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WanderBand

Privacy-first BLE wearable — health data to WanderNode Hub only, never to Apple/Google/Fitbit clouds. Home presence detection without surveillance.

Health & Wellness
ReplacesApple Watch (iCloud sync) / Fitbit (Google-owned) / Garmin (Garmin Connect cloud)
Open-source baseInfiniTime (MIT) / nRF52840

About

Apple Watch syncs to iCloud. Fitbit is owned by Google. Garmin sends to Garmin Connect cloud. WanderBand pairs via BLE only — no WiFi chip, no cellular, no GPS. Health data syncs to WanderNode Hub when in range; stores 7 days on-device when out of range. Home presence detection: WanderHub knows you're home without recording where in your home you are. InfiniTime firmware base (MIT, PineTime-native), Gadgetbridge compatible. Long-press SOS sends silent alert to WanderAssist trusted contacts via WanderNode Hub.

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Features

  • BLE-only, no WiFi: architecture prevents cloud upload — physics, not policy
  • InfiniTime firmware base (MIT license): open, auditable, Gadgetbridge-compatible
  • 7+ day battery: 180mAh LiPo, ~0.9mA average draw — charge weekly not daily
  • Home presence detection: 'home/away' binary only — no room-level tracking, no stored log
  • Health metrics: heart rate (optical PPG), HRV, step count, sleep detection — WanderNode Hub only
  • Haptic alerts: WanderRx medication reminders, WanderPill dose ready, WanderOS check-ins — silent
  • Long-press SOS: 3 seconds → silent alert to trusted contacts via WanderNode Hub
  • Privacy mode: single button pauses presence detection — no automation triggers while active
  • WanderPill BLE integration: dispenser triggers band haptic when dose is ready
  • COGS ~$30-40 at volume, retail target $49-69 — below Fitbit Inspire 3 at $99
Hand-assembled

Built by supported employment workers — people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and physical disabilities — through WWP's fulfillment program. Every product ships with a Built By card. Competitive wage, never 14(c) subminimum.

Repair & refurb

Send it back. Prepaid label. Component-level repair, module upgrades, firmware updates. 7-year spare parts guarantee. Donate on return — refurbished hardware goes to shelter and community partners. GPL firmware: the device works even if WanderVerse shuts down.

No hardware subscription — ever

BMW charged $18/mo for heated seats already in your car. GM locked remote start. Eero charges for VPN on hardware that could run it free. We don't do that. You bought it, you own it — every feature works forever, no subscription required. WanderAssist ($9/mo optional) is a convenience layer, never a gate. Safety features are never paywalled.

Pro & Lux tiers — coming

Every WanderVerse hardware product will offer Pro and Lux finish tiers — premium materials and handcrafted finishes by WanderVerse Artisans: supported employment workers with artistic skills. Each Lux unit ships with a Finished By card. Lux revenue cross-subsidizes nonprofit pricing.

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