14 DAY TRIAL // We all have different accounts on different websites we seldom use, but when the need strikes, it’s really nerve-wrecking to have to squeeze your brain trying to remember your secret combination.
Given the need for more and more complex passwords to help safeguard our private data, maintaining more than one account can become a total drag. But the next Kickstarter project wants you to stop worrying about remembering long and complex streams of letters and numbers.
The Everykey will help you gain access to your accounts
The Everykey looks like a simple bracelet that can be worn around your wrist, but the idea behind it has a pretty big potential.
The bracelet uses Bluetooth connectivity to help you access accounts on devices, without you actually having to input the password. So, basically, the Everykey can be thought of as a library for your passwords. One which you wear on your wrist every day.
So you can be logged into your computer or smartphone and you can automatically access your accounts on those gadgets without the extra fuss. When you’re standing at a certain distance from the device, the band will go into lock-down so other people don’t have access to the gadget you're using.
What if your band gets stolen? Well, once you’re done using it, the Everykey can be disabled via the Internet and you can leave it at home, so you don’t have to worry about losing your information.
Everykey can be used to unlock Android smartphones and Mac / Windows PCs or to log in to websites using Chrome.
Everykey works with real physical locks too
If you still don’t find this wristband impressive enough, we should point out that the Everykey can be used to unlock actual physical locks, but it goes without mention that these should be Bluetooth-enabled.
Users of the band will be able to customize their wearable, which bundles a battery that can support a life cycle of up to 30 days. The device is water resistant but not waterproof, so it should be handled with care in the vicinity of water.
While the concept of a wearable storing part of your identity is not new, as you might remember the Nymi band that used your unique heartbeat pattern to tell you apart from the rest of the crowd, the Everykey does bring to the table an easier way of doing things.
Until November 30, Everykey is gathering up funds on Kickstarter that will help push the band into mass production, and if you want to help, you can go ahead and pre-order one of these wearables for $50 / €40.
When it goes on sale, the band will be up for grabs for $100 / €78 a pop. If all goes well, the first smartbands will start shipping out in March 2015.
