An unusual repairable , upgradeable smartwatch has taken one step closer to becoming realism after receiving a sizable investment ahead of its crowdfunding launch . It ’s foretell the Una Watch , and is described as being the world ’s first “ modular GPS sport watch , ” and is shown in adventurous situations in thefew promotional imageson Instagram , suggest it ’s going to take on existing smartwatches like the Apple Watch Ultra , Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra , and various fashion model from Garmin and Polar .
This is where the machine ’s modularity create sentience . In extreme ( and some not - so - utmost ) sports it ’s easy to damage parts of a scout , but almost all the Una Watch ’s components appear to be easy removed and replaced . On the trailer site it ’s assure all you ’ll need is a individual tool to take the smartwatch aside , much like withHMD ’s repairable smartphones , and it appears the battery , CRT screen , front board , and potentially even internal component will be replaceable .
The Una Watch has receivedfinancial backing from SFC Capitalin the U.K. , adding 300,000 British pounds ( around $ 387,360 ) to a variety of other investments let in a share of the prestigiousScottish Edge innovation awards prizefor the Edinburgh , Scotland - based caller . The funding comes ahead of the Una Watch ’s launching on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter , where it ’s have a bun in the oven to cost 270 pound , or around $ 350 , before any early bird discount advancement .
This will see it cost less than the Apple Watch Ultra and its competitors , and the nominate specification severalise us why . It ’s expected to use a 1.2 - in Memory - in - Pixel ( MIP ) LCD screen with a 240 x 240 pixel firmness rather than a full organic light-emitting diode touch screen , along with an ARM Cortex M33 processor , which is more usually used as a co - central processing unit in smartwatches like the Google Pixel Watch 3 . However , it ’s the sports technical school that will draw most to the Una Watch , and it has an raiment of detector including a heart charge per unit and blood O sensor , and dual oftenness GPS . Interestingly , the smartwatch will only take a USB - C cable to reload , a far more commodious answer than the usual proprietary charging puck used by most other smartwatches .
The modular aspect do the Una see strange . HMD has shown repairable smartphones are still possible today , and it has made the mental process of take on the repairable phone apart very simple . Using modularity to upgrade ironware has been a lot less successful over the year . risky , the most notable modular smartwatch , called Blocks , terminate in failure in 2019 before it even managed to ship to its Kickstarter angel . It ’s a monitor to think cautiously before back any Kickstarter campaign .
It appears many are interested in the Una Watch already though , with 7,000 people obviously state pastime through the website , and around 1,000 people already rank a deposit for the smartwatch . It ’s undecipherable when the Kickstarter drive will launch , but you could sign - up for newson its official Sir Frederick Handley Page now .
