Remember the woman in the red dress from the first Matrix film? She appeared in one of Neo’s training sessions, and was captivating enough to distract the ‘chosen one’ for just a split second; enough for Morpheus to whip out a gun and point it at Neo, catching him unawares. The USD Passionata is the car-version of that woman.
Designed by Ugur Sahin, the USD Passionata embodies the classic beauty of the past along with the high precision styling of the present. A spiritual successor to the Ferrari Dino concept designed by Sahin back in 2008, the Passionata sports the classic Ferrari-style rear with the familiar circular taillights. The sides are incredibly retro-inspired too, with the bold use of curves that guide the eye and give the car its feminine quality. For that fatale-effect, however, the car comes with an Aston Martin-inspired front along with a deadly set of steely blue eyes, and finally topped off with a partially transparent hood that reveals the Passionata’s jaw-dropping V12 engine!
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A future where you never have to charge your devices is closer than you’d think. Matrix’s PowerWatch 2 doesn’t come with a charging dock like most traditional smartwatches… that’s only because you, the wearer, are the charging dock! PowerWatch 2 relies on Matrix’s state-of-the-art thermoelectricity harvesting technology that captures body heat (a form of wasted energy) and uses that very heat to power the watch. Since every human’s body produces different amounts of heat based on genetic makeup, physical activeness, and location, the PowerWatch 2 packs a solar panel underneath its display too, allowing it to power itself entirely on energy that’s present around us, but isn’t tapped into. This literally means the PowerWatch doesn’t need a battery or a charger, and can run forever as long as it’s on your wrist.
Debuted at CES this year, the company aims to showcase the potential of using body heat (a form of energy that’s usually lost) as a means to power consumer technology. However, while the technology is incredibly ground-breaking, it’s equally nascent… I mean, there’s only so much thermal energy a watch that’s sitting on your wrist can harvest, right? The PowerWatch doesn’t come choc-a-block with features, but rather models itself on a smartwatch/fitness-tracker hybrid. The watch comes with a color LCD display that displays a very Apple Watch-esque aggregation of data like the time, date, the number of steps you’ve walked, calories you’ve burnt, and even the amount of energy it’s harvested from you. It also comes with four button controls, packs an onboard GPS as well as active heart rate monitoring and basic sleep tracking, and is compatible with Apple HealthKit and Google Fit platforms. Oh, and the PowerWatch 2 is also water-resistant to 200 meters.
The PowerWatch’2 most selling feature remains the fact that it never (literally never) needs charging, and that it runs as long as you do. Powered entirely on a combination of body heat and solar energy, the watch may not be as feature-laden as the Apple Watch, or the Samsung Gear (only because they’re so processor-intensive and require so much battery power), but it certainly packs enough to quite literally make heads turn. Hey, you’re reading this article after that incredibly inviting title, aren’t you? The most interesting step would be for Matrix to patent and lend this technology to other companies. Imagine having a smartwatch like an Apple Watch that boasts of 2-3 extra hours of battery life thanks to thermal heat, or a smartphone that charges when it’s in your pocket, gathering thermal energy from your leg. I’d certainly enjoy living in that future…
Matrix Industries announced the extension of their PowerWatch 2 pre-order campaign for an additional 15-days. In the first 31 days the company raised $1.6m from 7,500 backers on crowd-funding...
Matrix Industries announced the extension of their PowerWatch 2 pre-order campaign for an additional 15-days. In the first 31 days the company raised $1.6m from 7,500 backers on crowd-funding...
Matrix Industries shows off the PowerWatch 2 at the CES 2019. The next generation of PowerWatch builds upon the proprietary thermoelectric technology from PowerWatch and PowerWatch X, and adds an...