Most watches today are so hi-tech that you could do many things with them. You can tell phases of the moon, check your heart rate, or even listen to music. The recent addition to this line of amazing consumer electronic gadgets is the mp4 watch. The mp4 watch as the name implies is a portable music and video player (mp4 stands for MPEG-4 International Standards Organization (ISO) Base Media File format) which like most watches also function as a digital watch. The device can play video using the colored LED screen and the audio is streamed using small speakers or by earphones.

The watch usually comes with a software to be installed on your personal computer, this software converts any video that you are going to play in your watch into a compatible format and framesize. This is done by using a data cable connected to your PC for upload and mp4 watch charging. Most mp4 watches come with a fixed storage capacity ranging from 1 gigabyte of storage to 4 gigabytes ( new models may sport expandable memory functions and larger storage capacities than those present in the market today.

Using one of this watches is easy and requires little technical knowledge, if you have ever owned an mp3 player or an ipod then chances are that you can also manage this kind of device. Navigating through the menus of an mp4 watch is a bit tricky at first but if you get the hang of it then it is a breeze to use. There are preset menus for your files from music folders for mp3’s, photo folder for the pictures stored in your mp4 watch, as well as a video folder for your movies. Most watches like this have a mode button which is configured to change the watch from multimedia mode into a standard digital watch if pressed and held for a few seconds.

Prices range for this gadget watch from one hundred dollars and up depending on the functionality present in the watch, the display type used (LED or OLED), and the data capacity of the watch as well as the battery life and the customizable features available for the watch.