Sony Citizen Builds a Modular Watch

Sony is struggling in the field of smart wear. After launching several smart wearables, there is no hot sale. Perhaps it is time for Sony to look for ideas. Yesterday, Sony and its own crowdfunding platform, First Flight, released a smart watch developed jointly with Citizen, called Wena Wrist, which is divided into black sports and silver models. More interestingly, the Wena Wrist dial is a traditional watch, and the smart module is placed inside the strap.

From the outside, Weena Wrist is no different from a traditional watch, but in terms of functionality, it can do most of what smart wear can do, and it is implemented with a strap. It is compatible with Japan's Felica-standard NFC mobile payment function. In addition, notifications can be displayed via vibration and LED indicators on the strap, as well as motion tracking.

If the user needs to upgrade the function of the watch in the future, the direct replacement of the watch band can be achieved. Unfortunately, the watch currently only supports iOS clients, Android users including Sony's own mobile phone users must wait.

It is reported that Wena Wrist has black sport version and silver version, both sizes are 42mm, priced at 3672 yuan and 1830 yuan respectively. In terms of life, the black version of the watch can work for 5 years in a row, and silver for 3 years. The strap with smart module lasts only about a week.