7 time Grammy Award winner, Mega Superstar and Black Eyed Peas founder and frontman, Will.i.am has just unveiled a new smartband wearable device, i.amPULS at the i.am+ keynote presentation during Dreamforce 2014.
Pronounced “Pulse”, this new wearable has a voice controlled feature called “Aneeda”; just like Apple’s Siri. It allows you say the name of the contact or manually call out the phone number of the contact. It comes complete with the regular social media services like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It also comes with the Salesforce application. It has 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage
The puls has the basic functions that other smartwatches have such as taking pictures, texting, fitness and music. It also has a pedometer, accelerator and is GSM 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS – enabled.
This device is more of a “lifestyle statement” and more fashionable than other smartwatches today are just like the man behind it. It took 35 engineers two and a half years to build this smartwatch.
The Puls comes in black, white, blue and pink and there are high-end Lux versions in gold, and gold with diamonds.
The PULS will be available before the end of the year starting at $499.
When asked by USA Today whether this would not compete with the Apple watch, he said no. He said further, “When you have something you want to put on your body, there are options. You don’t have one pair of shoes or jeans. In the world of fashion you need options. And in the world of wearable tech: I’m providing another option for you.”
will.i.am, born William Adams, is a multi-faceted entertainer and creative innovator, and a seven-time Grammy Award winner. Known for his work with The Black Eyed Peas, who have sold 31 million albums and 58 million singles worldwide, he also works with some of the industry’s biggest names including Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, David Guetta, and film composer Hans Zimmer.
He was also a founding investor in Beats Electronics, which sold to Apple earlier this year for $3 billion. His payout as a tech investor enabled him to put $15 million into forming his i.am+ company, and he raised another $30 million from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and others.
