My first video review! YouTube Full review will post after some field testing this week.

-Update-
My initial impressions of this little accessory include slight disappointment. It may partly come from the fact that my HTC Desire has set the bar high enough that using anything else feels like a compromise. No, I wasn’t expecting the LiveView to do anything more than advertised, but I had hoped such a tiny device would at least feel solid and durable. It’s just okay. For one, the screen resolution should be better for such a size. Also, the hard keys don’t always respond; Multiple presses with varying degrees of pressure gave inconsistent results. That made the device feel a bit cheap.

I’ve had it connected and receiving notifications all day reliably. However, after an hour or so I lost any desire to read my messages via the module, reaching for my handset instead. Bottom line, LiveView is supposed to be an experience enhancement. As a notifications alerter it’s good, but I’m lost on why anybody would want to actually read their messages on it. Your phone has to stay within 10 meters of LiveView anyway.

Nevertheless, the reason why I got excited over this device in the first place wasn’t for a Twitter/Facebook/RSS reader, it was for better access to my sport tracking data from my handset. Testing its worthiness in this area will be the focus of my full review, and I’ll begin using it tonight with SportyPal Pro app.

To end this device intro on a positive note, the LiveView module works as a media controller pretty well. I use my handset to play media in my home entertainment system fairly often. Using the LiveView module I can wirelessly control my handset’s media player and volume. Cool feature!

In my field testing I’ll focus on usability and durability during my running. Check back by week’s end for the results!