On Dec. 18, 2015, Central South University of China released a smart watch called TiWatch. Designed with transparence computing, TiWatch has a long battery life, functional expansibility and strong security features. It supports all major mobile phone systems like iOS and Android.

The TiWatch adopts the Transparent Intelligent Terminal Operating System (TiOS), which was developed by CSU. For codes and statistics that have been executed, TiWatch users can choose either “discard” or “cache” so that the watch can run high-speed software with limited internal memory and a low power consumption processor.

There is a service system among TiWatch, TiWatch Store and TiCloud. TiWatch can be installed in smart phones in the form of an app, and users can choose any software they wish to use. TiWatch provides a safety mode and cache mode for running all the apps. When utilizing apps require high security, like online payment, TiWatch operates together with a smart phone so as to avoid security issues if the watch or mobile phone were to be lost.

TiWatch has already applied for 15 patents. The research group at CSU is now working on applying their core results to other wearable smart devices like medical treatment tools.

According to research team members, the TiWatch has already been put into production and will soon be available for purchase. Its price is cheaper than other similar smart watches.