I preface

After a period of blowout development, the wearable device market gradually returns to calm. Some manufacturers that survive in the brutal market competition have strictly controlled their cost channels and adopted the strategy of low price; Others try to create unique selling points by taking advantage of differentiated functions and experiences. This time, Lei Feng provided Imo+charity bracelet is such a product with unique selling points. As long as users of this bracelet walk a thousand steps, the manufacturer will donate one yuan. I believe that this way can impress many sports people who love public welfare.

II Unpacking

The packaging of imo+bracelet adopts the common design at present. The simple and generous small square box packaging is not unique, but it is also of solid workmanship. The Slogan printed on the package, "Born for Love" and "The best is like water, never ending", seems to show the uniqueness of this bracelet. Compared with many bracelets with diversified functions, Imo+bracelets pay more attention to public welfare undertakings.

A small surprise in the product package is that, Imo+bracelet comes with a small amount of nutrient soil and seeds. After opening the package, users can directly use the waste packaging box to plant plants in it, which reduces more waste to a certain extent. This practice reminds me of the Korean MP3 manufacturer Iodi, whose MP3 packaging boxes can often be used for other purposes, such as serving as pencil boxes. Turning unused packaging boxes into treasure can also be regarded as an important manifestation of the manufacturers' enthusiasm for environmental protection.

III Hardware

The imo+bracelet adopts the common split design at present, and the wrist strap and the bracelet body can be disassembled and combined freely. The shell of the bracelet is made of all metal materials, and its workmanship is above the middle level among products at the same price. It is excellent in color matching design and metal texture. and The size of imo+bracelet is also small. Compared with the familiar Xiaomi bracelet, it is a circle smaller. According to official data, the three dimensions of the bracelet body are 35.4 * 17.5 * 8 (mm ）With a weight of 6.8g, it feels very light when worn.

The wrist strap of imo+bracelet is made of skin like material, and the inner surface is threaded, which effectively increases the friction and makes it more comfortable to wear. The bayonet is made of alloy material, and the alloy buckle is also printed with imo+LOGO. At present, the whole bracelet is very durable.

The author would like to focus on Connection mode of imo+bracelet. The imo+bracelet is not like the common bracelet, which directly clips the bracelet body to the rubber wrist strap, but instead clips the bracelet body to a hard metal track extended from the wrist strap. This design can effectively improve the tightness of the bracelet, but it will also lead to wear of the bracelet body, and greatly improve the difficulty of combining the wrist strap and the bracelet body. It can be said that this is a design with mixed reputation, but considering that users will hardly disassemble and assemble the bracelet in the process of daily use, even charging does not need to disassemble the bracelet body. Think carefully about the fact that this design is acceptable.

There is a touch button on the front of the imo+bracelet body. When you touch it, you will get light feedback. Different color light combinations mean different prompt messages. The metal contacts on the back of the bracelet body tell us that the charging mode of this bracelet is very simple, just put the charging connector on the bracelet.

Another point needs to be criticized, When wearing imo+bracelet, part of the tail will protrude, which is not beautiful enough. Here is a live shot for everyone to feel. It is hoped that the manufacturer can design a new way of wearing during the subsequent product development.

IV Software

The software experience is the point that the author thinks imo+bracelet should be enhanced and improved most. Imo+bracelet This app, called "Charity", can't be called the supporting app of imo+bracelet to some extent. In other words, the imo+bracelet is more like the supporting hardware of this APP. Why do you say that? Because even if the app is not connected to the bracelet, it can count the steps and realize the donation function in the app only by virtue of the built-in gravity sensor and GPS module. Many essential functions of the bracelet are deeply hidden in the app, such as sleep information recording. I guess Many users of imo+bracelets used to be active users of "charity".

In order to facilitate reading, the author will Imo+bracelet The software section is divided into "Basic Functions" and "Steps Donation"

1. Basic functions

The home page of Goodwill APP provides information such as steps of the day, converted heat, converted CO2 emission reduction, time-based sports information, and total donation amount. Unfortunately, The imo+bracelet does not support the recognition of specific movements, but only supports the recording of steps.

The location of sleep information is relatively hidden. You need to query in "My" - "My imo+" - "Yesterday's sleep", and sleep information can only view yesterday's information. The previous sleep information cannot be found. I hope the manufacturer can improve in the subsequent firmware upgrade.

As for the common daily tasks, alarm clock and other functions of other bracelets, imo+bracelets also have them. Since you are familiar with these functions, I will not repeat them here.

Finally, a small bug, the firmware upgrade function of imo+bracelet can be clicked even if there is no new version, but whether there will be a reminder when there is a new version upgrade is still unknown to the author due to the trial time. Upgrading the firmware will delete all the data in the imo+bracelet, which should be regarded as a design defect. Including the alarm clock time, the content of sleep information should be stored on the user's mobile phone at least, and it is better to back up once in the cloud. Synchronize as much information as possible to the cloud, which can better meet the needs of users and improve the convenience of operations.

2. Donation function

It is believed that many users who buy imo+bracelets go for the selling point of "steps can be donated". Through the author's personal experience, people who are enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings will not be disappointed to choose this bracelet. The powerful donation function in the charity app is absolutely satisfying.

Every user who has just joined the charity family will select the version he wants to join in the guidance interface. This version is similar to the QQ group. By selecting different versions, he can donate to different public welfare undertakings.

In the process of walking, sometimes a treasure chest will appear randomly, and you can donate a certain amount when you open the treasure chest.

After accumulating a certain number of steps, you can donate one yuan for public welfare every 1000 steps. After donation, you will get a certificate.

Some public welfare projects cannot be donated in steps due to limited versions and team membership. Of course, in the charity app, there is also a project called "E charity" that can directly donate public welfare projects in RMB.

V summary

Today's wearable device market is not the world that belonged to Geeks two years ago. In this field, manufacturers who control the industrial chain can squeeze all small manufacturers who want to enter this market in terms of cost control. Through this imo+bracelet, the author found a new segment of wearable devices. Although imo+bracelet has some minor problems such as poor software experience, I believe that such a product focusing on "public welfare" will find its own market.