Despite advancements in the world of mobile technology, plenty of users still struggle with one issue: privacy. We can send messages much more quickly and easily than ever before—but that doesn’t stop the person next to us on the bus from reading our texts and emails before we finish them. TIPTALK wants to heighten the sense of privacy users have when communicated with digital devices. The team especially keeps the daily commute in mind—the times when users really don’t want strangers eavesdropping on conversations.
Basically, TIPTALK allows for a new way to communicate. The strap looks like your average one from the outside—and it can work with any existing device that fits.
Using Bluetooth technology, the team is creating a process that allows TIPTALK to vibrate when users receive a call. The sound of the call is then transmitted through the user’s fingertips. Once a user puts their fingertip to their ear, they can hear the sounds coming through.
This functionality also extends to other purposes. Users can have text messages read to them; they can also sync the device with an app that can track the number of steps the user has taken.
Designed to look like something as simple as a strap, TIPTALK doesn’t change the way we wear our devices in any extreme way. The team proves that sometimes just taking an ordinary, common design and merging it with the right technology can result in a unique tool.
This article was written by Eva Recinos from PSFK and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.
