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Dev tools · August 17, 2026

NextBand

NextBand: Exploring the Next Generation of Wearable Devices

What it does

NextBand is an open‑source project for next‑generation smart wearable devices, exploring new wearable interaction solutions that integrate health sensing, voice interaction and AI agents. Through a band or watch form factor, it can connect sensors such as heart-rate and blood-oxygen monitors to cloud-based AI agents, enabling the device to sense the user's state, understand their intent, and perform actions on their behalf.

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