Smartwatches let you do a lot of things
right from your wrist, such as checking and sending messages, getting
directions, taking notes, playing music, taking calls and much more. You do
need to tap on the screen to make these functions work and if your free hand is
full then it’s a bit of a stretch to get anything to work. The Aria module
seeks to solve this problem by enabling gesture controls on your Android Wear or Pebble Time
smartwatch.
Aria is a band that can be added on to
your existing Android Wear or Pebble Time smartwatch. What it does basically is
measure movement in the wrist to control several features of the smartwatch. It
can be clipped on to the existing band of any Pebble Time or Android Wear
smartwatch.
It then eliminates the need to tap on
the screen to use some features, instead it controls them through gestures made
with fingers.
Aria’s developers will sell two versions
of this module through Kickstarter, the cheapest that’s purpose built
for Pebble Time costs $69 and it will hook up directly with the watch and
won’t require constant Bluetooth connection or an independent battery.
Android Wear smartwatch owners will have
to purchase the $169 Aria module that has its own battery, requires constant
Bluetooth connection and also brings a SDK so that developers can tinker around
with it.
Aria’s Kickstarter campaign should
go live in the near future.
Source: ubergizmo.com
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