Microsoft introduced Microsoft Band: fitness tracker + smart watches

Redmonsky giant is not so frequently releases new gadgets. Therefore официальный announcement of the new device from Microsoft - this whole event. At this time we are talking about an advanced fitness tracker. The device was called Microsoft Band, and developers devaysa seems really tried.

Features Microsoft Band

The tracker is equipped with 10 different sensors at once, as well as 1, 4 inch display. The developers claim that the offline Microsoft Band can work up to 2 days. Battery capacity - 200 mAh.

Display mounted on the device, touch. Diagonal - 1, 4 inches, resolution - 320 x 106 pixels.



Microsoft Band and equipped with a microphone, so that the bracelet can work with Cortana, an analogue of Siri from Microsoft.

Microsoft Band allows to estimate the number of steps you've walked, calories burned, distance traveled. There is an optical sensor for determining the heart rate. And another interesting feature - it's assessment of the level of stress a person. The developers have provided and module GPS.

Also fitness function, the new device can be used as smart watches. Subject pairing with a smartphone (Microsoft Phone, Android, iOS) to display Microsoft Band will display a notification of incoming phone calls, messages (including e-mail and messages from social networks, upcoming events).

Inside - a lot of interesting things:



It is worth noting that the new fitness tracker - just the beginning of an extensive program of Microsoft Health, whose purpose - to provide the user the opportunity to round the clock monitoring of the state of the organism and evaluation activity. The corporation will allow to connect to the service Microsoft Health Trackers and other manufacturers.

Now the corporation has entered into a partnership with Gold's Gym, MyFitnessPal, RunKeeper, MapMyFitness, and Jawbone.



Price

The Corporation plans to sell Microsoft Band at a price of $ 200. This is slightly more than the price of ordinary fitness tracker , but Microsoft Band, as far as we can understand more functional gadget than Most fitness tracker and smart watches.

Source: geektimes.ru/company/medgadgets/blog/240821/