Monohm has brought some fresh pizzazz to the smartphone- and wristwatch-saturated WMC 2015 mobile conference with the Runcible smartphone as a pocket watch. You probably still remember pocket watches, which used to be pulled out of our pockets almost as often as we do with smartphones today. Well, Runcibl's mission is to discourage us from excessive phone use, and in the battle with all the wearable technology like smartwatches and bracelets that hope to do the same, it faces an uphill battle to survive.
Runcible, smartphone in the form of a pocket watch, has only seemingly turned the dials back, as it's actually quite a capable device. It stands out above all with its round shape, including the screen, and it has no equal among phones, so it will not go unnoticed, but the question is whether innovative approach and noble mission enough to win the favor of users.
It adorns the front plate screen (diameter 80 mm), and the case on the back, equipped with a camera, is made in the first version from wood and offers good grip and a pleasant feel (but it will be interchangeable and also available in different metals, e.g. brass). It flows through it Firefox operating system.
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Despite the roundness of the Runcible offers standard smartphone features. You can use it to make calls, surf the web, take photos (it recognizes the gesture of twisting the wrist, with which we zoom and focus, and at the same time photos and recordings round), you are sending messages, the only thing missing is apps. It has Wi-Fi, LT and Bluetooth connection, Nov reversible USB port and compared to phones, it's not a "nervous wreck", in the sense that it would shake us every time it gets a message, when someone "taps" our wall... Its purpose is that we use it according to our own needs and not to give us the need generated by the device. Additional add-ons will be available later, such as pocket watch chain and a leather case, rounding off the pocket watch analogy. Only vests with watch pockets have to come back. Yes, Mohohm is definitely betting on the future of its device, although at the same time it is clinging to the past.
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