Move over Moto 360: The Kairos Mechanical Smart Watch Hybrid is here to make you Drool

In an earlier article, I mentioned that the Motorola Moto 360 has been the smartwatch the seems to have encapsulated what some of us have been hoping for in a smart watch. That, of course, was before I saw the intro video for the Kairos Mechanical Smart Watch Hybrid. If the above image isn’t enough to convince you, take a look at the video below:

As you might have guessed, this so-called “hybrid” is a marriage of a fully mechanical watch which is overlaid with a 1.4-inch PMOLED (that’s Passive-Matrix OLED) touch display which is 40% transparent which can show various notifications sent via Bluetooth from a paired Android (or iOS) device. The pairing of a ARM Cortex M4 and a 180mAh battery still makes for a very economical 5-7 days battery life, but naturally, the mechanical watch beneath is powered separately.

While the Kairos watch is currently designed with SmartOS, Kairos says they are determined to migrate the device to Android Wear in the near future. Hardware goodies available to the Kairos watches include a 3-axis accelerometer, Bluetooth, and a vibration motor, with a breadth of other functionality also afforded to it thanks to its connection to a smartphone. Pre-orders for the Kairos watches are open now, but they aren’t cheap: prices range from $499 to $2149 USD and will only start being received at the end of this year, continuing into next year. Still, it might be worth it if the final product looks even remotely like what the video depicted.

What do you think about the Kairos Mechanical Smart Watch Hybrid? Would you considering one of these or are you more set on cheaper smart watches? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Source: YouTube via Android Friendly