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Imagine having a device that knows when you wake up that can automatically start your coffee maker or knows you’re close to home and bumps up the thermostat. And what if that same device could tell you how much time you spent, standing, sitting or walking? Well, that technology is here. And we sat down with the brilliant minds behind Kiwi.
This little device packs a punch and it was developed by five Canadian university graduates. Technology that allows you to track exercise or find the name of that mystery tune isn’t new. But it typically requires many different gadgets. McMaster grad Ashley Beattie says the Kiwi is different because its a one stop shop: “So its something that you would integrate into your lifestyle. There are gonna be situation in your life when you’re gonna wanna have a tech device that make life more seamless a little more in the moment.”
The guys behind Kiwi met 8 months ago and decided on the spot to start a company. They now work here full-time and believe their technology is heads above the competition.
Zaki Patel: We’ve had the right team, the right vision and the right time. As you know, wearable tech is very hard space. When we started 6 months ago, this was not necessarily the case.
In September Kiwi won the “Disruptor of the Year Award” in San Francisco, which recognizes a technology that changes the industry. The Kiwi will debut this summer and the men behind it have high expectations.
“The sky is the limit, its about as big as your imagination. Our vision and our mission is to use wearable technology to help people live happier and healthier lives.”
The Kiwi is a tracker for your life. You can program it to do many things, using gestures and voice commands.
It rolls out in July and the price point is $150. But right now on pre-order on their website, it’s $99. The developers all left their jobs and are self funded, they hope to be profitable by the end of 2014. Their webiste is www.kiwiwearables.com