Sharp shows off extremely battery-friendly smartwatch

It seems like just about every technology manufacturer is throwing their hat in the smartwatch ring, and Sharp is no exception. They’ve recently showed off their take on a wearable device, and it takes a much more conservative approach to what we’ve been seeing lately. Instead of offering tons of bells and whistles, the Sharp watch tries to give you something with extraordinarily long battery life.

The smartwatch uses a reflective layer instead of a backlight for its LCD display. The reflective layer uses light that hits the face of the watch to illuminate the screen, drastically cutting power consumption. There’s a pretty big drawback here, though; a reflective layer means the watch can’t be used in the dark. It would have excellent viewing angles in direct sunlight, however.

The LCD is pretty lackluster for the sake of saving battery, too. It’s an LTPS display, or low temperature polysilicon, and it only displays 8 colors. It definitely wouldn’t be the prettiest screen to look at it, but it would barely use any battery.

If this device ever makes it to the market, would you be interested in one? Is extreme battery life worth sacrificing so many features and display qualities?

source: Padnews

via: Phone Arena

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