#modular smartwatch

Blocks launched a Kickstarter back in 2015, but a series of delays and hiccups have kept the product from the general public. Now, during CES 2018, Blocks announced they are going to start selling the modular smartwatchthrough their site. The pre-orders are open for $259, but you can add up to 6 modules that’ll come to $469. The modules include GPS, heart rate sensor, environmental sensor, an…

  BLOCKS是一款智能型手表，而它的特别之处在于它是世界上第一支“模块化”的智能手表。论这款智能表的“神奇”之处，那当属它强大的“私人订制”功能——用户可以根据自身需求，随时随地自行选择适当的功能搭配。BLOCKS的组成分成两个部份，本体核心与表带模组，在本体核心上已经具备了智慧手表应有的功能：讯息通知、活动追踪、语音控制、1.5天的电池容量、彩色触控荧幕、蓝牙、WIFI、触觉回馈系统等等，BLOCKS会提供圆形、方形和E-ink三种表盘，表盘会内置处理器、电池蓝牙等主要器件。同时也会提供额外的电池模块、SIM卡模块、储存模块、心率监测模块、GPS模块等超过15种模块。充当表带的每个模块的外壳材质也可以更换。例如，在你去健身房之前，你就可以在你这款炫酷的手表上添加心率检测模块。BLOCKS手表现在不仅采用的是 Edison 芯片，系统也是三星主推的 Tizen，支持 iPhone、Android、Windows Phone 手机，不过根据 PCWorld 报道，他们也在考虑使用 Android 系统，以及 ARM 架构芯片，因为 Edison 芯片的体积略大，导致手表笨重。 另外，BLOCKS不但支持iOS和Android等设备，还将开放SDK，方便开发者开发程序。总之，一句话：“想要什么就装什么”。 BLOCKS have created the world’s first modular smartwatch. The purpose of the modular smartwatch is to allow each individual consumer to personalize and design their watches to best suit their own lifestyle and needs. Smartwatches have already made their…

Blocks Modular SmartWatch prototype detailed at a event in London

Blocks is a U.K. company aiming to build modular smartwatches that can better suit the needs of wearable buyers looking to modify their gadgets to best suit their needs. And now the company has already demoed an early prototype of its Blocks modular smartwatch at a Bluetooth Special Interest Group event in London.