Emopulse
Smile SmartWatch goes up for pre-order
Many of the communication devices
that attempt to make the jump from our hands to our wrists tend to follow the
same form factor as mechanical watches (think Pebble or the much-rumored Apple
iWatch, for example). The Smile SmartWatch from Emopulse is quite a different
proposition. If the company manages to transform its working prototype into an
actual commercial product, the Smile will be a smartphone, entertainment and
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Basically a
twin-display smartphone you can wrap around your wrist and wear like a bracelet,
the working prototypes are reported to have made use of experimental flexible
displays. The first batch were monochrome, but the latest are full-color OLED.
The upper screen auto activates as the arm is raised, while the lower screen
turns on when it's pointed upwards by twisting the wrist. The displays are
housed within an aluminum enclosure, topped by waterproof and shock-resistant
glass from Schott.
"We have two manufacturers of flexible screens at the
moment and each of them is in a hurry to be the first on the market," says the
Californian company's founder Nick Koloskov, who has been working on the device
for the last four years. "Our partners guaranteed us a delivery of flexible
screens by the end of the year (this is the main reason why we have not released
products at the beginning of this year)."
Koloskov told us that the
Smile will be no Pebble, and should have a display more comparable to the
quality offered by the iPhone. Each display will have a screen size "the same as
3 icon rows on the iPhone 4S screen."
He admitted that Emopulse may get
beaten to market by the likes of Apple and Samsung, but said that meeting
customer expectations in terms of high-quality display and functionality is the
driving force behind product development, rather than being first out of the
starting blocks.
The Smile runs an algorithm-based, custom Linux AI
operating system, and uses biosensors embedded in the device to gather
information about its wearer and uses the data to help automate certain
processes.
After watching a few movies or listening to streamed music,
for example, the system will recommend more content based on user tastes and/or
emotional responses. The accuracy of the predictions will increase over time.
The sensors could also be used alongside virtual physical trainers to help keep
users in trim with personal, monitored workouts.
The device will be
powered by the yet-to-be-released low-power, high-speed OMAP 5 processor from
Texas Instruments, which has built-in graphical processing for high-definition
playback that should be able to comfortably cope with on-wrist gaming. The Smile
boasts 2 GB of system memory, and either 128 or 256 GB of included solid state
memory.
Other key specs include a nano-SIM card slot, allowing the
device to act as an LTE-ready smartphone in its own right, or be paired with an
existing smartphone via Bluetooth. The main display will auto switch between
day- and night-time modes, but the phone part can remain active while you
slumber, and the Smile will auto-direct incoming calls to voice mail or play a
message advising callers to ring back later.
In addition to being
Wi-Fi-capable, it's also said to be NFC-capable for instant, single-touch device
connectivity, though its inclusion seems to be more geared toward making the
Smile your mobile virtual credit card wallet or electronic lock opener. All keys
and payment information will be encrypted, and as an added security measure, the
data will be blocked when the Smile is removed from the wrist.
Physical
connectivity comes in the shape of a sliding USB 3.0 connector, which is also
said to help keep the Smile from sliding off the wrist. Though the website
currently mentions the inclusion of a Thunderbolt 10 Gbps communications port,
Koloskov has told us that prototype testing has revealed unexpected issues, so
the first production units will not include this technology.
According
to its developers, Smile's current 2,500 mAh battery should be good for two days
of intensive use between charges, or seven days in power-saving mode. They are
reportedly looking at producing a high-end version of the device that will sport
a 3,000 mAh battery.
Proprietary Purepath audio technology is claimed to
offer users a fuller wireless sonic playback experience. There's no audio jack
for headphones, so users will need to use wireless headsets for private music
listening. Dropout-free, hi-fi enthusiast-pleasing 16-bit, 44.1/48 KHz CD
quality audio is what's being promised here. Stereo speakers feature for more
public sharing.
The Smile goes one better than modern smartphones by
offering three integrated cameras and three microphones. There's a face-tracking
webcam at the top of the main display for web chats and video-conferencing. The
top edge packs a 12-megapixel snapper that's capable of recording 1080p high
definition video, while a third camera "designed with unique optics" is mounted
on the side of the smartwatch.
This functions like a scanner/reader.
Pointing it at bar codes, QR codes or URLs will result in the relevant
information being displayed on the device's screen. Emopulse says that this
camera will also follow the path of a finger as it runs below text on a printed
page, and capture the fragment in the device's memory for later recall.
The device will also benefit from Siri-like speech recognition, and be
able to recognize a user's natural language. There'll be an avatar-based digital
personal assistant to help with searches, setting reminders, making notes and
the like, and the system will learn from the kind of searches made, commands
given and requests made.
Buying flowers for a colleague is the example
given by Emopulse. The first time that the Smile is requested to seek out a
florist and make a purchase, it will offer a number of suggested outlets.
Subsequent requests can then be automated based on the actions taken in the
first instance. Of course, you could just opt to use menu-driven onscreen
navigation to organize your life instead.
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