We try out the hybrid that wants to end terrible smartwatch battery life
It seems like we’ve been hyping up the prospect of solar powered smartwatches for years but until now, we haven’t seen any come to fruition. Citizen was rumoured to be launching one late last year and Vector, prior to being snapped up by Fitbit to help build its Ionic smartwatch, was apparently working on a solar-powered timepiece as well.
US based startup LunaR is ready to make it a reality and has just hit Kickstarter chasing $50,000 to bring to life what it says is the world’s first solar powered smartwatch. The hybrid features a transparent solar panel that is able to harvest light from the sun as well as artificial light to keep it powered. It does come with a charger as well as back up, but if you stay in the light, you should have no need for it.
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