FreeWavz: advanced Bluetooth stereo headset with fitness tracker

"Smart" devices are becoming more, literally every day there are new items. Among all this variety, new devices are often appearing, to which one necessarily draws attention.

For example, wireless headphones FreeWavz, with built-in fitness tracker. Headphones, in general, are suitable for both athletes and ordinary music lovers.

Since the presence of a fitness tracker in headphones is a rather unusual thing, I suggest that you first evaluate the tracker, and then, in fact, the headset.
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Tracker features

• Determination of heart rate;
• Evaluation of the distance traveled;
• Calorie consumption, taking into account the activity of the movement;
• The duration of the workout;
• Blood oxygen saturation;
• Read all indicators on demand;
• Setting via smartphone / tablet.

For reliable operation of the tracker, a pulse oximeter and a three-axis accelerometer are built into the headphones.

Headphone features

Environmental Listen-Through function

Headphones block the direct flow of sound into the ear, that is, protected from external noise. Protected from noise (wind, etc.) and headphones microphones, due to the location behind the earlobe.

In this case, the headphone carrier does not become “deaf”, so that you can hear the surrounding sounds, there is a second set of microphones, located slightly above the first.

This approach allows you to set the following modes:

• 100% music, 0% ambient noise
• 75% music, 25% ambient noise
• 50% music, 50% ambient noise
• 25% music, 75% ambient noise
• 0% music, 100% ambient noise
• Since the left and right earphones work independently, you can separately install microphones for each.




In the development of headphones involved otolaryngologists (ENT), thanks to this, the developers were able to achieve sound in the ear at an almost perfect angle. The developers claim that the headphones allow the sound to circulate in accordance with the individual structure of the auricle, which reduces the load on the eardrums.

In addition, the user can adjust each headset separately, which allows for hearing impairment to be taken into account when some ear works better, some worse.

It is also possible to customize sound profiles. The Audio Pleasure Management (Audio Management) feature allows you to set user profiles for any activity and adjust the hearing level of ambient noise, listening to fitness indicators, and more.

Mount

Headphones are fixed on the owner's ear, fixing is quite reliable, 4-seater. Headphones weight - 45 grams (each), so they are almost not felt.


Developers position their headphones as the last stage in the evolution of "wearable music"

Function buttons

Using the buttons located on the headphones, you can control the following functions:

• Phone calls - accept or reject incoming calls
• Pause (Pause) music and talk on the phone without removing your FreeWavz headphones.
• Listen to fitness indicators - heart rate, distance, calorie consumption (subject to movement), workout duration, O2 saturation level, maximum VO2, etc.
• Adjust and match music and ambient noise (100% / 0%, 75% / 25%, 50% / 50%, 25% / 75%, 0/100%)
• Enable voice communication to select contacts, make calls, check calendar / emails / text messages

Now the developers have launched a campaign on Kickstarter , and there is an opportunity to pre-order for $ 179. The full price is $ 299. Pre-order can be issued also at Medgadgets for 9900 rubles.