Blocks Modular Smartwatch: The Only Smart Timepiece You’ll Ever Need?
The Blocks Modular Smartwatch by Blocks Wearables is a smartwatch that lets owners build their own smart timepieces using module blocks of their choice. Blocks gives users the freedom of choice in creating a smartwatch that is unique to them.
A Blocks Modular Smartwatch is customised via the strap, which is made up of several modules that each represent a separate function.
All owners have to do is select the modules they’d like to build a smartwatch that is unlike any other in the world. The final product will consist of a classic full round screen and a strap made of chosen modules.
Blocks Modular Smartwatch
The rounded face of the smartwatch, also caled the “Core”, has all the features you would expect from a smartwatch and is fully functional on its own. Currently the device’s developers are seeking funding on crowdfunding site Kickstarter. The blocks smartwatch kickstarter campaign is looking to raise $250,000 to fund the first round of manufacturing.
The idea behind Blocks is that instead of a one size fits all approach as is common with most other devices, users can create something that is Porno Gratis unique, and just right for them.
The ability to modify and upgrade modules also means that one would never have to buy a smartwatch again. Making Blocks not only an ingenious future-proof idea, but a cost saving one too.
With straps made from individual module links that each support a different additional functionality, owners can add more battery capacity, a GPS navigation module, or health related modules such as a heart rate monitor and much more.
On the campaign page the company had this to say about the upcoming modular device: “We’re done with compromise. We’re over one-size-fits-all. It’s time that our smartwatches reflect our individuality. BLOCKS gives you the power to build a smartwatch that suits your lifestyle, with features that are customized to your needs. Just choose the modules you want and connect them together in seconds.”
The blocks smartwatch price is forecast to start around $250 mark for basic models and rise according to selected modules. A retail Blocks smartwatch release date will be sometime after May 2016, which is when the first Kickstarter orders will be shipped out.
Another defining feature of the Blocks Modular Smartwatch is that the device has been built on an open platform, meaning anyone can develop modules for Blocks. This opens up unlimited possibilities in everything from fields such as gaming, sports, healthcare, and even the workplace.
Current available modules include extra battery modules which each add around 20% of battery life, and a heart rate module. Other existing modules are an NFC contactless module, an adventure module that measures altitude, temperature and pressure, as well as a GPS module.
These modules are the Blocks that will Vídeos de incesto gratis make up the strap of the smartwatch while powering and adding functionality to the device. The company is already working with various partners in the United States and England to implement contactless payments in BLOCKS.
Other modules for the Blocks Smartwatch are planned and include a SIM card module, one for fingerprint authentication, an LED module featuring multiple coloured indicator light, or torch, and a programmable button module.
Future modules will include camera, air quality, flash memory, stress level, and body temparature reader modules. An expansion module that can be connected to other modules to form a bracelet will give users added power and functionality to the Blocks watch.
There is no doubt that Blocks is an innovative and potentially ground-breaking device.
With similar programmes such as Google’s project Ara, a modular smartphone, this may prove to be the answer to continuous upgrades and improvements for future gadgets and tech products in general.
