TIME Wi-Fi Clock for Smart Home - Social Media Counter - Cinema Lightbox - Digital Alarm Clock with Weather - Retro Pixel Art Bluetooth Speaker with 37x8 LED Display

First of all let me just tell you that I am almost 50 years old chap. For long time I have been laughing at those Bluetooth speakers for being dull and pretty much useless when you have a table radio or personal stereo. On the other hand I had my table clock that was just boring cheap knock off like most of gadgets today that was simply ugly and boring.Then I saw this product reviewed by Techmoan on YouTube and this was absolute smash hit. I immediately ordered it from Amazon and got it delivered next day for free. Sure some of you say that i is expensive, but you are getting exactly what you paid for. Think about it and all the features that this little thing has built-in that you can benefit if this one is right for you.First of all it obviously is a clock timer and stopwatch when you need it. Second it plays the radio with a decent quality sufficient enough while listening at work or at home during morning rush before getting off to work when you don't expect much from the sound when listening news, weather and music while having a breakfast. Third and neatest addition is that this device can communicate to multiple smart home devices that I have installed ay home like Belkin WeMo switches Philips Hue Lights and it can even pull room temperature from my Nest thermostat and display it on the front of the clock. This makes this little table clock a real treat.Build quality is reflecting the price, very good quality solid with a rubberized surface it gives a good feeling when holding it or operating it. I'm very glad it does not require batteries just like my old table clock because these always run out when you need to clock most. The Wi-Fi connectivity works great so the clock, the weather, the traffic, all is up to date whenever I need it. There are multiple apps available for this clock to add with more additional features and more apps are being developed as I write this to give you even more benefits from having this little device on your desk, countertop or table. I truly recommend this product to everyone it's a money well spent and you won't regret it. But if you do you can always change your mind and return it to Amazon they accept returns. And thanks for Techmoan by the way for your in-depth review and test ride.

Love it, so many fun apps & customizations you can do but after a few years the pixels in the screen started dying and Lametric won't replace it. It's also pretty pricey, $200 is a lot for this little thing. If they made it cheaper and a better build quality it would be absolutely perfect!

When I bought this I wasn't sure exactly what I would use it for. I decided I would use it to track my son's online social media presence (he's a seven year old online gamer/actor). It actually gets the job done very well. It has real-time stats as soon as they happen!They're are various apps you can use, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to name a few. Making sure the links and settings for each particular app can be tricky but once it's done you don't have to worry about it anymore. The YouTube and Facebook app seem to trip me up the most. LOL! I can't seem to get the news app to work, so I'll give that another try later. You can also access radio stations since it is a Bluetooth speaker. The sound isn't bad, but I do wish that it was a battery operated speaker.Along with receiving the stats, you can set it so that the clock makes a sound each time something happens. Depending on how often you get alerts, this can get old real fast if you get too many. So far for us this isn't a problem. But it is a nice feature to have just to keep track of things.For the more technically inclined, you can design an app specifically for this clock to give you any information you may deem valuable. If I could somehow get this to work with my Google home, that would be epic!

UPDATE 9/2018 - My LaMetric Time is dead and there's nothing I can do about it. After just less than 2 years with this product it started to constantly reboot. I attempted to isolate the issue by changing the power brick, USB cord, and updating the firmware. Nothing helped. Since I am somewhat handy with electronics I pulled the unit apart and to my surprise pieces of the PCB components started to fall out. It was clear that something had come desoldered or fried on the PCB board itself. I was disappointed with the internal build quality and soldering job I saw and it pretty much confirms the reason for failure - poor internal build quality and construction. Having seen what I've seen and know now I cannot recommend this product. In a last-ditch effort I contacted support who took almost 2 weeks to get back to me. Once they did they said since my unit was out of its one year warrantee, there was nothing they could do but offer me a discount on another unit.To be clear as to why I'm giving this 2 stars now. This thing IS NOT CHEAP. As a matter of fact for what it does it's very expensive. I thought the high price was just because I was an early adopter, but it has not come down. For this price the internal build quality and QC from the factory needs to be much higher. It is a cool and unique product, but honestly from everything I've seen and know about this unit I would value it at around $35-50 USD. I'm sad to see it go, as I really enjoyed the unit while it worked, but I will definitely not be spending another $200 to replace it after less than 2 years.---Original Review---Finally someone released the desk clock I've been waiting for. For years I've searched around for a smart home style clock that would not only keep time, but allow me to customize what time zones I want to see, run timers, add apps, etc. In my opinion, LaMetic really hit this one on the head.Now full disclosure I already have a lot of WiFi connected devices in my home such as Philips Hue lights and the Netatmo weather station. Having these kinds of products will greatly increase your enjoyment of this device as it increases the versatility of things you can do.I think the best way to describe how useful this gadget is, is to describe how I'm currently using it. So, as of right now I have the local time displayed for about 30 seconds. I also have a little animated Christmas tree (this the season) that displays on the left hand side of the time. After about 30 seconds the time sweeps away to reveal the date and day of the week. After that data from my Netatmo station is displayed, the order is indoor temp, indoor CO2 levels, indoor sound level in DB, outdoor temp, and outdoor humidity. Next it sweeps away to reveal news headlines, and finally, a countdown to Christmas.Now for the really cool part - I have the LaMetric synced to multiple Twitter accounts such as CNN Breaking News, local area news, NWS weather alerts and a few others. These are set up not to constantly display, but to play a little alert sound, and scroll across the screen as they are posted. I can't emphasize how cool this is to me. I can be sitting there watching TV, hear a bunch of sirens out the window, and moments later see the news scrolling across the LaMetric from my local Twitter news feed. It is very cool.On top of all this, nearly all facets of these settings are customizable, so you can adjust how long you want things to be seen, how loud the alert tone is and what kind of tone to play, etc. LaMetric did a very good job with designing these tools and it really shows. I've also noticed LaMetric releases a lot of firmware updates (sometimes 2 per week), so they are very active with addressing user needs and bugs. Impressive.Aesthetically this thing looks great. The LED's are soft and not too harsh so it can be displayed next to a TV or computer monitor and not be too distracting. The sounds and volume for alerts are fully customizable and can be muted if you don't want the audible alert. The little icons on the left hand side really add a fun touch to the information it displays. I can't comment on the Bluetooth speakers as I use this in a room with a HiFi stereo so have no need for them. Overall product build is solid and feels nice with the exterior coated in a soft-touch rubber/plastic.Over all I am really happy with this thing. Sure it's a bit pricey, but after a few weeks with it that sting goes away and you're left with a really cool gadget.My only recommendation is for LaMetric to implement a way to mute the alert sounds during different times of the day, such as 'mute alerts from 11PM - 8AM. I like the alerts when I'm up, but not so much when I'm trying to sleep.Other than that, home run LaMetric. Awesome product.