Bellamy was born, the smartwatch for shoppers – Intelligonews

It will be an object must for shoppers. Will, in fact, to make payments worldwide bringing it closer to a crate. This is the new analog clock born of a partnership between Swatch and Visa and Swatch chiamarà Bellamy in tribute to the writer Edward Bellamy, who in 1888 published the novel Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 in which first assumed replacing cash with credit cards.

The announcement came from Swatch, in the wake of Apple Watch and other smartwatch equipped with NFC (Near Field Communication), but the project will be presented in 2016. The new watch will It equipped with the NFC chip to allow even users who do not like the modern smartwatch to make payments using the e-payment. In fact Bellamy looks like a classic Swiss watch company, plastic, various colors and with the only distinctive feature of the chip and will go on sale starting in the early months of 2016 at a price of $ 90 in China while it is not known the list in the other countries involved.

Unlike smartwatch, the clock does not have internet connection, display or touch sensors, but will work as a prepaid card to make purchases. At first the service of payment via NFC Swatch will be available only for customers Visa residents in America, Switzerland and Brazil and will be expanded later in Europe. This collaboration thus opens new scenarios: traditional watches that can also be used for payment via Pos, without having to remove the credit card from his wallet. A new feature that we must see if it will be appreciated by users, accustomed to use other payment methods.