Grib (CEO Jeong Yeon-kyu), an IoT specialist company, announced on June 9th that it has launched ‘ZeTime’, a Swiss design hybrid smartwatch that combines an analog watch and a smartwatch, dramatically Improving the battery charging problem, which is a disadvantage of the existing smart watch.
Traditional Smartwatches have the inconvenience of having to charge them every day and do not have the appeal of analog watches, and due to the similar functions to that of a smartphone, there are no differentiation points from a Smartphone. On the other hand, the ZeTime smartwatch has a battery performance of up to 30 days in analog watch mode with just a single charge.
It is also the first hybrid watch in the world to combine mechanical clock hands with high-resolution TFT touchscreen to maximize the state-of-the-art features, user convenience and usability of Swiss analogue watches while maintaining the classical design.
Smart functions include calendar interlocking and various notification linkage services such as phone text and Kakaotalk. Healthcare functions include heartbeat, walking, calorie and sleep monitoring, and for entertainment features include photo remote control, music, and the ability to freely design or replace the watch backgrounds. The patented movement technology, which automatically moves the hands of the clock when a notification is received, allows users to read the notification message easily.
“ZeTime’s initial marketing plan is to achieve the fastest funding world record in the field of smartwatches with the goal of achieving about 11 million dollars in a short time through cloud funding in Korea. Overseas markets are expected to sell more than 3 million units worldwide in 2018,” said JeongYeon-kyu, CEO of Grib, a Korean distributor of Mykronoz.
Currently, the product is exhibited and sold for a limited time through LG U+ direct store, and discussion in being made whether to sell in Shop in Shop at fashion malls that have stores nationwide, department stores, discount marts, and electronics shops in order to expand its various sales channels.
“We are already an IoT specialized company that has already supplied and commercialized 1 million households such as IoT Hubs and Smart Gas Lock at the end of last year though LG U+. This time, we will not only distribute home-friendly IoT products and devices but also life-friendly products and devices. The IoT business area can be applied to a variety of applications such as individuals, homes, offices, buildings, hotels, campus, etc,” said CEO Jeong Yeon-kyu.
