How This Cuff Can Help You Regain Control of Your Life

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To complement your Google Glass, Philly-based start-up Beacon & Lively has released the B&L Cuff, a bracelet that enables its wearer to receive and dismiss smartphone notifications right on her wrist.

The alerts, which illuminate an LED-powered light band embedded within each plated bronze cuff, can be customized to glow different colors (or vibrate!) depending on the caller or the type of message: text, email, and phone call. The end goal? Tech-enhanced jewelry that enables Sally McTextsalot to regain control of her life.

Available for pre-order on Kickstarter, the cuffs will retail around $225 and will be manufactured in Pa. And yes, a dude version is in the works. But would you wear it? Sound off in the comments.

· Philly-based wearable tech firm raising $120K for notification bracelet [Technically Philly]
· Beacon & Lively [Official Site]
· Beacon & Lively: Jewelry that Keeps You Connected [Kickstarter]