Every nook and cranny of CES
spells innovation. True to this is the showcasing of the thinnest watch
in the world at the E Ink stand. When E Ink and Central Standard Timing
joined hands together, CST-01 was the result.
Central
Standard Timing announced CTS-01 as the thinnest watch in the world
with only 0.8 mm thickness. Made possible by the innovative electronic
paper display of E Ink, CST-01 is even thinner than a credit card.
The
watch is made of flexible components which have been assembled into a
pocket that is 0.5 mm thick which then fits onto a flexible stainless
steel piece. The watch is extremely light to wear and weighs less than
12g.
CST-01
looks just like a bracelet or bangle and has been making waves over at
Kickstarter where it has already garnered $172,329 of the targeted
$200,000 goal, in a few days' time. For almost a year, the watch had
been in the prototype phase.
Embedded
in the watch is a Thinergy Micro-energy Cell which charges the watch
from the external dock in a matter of 10 minutes. Time on the watch is
also set with the help of this external dock. After one charging, it
will run continuously for a month.
It
can be charged upto 100,000 times which gives it a life of 15 years.
This essentially makes it a watch that will last for years without even
needing a change of battery.
Preorders
for the watch are available on Kickstarter for $129 (Rs. 7063 approx.).
The watch is expected to be shipped sometime in the second quarter of
2013.
