The O'We Smartwatch is the world’s first fitness wearable that offers UV tracking. Find out if the watch is worth the price today in our O’We smartwatch review.
What is the O'We Smartwatch?
The O’We Smartwatch is a unique fitness tracker that does one thing most other trackers cannot: it tracks your UV exposure.
By tracking your UV exposure, and analyzing your skin type, O’We can help you avoid a sunburn. At the same time, the O’We smartwatch does all of the other things you expect from a fitness tracker, including tracking your sleep and helping you reach your fitness goals.
You can also use the smartwatch to monitor smartphone notifications and control your music.
Aesthetically, the smartwatch looks pretty good. It’s made from stainless steel and has a colored e-ink screen (yes, just like your e-reader). It also comes with a 5 day battery life.
The O’We has not yet been released. The manufacturer is scheduled to release the O’We smartwatch in March 2017. The official website has a signup form where you can sign up to receive a 50% off notification once the watch is released.
O’We Features
O’We tracks your activity, sleep, UV exposure, messages, weather, and more – just like most fitness trackers and smartwatches on the market today.
Where O’We differentiates itself from the competition, of course, is in its use of UV tracking. O’We has a SunTrack feature that analyzes your skin type, UV readings, and location data to help ensure you get the ideal amount of sunshine every day – not too much or not too little.
Here are the core features in the O’We smartwatch:
- SunTrack: SunTrack uses your skin type, UV reading, and location data to ensure you get the ideal amount of sunshine every day. O’We doesn’t just warn you when you’re at risk of a sunburn: it also warns you when you haven’t had enough sun for the day. If you’re not exposed to sunlight during the day, then you can get vitamin D deficiency – which is why those in dark, northern climates need to take vitamin D supplements during the winter. If you get too much sun, of course, you’re at risk of sunburn. O’We warns you when you’ve used up 80% of your safe time in the sun, giving you ample time to find shade or shelter.
- Activity Tracking: O’We is a wearable health monitor that tracks your sleep, sets fitness goals, and reminds you to move when you’ve been inactive for too long.
- Connectivity: O’We displays notifications from your phone, music controls, and an anti-loss alert when you stray too far from your phone.
- Multiple Bands: O’We calls itself a smartwatch, not a fitness tracker. The company has emphasized aesthetic appeal. The device itself is made from stainless steel. There are two band options available, including a stainless steel link band or a genuine Italian leather strap in there different colors.
- E-Ink Display: While other watches use OLED displays, O’We uses an e-ink display. That’s important for more than just aesthetic reasons – it also means you enjoy massive battery savings. O’We lasts 5 days of normal use on a single charge.
- Strap Mount: O’We is compatible with 22mm straps, letting you mount it to workout equipment and other devices.
- Custom OS: O’We doesn’t use Android or another major OS. Instead, it uses the in-house developed WeOS. However, it’s compatible with iOS and Android, including iPhone 4S and above running iOS 8 and all Android devices running 4.3 Jelly Bean and above.
- Display Specs: 1.33 inch, 128×128 touchscreen display.
- Charging: Charge via a magnetic charging cable.
- Sensors: UV sensor, accelerometer, and vibration motors.
- Battery: 260mAh battery that lasts 5 days between charges.
O’We Pricing
The O’We smartwatch will be priced at $179.
You can register your email today at the official website to pay $109.
O’We is scheduled to launch in March 2017.
Who Makes O’We?
O’We is made by a Bangalore, India-based company named Dipitr, although that company also appears to have an office in Dallas, Texas.
The company’s LinkedIn page describes it as “an up-and-coming technology company” that is “dedicated to developing innovative and delightful tech products that benefit the health, wellness and lives of its customers.”
The O’We smartwatch is the company’s first product.
Should You Buy the O’We Smartwach?
The O’We has not yet been released on the market. When it is released, it will be the world’s first smartwatch capable of tracking UV exposure. O’We will tell you when you need to get more UV exposure (for vitamin D), and then will warn you when you’re approaching a risk of sunburn.
O’We is made by a Bangalore, India-based company named Dipitr Technologies. Stay tuned for more information about O’We as we get closer to launch.
