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Nokia owned Withings unveiled its latest wristwatch of the monitoring activity, the HR steel. It offers users a fitness tracking, heart rate monitor, and smartphone notifications - all in a stylish metal design with a lifetime of the battery 25 days. And yes, it tells time, too. The steel will be on sale in October, and is available in two sizes (36 mm and 40 mm) for $ 179.95 and $ 199.95, respectively. It also represents an interesting progression in the range Withings, adding more features to its goods previously analog.
business activity trackers have always been attractive because they look - almost - like regular watches. 2014 The activity had a leather strap, a traditional circular dial, and two pairs of hands for a time, and for your daily activity. The Pop activity in 2015 had the same functionality, but using cheaper materials to make a third of the price. Then, early this year, even cheaper Withings GB abandoned the analogue display entirely in favor of E-Ink screen.
The steel is more expensive than both the Pop ($ 149.95) and Go ($ 79.95), but offers more features and design chic. built in the dial that displays health data and smartphone notifications. A button on the steel side scrolls carriers of this information, including calories burned, distance, sleep duration, and notifications for calls, texts, emails and calendar events .
This additional feature moves the steel out of the realm of pure activity trackers, and in the hinterland of semi-smartwatches. These devices are not as capable as the watch Apple or Samsung Gear, they channel additional data from your phone on your wrist. Another example would be the Fitbit Blaze, providing activity monitoring and notifications, as well as some features that the steel does not - including music control and GPS. We'll have to wait and see if Withings has found the right balance between functionality and simplicity with the Steel HR.