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MyKronoz picks up backing for hybrid smartwatch
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Wearables player MyKronoz raised almost $4 million on Kickstarter to help fund its ZeTime smartwatch, which it describes as the first hybrid watch “combining mechanical hands with a full round colour touchscreen”.

The company said ZeTime uses “groundbreaking technology to enable a hole to be cut in the centre of a round TFT colour display, allowing mechanical watch hands to pass through”. This blends the design of a standard watch with smartwatch features, “at an accessible price”.

ZeWatch is currently available on Kickstarter for $139: it will be available for retail by September 2017, priced from $200.