Solana Eco Watch is Born

The Saga mobile phone launched by Solana set a sales record due to the "airdrop" benefit. Its price on eBay on the second-hand market was even more astonishing, once as high as US$5,000, while the original price of the mobile phone was only US$999 (later reduced to US$599).

Now, members of the Solana ecosystem have created the smart watch "Showtime", a wearable device that combines AI and blockchain technology.

Showtime was developed by Hetaro Labs, an innovative technology company. Its CEO, Ben Crox, who is also a senior participant in the Solana ecosystem, said that the Human-Computer Interface (Human-Computer Interface) will develop to a completely natural level, just like wearing clothes, Snapping your fingers is as intuitive as speaking. "The machine will know you, follow you and understand you. The emergence of Showtime watches will bring us closer to such a life."

Showtime itself is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 processor, 2GB of random access memory (RAM), and 32GB of storage space. In addition, the watch runs on the Android operating system. Showtime is also equipped with an AMOLED display screen and also supports GPS positioning, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC technologies, giving the watch the basic ability to interact with other devices.

Of course, smart watches also have basic health monitoring functions. Showtime has built-in motion and health sensors that can track user steps, heart rate, sleep patterns and other indicators.

Combined with AI+Web3 functions

Among them, AI partners are one of Showtime’s unique highlights. The built-in Show AI can learn user habits and preferences to provide a predictive and personalized experience. For example, it recommends physical activities that match users' preferences, experience, and abilities, and even provides airdrop tips based on users' risk preferences and investment portfolios.

Since Showtime is based on the Solana blockchain, the watch is your digital wallet. You can make transactions, run blockchain games, present NFT certificates in the wallet, etc. by wearing Showtime.

In addition, Showtime has cooperated with Coolso, a company with multiple patented technologies, so that the watch can accurately identify finger movements and strength, and respond quickly. For example, by simply bumping your fist, you can exchange business cards with the other party, and by raising your hand, you can receive airdrop rewards from the wallet in your watch.

Make a smart watch that "beyond the mobile phone"

Why choose to make a watch instead of releasing another mobile phone?

Ben Crox said that after discussions with many different players in the Solana ecosystem, many people believe that to truly achieve mass adoption and use devices to change people's lives, they need to challenge the biggest opponents in the market (Samsung, Apple, etc.). However, not only is it difficult for a small team to make a top-end mobile phone, but the price is also difficult to impress consumers. Smart watches that are smaller and more convenient will be a better choice for large-scale adoption.

Ben Crox hopes that Showtime can change people's views on smart watches and prove that the product is not only a tool for displaying time and detecting health indicators, but also a high-function device that can be truly used in payment, social networking and other scenarios, and can replace mobile phones.

To achieve this goal, Ben Crox pays special attention to Showtime's security design. The developer uses multi-signature and voice authentication methods in blockchain technology to protect users' security when making payments and prevent theft.

In addition, he also realized that no matter how advanced the technology is, the preservation of the information inside the watch is still a concern for users after it is lost or damaged. Therefore, the Showtime team is also committed to strengthening the multi-party verification function and enhancing the ability of data recovery.

Currently, Showtime already has many ecological partners, including the meme currency Bonk, the game Genopets, the community 852web3, etc. As the ecosystem expands, there will likely be richer functions, participating gameplay, and even airdrop rewards, arousing user expectations. .

Showtime has opened pre-orders, priced at 3 SOLs (approximately US$450), and the product is expected to be shipped in the first quarter of 2025.

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