Get acquainted with smartwatches MB Chronowing from Hewlett-Packard
Manufacturers are finally beginning to realize that the approach to the appearance of wearable electronics should be radically different from the design of smartphones and other devices. People usually do not want to see a sports accessory on their hand or something from science fiction films, which is out of the everyday style of clothing. And if Apple spent millions of dollars developing the design of Watch, HP did it easier: they gave the creation of the appearance of their smart watches to those who know how to do it.
American designer Michael Bastian, under whose brand MB Chronowing watches were made, has been creating clothing and accessories, including watches, for a number of years. As a result, Chronowing is perceived as a good men's watch with its own character, and not a piece of plastic display. And no, they do not cost much more. ')
A full understanding of the fact that this is not just a smart watch comes at the first appearance of the box - nothing like that from the manufacturers of equipment you will not wait for, agree. Next to the watch, there are 2 additional straps in it, under which the charging compartment — it conveniently connects to the watch with magnets — and tools to replace the straps.
The watch case is made of stainless steel and can withstand pressure up to five atmospheres, and the display is protected by mineral glass with anti-reflective coating. It is interesting that nowhere is the Hewlett-Packard logo - the fact that the company developed the insides of Chronowing written only on the reverse side, and then in small print.
Of course, the functionality of the device can not be compared with a watch running on Android Wear. The monochrome display has a resolution of 128 x 128 pixels and is able to main thing: to display notifications. By the way, the information is clearly visible in the sun due to the fact that it appears on a black background. At night, you can turn on the backlight, then the colors are inverted. Due to the high energy efficiency of this solution, charging is enough for a whole week.
Chronowing connects to the iPhone and Android-based smartphones with system version 4.3 and higher and after synchronization, which occurs through the proprietary application, begins to show its “smart” features. With their help, you can track the stock price and the score of a sports match, monitor the weather and time in selected cities. Not without a stopwatch, checking messages and events in the calendar, as well as controlling the player of the smartphone. With all these tasks, the clock copes well.
Michael Bastian Chronowing - one of the most unusual watches that have been in our hands. Never before have “smart” features been presented in such a premium package, and this is definitely something that all manufacturers of wearable electronics not tied to sports should at least partially strive for.