Kreyos smart watch, getting it to work on iOS

August 11, 2014 by Ryan Mercer

Managed to get mine working on iOS.

Delete the app, factory reset the watch if you aren't on the setup screen still.

Turn bluetooth on your phone, go to settings, select ONLY the one that does NOT have LE.

Install app, sign in, go to setup via the watch icon (upper right hand corner).

Pair with LE.

Bam. Operational, although not very well

Managed to get mine working on iOS.

Delete the app, factory reset the watch if you aren't on the setup screen still.

Turn bluetooth on your phone, go to settings, select ONLY the one that does NOT have LE.

Install app, sign in, go to setup via the watch icon (upper right hand corner).

Pair with LE.

Bam. Operational, although not very well

The watch is still a steaming pile of garbage... I helped fund it over a YEAR ago https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kreyos-the-only-smartwatch-with-voice-gesture-control/x/481805 and they shipped almost a year late... it's garbage, absolute garbage.

WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL

It tells time and has some digital and analog faces
I can hold a button for voice control/Siri
It will control music via the iOS music app only, only controls via buttons (was promised we could use gestures)
Step counter registers movement, is WILDLY inaccurate. I moved my arm 1 foot and it counted it as 17 steps. Rotating my wrist once registers as 14 steps.

WHAT IS NOT FUNCTIONAL

No gesture control
Does not display text notifications
Does not display incoming call, does however show a missed call from SIX MONTHS AGO every few minutes and will not clear
Watch band pin keeps popping out, because watch band is flexible rubber with no rigid piece where pin is meaning any torsion/flexing results in the pin popping out of plastic.
No way to make watch display nothing, doesn't appear to timeout and go back to watch face on it's own either.
Buttons only work 80-85% of the time.

Guide: how to identify a one who squats

August 10, 2014 by Ryan Mercer in Crossfit, fitness

Atari CX77 Touch Tablet

August 08, 2014 by Ryan Mercer in Atari

Legit never been opened. 1983. I actually don't want to open it, now I have to find and buy an unopened one ha! I'll probably open it in a week or two and check it out on one of my Atari 800XL's or a 2600. For those of you wanting to see an unboxing and don't want to wait for mine, check out technologizer's from 2009

Know what bothers me though? Look at the back of the box (bottom image)... that Atari isn't hooked up to the television...

Bulk Lego

August 01, 2014 by Ryan Mercer in Lego

So here is an idea of how much Lego I'm going through (this is about 420lbs, there's another 80ish not pictured that's I've already gone through).This was about... $2600 or so once you add it all up.

I've found a LOT of great stuff, including these two nice finds:

Ancient Aliens Lego style

July 31, 2014 by Ryan Mercer in Lego

Too funny, sorting one of the boxes of almost 500 pounds of used Lego I bought and have Ancient Aliens playing, look what I found...

Buy bulk used Lego $18 a pound shipped!

July 29, 2014 by Ryan Mercer in Lego

buy bulk lego

Check it out, bulk used Lego (cleaned) for $18.50 a pound shipped!http://www.ebay.com/itm/191271536060

/r/Lego

July 26, 2014 by Ryan Mercer

Asked the moderators of /r/lego to talk to someone about excessive cursing (they dropped the f-bomb and referred to an individual as a retard several times in sevarel replies), one of the moderator's decision... talk down to me by showing their wonderful skill as a grammar Nazi. Great community over there!

Click the thumbnail for a larger version of their reply.

Or, here is the text.

to /r/lego/ sent 22 hours ago

You may want to talk to xamthe3rd based on his/her replies in this thread http://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/2bpoi3/lego_annie_leonheart/ nearly every third word is 'fuck' with at least one 'retard' as well.

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[–] from key95[M] via /r/lego/ sent 21 hours ago

I've reviewed your request, and have decided to not act.

We're no kindergarten cops, and only step in when needed according to our discretion.

I believe you'll be fine, as you've not complained about the physical violence threat, just the fuck and retard words. Besides, you made inflammatory statements, so I'm sure you were conscious of the possiblity of such repercussions.

And xamthe3rd just needs a hot shower, and take a brake from all that research into anime.

Hope you continue to enjoy /r/lego.

Bright Regards

key95

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[–] to key95 sent 14 hours ago

I could care less about what he said to me, I just think in Lego (a family friendly building set) he shouldn't be firing off "fuck fuck fucking retard fuck mother fuck fuck fuck fucking fuck fuckitty fuck fuck fuck"

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[–] to key95 sent 14 hours ago

But I mean I guess

"Foul language, while not banned, is discouraged. Please follow redditquette." stands for nothing. I didn't say ban him, I said talk to him in regards to YOUR rule.

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[–] from key95[M] via /r/lego/ sent 2 hours ago

I could care less about...

I couldn't care less about... FTFY

Besides, exaggerating a bit aren't we? There are about 4 fucks, and one fucking, two retarded, no mother fuck. But your forgot the

Now you're just being an asshole.

Your reason for complaining:

family friendly

This is reddit.com, home of /r/spacedicks, I'm sure our users can handle a few swearwords.

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[–] from key95[M] via /r/lego/ sent 2 hours ago

"Discouraged" != "forbidden", that formulation was on purpose, exactly for these kind of cases.

Sometimes people feel the need to express themselves using foul language. In this case you provoked a user by consciously pissing on something that is dear to them, and others as the votes show.

Yes, OUR rules, at our DISCRETION.

Thanks for participating here on /r/lego. Please feel free if you run into a situation you feel violates our rules. We will try and react promptly, though probably not always to your liking.

Bright Regards

key95

And by the way. I COULD care less.

Lego: DeLorean

July 25, 2014 by Ryan Mercer in Lego

So my latest build is Lego's Back to the Future DeLorean. You first build it as the 80's version, then you can convert it tot he 2015 version by deconstructing it a little and using the remaining parts, I'm leaving it as the 80's version for now (as it stores back in the box assembled and I just don't have the space for it sitting out right now... I bought 440 POUNDS of Lego bricks so space is limited right now, I'll post about those once they all arrive).

Also, remember when Doc pours the beer into the Mr. Fusion, well a few years ago I did some math to figure out how many jigawatts were in that beer after reading that electric DeLoreans were going to be made from largely original parts go check the post out if you haven't!

Lego:Millennium Falcon

July 19, 2014 by Ryan Mercer in Lego

So last Sunday (July 13th, 2014) I had a nice lunch date for a second date with a pretty cool girl. We had lunch for about an hour then decided to go browse Lego products at toy store down the road. They had several themes buy-1-get-1 40% off so I picked up 180$ of Star Wars sets and she picked up 60$ or so worth of various sets, the bulk of my purchase was the LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon 7965. I had a really bad headache that afternoon and evening so it took me about 4 hours to get through the #1 and #2 bags (6 sets of bags total, 2 books). I worked on it throughout the week and just finished it a few minutes ago. Do note, I do not do the stickers! I have never been able to get the stickers to go on even remotely the way they were meant to so I just leave them in the box.