Over the last month, materials science specialist Matrix Industries has begun shipping its first generation PowerWatch to backers and customers who have placed a pre-order. Now, as PowerWatch is showcased as ‘the world’s first body heat-powered watch’, Matrix has announced a partnership with Target Open House – the retailer’s experimental store for the connected home.
With Open House, Target has designed an experience that aims to inspire people to explore the world of connected home living – ‘what it is, how it works and how it can make our lives better’.
The award-winning PowerWatch is billed as the first device of its kind to be powered by the body itself, leverating Matrix’s proprietary thermoelectric energy converter. With the PowerWatch as its flagship product, the technology created by Matrix Industries to generate energy from the body can also be used in other devices, for example, AR Glasses and wireless earbuds, clothing and even non-wearable devices.
While consumers usher in an age of the connected home – as demonstrated in the Target Open House Garage – Matrix is aiming to ensure that an increase in devices doesn’t equal an increase in messy charging cables and wasteful batteries.
“It’s exciting to see so much innovation in the Target Open House Garage,” said Akram Boukai, CEO and co-founder of Matrix. “What’s even more exciting though, is to imagine how every one of the incredible devices can benefit from our thermoelectric technology. Speakers, security cameras, scales and more all require unnecessary chargers. With Matrix’s technology, we can continue to innovate in every corner of the smart home, without sacrificing yet another power outlet.”
Matrix is a Silicon Valley materials science company, founded in 2011, that is ‘committed to radically re-engineering consumers’ wearable experiences’. The team of experts in thermoelectric material science, thermal engineering and consumer product development and manufacturing, consists of PhD graduates from CalTech, MIT, Harvard and UCSD, and 25+ years of experience in manufacturing and shipping technology.
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