This project did not seek, in principle, be a product of mass consumption, but rather be oriented enterprise market, as a device that would allow workers to carry out their work in a much more efficient way. The idea is simple, worn on the wrist a connected device that allows us to access useful information quickly and even without using hands, thanks to the integrated voice recognition. And it seems that the proposal has been successful because crowfunding campaign initiated in 2014 has more than fulfilled the objectives of financing, with an initial target of 200.00 euros which has already been largely overcome. And according to His CEO, Gabe Grifoni, after completion of the crowdfunding campaign received numerous calls from hotels and stores that were interested in Rufus Cuff, a total of $ 800,000 in orders.
The Rufus Cuff, sporting a 3.2 inch touch screen, runs a full version of Android 4.4 KitKat, optimized to run on the wrist. Thanks to WiFi, it can be used as a jumbo smartwatch, or let you check and react to alerts from a paired phone just as you would if you had pulled it out of your pocket. Sadly, there is no SIM card slot. The specs are a bit on the meager side, however, so don’t expect the performance or image quality to match whatever is in your pocket. The screen is only 400 x 320 pixels, and the front-facing camera is a 640 x 480 resolution that could be found on first-generation Androids or a high-end dumbphone. Video calls will end up looking a bit grainy on both ends, but will be at least possible on the relatively large screen. A GPS, accelerometer, compass and gyroscope are all on board for fitness purposes, but a heart rate monitor is notably absent. The whole show is run by a Cortex A9 processor from Texas Instruments, alongside 1GB of RAM, an 1,175 mAh battery and 8, 16, 32 or 64GB of storage.
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