will.i.am Unveils the Future of Wearable Devices

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Radio Facts: Radio Facts: iampulsMusician, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and Founder of i.am+โ„ข will.i.am unveiled his new smartband wearable device, i.amPULS, at the i.am+ keynote presentation during Dreamforce 2014.

The industry-first PULS wearable is untethered and has the ability to make/receive calls and operates independently of any smartphone, whereas most wearables use Bluetooth and require close proximity to a smartphone.

In an interactive showcase that featured music, video, imagery, poetry, and a fashion runway show, will.i.am demonstrated the i.amPULS smartband is truly the industryโ€™s first standalone communications device.

A host of CEOs and industry icons in the worlds of fashion, entertainment, technology and enterprise joined will.i.am on stage to lend their support including:

Jeff Bradley โ€“ AT&T
Nina Bibby โ€“ O2
Jack Dangermond โ€“ ESRI
Ankur Jain โ€“ Humin
Paul Ricci โ€“ Nuance
Marc Benioff โ€“ Salesforce
Yuval Mor โ€“ Beyond Verbal
Andrรฉ Leon Talley โ€“ Former American editor-at-large for Vogue magazine
DB (Dondriall Brooks) โ€“ Donamatrix
Cynthia Erenas, AP student, i.am College Track after-school tutoring program Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles, CA
โ€œi.amPULS represents digital freedom, individuality, intelligence and the intersection where fashion and technical innovation meet,โ€ said will.i.am. โ€œIโ€™m honored to share my vision for the PULS with this global audience.โ€

PULS features an intelligent personal assistant โ€œAneedAโ€ powered by Nuance Communications. Developed with a โ€œvoice first, touch secondโ€ functionality, AneedA is an intuitive personal assistant that takes dictation for texts and emails, plays music, posts to social media, queues maps and a fitness app, schedules appointments, make calls, and more.

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