Zomato founder and Eternal chief Deepinder Goyal has opened the pre-orders for Temple, a new wearable health device. Goyal says that the Temple is now ready to ship for the first 100 customers who can pre-order the device.
On X, Deepinder Goyal started the post with “Hello world,” likely a reference to a phrase that almost every programmer writes when they learn a new programming language. He added, “We’re now inviting athletes, scientists, founders, doctors, creators, and individuals who care deeply about their physical and cognitive health to be the founding users of Temple.”
But what is the Temple? And what does it do? Here are all the details.
What is Temple?
The Temple was first spotted last year when Goyal was seen wearing a small golden bean-shaped device near his right eyebrow. Last month, Olympic medalist PV Sindhu was seen wearing the Temple during the Uber Cup.
The Temple is a wearable health device that is being developed by Continue Research. Goyal has invested $25 million of his own funds in this research. According to the Zomato founder, the Temple is a wearable for “elite performance athletes” that measures metrics that no other wearable currently tracks, with a high level of precision.
How to pre-order Temple?
Those who are interested in getting the Temple can pre-order via the official website. Users need to share their contact details including their social media angle, and a note on what they expect from the device.
Goyal states that his team “will get in touch with the selected few who we think will provide us the most critical feedback, and help us shape Temple’s future” The selected individuals will also get “a chance to invest in the next round of funding for Temple.”
How does Temple work?
The Temple is said to have grown out of research that required an experimental system to calculate brain flow accurately, in real time, and continuously. The device is claimed to be able to test whether long-term changes in brain blood flow could accelerate ageing.
Deepinder Goyal has previously stated that brain flow is accepted as a biomarker for ageing, longevity, and cognition, and that the device could still be useful even if his gravity hypothesis turned out to be wrong.
Do note that experts have called out Temple in the past, stating that the device was “scientifically unsupported.”
Previously, Deepinder Goyal found himself under scrutiny after he opened applications for engineers to work on Temple. At the time, the Zomato founder had stated that applicants should have body fat under 16 per cent for men and 26 per cent for women. Those who did not meet the threshold could still apply, but would remain on probation until they got there within three months.
