Moment

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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/

Moment as a limb-mounted device which belongs to Body-worn Wearables category. The device is developed by Somatic Labs. The project is launching crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in September 2016.[1]


Although, Moment could seem to be a smartwatch, the idea of the developers is to augmented possibility of smart devices.[2] They do

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[3]

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

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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

  1. How Somatic Labs' is bringing a fresh offering to the wearable market. The Economic Times [online]. 2016, Jul 15. Available online at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/how-somatic-labs-is-bringing-a-fresh-offering-to-the-wearable-market/articleshow/53218268.cms (Retreived 24th August, 2016).
  2. BREWSTER, Signe. Wristband Can Trace Your GPS Directions on Your Skin. MIT Technology Review [online]. 2016, Aug 16. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602183/this-wristband-can-trace-your-gps-directions-on-your-skin/ (Retrieved 24th August, 2016).
  3. Somatic Labs. Press Kit: Somatic Labs Fact Sheeet. Moment [online]. Available online at: https://wearmoment.com/ (Retrieved 24th August, 2016).