Update: Bluetooth Wristband

Nokia unveils a wristband concept which further validates 0rca.

“This funky/clunky wristband is designed around the philosophy that you should be able to manage your information through different peripherals seamlessly depending on your mood. The wrist phone can work independently as a phone or work with a Bluetooth style headpiece.” (via MobileMag)

No surprise here really, this concept is a given. What I am surprised about is that it is taking so long to see something come to market. At times I almost wish I had the time to be the one to bring it to market.

What my little romp with developing a Bluetooth wristband taught me is that this is a viable idea. One that will happen, it is just a question of who is going to step up with a proper offering.

Once people realize the capabilities of having a networked interface on one’s wrist, I think there will be many in the gadget industry wondering why they didn’t jump head first into this market a year ago. This peripheral will be big, think mobile phones and MP3 players — big, big — because now you are giving people a way to control all of those gadgets easily from their wrist with Bluetooth, which, is the driving personal area network technology.

How long before we begin to see these wristband UIs? They are already here in various forms (mostly for child and hospital patient tracking and identification), but 0rca style? I am guessing it will take about a year before we start seeing friendly, helpful social wristbands for sale.

You can view the concept experience piece for Nokia’s wristband @ Ideosyncrasy (click on Nokia, enjoy!).