Boutique jewelers + press on nails : Wearable tech gets fashionable
This week’s WearableTech roundup features a necklace that delivers notifications, fake nails navigating your touchscreen, and a device that monitors your safety.
CSR Bluetooth Smart jewelries
Cambridge-based semiconductor company CSR conducted a survey regarding wearable technology and it was revealed that 72 percent of respondents believe that wearable technology should look good, and 67 percent believe that it is important that these devices should fit their personal lifestyle. In response to that survey, CSR unveiled a line of jewelry that is both smart and fashionable.
In collaboration with boutique jeweller Cellini, CSR used its Bluetooth Smart solution CSR1012 to make fashionable jewelries serve more purpose. The pendant-style connected necklaces has integrated electronics that allows the user to customise the color and brightness it emits to suit either their mood or their outfit.
Though a chunky pendant is not something every woman would want to wear, the CSR technology can be put in a bracelet and do more than to change LED light color to match the wearer’s mood or outfit but serve as a discreet notification system for calls, text messages, reminders or social updates coming from your smartphone.
Elektra Nails
image source: Elektra Nails
Some women love to keep their nails short while others love ‘em long. The problem with long nails, especially with the devices we use today, is that they gets in the way of interacting with high tech touch screens.
With Elektra Nails, you can use your nails to input data on your smartphone or tablet — it’s like having a stylus right on the tip of your nail. If you’ve ever had press-on nails, you’ll find that Elektra Nails are as easy to use. Elektra Nails last about a week, and each pack comes with six index finger nails, adhesive strips, glue, and cuticle stick.
No price yet, but the Elektra Nails will be shipping by the end of the first quarter of 2014.
SenseGiz STAR
Most wearable devices monitor how many steps you’ve taken, how far you have traveled, how long you slept, if you’re eating right, and other physical activities. But what about your safety? SenseGiz STAR aims to be the wearable tech provider that not only tracks your activities but also automatically alerts your emergency contacts if something has happened to you.
SenseGiz STAR can be worn as a bracelet or a clip-on, and connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth. It also features a panic button in case of an emergency and it automatically sends out messages to your contacts or send out a notification on Facebook or Twitter. It also has a countdown timer to prevent false alarms, so if you trip and didn’t really hurt your self, you can cancel the alert so your friends and family won’t receive a false notification that you have been gravely injured.
At the moment, SenseGiz STAR is on Indiegogo with a funding goal of $100,000.
image source: Cellini
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