


There is a SmartBand app to interface with the watch and configure the settings and additional apps. Previous Sony peripherals used its SmartConnect app as a one-stop interface, and while the SmartBand Talk does show up here, you will be handed back to the bespoke application to do any set-up work. The SmartBand Talk will only connect to an Android device - obviously Sony would prefer you to use it with an Xperia handset but it works comfortably with other handsets.

every minute) so it's not been a huge issue for me. It's also waterproof to 1.5 meters (dustproof as well) thanks to the IP68 rating, which matches Sony's smartphone waterproofing. The eInk does have a touch of memory effect when moving through screens, but the watch does a full wipe and refresh each time the watch face is updated (i.e. step counting, fitness tracking, alarms, and the life logger button to bookmark a time and place in the associated software), and pairing it up with an eInk display screen and smartwatch features, including additional applications, notification alerts, and smartphone controls. The SmartBand Talk does this by bringing in all the functionality of the original SmartBand (i.e.
