Skagen’s stylish ‘Falster’ smartwatch stands out from the crowd

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If you’d like to get the power & convenience of a modern smartwatch but don’t like the wonky, chunky look of an iWatch or Android Wear device, then you might want to give this understated Scandinavian timepiece a try. The Falster, from traditional Danish watchmaker ‘Skagen’ is an austerely designed, minimalist Android Wear wristwatch that will make the day for both, fashionable watch & tech aficionados.

The watch has an understated & austere chrome look, & a small footprint. This results in a package that looks like a traditional thin, chrome-finished watch. Like any Android Wear timepiece, you get your choice of watchfaces on the round OLED face. You get your choice of leather & steel mesh bands.

One potential drawback for smartwatch geeks, especially for fitness tracking enthusiasts is that, in order to fit the watch’s electronics into such a thin, small footprint, some functionality had to be sacrificed, such as the heart rate monitor, GPS & LTE connectivity.It does have a pretty good battery, lasting a full day on a charge, & it syncs with both iPhones (iOS 8.2+) & Androids (4.3+).

The Falster does come with the usual slew of smartphone features, including a customizable watch face, activity tracking, voice command input & smartphone notifications. The Falster is actually a pretty useful smartwatch, especially regarding some of the customization features, like the ease of showing times & temperatures in different time zones. Watch faces can easily be changed by doing a long press on the screen.

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