The Neptune Duo is an oddly interesting gadget combo

As companies continue to search for ways to make smartwatches as essential to people as smartphones, Neptune has found its own solution with the Neptune Duo. As the name implies, the Duo is made up of two separate devices: a hefty wristband that contains all of the hardware you’d normally find in a smartphones and a 5-inch screen that is pretty much nothing but a display that wirelessly connects to the wristband. It’s definitely an interesting concept, although its usefulness is questionable. 

The folks behind the giant and retro (but not quite useful) Neptune Pine smartwatch are back — and this time they’re aiming to flip technology paradigms. Their new product, the Neptune Duo, is made up of two familiar looking devices that don’t work the way you’d expect. The Neptune Hub is a chunky wristband that actually houses all of the technology you’d normally find in a smartphone, and it’s accompanied by the Neptune Pocket, a 5-inch screen that just serves as a wireless dummy display for the Hub. The idea, according its 20-year-old creator Simon Tian, is to evolve our relationship with wearables by putting your primary device on your wrist. The only problem? Tian still isn’t quite clear on why, exactly, you’d want to do that. After raising more than $800,000 on Kickstarter for the original Neptune Pine, Tian and his small team likely felt emboldened to push boundaries even further with their next project.