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The crowdfunding of the week # 15: Sgnl, the Samsung phone bracelet

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We were already talking about it during the last CES: engineers from Samsung had introduced TipTalk, a bracelet that is added to any smartwatch to add the phone function. Well, just like the Welt Belt, the project is now independent of the Korean firm and is seeking funding!

The principle is simple: pick up the usual bracelet of your smart health connected watch (Apple Watch, Pebble, Samsung Gear S3 …), replace it with the bracelet Sgnl (the new TipTalk name), and voila: you can now make calls simply from your wrist! A very useful tool for those whose smartwatch does not yet offer this feature. The gadget can also be used with a classic watch or without any other object smart health connected to it, as a simple smartband.

Sgnl

But the innovation does not stop there, since the sound is actually transmitted directly through the bones of the wearable wearer who then only has point the tip of his index finger on his ear to hear his interlocutor, all in all discretion and effective even in noisy places. The technology used by the device is a simple connection Bluetooth LE with the user's smartphone.

Sgnl

To answer a call (notified through a vibrator), just press the central button from Sgnl. We can also increase or decrease volume of the transmission. The device also includes a service of activity tracker (pedometer and accelerometer integrated) and alert everything from diary events to alarms or text messages.

Sgnl App

Compatible with Android (4.4+) and iOS (8+), the system has a one-week autonomy but only 4 hours on appeal. Good news however, since recharge in 1 hour thanks to his micro USB port ! In addition, it is waterproof (IP56) and is available in 3 colors. To get it, just back the project, being campaign on the well-known crowdfunding platform Kickstarter : Early Bird rates are up, you will have to pay $ 139. Nearly $ 800,000 has already been harvested on just $ 50,000 asked: a resounding success, while there is still 24 days to buy the bracelet!

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