Onyx is a company that has been making digital readers with E ink screens for a while now. The benefit of using an E Ink screen on a device is that battery power is only needed when the watch refreshes the display. That means it can run longer on a single charge.
Onyx has unveiled a new prototype smartwatch that uses an E Ink display. That screen is a 1.56-inch unit and the smartwatch itself is waterproof. The device syncs with a smartphone using Bluetooth and has built in apps like a pedometer.
Controls consist of three buttons on the side for changing watchfaces, menus, and other settings. This smartwatch is a prototype only right now and the company says that future versions could have a touchscreen, GPS, and other features.
It will be a while before the prototype smartwatch actually goes into production; Onyx is looking at 2015 to bring it to market. The watch sounds a lot like the Pebble available right now.
SOURCE: Liliputing
