
Many of us have watches to which we are accustomed since childhood. After the appearance and widespread use of all kinds of portable electronic devices, watches became not so necessary. They are worn by habit, who for the sake of prestige (if the watch is from a famous brand). Watches for the sake of hours are of little interest to anyone But with the advent of interesting projects of “smart” watches, the situation may change.
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MetaWatch , which can much of what the usual watch can not. This is, in general, a mini-communication gadget with the function of determining the time. The display is set to the most common LCD matrix of 96 * 96 pixels. The developers were worried about the light sensor and the high-speed Bluetooth 4.0 communication module for communicating with all sorts of gadgets.
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MetaWatch AU2001, the so-called model, is compatible with most Android smartphone models, and, of course, with iPhones. Compatibility means that this watch can display the caller's number, the number of missed calls received by SMS. In addition, the coordinates of your current location, which are removed from the connected smartphone (with a GPS module, of course), can be displayed on the clock display.
Applications are also available for these watches, so far only from the developer (an SDK is also provided for watch buyers). Soon the company plans to open an application store for MetaWatch AU2001, and other models. The cost of the device is $ 200.