Forget the smartwatch: it’s tablet for the wrist
Rufus Cuff is a new wrist device that seeks to eliminate all the shortcomings of the category of wearable, and replace in the future smartphone.
Finally reaches the pre-order Rufus Cuff, a device that has the arduous task of revolutionizing the experience of wearable. How many of the most innovative products and if you will, bizarre, Rufus Cuff is the result of a campaign carried on Indiegogo crowd funding. It is a ” tablet wrist ” far larger municipalities smartwatch and is based on Android, with the design team who managed to collect a total of more than $ 450,000 in a campaign ended in May 2014.
The strange device adopts a 3.2-inch display and aims to introduce a new-product category, that of ” wrist communicator. ” In addition to the display of important dimensions, at least by the standards of wearable, Rufus Cuff adopts a TI Cortex-A9 processor, a front camera for video calls, selfie and photos in general and a wireless module with support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The whole is powered by a battery from 1,175mAh.
There is support for the SIM, which improves certainly heavier spoiled due to wear a similar product on the wrist: calls can still be made via the internet or through a smartphone combined. With Android KitKat preinstalled, does not disappoint compatibility with third-party applications. Rufus Cuff can be used as a fitness tracker thanks to its light weight: it weighs little more than 100 grams, the same way as a traditional smartphone.
It is clear that Rufus Cuff is a prototype of a concept device that certain aspects of it very interesting. Actually he wants to overthrow the current limits of the category smartwatch, increasing considerably the ones that can be scenarios using a product worn on the wrist. He has spoken about Gabe Grifoni, Rufus Labs CEO and co-founder of the start-up: ” It is not just a glorified center notifications, Rufus Cuff could allow anyone to leave their mobile phone. ”
Not only that, the manager has indicated, not giving up easy hyperbole, that ” will replace the need for smartphones, wallets, watches, fitness tracker, anything. ” At the moment, there are too many shortcomings and do not believe that Rufus Cuff can worry the iPhone or the Galaxy S duty. What is certain is that the basic concept is very attractive, with a wearable that, even if a bit awkward, there is the ultimate goal of eliminating many problems of the category.
