Notifications via wristband - Embrace+ on Kickstarter

There's a project over on Kickstarter for what they're calling a "smart piece of wearable technology". It's the Embrace+. Essentially, it's a silicon wristband that lights up and vibrates for notifications. You can set the colors for each supported app and for individual contacts. It's already fully funded (funded within the first 10 days). They're now trying to reach a stretch goal to develop an SDK for compatibility with more apps. Notifications are via Bluetooth connection. Wristband is supposed to have a 10 day battery life based on average of 100 notifications per day. Recharges via USB cable.

Currently supports notifications for calls, text messages, iMessages, facebook posts, email, tumblr, LinkedIn, Skype, Twitter and Instagram. It also can notify you if you get out of range of your phone.

More info at the Kickstarter page:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/embraceplus/embrace-a-smart-piece-of-wearable-technology

I'm not associated with the developers - just passing this along to try and drum up further interest.

 

I hear you. They're saying the model in the video was a prototype and the final production model will be thinner. It also has a vibrate only setting.

On the weekends or just wearing around so you don't miss any call/text/whatever, the vibrate and blinking would be okay. I'm actually picturing it as a productivity booster - I can set only important contacts (i.e. my wife) to come through with a vibration only. That way, I can set my phone aside and not be distracted with every buzz for the hundreds of emails I get every day, yet not miss something important. It is supposed to have customizable alerts so you wouldn't even have to look at it to know if it was a particular contact calling/texting.