Fitbit is preparing to launch a new bracelet - Fitbit Charge
A small digression.
Fitbit is the market leader in wearable fitness bracelets, holding a share of about 50% on the largest market for these devices (the US).
The history of wearable fitness trackers began with Fitbit when, in September 2008, the company announced the Fitbit Classic tracker.
He knew very little - count steps, calories and track the quality of sleep.
Since then, the Fitbit line of devices has expanded every year and today is represented by Aria smart weights, One, Zip trackers, and Flex and Force bracelets.
Because of the Force bracelet, introduced in January 2014, the company almost went bankrupt, but more on that below.
GT readers may be interested in the fact that Fitbit has a fairly large office in Minsk, where the company is working on software for its fitness devices.
Journalists of the Gizmodo edition have fallen into the hands of materials indicating that Fitbit will replace the unsuccessful Force with a new model.
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Some time ago there were rumors that Fitbit was working on two new activity trackers, and judging by the materials sent by an anonymous reader, the new models are called Fitbit Charge and Fitbit Charge HR. The editors got a list of all the functions of the trackers and their photos.
Fitbit Charge looks almost like a complete copy of the Fitbit Force bracelet, which the company recalled several months ago after a lot of complaints of skin rashes and burns.
Let's hope that the new model Fitbit created without the use of nickel on the contacts, which was responsible for the irritation of the skin.Although it would be fun .
List of bracelet functions:
The battery life of the new bracelet will be approximately 10 full days.
The HR version will obviously work significantly less.
The most interesting innovation is the ability to track the pulse in 24/7 mode thanks to the PurePulse system. Details about the technology yet.
Let me remind you that today the technology of pulse measurement without the use of additional sensors in real time exists only for companies Mio and Basis . All other solutions license these technologies or use a chest strap.
It is surprising that one Russian online store (I won’t point a finger) laid out the description and price of Fitbit Charge before the official announcement by Fitbit. How they learned about the release of the new model remains a mystery to American journalists.
You can try to see the full description of the bracelet in the picture below:
The post will be updated as comments arrive from Fitbit.
I remind you:
Any of the Fitbit devices can be ordered at Madrobots.ru .
We launched 2 incredible promotions with PayPal. More information can be found on the link .
Fitbit is the market leader in wearable fitness bracelets, holding a share of about 50% on the largest market for these devices (the US).
The history of wearable fitness trackers began with Fitbit when, in September 2008, the company announced the Fitbit Classic tracker.
He knew very little - count steps, calories and track the quality of sleep.
Since then, the Fitbit line of devices has expanded every year and today is represented by Aria smart weights, One, Zip trackers, and Flex and Force bracelets.
Because of the Force bracelet, introduced in January 2014, the company almost went bankrupt, but more on that below.
GT readers may be interested in the fact that Fitbit has a fairly large office in Minsk, where the company is working on software for its fitness devices.
Journalists of the Gizmodo edition have fallen into the hands of materials indicating that Fitbit will replace the unsuccessful Force with a new model.
')
Some time ago there were rumors that Fitbit was working on two new activity trackers, and judging by the materials sent by an anonymous reader, the new models are called Fitbit Charge and Fitbit Charge HR. The editors got a list of all the functions of the trackers and their photos.
Fitbit Charge looks almost like a complete copy of the Fitbit Force bracelet, which the company recalled several months ago after a lot of complaints of skin rashes and burns.
Let's hope that the new model Fitbit created without the use of nickel on the contacts, which was responsible for the irritation of the skin.
List of bracelet functions:
- measurement of the number of steps and floors, distance, calories burned and minutes of activity
- display of statistics, time and name of the person calling (Cyrillic support is questionable)
- sleep quality tracking
- vibro alarm
- water tightness
- pulse measurement during workouts without the use of a chest belt (in the Fitbit Charge HR model)
The battery life of the new bracelet will be approximately 10 full days.
The HR version will obviously work significantly less.
The most interesting innovation is the ability to track the pulse in 24/7 mode thanks to the PurePulse system. Details about the technology yet.
Let me remind you that today the technology of pulse measurement without the use of additional sensors in real time exists only for companies Mio and Basis . All other solutions license these technologies or use a chest strap.
It is surprising that one Russian online store (I won’t point a finger) laid out the description and price of Fitbit Charge before the official announcement by Fitbit. How they learned about the release of the new model remains a mystery to American journalists.
You can try to see the full description of the bracelet in the picture below:
The post will be updated as comments arrive from Fitbit.
I remind you:
Any of the Fitbit devices can be ordered at Madrobots.ru .
We launched 2 incredible promotions with PayPal. More information can be found on the link .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/361857/
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