Cicret Smart Bracelet back from the dead?

Smart bracelet scam. But should I click to buy?

By Tomatosoup | TechSoup | 8 Aug 2020


I'm drawn to new gadgets, so when I saw this smart bracelet that appear in an in game advert I was compelled to find out more.

At first I was intrigued, a bracelet that protects an entire interactive  screen onto your arm?

So many questions? How can a device that small support the processing and connectivity? Even if it can, how many minutes battery life cannot deliver?

Then a few questions were answered, thus bracelet links to your phone, so it's 'just' a display and interface. Still that's impressive.

How much?

$20 US, wait, what?!

High-end Smart Bluetooth Bracelet

Time for a bit of digging. 

A quick search later, and here you see one of several reports on the Cicret Smart Bracelet, which was launched in late 2014.

Pocketlint report on Cicret Smart Bracelet

The founder later admitted the videos of the product were simulated.

Looks like a scam, recycling the images and video from 2014, and adding a countdown timer to apply pressure to get this 'bargain' technological marvel.

I'm still tempted, just to see what I get, if anything, when I order. Paying on a credit card will mean i have payer protection.

Could they really have made it and just have dropped the price for initial reviews?

What do you think, should I try a buy?

Let me know in the comments!

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