Razer announce Nabu smartwatch at CES 2016
It looks like Razer is getting bored of making gaming peripherals. Last year, Razer create a cool looking gaming tablet and this week, at CES 2016, they have demonstrated some really cool products. First of them is the Razer Nabu Smartwatch. Unlike other smart watches, Razer Nabu is a chronograph first! The Razer Nabu Watch is available in two versions. The standard edition is designed with tough polycarbonate materials and with Razer green highlights. It will be available from late January 2016 and is priced at $149.99. The Razer Nabu Watch Forged Edition has machined stainless steel buttons for added durability and a premium black finish. It is available from January 6th 2016 exclusively at RazerStore retail locations and at RazerStore.com, priced at $199.99.
“We’re bringing together the reliability and incredible functionality of a digital timepiece, with added smart features to empower the tech enthusiasts of today,” says Razer CEO and co-founder, Min-Liang Tan. “We’re also just really excited to create a digital watch that we’re proud to call our own – a natural intersection between our popular work in apparel and wearables. This was something our fans have asked for, and we’re happy to deliver.”
The primary digital chronograph component has a 12 month battery life and is powered by coin cell replaceable battery. The primary screen has backlit illumination, shows countdown timer, stopwatch, world time clock and alarms. The secondary display on the other hand previews notifications from the paired smartphone and also show fitness and sleep activity. The build in accelerometer can track steps walked, distance traveled, calories burned etc. The secondary screen has seven days of battery life. This is a good design and thanks to dual power, even though the smart watch is left without power, you will get to check time etc via the primary display. An interesting feature is that you can share facebook and twitter information by just shaking hands with another person wearing Nabu Watch or Nabu or Nabu X.