The MetaWatch STRATA sportwatch wants to be friends with your smartphone

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Dedicated wrist-worn timepieces can be unquestionably beautiful (the Blue Ocean Watch or Zenith's Defy Xtreme, for example) but today's discerning gadget-lover requires much more from their wrist candy. The iPod Nano can already be made into a pretty decent digital watch but it doesn't (yet) have built-in Bluetooth connectivity so can't connect with the ever-present smartphone like the various flavors of the I'm Watch can. Smartwatch veterans Bill Geiser and David Rosales have just launched a consumer version of their open source, developer-focused, Bluetooth-connected watches. The STRATA is being billed as the first iOS 6-compatible smartwatch on the market and has already more than doubled its funding target on Kickstarter just a few days after its campaign launch... Continue Reading The MetaWatch STRATA sportwatch wants to be friends with your smartphone

Section: Wearable Electronics

Tags: Android, Bluetooth, iOS, Kickstarter, Smartphone, Sports, Watches

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