Saturday, October 18, 2014

The future of smart watches - modularity


Smart watches, becoming very  popular, begin to obtain a really exclusive design solutions and become a truly unique product in its grouping. And currently it is not regarding the company from Cupertino and its Apple Watch.

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We are talking about a young British startup Blocks, funded by Intel and consisting of only a few students at Imperial College London, who, inspired by the concept of the modular smartphone Project Ara from Google, decided to create a similar modular smart watch.

Smart Clock Block designed so as to allow their owner to independently select necessary for their function and to integrate them in a clock by attaching a separate modular units constituting the watch strap.

At the moment, the set of available modules include: an supplementary sensor module, battery module, heart rate module used for SIM-card (GSM), microphone module, the module positioning system (GPS), as well as a module for use with contactless payment (NFC). In addition, still in development are many other additional units.

This week, the developers are departing to assign to 1000 exclusive places for the possibility of one of the first to get a really unique smart watch for the early price.

    "In order to become one of the first owners and community members Block, we ask you to make a deposit of $ 50. Deposited funds will go to offset the full cost of the product, reducing its final price to $ 50. For example, if you are going to buy a unit with a color touch screen and five additional modules for $ 250, the final price (Subject to earlier deposit) will be only $ 200. " 

    "Adding an early deposit will allow you to safely get the device at a lower price. The price of additional units for you can also be reduced by 20-40 per cent of the cost. Production of the new units will be parties, and when you make an early deposit you will definitely be among the first to accept the device. every unit has a detachable cover that allow you to select any color and material. When assembling a deposit you will find the opportunity to choose an exclusive cover design, which will be available only in the early members of our community. "