The Smartphone Watch Made By Italy

His name is “I’m Watch "and is the first smartphone wrist (also works with a clock) designed and manufactured in Italy, with the help of Chinese technology. Ennio Doris, the owner of Banca Mediolanum, has funded the project was born from the idea of Manuel Zanell e Massimiliano Bertolini , detecting even the half of the capital of the company, I'm Watch. The smart watch is wristwatch syncs with iPhone or other smartphones that use the technology Android.

By the clock and can receive and make phone calls, see the text messages, receive email notifications, Facebook or Twitter , check the weather and of course show time. The start-up, which went live only a year and a half ago, is targeting to have a balanced budget at year end, after losing about 300 thousand euros in 2011. "I decided to support the initiative of two young Italian talents because I believe in - says Doris - I am convinced that in Veneto is being born a Silicon Valley Italian".

The smart watch was completely designed in Italy by Zanella, engineer, and Bertolini, architect. "Zanella joined Mediolanum as family banker - said Doris - and boasted excellent results with which it is highlighted. Only after I explained that he did everything I could to learn and present their inventions. I was impressed by so much ability and conviction and it was impossible to say no. To Watch Zanella I'm with another friend and Bertolini came to me with a simple request for funding of an idea, but with the object in his hand. "

An object that has already been very successful in the world of technology, given that the orders received in recent months, after the presentation in Las Vegas, were about 20 thousand, without the smart watch was still around (the first deliveries started in fact the last few days) and saw that the clock is also finished in the video of Craig David.

The technology board clock is made in China; the display is Philips, while the strap and accessories are Italian (products in Cadore and Veneto). Watch I'm, however, is assembled in Italy and therefore is a product Made in Italy. "Before we had the idea, that we decided to create a watch that had the features of a smartphone - explains Zanella - so we started with the design and then we worked to find the technology. The main difficulty, of course, was that to reduce the size of the technology to smart watch ".

Watch I'm the inventor is a technological and cultural revolution. "Technology as it is the first device of its kind in the world - has yet explained Zanella - cultural as it revives the concept of a clock." Watch I'm will be sold through the online channel, through the traditional distribution and frachinsing. "We have already signed agreements with 60 distributors in the world," announces Zanella. "There is great enthusiasm for the smartwatch - Doris adds - we have already received over 1,200 requests from people who have proposed to develop applications for the device." The basic model costs 349 euros'm Watch, but they have already made prototypes in gold by 15 thousand euros.

Smart Clock is not the first successful invention of Zanella. The engineer, 36 years, created in 2007 Zeromobile, the top global player in mobile Italy, aimed at reducing roaming charges.