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The devices look cool from a technical perspective. It could use a few more sensors (GPS, gyro/movement, temp, etc.) but I'm sure that will come. The only pro
by rmah 16y ago
The devices look cool from a technical perspective. It could use a few more sensors (GPS, gyro/movement, temp, etc.) but I'm sure that will come.
The only problem, I think, is that they're not very stylish. A bit too large/clunky looking. I'm not sure how to fix that while keeping the display a useful size. But that what geniuses like you guys are for!
- markszcz 16y agoI think these look much better then putting the Apple Nano on your wrist: http://bit.ly/hnLUkQ http://bit.ly/hnLUkQ To each their own though. =) As for applications, yeh GPS, Gyro would be great.
- 6ren 16y agoHere's the TikTok/LunaTik link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunatik-multi-touch-watch-kits http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunati... They raised $941,718 from users, so there's definitely a market for style. It's touchscreen, costly (nano+holder) and non-hackable.
- brk 16y agoIf they really take off, I'm sure the design could become much smaller and more elegant over time. I ordered one to hack about with. If it becomes part of my daily routine I'll probably have my jeweler in Detroit hook up a more attractive case and band for it. Agree on the sensors, it would be nice to at the very least have a dead-simple accelerometer, but I also know what goes into bringing a piece of hardware like this to market. The $150 price point probably doesn't leave a ton of margin, and it's just on the cusp of not having to be a "considered purchase" for people. Adding more stuff would drive up the manufacturing cost and price into something that starts to become a $399 product and the number of experimenters who will buy one on a whim drops dramatically.