With Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp and Snapchat’s own multi-billion dollar valuation, messaging apps have been some of 2014’s biggest technology stories. Aside from smartphones, however, there hasn’t been much in the way of new messaging hardware, and that’s something that OnBeep wants to change, according to The Verge.
The San Francisco-based startup is mixing things up with a new wearable device called Onyx. This nifty-looking, $99.99 device is supposed to be clipped on to your clothing and allows for real-time voice communication with another person, or even a group of people, that’re also wearing an Onyx, simply press the button and begin talking.
The Onyx connects to your smartphone, iOS or Android, via Bluetooth and will work so long as your smartphone is connected to a network. The device’s battery lasts for twelve hours during heavy usage. The Onyx’s companion app allows users to manage who’s in a particular group, look up on a map where each group member is, and figure out who’s speaking.
“We’ve come up with a design that works for all kinds of people and all kinds of fabrics and that is friendly,” said Jesse Robbins, the founder and chief executive of OnBeep, as quoted by Venture Beat. “It’s easy to use. It just works. There’s not a whole lot to the app. There’s a lot of complexity underneath in order to make that happen.”
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