Review: LaMetric Time - WiFi App enabled Smart clock

[@The8BitGuy]

Pretty cool. I've wanted something like that for a long time. But for that price, I would think it would be 5 times bigger with a lot more characters!

[@PardonJulianAssangeNow]

The 8-Bit Guy They're commenting on each other's videos now!

[@JamesBos]

I've made something similar using a Raspberry Pi for over half the price, but the display on this thing looks pretty swish though!

[@nikopack7571]

I feel the same way. I want this, but for $200? I think I'll wait a couple months first.

[@ahmedajd164]

The 8-Bit Guy I love your vids

[@Austin.D]

Love your channel !

[@WS-gw5ms]

$200!!! That is insane. I was thinking $40

[@__aceofspades]

I agree, it is way too expensive at $200, but if youre spending that type of money, you should support a fellow enthusiast that makes a better product, the gameframe ledseq.com/product/game-frame/ (no affiliation). It's made by a guy named Jeremy Williams that is a rather cool dad dude that you'll often see on the Mythbusters website/show called Tested.

[@structure7]

I too like to play the game "before I look, I'm going to guess the price." I was $120 too low. Lordy.

[@Bluith]

Its like desk pebble, should be 150 max. However its a bit more niche then a smartwatch so that's probably why.

[@emdblues]

maybe there's a chinese copy or something out there. :) I agree its too expensive but it looks so good. I would love to have it on my desk.

[@cbm80amiga]

It is insane. But it is possible to do such information display much much cheaper. Look at my channel video - ESP8266

[@EposVox]

Well this was really cool until I saw the price. :/

[@hotmailcompany52]

Unfortunately this is true for most things

[@leonkernan]

You're not wrong, I thought they put the decimal point in the wrong spot!

[@rowhsv]

Agreed, I would have been in for up to $60 or so. For $200, it should at least have had better speakers.

[@gtamasterplayer383]

And a larger display

[@jason4485]

It's what I would expect for something like this

[@KarlBaron]

Hmm... that icon at 12:31... No wonder you quickly scrolled past it :)

[@IJ_uk]

Karl Baron lol, wonder what that app does.

[@tahaistheboss98]

Karl Baron WHAT THE FUCK

[@barnstormer322]

omg xD

[@lincoln3x7]

Karl gets the 8 bit golden eye award today

[@pswitch9553]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed]

You could do that with a Raspberry P-... oh.

[@ThatBulgarian]

I think they priced it a bit high. Maybe £50-£75 and I would have bought it today!

[@AmaanAmirVids]

ThatBulgarian i know 150 you must be having a laugh

[@Leehensman]

ThatBulgarian £222/ £200 on eBay

[@ThatBulgarian]

£160 on amazon

[@Leehensman]

ThatBulgarian still a stupid price for what it is, I would be willing to spend £50, not £160 - £200, was going to get one for brother for Christmas after watching video then saw the price...he can have a wall clock instead lol

[@Ulexcool]

I totally agree.

[@WarriorRazor]

Price is a complete turn off, half the cost and I might consider getting one.

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

ask for it for xmas. its not so bad when its other people's money :D

[@chiller99]

I've wanted one of these for months. Finally saved up enough and got one, really excited to try it out!

[@saturncrush]

Do you still like it?

[@darrenjacobson7456]

It's called LaMetric, so why is it showing temperature in F and speed in MPH?

[@SianaGearz]

If they weren't willing to make a concession, it would have been called LaMetrique.

[@JohnDoe-qx3zs]

When he showed the weather part of the app, there was a visible option to change that.

[@Deluxeta]

It was originally called LaImperial but they sussed it sounded like shit.

[@leonkernan]

Limperial sounded too soft.

[@SianaGearz]

Leon Kernan Too... limpy, i suppose.

[@EnnTomi1]

this is sooo coool cute and retro....i want it....the way it displays stuff reminds me of those digital pets back days. rip my dream. 200 US dollar...................my max is 20 dollar....

[@aslan_501]

Liangshi Xu yah I was excited when u saw it cause I figured it would be something like $50 but $200 is not worth it oh well I can dream

[@HerrSpades]

At that price I think it is problematic that it seems you have to subscribe to a service for the thing to work. The manufacturer can pull the plug anytime, and then you're left with a $200 paper weight.

[@EnnTomi1]

i just like the font the display the design. i dont care all the function. all i want is time. i dont care the app...... rip dream. been looking for the perfect alarm for ages yet none...this gotta be a close call until all the cons show up....

[@spiff2268]

Cheap knockoffs shouldn't be far behind.

[@EnnTomi1]

spiff2268 any link? i would definitely take decent knock offs.

[@tobortine]

I do like your little sketches at the end.

[@killerbeenl83]

I just resubscribed 10 times to annoy you at home

[@fourtoes412]

Shame it can not be wall mounted, also seems a tad expensive!

[@fourtoes412]

Shame it can not be wall mounted, also seems a tad expensive!

[@mr.smash698]

What is up with the double comment? Or is KZbin broken?

[@tuckerorton1740]

Mr.smash 69 yes it is

[@tuckerorton1740]

Mr.smash 69 yes it is

[@Xcerptshow]

I hate when people "review" products and just go over the features you can read from the box. I like that you go thru and try and show how it can actually be used. ;)

[@TPD]

You should do a video on the Chumby

[@fordtechchris]

my same thought. ive got one still...

[@Sam-zb5fv]

The end bits are hilarious

[@Gilias]

I love that your wifi is named WOPR. Nice reference. :)

[@revmpandora]

who would dislike this video?! or anything techmoan does for that matter. all his content is informative and entertaining and the skits at end of video are pure gold. love the new dad character too!

[@williamhayden7711]

How many people are going to put this in the rear window of their car so you can send messages to that person that won't get off your tail? :)

[@davidstg2]

that's exactly what i was thinking!

[@justinkashtock333]

They already sell those for far less. It's been several years since I've seen an ad for one, but if I recall, you can pre-set them with around 5 messages, and it might have been something you could purchase at Spencer's Gifts or similar outlets.

[@chowing08231]

Great idea....Save my middle finger from springing

[@rahb1]

@@justinkashtock333 Would LOVE to know where/how I can get one in Australia! I have wanted that for SO long!

[@LogiForce86]

Am I the only one that read "LameTric" when he first started the thing up? Instead of LaMetric that is.

[@skakdosmer]

Haha, very good observation!

[@Zlyzer]

Same! Kind of an awkward name!

[@fordtechchris]

instantly thought lame? well its in the name!

[@Autotrope]

Think it's intentional

[@Azeria]

it's slightly annoying me that the icons are right up to the left edge

[@SketchTurnerZero]

+1

[@LostCheese00]

WellDoneTurner +2

[@gtamasterplayer383]

Keep the videos coming man. these are fun to watch

[@Jerbod2]

Mat maybe a little tip, not sure it'll work though. When filming people, having a shutterspeed exactly double of the framerate leaves you with the most natural motionblur. This might, but probably won't, apply to devices like these which we have no idea of what refreshrate they really run on. So filming stuff in 1080p 25fps should leave you having a shutterspeed of 1/50th of a second.

[@trevorlambert4226]

Definitely priced too high for what it does.

[@ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

If this was $20-35 this would be fine, people have said this before but for $200 I could set up the same kind of thing but with a real display and a r̶a̶s̶p̶b̶e̶r̶r̶y̶ ̶p̶i̶ beagle bone~4 times over. If you had more in depth programming skills I imagine you could do similar with one of those $100 led scroll signs you can get on amazon and an RPI or an Arduino, depending on how the sign works.

[@GP1138]

Found the muppet!

[@mbirth]

I'd guess most of the price is for the infrastructure/apps/website/development tools, not for the actual hardware.

[@jaaasgoed]

That edit. You made that comment before you saw the end of the video, didn't you?

[@PneumaticFrog]

Dec no $60 to $90 would be fair.

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

you dont value your time very highly

[@daffiid]

I want a series of hour-long episodes with Techmoan and James May

[@thomascott7425]

Oh, I have been meaning to tell you for a very long time, I really like seeing your puppets at the end. A nice bonus.

[@Klblaz]

Wow, this product looks like a really well designed product.

[@ender_scythe2879]

Your videos are so entertaining that they fly by, I wonder why I've never noticed this.

[@P7AWJ]

£159.00 is a little rich, I think that if you are going to charge a premium price then it really does need to be a premium product. feels a bit light with average speakers but my biggest problem is the cables poor positioning it restricts placement and no doubt will become damaged over time (Depending on use) I will wait until drops below £50 or an alternative becomes available! MM

[@DougSisco1]

Great review as usual, the device needs to be much higher resolution and half the price.

[@keatontaylor3612]

Something like this in conjunction with an Amazon Echo would be really nice, especially if programming apps for this device allows push notifications to be sent, which it seems it does. Downside is the cost is outside my budget for these kind of nifty toys.

[@NickMurray]

I got one after watching this. I LOVE it.

[@ElZamo92]

You could do the with a Raspberry Pi XD

[@hermannpaschulke1583]

ElZamo92 for less Money, but u need some 1337 c0ding skillz

or maybe even using arduino

[@azyfloof]

Do it then! make it look like this, or similar, have same or similar features, then sell it for cheaper. I may even buy one! :)

[@guitarplayer1071]

esp32 would probably be best for this. use a bunch of ws2812s for the display.

[@aszi77]

Or an old tablet in a stand.

[@genericgreensquid6669]

My boy Techmoan back again with another legiiit tech review! Love your content, dude.

[@The_A_Cast]

I’ve seen a lot of KZbinrs with this clock and I really want one! I have it in my Amazon wish list 😊

[@taterbits]

The Outro is lovely :)

[@Akikosdream]

The puppet segment is always a highlight in any episode

[@compu85]

Nice reference in your Wifi SSID :) I picked the same thing several years ago.

[@imajeenyus42]

Really like the "invisible" trick they've done with the lights behind the main panel.

[@leisergeist]

that's brilliant, I wish they made them in bigger sizes also lol, WOPR 200 wifi brilliant clip at the end too

[@__aceofspades]

Google gameframe, similar product made by an average hobbyist.

[@Zero1Zero1]

I miss jungle.com! Great review, I want one of these now

[@OriginalPineapplesFoster]

For your 2 million sub special you should tell us all about the puppets. Where you're interest came from, how you got them, and how you shoot them. ❤️🍍

[@biscuitsalive]

Hey techmoan. If you want screens to look good on camera (for scrolling text on this video) then keep making the shutter speed slower and slower until it looks smooth. (Probably 1/50 or 1/40 for hat device) You can get more technical with syncoscan. But slowing the shutter speed is the easiest and best way to control that sort of thing.

[@bastel_]

About the "I'll be right back" message and being on the same local wifi network. If you have a decent router, then you should be able to set up some VPN that you then can use on your mobile (also _very_ recommended if you use any free WiFi in hotels or anywhere actually) and you will be able to write new messages to the clock.

[@mc7t]

The best channel on KZbin.... Always great videos..Cheers Techmoan.

[@DavidWatts]

Ha ha, if you want to show people how freakin' difficult that would be to achieve with a Raspberry Pi I will send you one. I am a bit of a nerd and I don't think I would be up for trying to recreate that. Looks like a really cool device, bit pricey for me but I certainly like it. Thanks for the video as always.

[@trylleklovn]

Nice Wargames referenced wifi name there ;)

[@MMWA-DAVE]

Waking up to an air raid siren - what a pleasant way to start the day, haha

[@juanaltredo2974]

does it cost that much to make? because the idea is great but it really would have to go half the price or lower to be the worldwide success it should

[@uravggamer4620]

I was going to buy one thinking it was only $40-$60 but I clicked on the link and was supposed to see that’s its $200!

[@matthewweflen]

The puppet skit at the end was SOOOO appropriate.

[@MatroxMillennium]

Hahaha, that ending was perfect. As the video was going on, I was just thinking, "Well, you could do that with a Rasbperry Pi and some clever programming." Although I don't personally have a Raspberry Pi, I have a CHIP, but it's very similar.

[@P3SS3SSOd]

Great looking devices. Odd that it shows the screen in the app with a non-diffused display. It'd be nice it was an option to make the display crisper. Would definitely entertain picking up one of these if I wasn't using my G1 iPad as my bedside alarm clock already.

[@RetroGamerVX]

Great video, but the thing just seems pointless :o(

[@GodPikachu]

you can do the same with a raspberry pi!

[@dadadaddyoo]

It not supposed to cure cancer -- just to be fun. It's a lot more useful than a football yet you don't hear folks saying that they're pointless.

[@stonemanty]

Good, thanks just home from Japan and you brightened my mood significantly

[@South_of_the_Tyne]

great review, pity about the extortionate price. what's the point when your smart phone can do all that and more.

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

If they released a new version with better speakers, stero speakers if you will, I might actually get one, not as an alarm clock, but to listen to music when I'm reading, whilst keeping track of something or other as I tend to lose track of time when reading.

[@blinx88pl]

I LOVE those puppet show minis! I can watch even the dullest dashcam review just to see what you'll come up with next. Keep up the brilliant work!

[@AstAMoore]

When it boots up it says LAME TRIC.

[@toquelau5715]

underrated comment

[@cruiserchrisworldnetwork4141]

Very informative tutorial the cruiser Chris World network is proud to be connected with you

[@curiousottman]

You find the most amazing gadgets. Never disappointed watching your videos. Very enjoyable.

[@glitchysoup6322]

5:52 No, you can it look better! Just film at 60fps!

[@Blubatt]

Looks good, an has potential, but for the price, I'd say no.

[@magicskymango4448]

Hazzah! A channel of quality showcasing to us the amazing retro world. I am new to your channel and so glad that i have found it. Your content is immersive and engaging with every video being informative and entertaining. Thank you for making the channel as it gives me something to look forward to and educate me on an amazing time period.

[@MuscleAL]

What a cute little gadget clock! Tempting! Thank for the review!

[@jono10531089]

Superb Muppets segment. Oh, and he review was pretty good too! Have to agree with all the other comments - I would happily take a punt on the device for £50, but certainly not worth the full price.

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

It's beautiful! Anyone else noticed that only the left size is displaying colour? Perhaps it has RGB LEDs there and white LEDs for the rest of it. Maybe a future model will have full RGB.

[@interzoneboy]

If you're looking for good 80's internet radio, I recommend to you, my all time favourite Intergalactic FM Classics. Also they're playing old school rap sometimes, as I understand, you like it)

[@heathwellsNZ]

Wow what an in-depth look at a pretty neat wee gadget! Thanks!

[@marsalien4]

Every time you show me something amazing I go man, that's something I want! Then I click the link and it's five million dollars. All right, maybe it's only 169 dollars, but, same thing.

[@MonaroTravels]

Always wondered what the little display was at the back of your videos so went to research it. You have yet again cost me money 😂. Move aside nixie clock!

[@ebbebom]

Nice touch with the CockteleraBlues ;)

[@kymmoulds]

Thanks Matt for another great view of a nifty little gadget.

[@flyentity]

Splendid video, as ever. But you've outdone yourself on the sketch - best one so far, thanks. (Compliments to the writers and puppet operators too obvs!)

[@ShawnTewes]

On the RX-10ii, you could try (as an experiment) filming and uploading at 50fps (vs 25) with a shutter speed that's slow enough to capture the scrolling display without flickering (probably 50 or 60, but no lower than 50), and that way it should come across better on KZbin. It won't be 4K, but 1080p60 should be fine for demonstrating this kind of device.

[@rafaneka]

I have a sugestion for an upcoming video, I saw a smartphone car holder on ebay to turn your smartphone into a hud display like the one you reviewed years ago. It's a simple, cheap gadget that I really want to see a review from you before I eventualy buy it :D Just search "smartphone car HUD" on ebay it will show up. As always, love your videos :D

[@ArmadaAsesino]

I like the idea of it. But it should be longer so displaying long text is easier and it should be cheaper.

[@lexitivium]

It's really cool - but sadly their price is absolutely nuts. $199 is just insane... I've made exactly the same with an Arduino and LED elements for the combined price of $20 (excluding enclosure). But a very neat idea! Must be their app that took all the development costs

[@medes5597]

Pretty sure that end sketch is aimed at you.

[@muh1h1]

3:16 "Stimme" by "EFF". Why is that song played in a (presumably) english radio station? Thats a german song :)

[@muh1h1]

***** you are right, didn't see that :)

[@n1pz]

Thank's for this, I've been considering one for a little while now.

[@PardonJulianAssangeNow]

Why would you need to create an SSH tunnel to access a modem that's local on the network?

[@Techmoan]

Ask Alan.

[@robehickmann]

SSH is useful for communicating between computers regardless of if they are on a LAN, or over the public Internet.

[@PardonJulianAssangeNow]

robehickmann There's a difference between bringing up a terminal via SSH and an SSH tunnel. SSH Tunnels allow you to route traffic from one box to your local machine on another or the same port.

[@NGC1433]

Exactly, setting it up once allows you generally not give a fuck if your device is in your other pocket or across 7 timezones.

[@JockeTF]

You could do that with a Raspberry Pi.

[@baljemmett]

JockeTF Hmm, really? I'll have to see if Rumbelows have any in stock next time I'm in town...

[@tinplategeek1058]

If not, try Comet ...

[@Daaanin]

EnjoyingUTube Too never know, might be able to pick one up from comet for 50p!

[@phrtao]

Do they sell them at Woolworths ?

[@varkokonyi]

Possibly, only the LEDs wouldn't look that cool

[@antoniopegorelli]

Thanks for the great video! I think that for this price it should have a battery...

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

This thing's cute, but beyond the initial fascination of the black monolith's hidden display, it seems like a crappy form factor for all the stuff it's trying to achieve. All that distracting unnecessary motion would drive me nuts. I'd much rather have one with a decent-resolution LCD screen à la digital picture frames. Also, I won't use any alarm clock that doesn't have a battery backup and the ability to still sound the alarm while running off of it. Sucky that you have to plug this thing into a laptop with powered-on USB ports or else use a UPS to avoid missing your alarm due to a blackout. BTW, what was the weird all-in-one PC or point-of-sale terminal in the puppet segment? Also, "I think you'll find that" 😁 you should have horizontally flipped the shots of the elderly puppet to ameliorate the "crossing the line" problem with both him and the puppet at the computer looking to the left while talking to each other.

[@LtData2000]

Bought one too. Forget about the apps that come with it. The majority of them are cool when trying out your new purchase but turn out to be pretty useless in everyday use. E.g. the mentioned app to show the next bus: Who doesn't just remember the bus schedule after a week? Another example is the news app: In everyday use, you aren't constantly watching the thing, so if a news item is displayed you most likely have missed the start and need to wait for the whole cycle of all apps for it to come back. Not very practical. IMHO only the apps that display stuff without scrolling text are useful for everyday use (like the youtube subscriber counter, weather, clock, etc.). But why did i buy it then? IMHO, where the thing really shines is when using it as a smarthome display. You can send JSON data to it to make it display everything you want. You don't need their cloud service to do that, so it works without internet as well (was really important to me). I generate the data within OpenHAB and use it for displaying the status and alerts of my house (e.g. i generate a notice if some plants are low on water, if the washing machine is done in the basement, if the phone rings the number of the caller is shown, etc.).

[@ArneSchmitz]

I have bad experience with those rubberized surfaces. They will either get worn off with time or get gooey and sticky. I wish they would just use simple glossy plastic that lasts.

[@Philosophisticated]

Arne Schmitz Yuuuuuuuuuuup. I can confirm that this happened with mine and the manufacturers were not very helpful or receptive about it. Although it was under warranty, they told me that it was my fault and that I was the first they have heard of it. Of course I had explained to them that the unit hadn't been exposed to anything out of the ordinary like direct sunlight or any sort of super high temperatures or excessive moisture. In the end, they told me that I could pay to have it shipped to them and pay to have it returned to me from Ukraine, without any guarantees that they would actually change the housing or replace the unit due to the stickiness issue. The functionality of the device itself is pretty good. It's just that coating that is an issue definitely, perhaps if you live in a super climate controlled environment you'll be totally fine, but if you live in a a place like Louisiana or Florida where temperates can get up in the 80s and 90s in the summer, I think you'll have a problem with stickiness. They could have made it right by just agreeing to assess the unit and replace the housing at their cost, since it's clearly a defect for it to do this after 10 months of use.

[@Nukle0n]

Does it also beep if someone unsubscribes? That'd be really great if you were already having a bad day..

[@FSXNOOB]

200 euro's damn.. if it was 99 max i would order it directly.

[@leopold7562]

I quite like the idea of this. Let's have a shuffty at that Amazon link... WHAT??!? One hundred and sixty quid? Nah, I think I'll dig out my old Raspberry Pi and make that do stuff instead.

[@LMacNeill]

HAHAHAHA!!! I loved the skit at the end with the puppets. "You can do that with a Raspberry Pi." LOL!!

[@Penver]

The display images on the amazon listing look so sharp. It's too expensive for me to buy as a simple bedside clock though!

[@Quickblood1]

I do quite fancy one but that price is insane. I use my old Nook HD+ as a clock radio as it's battery doesn't work anymore and I'd have hard time paying for something any old tablet can do as nice as it looks.

[@BrekMartin]

Haha I made one of those 5 yrs ago, but just a few weeks ago found a commercial scrolling sign in a thrift store for $30 :D

[@tod4y]

Just aftet I bought the flip clock? Why?! What would I only do with that one now?

[@meandmyEV]

I'd like this better if it projected onto the wall or ceiling of my room. I have a simple projector clock that is one snooze bar push from falling apart but since I wear glasses, I like that I can see it easily when I wake up. It would be really cool if it could show me the weather, news, etc.

[@freesaxon6835]

It would be a great box if it was 3 times the height, wall mounted, and voice command activated, (half the price too) The Muppet geek talk at the end sounded very plausible, as reset the hubs cache is part of what happens when you turn it off. " managed to catch his pork scratching before he hit the deck" lol

[@epdm2be620]

You should review that Apricot Portable at the end (with the puppets). It's the first or one of the first computers with a plasma screen, isn't it?

[@gwerdi]

Thank you for that really useful review. Can't wait to get that gadget

[@gazwandsoxthedog5111]

I’ve just bought a Divoom Tivoo max - I’d be interested what you thought of them Mat

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

Thank God this wasn't just a lame tric