Deepinder Goyal’s Temple Launch: Pre-orders open at Rs 85,000; site crashes under heavy demand

Pre-orders for Temple, an Rs 85,000 wearable from Deepinder Goyal’s Eternal that tracks cerebral blood flow and mental strain, officially opened today in India. While questions have been raised over its relevance in the health tracking segment, it seems that the fitness enthusiast crowd with deeper pockets wanted to experience the gadget first hand, and hence, within minutes of launch, heavy traffic briefly brought down the company’s booking portal.

Is that a sign that India’s tech elite might be ready to move past the traditional smartwatch? Nonetheless, Temple is off to a roaring start and here’s a quick summary of everything you need to know about this “head-worn” wearable device.