Omate TrueSmart Watch Stands Alone — No Phone Required

jarold writes to point out an intriguing entry in the expanding smart-watch field: the Omate TrueSmart watch. Production of samples is about start on the watch after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Unlike some of the smart watches now out (or promised for soon), the TrueSmart is capable of making voice calls, sending texts, and using social media messaging without a separate smartphone or tablet. The specs are impressive, for something you wear on your wrist: Android 4.2.2 running on a dual core Cortex A7 and half a gig of RAM, 4GB of storage (expandable via micro-SD slot).

Comments

Refreshing

[mwvdlee]

Nothing like having the refreshing backplate of a smoldering hot CPU tied around your wrist.
I hope it comes with a quick release mechanism.

Re:Heat

[viperidaenz]

The idea is probably that this watch device uses a newer SoC that requires less power.
Your Galaxy Ace has a 65nm CPU. I dare say a brand new dual core Cortex A7 is built on something a little smaller. All of MediaTek's Cortex A7's with 3G support appear to be 28nm.

Re:Charging position

[omatetruesmart]

These are special water-resistant connectors, so they are certainly made to handle corrosion! We have some inductive charging in our labs, tried various prototypes, couldn't get a satisfied design with enough charging surface for a meaningful charge and not end up with a huge watch, so we'll leave inductive charging to the next generation, hopefully with some advancements in inductive charging by then. By the way, the watch is designed strictly to watch sizes, a 45mm size, slightly larger than a dress watch, smaller than a sports watch.