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* May 2009 - Shantanu Bala started his research in haptic technologies  
 
* May 2009 - Shantanu Bala started his research in haptic technologies  
 
* December 2015 - the first prototype of Moment was introduced  
 
* December 2015 - the first prototype of Moment was introduced  

Revision as of 11:08, 24 August 2016

Moment
Moment01.jpg
Category Limb-mounted
Developer Somatic Labs
Announced December 2015 ?
Released Developers: (unknown)
Consumers: January 2017 , pre-order September 2016
Price 129 USD in Kickstarter
Operating system none (can connect to smartphone)
Sensors

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer

Weight g unknown
Controls

button, smartphone

Data available Good
Risk factor Low
Standalone
https://wearmoment.com/

Main Characteristics

Purpose

Company & People

  • Shantanu Bala - co-founder of Somatic Labs, who started the development of Moment
  • Ajay Karpur - co-founder of Somatic Labs, specialised at electrophysiology, computational neuroscience, software development and haptic wearable design
  • Jacob Rockland - co-founder of Somatic Labs, specialised at firmware development, full stack web development, and iOS development

Important Dates

Moment Prototype
  • May 2009 - Shantanu Bala started his research in haptic technologies
  • December 2015 - the first prototype of Moment was introduced
  • February 2016 - Ajay Karpur and Jacob Rockland joined the team
  • September 2016 - an announced beginning of pre-order
  • January 2017 - an announced start of shipping[1]

Enhancement, Therapy and Treatment

Health Risks

We found no health risks related to Moment directly, but those applicable to Body-worn Wearables in general might be also applied to Moment.

Ethical Issues

We found no ethical issues related to Moment directly, but those applicable to Body-worn Wearables in general might be applied to Moment as well.

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

Public Policy

We have not recorded any public policy that regards Moment.

Related Technologies, Project or Scientific Research

References


https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602183/this-wristband-can-trace-your-gps-directions-on-your-skin/

  1. Somatic Labs. Press Kit: Somatic Labs Fact Sheeet. Moment [online]. Available online at: https://wearmoment.com/ (Retrieved 24th August, 2016).