Kickstarter Campaign now live, head on over and grab yours today.

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It has finally been announced, the very first crowdsourcing campaign for a truly modular device the Blocks modular smartwatch will ignite on October 13 2015! I am really excited to see what the team over a Blocks Wearables has been working on, and so should you.

The Blocks Modular Smartwatch along with other revolutionary modular devices aims to kick-start a new era of modular tech! These devices are tailor made to suit not only their designers, programmers and developers, but for the very first time YOU, the consumer.

You can easily call the Blocks Modular smartwatch the perfect smartwatch and that is exactly what it becomes. With Blocks Modular Smartwatch, it is not about making a device for the masses, but rather masses of options to make a single device perfect for you.

It’s obvious that I am kind of excited to see this product being released, because it sure is a milestone for consumer devices. I know that a few devices have been released which were marketed as “modular,” but certainly not by my definition. Modular should automatically mean awesome, tons of options and completely revolutionary.

Blocks Kickstarter campaign will commence exactly a week from now, next Tuesday, at 9am PT (San Francisco) / 5pm BST (London). I am not sure how long the Kickstarter campaign will run, but the Blocks Modular Smartwatch will ship in May of 2016, 7 months after the campaign launches.

Wasn’t that one sweet intro video? I really hope the device lives up to the hype!

Here are some FAQs for the campaign:

What can I buy during the crowdfounding campaign?

Every smartwatch will need to have a core: a display that embeds a processor, a motion sensor and Bluetooth. The core forms a device comparable to other smartwatches and will support all main features, such as reading notifications, text messages, emails and calendar alerts from your paired smartphone or track your sleep and activity.In the crowdfunding campaign, you will be able to buy the core with a circular display and any number of the following modules:- Extra battery block

– Heart rate block

– Location block (GPS)

– Contactless payments block (NFC)

In the future we plan to produce and release many other modules. The beauty of BLOCKS is that it is an open platform: private companies, researchers and a community of developers are working on creating new modules that you will be able to upgrade to in the future.

Every smartwatch will need to have a core: a display that embeds a processor, a motion sensor and Bluetooth. The core forms a device comparable to other smartwatches and will support all main features, such as reading notifications, text messages, emails and calendar alerts from your paired smartphone or track your sleep and activity.In the crowdfunding campaign, you will be able to buy the core with a circular display and any number of the following modules:- Extra battery block – Heart rate block – Location block (GPS) – Contactless payments block (NFC) In the future we plan to produce and release many other modules. The beauty of BLOCKS is that it is an open platform: private companies, researchers and a community of developers are working on creating new modules that you will be able to upgrade to in the future. How durable is the watch?

The casings are made from hiqh quality durable plastic with premium feel and the pins that connect the modules together are metallic. The device is being designed to survive daily usage and is being tested for scenarios involving drops, sudden impacts and scratches.

The casings are made from hiqh quality durable plastic with premium feel and the pins that connect the modules together are metallic. The device is being designed to survive daily usage and is being tested for scenarios involving drops, sudden impacts and scratches. What is BLOCKS doing to accommodate smaller wrist sizes?

BLOCKS has spent months refining the design to get the perfect size of a smartwatch that would fit comfortably on any wrist. We’re working on multiple sizes of the modules and optimizing them with the help of an adjustable clasp. This ensures that there is a combination of modules that fits all wrists. The wrist sizes will be clearly defined by the time we launch.

So that is it for now, Blocks promises to release demo videos of the device before the campaign launches so stay tuned for updates.