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China is going for a long new year holiday all shipments will be suspended from Jan 30 and resume on Feb 10.
If you want to make sure to have your order shipped before the holiday, contact me before Jan 29.


I have access to purchase one of the very best Android smart watch the SmartQ Z Watch at discounted price.
Im organizing a second group deal over at tabletrepublic forum and decided to accept Bitcoin as payment with 34% discount.


SmartQ Z Watch price:

• Online USD price 99USD
• BTC price in USD: 66USD 79USD

PRICE UPDATE
Early birds who already ordered the Z1 payed 66USD in BTC. As the BTC value is dropping and China is going for a long new year holiday, i decided to adjust the price to minimize my own loss and still offer a great 20% discount at 79USD.


USD price in BTC includes:

• Brand new SmartQ Z Watch (black or red)
• Registered international air shipping

I noticed that most members here are selling / buying mining hardware or digital goods, but i hope im adding my tiny contribution by accepting Bitcoin for something else then exchanging alt cooins or buying non profitable mining hardware.


If you like to order one or more Z1 units, PM me your shipping address and i will send payment address and BTC amount (i use BTC China to calculate the price).


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List of orders:

• TheNewAnon135246 x 1 Z Watch (black) - Payment received - Shipped RF197198522SG
• AT101ET x 1 Z Watch (red) - Waiting for PM
• juggalodarkclow x 1 Z Watch - Interested
• BitcoinFr34k x 1 Z Watch - Interested
• SpaceJelly x 1 Z Watch (black) - Payment received - Shipped RF197667415SG
• vual x 1 Z Watch (red) - Interested
• demonmaestro x 1 Z Watch (black) - Interested
• mameise x 1 Z Watch (black)  - Payment received - Shipped RF198459520SG
• BryanK - Interested
• tropicthunder - Interested
• PinkBatman x 1 Z Watch (black) - Payed - Shipped RF200724225SG
• OmniMan - Interested
• Slaxt - Interested
• GhostGum - Payed - Shipped RF201589028SG
• kennobi 1 x Z1 - Interested

LAST UPDATE 2014.01.29 (UTC) 04:23 PM
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SmartQ Z Watch Specs:

• OS: Based on Android 4.4
• CPU: Ingenic JZ4775 1.0GHz
• RAM: 512MB Mobile DDR
• FLASH: 4GB eMMC
• Display: 1.54-inch TFT LCD (240x240)
• Connectivity: Wifi b/g/n / Bluetooth 4.0 / USB 2.0
• Sensors: motion sensor, pedometer
• Earphone Port: 3.5mm
• Language: English, Simplified / Traditional Chinese, French
• Battery: 300mAH (5V), standby time 18.000 hours (up to 12 days)
• Dimentions: 49.9mm x 38.5mm x 12.2mm
• Weight: 42.5g

https://i.imgur.com/SiHmrtd.jpg


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https://i.imgur.com/KdW7cWD.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/tTKuQpm.jpg

As the SmartQ Z Watch is running Android and a SDK software is available, it should be possible to make a Bitcoin widget or an Bitcoin app for the Z Watch.

I wonder if there is any interest in developing a simple BTC ticker for the Z1, im willing to donate one smart watch to anyone who can make this happen.

If you forward me the SDK I can give it a shot.

I am interested in a watch. Are you willing to use escrow/sending first to build some trust?

How many do you have and in what colour?

I'll see if I can give it a shot as well, please PM me ticker info.

I do not have the SDK files, what SmartQ did was set up a dev website where you can apply for the SDK.
Unfortunately the website is all in Chinese, although some have managed to register using google translate:
http://dev.smartdevices.com.cn/open/index.php?r=site/Register

I believe they will release English version of the website and SDK tools soon.





Sure, no problem using escrow if you know any we can trust :)



The is no limit on how many i can get, i know the SmartQ distributor and their office is 10 min from my place.
The more units we can get together the better discount i can get.

UPDATE

There are 3 colours available, black, red and purple. But honestly the black looks best  :)




Please see my first reply, i will try to get my hands on the SDK files tomorrow Monday.

I hope its fine to post links but here are links to the group deal im organizing and more info on the smart watch:


http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/smartq-z-watch/should-we-start-second-z-watch-group-deal-5216.html
http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/smartq-z-watch/z-watch-sdk-released-5040.html

Do they come in different colours? Also where are you shipping from? I will contact someone to escrow and I will let you know.

The watch will be shipped from Hong Kong where the distributor keeps their stock.
SmartQ is a Chinese brand from Hefei.

Ok cool. Put me down for a black one.

Ok, just let me know how you prefer to make the payment when you are ready.

Would you settle for half now and half after delivery (since you haven't built a trust level yet)? If not I will arrange escrow.

How long does delivery take to UK?
Out of interest, will there be any way in which it would be possible to pair this with an iPhone?

You can check my reputation on the tabletrepublic forum, i have held several group deals.
It would not be worth selling 2 years of my time as the founder for 66USD.

But as this is my first deal on this forum and i accept using escrow if you can cover the fee.



Delivery takes about 1-2 weeks.
The current firmware does not support connection with iphone but SmartQ is planing to release an ios app next week, so it should be possible before you receive the watch.

Some news on coming 4.4 firmware and ios support:
http://family.pconline.com.cn/401/4019277.html


I have now uploaded the SDK files, its all in Chinese but should be easy to decrypt.

https://mega.co.nz/#!CUcW3LJA!fBiUHHc9X_nbxSwNA3Otqz2ktExXtklI_rR0xxixvQw

Can you put me down for a red one please?
Thanks :)

Sent you a PM

Can the watch operate autonomously under android or it needs ad-hoc with a phone?

See PM reply.


You dont have to pair the watch with phone, you will still be able to use most functions like watch, alarm, recorder, pedometer, timer, mp3 player and more.
You wont be able to receive messages, call and app notifications from phone is not paired via bluetooh.

You can however use other internet related functions and apps, connecting via wifi.

Payment received, please PM me your full shipping address incl. phone number.
Its night time in China now so please allow 24 hours before the tracking number is ready.

UPDATE
I got your PM and shipping details.

I will wait for the tracking number. If everything goes well you can expect more orders from me. I already have a few interested friends ;D

Just found a easy way to put wallet QR code on the Z1.
A bit safer then running with private keys on your Android phone  :)

https://i.imgur.com/Kq4UtDt.jpg

I'm interested in one but only with escrow. I'm a respected escrow here so I can pay upon arrival or we can choose a neutral 3rd party escrow.

I am also interested (if OP delivers).

But with that being said the price is good... 66USD is a really good price. Your looking at 120$ retail.

Order shipped via Singapore Post with tracking number RF197198522SG, let me know once you receive it and if all is fine.



I prefer payment in advance, i dont mind escrow if you can cover the fees.
Just curious, if you would pay on arrival, would you pay the BTC amount at the day of shipping or receiving?



I have added you on list.




Yes, im taking the loss now believing i can recover it in the long term, while supporting the needed economy of Bitcoin. Trading alt-coin and buying mining hardware only, for BTC will not make Bitcoin mainstream.

Im constantly trying to convince my Chinese friends to accept BTC for goods but im talking to deaf ears.


And please dont blame me if the value of BTC goes double 2 weeks later when you receive the item, and i promise i will not moan if  value drops 50%  :)

Looks good, interested as well. I'd like a black one, shipped to the UK.

Added you to list, let me know when and how you prefer to make the payment.

You have PM :)

PM replied, need shipping address and choice of colour.

Would also take one.

You are now officially on the list   :)

I will let you know when I receive the package.

I think I will have 3-4 more orders for you if everything works out.

Snap. I'm in the UK so to any UK purchasers, I'll let you know how long the delivery took.

Some crazy retail price variation with this little guy
http://buy.smartqme.com/smartq-z-watch.html
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221320838380
http://www.amazon.com/Smartq-Water-proof-Bluetooth-Android-Smartphone/dp/B00GZFY74E/

Seems like you could resell for way more on eBay or Amazon.

ill take one to AU cant go wrong... to cheap :)

Pm Sent.

In the first link you can see the Z-Lite version for 79.99, im selling the Z1 version which is priced at 99.99 over at smartqme.
The Z-Lite has less RAM, less flash memory, stripped of wifi and currently on pre-order.

AFAIK, ebay and amazon is not taking Bitcoin as payment and that is the whole point of the deal here.

Also im taking a loss at about 25USD for each watch and hope to recover the loss and maybe some profit in the future.

I want to help and promote a great smart watch that is not mentioned on bigger blogs (engedget is heavily invested in pebble) and at the same time make Bitcoin payment more useful, then just trading altcoins and wasting on mining hardware.


UPDATE
The reason the prices are much higher from the sellers you linked to is cos they are still using the old system that hopefully will be history in few years time. By buying over ebay and amazon you as buyer are feeding the corporations by paying their high fees.

The whole point selling a useful product for BTC is to avoid using eBay, Amazon and Paypal.
... bye, bye mr. Middle Man !!     :D

Would you be interested in a Dutch translation of the xml file? I am planning on translating it for myself but I can send it to you as well if you like.

Please do share the file when you finished, im sure other Dutch users will find it very useful.

Do you happen to know what file I need to translate. I can't find it in any of the .xml files from the update.zip file.

I dont know which file on the Android firmware need to be edited, but i received a xls file from smartqme with all the English language entries.
If you want i can post it here, once translated i will submit it to smartq and they will add Dutch language on next firmware release.

Yes please post it here. I would try to translate into german.

That would be great. I've done large translations before so you don't have to worry about the quality.

Download language file: https://mega.co.nz/#!qN0QQaCR!Zt9Vk1XiALNRo9iWwYFrT0wHWUsvB9V0bj-zxqRDF9s


Screen of file:
https://i.imgur.com/kRGSbcF.png?1

I am currently halfway through the file. Do I need to translate the Chinese words/sentences without the English translation as well? Or are those the Chinese-only apps?

Im guessing that the Chinese only entries are related to the Chinese apps, so English only should be fine.

I also translated nearly everything. Would be good to get a preview of the rom with the new translation to be able to correct wrong translations. Sometimes it not really clear if it makes sence how i translated it.

Once i submit the new translations to SmartQ they will add the new languages with next firmware update, so i cant test this for you.
However is should be possible to download the full firmware, extract it, and edit the current language files and place, example English with other language and then flash the edited firmware in order to test.

I have not done it my self, so i dont know the exact steps, but should be fairly easy for someone who is good at Android hacking.

Just to let you know one forum member is already working on a Dutch translation, see here (http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/smartq-z-watch/z1-multi-language-project-5240-2.html#post48721).

Haha I am almost finished as well. We could review eachothers translation to make sure the translation is perfect. I will post it here when I am done.

The weight is quite heavy for what it is. But, I like heavy watches. This is interesting and I'll be keeping a eye out for it.

Here is the dutch translation from emp:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzsIQ9c0GJIFZVhldzRDZ0lXWVE

posted here:
http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/smartq-z-watch/z1-multi-language-project-5240-2.html#post48724

Buy BTC      2013-12-27 01:08:33    ฿2.30000000    ¥-10,004.98    ¥4,349.99
Not sure what you are comparing to but a quick search gave me this:

Sony 2 = 122.5 grams
Samsung = 168 grams
Z Watch = 42.5 grams

So the weight of Z Watch is just 1/3rd of Sony and 1/4th of Samsung, which is super light for what it is   :)

I'll take a look at his translation. To those who've order, it's easy to track your watch using the SingPost app:

https://i.imgur.com/QPmjELZ

Great, let me know once you receive it and if all is fine.

As soon as this can link to an iphone You'll have me interested.

They delivered the watch today :D. Added feedback to your account!

4.4 firmware was released yesterday, added ios support.

http://smartdevices.com.cn/support/download/Z1/FirmWare/201310/24-18811.html

Google Chinglish:

Glad to hear you finally received it, let me know if you have any questions or check the TR forum for useful info on the Z1.
BTW, SmartQ just released a 4.4 upgrade:
http://smartdevices.com.cn/support/download/Z1/FirmWare/201310/24-18811.html
http://tabletrepublic.com/forum/smartq-z-watch/smartq-z-watch-offical-firmware-download-5005.html


UPDATE
Thanks for the feedback, im learning how to use it right now to post feedback on yours.
Can i post a feedback on your account even though i didnt risk anything?

Also let me know if you figure out how to add the Dutch translation on Z1.
Can i ask for a photo proof of your watch :)

Haha I have already been lurking on the forum. I'll make an account soon :).

I have no idea how to add the Dutch translation, couldn't find the right file in the update.zip file. I reviewed the Dutch file you linked me to and it looks pretty good. Could you tell him it would look better if he sticks with using 'u' for 'you' instead of mixing 'u' and 'je' (he will understand :p).

I will post a picture + timestamp of the watch tomorrow. I have been playing with it for a while and I must say that I am very pleased with it!

If you DO register over at TR, i think you better explain the Dutch grammar to a Dutch :)

Ahhh....btw, do not take a shower wearing the watch, even though they advertise it to be water poof, one member reported ruining his Z1 taking a shower.

I will try to contact SmartQ about the language files and how to edit them.

I already registered and posted in that thread. The Dutch guy will change the grammar :). The watch came with a few instructions, it already said it was only resistant to water for a short time so no showering, bathing etc.

Here is a picture of my watch.

https://i.imgur.com/gZpEyuM.jpg

The new firmware looks really good!

Is the iOS support out yet?

The latest firmware supports iOS but i cant find any iOS app for it yet.
Im waiting for a reply from SmartQ about the app.

Which do you prefer?

I prefer payment before shipment and the BTC amount at the day the order is placed.

Just an update, mine has arrived safely :) So delivery to the UK took 14 days.

It looks really good too, nice and solid and the strap feels really nice and strong.

Any word from SmartQ? If so I would like to order 2 more...

ok, a quick tip for anyone else that wants to copy data to the watch.... do NOT use a USB hub, plug the phone directly into your mobo usb ports. I've been trying to copy the latest update to the watch for a while but it kept stalling for no reason. Tried adb push, same issue! Then, finally tried plugging directly into the computer and bingo, worked first time!

May just be the hubs I have, but they are d-link ones so are fairly decent.

Im glad you like the watch, check out the TR forum for more threads on Z1.

Still no news on ios app.
Im not sure how it works, but have read that it can take months before stupid Apple approves an app to their store.

Pro tip to your friends: Get Android phone  :)

Most usb hubs to not provide enough power so its always safe to connect directly to computer, same goes for charging the watch.

It is a powered hub with 1A ports, but yes, good tip for general hubs.

Anyway, I have a bug report for you to pass on. Latest v3 firmware:

The Weather App, Selecting United Kingdom, then Brighton & Hove (my nearest city) as the location will cause the weather app to go into a crash loop. Only a reset to factory defaults will cure it. I assume it is because of the '&' in the description. If they can change the city name to just Brighton then I'm sure it'll be fine.

For now I have London selected as my nearest city and it's working ok.

Powered hub should be fine, maybe another bug on Z1.

I have posted the bug in the forum and will forward to SmartQ, it can take some time for next update as China is going for the longest public holiday of the year, Chinese new year.

Let me know if you find other bugs or interesting findings.

Haha I keep telling them that ;D. Let's hope they bring out the iOS app soon.

Let's hope they ditch their jail phone before that ;)

ORDER UPDATE
All payed orders have been shipped out, next possible shipping date is Feb 10.
Happy Chinese New Year to everyone out there!!

iOS app for Z Watch released.


https://i.imgur.com/E8m2OSj.jpg




Download link:
http://www.smartdevices.com.cn/support/download/Z1/FirmWare/201310/Iz.html



Software Description:

     1 software only supports Bluetooth 4.0 devices and above iOS7 system.
     2 This version is a beta version, only supports jailbreak user testing, the official version has been submitted to App Store review, will soon shelves. After the official version of the shelves, remove the beta version, install the official version.



Compatibility: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Hi,

sorry for the late reply. My watch also arrived. I already flashed a new rooted rom and put another launcher on it. So far its a really good buy for that price! I also have the Galaxy Gear and would buy Z1 again, Galaxy Gear i am not sure... its too expensive and i already had a sudden death on it.. (still have to send it in) So actually the Z1 is my all day watch and i really don't miss the gear. I personally don't need a camera in the watch. But i need WLan much more! So donwloading apps with the Z1 is much more easier than with the gear where i have to bluetooth tether the Internet from my phone.

I am still on german translation ( was busy that days) so i will keep you updated about that.

I also told some friends they should buy that watch also. So i am sure i will buy some more after your new years holdays
So happy chinese new year and thanks for the great watch!

Thanks for the update, Z1 is really a great device for the money and much more open and easy to hack and tweak.

I agree a camera is quite useless on a watch and will only increase the cost.
The Z1 can remote control the camera on your phone, i just wish it had a delay so you could take photo of your self.

Have fun with your Z1 and let me know when your friends are ready.

Through no fault of freethebitcoin's I have finally received my watch. Freethebitcoin was very helpful and getting me anything I needed to track my package and had great contact through everything.

The watch is very nice too, excited to play around with it.

Im glad you finally got it the Z1.
Test it for one or two days before you upgrade to 4.4 so you can feel the difference as they also updated the UI from firmware version 3.2.

Cant wait for the Bitcoin apps or widgets to make Z1 complete :)

Is this still available? I'd like to get one, shipped to Romania.

Thank you!
Razvan

You can run the Android Bitcoin wallet on the SmartQ Z Watch as seen in this photo:

https://i.imgur.com/FZ3apox.jpg

The original post can be found here:
http://www.smartqwatch.com/forum/discussion/5353/bitcoin-wallet-on-my-smartq-z-watch

so cool man.you can check the price when you jogging.

Whats more cool is that you can receive and send BTC payment from the watch without the need of phone or PC.

And i feel more safe having a wallet with small change on a watch then phone.

Cool cheap Android Smart Watch Z1.

Hello,

what is you bit-coins address and how much bit-coins please!

And how do we agree on security issues? (if the watch is lost or broken etc... )

Thanks.

I guess you could ask for insured shipping but it will cost you a bit more. I bought a watch from him a while ago and the packaging was very good. It comes in the original box, inside another box.

nice watch pal

Send me a PM with your order and i will reply with current BTC price.

The watch is shipped with registered air mail, so far non of the watches have been broken during shipping, they are checked before shipment and well protected.

Hi freethebitcoin,

Is it still available, do yo ship to Malaysia, I am interested, please provide instructions.  :)

Yes, the Z1 is still available for BTC. Please send me your address via PM.