Swiss watch makers are finally stepping into the 21st century by announcing smartwatches.
Within the last few weeks, notable Swiss watch makers like Frederique Constant, Alpina, and Mondain have unveiled new timepieces. Although they’re luxury watches with connectivity and really smart features for tracking activity and monitoring sleep, the companies behind them didn’t just magically become powerhouses at interpreting human motion and health. They’ve just partnered with Fullpower.
Fullpower and Union Horlogere Holdings created a Geneva-based join venture that aims to bridge the gap between smartwatches and traditional timepieces. Fullpower is the right company to do that, too, because it’s the brainchild behind MotionX. You might’ve heard of this nifty platform before, as it’s available in several Jawbone products, but chances are…you have no idea what it does and what it’s all about.
When Swiss watch makers begin releasing their watches this summer, they’ll be loaded withFullpower technology and MotionX, so keep reading to learn more about what that means and how it could benefit you. Pocket-lint even briefly spoke to Fullpower’s co-founder.
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