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TL;DR Launched today on Kickstarter, the Jaye Band is a minimalist wearable designed to filter notifications.
Unlike traditional smartwatches, it skips health sensors, fitness tracking, and apps, instead prioritizing a distraction-free experience.
The band’s Kickstarter campaign opened with early bird pricing of $129 and a planned retail price of $249.
While most wearables add more features to users’ wrists every year, the new Jaye Band offers a different experience. Launched today on Kickstarter, the minimalist wristband is designed to help users stay reachable while quieting the distractions of a smartphone. The device acts as a filter, surfacing only the calls, messages, and selected alerts a user deems worthwhile.
The Jaye Band pairs with Android and iOS devices over Bluetooth, then lets users choose exactly which contacts and apps can trigger notifications. Its companion app also allows wearers to set schedules that limit alerts to specific times of day.
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The hardware is intentionally understated. Measuring just 38mm long, 14.5mm wide, and 7mm thick, the Jaye Band is designed to be as unobtrusive as possible. A small OLED display sits on the inside of the wrist rather than the top, making notifications visible to the wearer without drawing attention. The company also plans to offer interchangeable bands. Jaye says the device is designed to last several days on a charge, though final battery estimates will likely depend on production hardware.
What’s most notable about the band, however, is everything it leaves out. There are no biometric sensors, step counts, or third-party app library, and no heart rate tracking or workout stats. It won’t measure your recovery score, analyze your sleep stages, or tell you how active you’ve been.
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