The Matrix PowerWatch
approached the somewhat oversaturated market in a radically different way a
couple of years back, aiming to solve one big issue without trying to do it
all.
A heavily
upgraded sequel can now be endorsed on Indiegogo as part of a “flexible” crowdfunding
campaign that has already managed to raise a cool US$ 310,000 at the time of this
writing.
Like the
original model, this bad boy is powered by a user’s body heat, thus requiring
no charging cables, docks, or even the replaceable battery of a conventional
timepiece. In addition to improved thermoelectric generators, the Matrix
PowerWatch 2 also comes with all-new solar-cell technology.
That means your
body and the sun keep this thing juiced up and ready to take on the outdoors.
If that doesn’t impress you much, it’s worth pointing out just how much better
the PowerWatch 2 is at “standard” smartwatch tasks compared to its somewhat
rudimentary forerunner.
