Fossil Wrist Net Smart Watch for MSN Direct (FX3005)

by Fossil

Product Details

Product Manual [773kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0006N3IFA
• Item model number: FX3005
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,711 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 18, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The newly redesigned Fossil Smart Watch is better than ever. It delivers the MSN Direct content you have come to depend on, plus it takes "style" to a whole new level: new watch faces to fit your mood, a new integrated leather adjustable strap, and a redesigned buckle.

Wherever life takes you, your new FOSSIL WRIST NET watch keeps you informed. When you sign up for the MSN Direct service, you choose exactly which information you want to receive on your watch. This dynamic wireless technology discreetly displays the information that matters most to you. With a quick glance at your wrist, stay informed about news, weather, sports and more, and receive personal messages and appointment reminders. MSN Direct-ready watches are every bit as fun as they are informative. Enjoy making fashion statements with different watch faces and customizing your watch to fit your lifestyle.

The Fossil Smart Watch includes an AC adapter and a charging cradle for cable-free charging.

Watch Faces

The Fossil Smart Watch comes with the following watch faces. You can add additional watch faces using the Watch Face channel.

Features

• New out-of-the-box channels from MSN Direct
• Leather and polyurethane (rubber) strap with integrated antennae
• Redesigned buckle and keeper
• Cable-free charging solution included (no plugs on the watch)
• Time and date (automatically synched to the atomic clock for superb accuracy)
• 28 different watch faces to choose from
• Dual time
• Automatically changes time as you cross time zones
• Countdown timer
• 2 daily alarms
• Chronograph with up to 99 lap times
• Plastic case with mineral crystal lens, and metal accents

MSN Direct

The Very Smart Watch
Smart Watches for MSN Direct combine technology and style to deliver personalized information to you with just a glance at your wrist. MSN Direct teamed with leading watch manufacturers to design watches that are as fun as they are informative!

Channels on my watch?
The information you receive on your watch is organized by channel. Similar to the channels on your television set, you see different types of information -- such as news and weather -- when you switch channels on your watch. You can customize the information that you see for each channel.

Activating your watch is easy.
Just a few quick steps and you can immediately start enjoying the benefits of MSN Direct!

Your Smart Watch for MSN Direct comes ready to receive national news, weather and a monthly calendar. If you upgrade your MSN Direct subscription, you can choose from additional channels, like sports scores, stock quotes and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clean and stylish, December 17, 2005

By 

Donna Kato "Donna Kato" (St. Louis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fossil Wrist Net Smart Watch for MSN Direct (FX3005) (Office Product)

I just got the Fossil smart watch and I like it a great deal.
I got mine from the shop@homenetwork and it was $59.00, it's the cheapest place I could it and they were in stock as of 12/10/05.
I love having the internet on my wrist and the time displayed in such fun ways,even when your at work and the time seems to drag so slow,it's nice to kill a few minutes playing with your watch and reading the latest headlines and stock quotes.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Fossil Watch, February 7, 2006

By 

John Baptist - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fossil Wrist Net Smart Watch for MSN Direct (FX3005) (Office Product)

I have had this watch for several months now. Since the first week of activation I have had no problems. There was one day when I had to resend my channels but the problem was fixed in a couple hours logging into the website.

I use 920/1000 blocks of service including Outlook syncing. While there are some channels I would like to see updated and have more information, overall I have been pleased with the service and the performance of the watch and the variety of channels in this little package. One drawback though, I thought there would be Outlook contacts syncing! Only events/appointments, Arrgh!

The clean design of the watch is nice to look at on the wrist. One drawback however is the metal is prone to scratching. One other complaint is the scroll bottom button is a little hard to depress after hitting it several times. A redesign should include a more responsive button.

Battery life is 4-5 days and updates are throughout the day, sometimes, more rapid than at other times. I recommend this watch to anyone who likes the slightly industrial look of this geeky watch and who values staying connected when no other access is available.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE, January 12, 2006

By 

Rambler "Rambler" (Putnam Co., NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fossil Wrist Net Smart Watch for MSN Direct (FX3005) (Office Product)

Now, I normally don't complain...normally. I recieved my Fossil watch in the mail 1/5/06 from the MSN Direct website. I took the watch out of the box, charged it for 10 hours, (recommended initial charge is 8+ hours), and registered the watch on the MSN website. From here, the watch was supposed to start downloading content in less than 24 hours. It has now been 1 week and I have had the following problems:

1. Charger overheats when watch is charging.
2. Watch only reaches a 72%-86% charge.
(the watch has never charged to 100%)
3. Watch has not recieved ANY content from MSN.
I have tried to resend the information, as well as re-
register the watch.
4. Called MSN and was told that it was a Fossil problem.
5. Called Fossil and was told that it was a MSN problem.

Now, here I am, out $126.00, annoyed and angry. I was told by Fossil that if I wanted to send in my watch, I would have to pay all applicable shipping and handling charges, including the repair price of the watch. Because of the fact that I had recieved the watch from an outside vendor, and not Fossil, the warranty was N/A. I am outraged. I know that it really does not matter but, I have been buying watches from fossil for years and I will NEVER buy another. Please make sure that you do your research before buying this watch. I happened to read up on the watch a day after I got it, and immediately regretted my decision. This is new technology that has not yet been perfected. The idea is a good one, but the hardware, and internal software of the watch is too unstable.

When I contacted both companies again, I was given the same advise: It was nobody's problem. Well, like I said...unfortunately it is now my problem. Don't get stuck in the situation that I did. DO NOT BUY THIS FOSSIL WATCH!!!!