximity alert is just a bonus... I often get to my front door before remembering that I left the phone in the PC dock.

Or... A2DP from my phone in it's dock on my desk to my bluetooth speakers. I'm chilling on the sofa using my watch to skip tracks etc.

This is all about ubiquitous computing, and in my opinion this is a genius product. So much so that I have actually been researching buying a Sony Ericcson phone! That's how good this product is.

If you don't like the product then don't buy it, simple as that, but it's not helpful to fill up a genuine post on finding if we can get this to work with our favourite phones with negative comments.

[xd1936]

We could leave our phones at home because it's a unpersonal piece of electronical junk to talk into instead Face2Face and take the effort to look eachtoher up IRL...

Moron... can't you find somewhere better to hang out than a developer thread FOR PHONES. If you wanna complain about phones, why don't you find the site with a bulletin board all about how much phones suck
All I'm saying is... you came to the wrong place, because most people here have a passion about making their phones better. It's like going to an Apple forum and saying that iPods suck and everyone should get a Zune

[st3v3]

I have to say you're wrong... this is the ultimate accessory.

I have a Universal, and I want to get an Athena, and by any standards these are PDAs with phone functionality. They're big, and I like that, but it can be annoying to have to get out "the brick" and open it up just to see who's calling.

This way, I can keep the phone in my pocket on silent, wear my A2DP/AVRCP headset and wear the watch. I can control the music via either my headset of watch, plus is someone calls I can see who it is by just glancing at my vibrating watch.

And the proximity alert is just a bonus... I often get to my front door before remembering that I left the phone in the PC dock.

Or... A2DP from my phone in it's dock on my desk to my bluetooth speakers. I'm chilling on the sofa using my watch to skip tracks etc.

This is all about ubiquitous computing, and in my opinion this is a genius product. So much so that I have actually been researching buying a Sony Ericcson phone! That's how good this product is.

If you don't like the product then don't buy it, simple as that, but it's not helpful to fill up a genuine post on finding if we can get this to work with our favourite phones with negative comments.

1. Wow did you almost take a year to respond?
2. Registed since 2006 and only 4 posts, good work!
3. I think theres a rock for you to go back under around here somewhere with your name on it.

Thank you please come again...

[schaggo]

I got the watch as a present but couldn't get it to work.
Is there a chance I will somewhen or should I return the watch, before I run out of time to do so?

WM seems to not accept AVRCP commands unless they origin from an audio device, probably an A2DP device, eg. a bluetooth headset.

[deund]

hello
sorry for my english

is possible to pacht bluetooth TyTn II for AVRCP ??? for my watch mbw-150 ???????????

[schaggo]

You don't have to patch anything. AVRCP works with the TyTN as with any other WM6 device. What I found out: once the connection between the watch and the device is established, the watch basically could exchange commands with the device, there is just no client on the device receiving and answering the watches connection attempts.

There is a guy writing a program for it. By now he can send messages to the watches screen, he can make the watch vibrate and on the device side all the commands the watch sends are being recognized. But by now the program only displays the communication but doesn't act yet.
Stay tuned...

[sniperess]

You don't have to patch anything. AVRCP works with the TyTN as with any other WM6 device. What I found out: once the connection between the watch and the device is established, the watch basically could exchange commands with the device, there is just no client on the device receiving and answering the watches connection attempts.

There is a guy writing a program for it. By now he can send messages to the watches screen, he can make the watch vibrate and on the device side all the commands the watch sends are being recognized. But by now the program only displays the communication but doesn't act yet.
Stay tuned...

So it's not possible yet? :(

Why can't Microsoft just make WM6 with better BT support! Would it work better if we installed a different stack?

[schaggo]

installing another stack wouldn't help. it's not a problem of the stack, the stack accepts the connection and the communication only uses the serial port protocol, which is supported in (for example) the microsoft stack. the problem is the implementation of the stuff the watch uses to communicate with the pda/phone.
the guy seems to be working on the software and I guess he's not far from finishing his tool.

[onedutch]

Finally, at the bottom of page 1 I found your reply "Got it as a present and it doesn't work" so I thought, well here is the answer, also this MBW-150 watch will not work with WM devices.

Turning to page 2, shaking after the first letters "Guy developing WM client" "perhaps allmost finished" aaargggh.... Who is this guy? He needs lot's of beers and gifts!..

Just like WhiteMonkey I think I can appreciate the features this watch can offer. And if the "mystery guy" is writing the client himself he probeley will add New E-Mail alerts aswell!

Can you reveal your source? Or does this 'mystery guy' have a blog/forum where he posts his findings?

Best Regards, Tom from Netherlands

[schaggo]

Im on my pda so I don't have the link at hand right now. but when I'll be back at my laptop I'll post the link in here so you can track the topic yourself. you can find it at the pocketgeek forums. stay tuned I'll post the link later this afternoon my local time.

[schaggo]

Can you reveal your source? Or does this 'mystery guy' have a blog/forum where he posts his findings?
ok, here it is: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=4141&highlight=abacus&page=4
I hope he'll report back in really soon. but from an earlier post in the thread, someone over here could prog a really quick and dirty solution too, I guess.

MBW-100 AT Commands (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=72625&postcount=17)

Communication with watch and manual creation of connection (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=77885&postcount=22)

Status of application back in december (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=143039&postcount=29)

Anyone feel challenged? I guess donations wouldn't fall short, if someone would manage to do it.

[moneytoo]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=362218
:)

[WhiteMonkey]

sorta makes you wonder why the marketing department for some of these companies even bothers getting out of bed some days.

Could it be that the 42,565 views of Moneytoo's post are enough to prove you wrong... :rolleyes: