Head-Mounted Health Tracker Opens Pre-Orders at $1,000
Temple's composite health score is announced, not shipping, with accuracy data so far limited to one manufacturer study.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Consumer Electronics
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Temple, a wearable health tracker attached to the side of the head, opened worldwide pre-orders on November 1, 2026, at about $1,000 in the US, 85,000 rupees in India, and €900 in Europe. The device is announced and not yet shipping; devices are made to order and expected to ship within three months.
Why it matters
Temple aims to express the wearer's overall health as a single numerical score, combining heart rate, sleep, step, calorie and recovery data. Its maker, backed by Indian entrepreneur Deepinder Goyal, is betting that a head-mounted sensor measuring blood flow to the brain can offer a different vantage point than wrist-worn trackers.
The only performance figure published is an internal manufacturer study of 43 participants, which reported an average heart rate deviation of 1.18 beats per minute during treadmill exercise. That result comes from the manufacturer's own testing and covers only one activity, so it does not establish accuracy across the full range of features the device offers.
The players
Temple
A wearable health tracker built around a head-mounted sensor that measures blood flow to the brain and produces a composite health score.
Deepinder Goyal
Indian entrepreneur who backs Temple.
The details
Temple attaches to the side of the head using disposable adhesive pads, each designed to last two to three days, and measures blood flow to the brain. The device layers heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, step counting, and calorie and recovery analysis into one composite score. Replacement pads are included in the purchase price for life, which makes the recurring cost of the adhesive a built-in part of ownership rather than an add-on.
Timeline
Pre-orders opened worldwide on November 1, 2026.
Made-to-order devices are expected to ship within three months.
The Tech Race
Temple enters a consumer wearables market where wrist-worn trackers have set the form factor and metric expectations. Its head-mounted, adhesive-based approach and single composite score differ from that established category, though the source offers no competitor comparison.
Buyers can pre-order Temple now at about $1,000 in the US, 85,000 rupees in India, or €900 in Europe, with devices made to order and expected to ship within three months. Each adhesive pad lasts two to three days, and replacement pads are included in the purchase price for life.
The takeaway
Watch for independent accuracy testing that covers activities beyond treadmill exercise, since the only published figure comes from the manufacturer's own study. The first shipments, expected within three months of pre-order, will show whether the product reaches buyers on that timeline.
Further reading
For more on the devices shaping this market, see our Consumer Electronics coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Notebookcheck.
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