Alexandre Courtemanche
Lurker
Hello,
I'd like to create and sell a wearable device product. The wearable device would have bracelet-with-a-screen (watch) form factor (sort of like a Fitbit, pebble, Apple Watch, etc...). Specifically, this product would be used in convention-like situations, where they would we lent to people registered to an event and could be sent messages from the hosts about opportunities, contests, etc.
Ideally, I really don't want to go through the hell of making a new product (especially a wearable device, I've seen companies spend eye-watering amounts of money on wearable device projects). I am considering finding a Chinese manufacturer that already sells WearOS watches and just buy it from them and put my own Android application on it. How feasible is this? What are the concrete steps to going about this? Should I be taking the plane to China and start meeting manufacturers? What keywords should I be using when looking this up on Alibaba?
Thanks,
Alex
I'd like to create and sell a wearable device product. The wearable device would have bracelet-with-a-screen (watch) form factor (sort of like a Fitbit, pebble, Apple Watch, etc...). Specifically, this product would be used in convention-like situations, where they would we lent to people registered to an event and could be sent messages from the hosts about opportunities, contests, etc.
Ideally, I really don't want to go through the hell of making a new product (especially a wearable device, I've seen companies spend eye-watering amounts of money on wearable device projects). I am considering finding a Chinese manufacturer that already sells WearOS watches and just buy it from them and put my own Android application on it. How feasible is this? What are the concrete steps to going about this? Should I be taking the plane to China and start meeting manufacturers? What keywords should I be using when looking this up on Alibaba?
Thanks,
Alex