Allerta inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry Now Official

Monday October 26, 2009

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Bluetooth Technology, Cell Phones & Smartphones, Gadgets & Gizmos

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BlackBerry, Bluetooth, cell phone services, smart devices, watch

The Waterloo-based Allerta has officially announced the inPulse smartwatch for BlackBerry--but as we reported last week, it's not exactly what it seems.

The inPulse isn't a full-blown BlackBerry smartphone, and Research in Motion has nothing to do with it, as CrackBerry.com reports. Instead, it works as a companion device that alerts you to incoming BlackBerry messages or calendar events.

The inPulse features a 1.3-inch full color OLED display, Bluetooth 2.0, a tiny 150 mAh lithium-ion polymer battery, a glass lens, a vibrating motor for alerts, a micro-USB port to charge the thing, and the ability to install firmware updates over the air. The company estimates that the inPulse lasts about four days on a single charge; it also requires an app install on the main BlackBerry, which needs to run BlackBerry OS 4.3 or up.

Allerta is taking pre-orders for the inPulse smartwatch at $149, with deliveries scheduled for February 2010.

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Posted By: Jamie Lendino

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