It was always strange to see people talk into their Apple Watch after cellular connections were added to the feature set. But thanks to the Silicon Valley start-up Wristcam, the Inspector Gadget memes will without a doubt start piling up. Wristcam say they are giving the Apple Watch the one feature it hasn’t got: vision. It has two cameras built in a bulging watch strap; the strap and the two–camera housing are together only 35g, so not too much extra weight to carry around. The 44mm Apple Watch 6 is 47.1g, 82g altogether, so not really a problem. Wristcam connects via Bluetooth and is charged independently, so it won’t drain your batteries. It also syncs with your iPhone, meaning all your footage is stored in your iPhone gallery. Image credit: Wristcam How good are Wristcam’s cameras? Ideal for FaceTiming, or taking selfies, the cameras are arranged in a way to easily navigate between looking out or forward, depending on how you turn your wrist. Not sure how long you will be able to hold your wrist straight without getting some kind of RSI aches but in the age of Snapchat and TikTok attention spans are in Wristcam’s favor. I think you’ll have to manage expectations with the quality of the video and just enjoy the experience. Both cameras offer HD quality but default to 720p, which in my day was called ‘super SD’. The outward-facing camera has an 8-megapixel sensor with the self-facing one a 2-megapixel spec. All photos and...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 7 July, 2021