This Body Heat-Powered Smartwatch Gets One Thing Very Right

Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo) One of the most interesting gadgets I’ve tested in the past few years was the Matrix PowerWatch: a fitness-tracking timepiece powered only by the wearer’s body heat The battery-free technology was neat, but the watch’s limited functionality wasn’t Matrix Industries’ new PowerWatch X promises to be a more useful and capable wearable, but even with infinite battery life, it still falls short of being a useful smartwatch SmartwatchesMatrix Industries SmartwatchesMatrix Industries PowerWatch X SmartwatchesMatrix Industries PowerWatch X PowerWatch X WHAT IS IT? A smartwatch powered by your body heat that never needs charging.

PRICE? $279 LIKE As long as you wear it, it will always have power NO LIKE 'Smart' capabilities are very limited. Advertisement Admittedly, gadget makers have played fast and loose with the term ‘smartwatch’ It’s used to describe everything from full-blown touchscreen wearables, to analog timepieces that simply track your steps.

A smartwatch should undoubtedly do more . Source