CES 2015: wearable electronics innovations for January 6

Today at CES a lot of interesting gadgets and home appliances were presented. Samsung kitchen appliances, Fitbit trackers, Sony smart watches. According to Medgadgets, the most interesting innovations were such devices:

• Sony SmartEyeglass Attach - make smart glasses with your own hands;
• GPS tracker and smart watch Garmin Epix;
• Sony SmartWatch 3 with a steel case;
• Lenovo Vibe Band VB10;
• Zik Sport: Bluetooth headset with biometric sensors.

Sony SmartEyeglass Attach

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The Japanese presented an interesting kit that allows you to turn any glasses into smart. The system consists of two parts: a projection display, with a resolution of 640 * 400 pixels, and a control unit, with its own ARM processor, sensor, wireless modules and other components.

The system is very light, its weight is only 40 grams. As far as you can understand, Sony SmartEyeglass Attach is suitable for any glasses, so that problems with the transformation of a conventional accessory into a smart device will not arise.

The corporation will begin producing the Sony SmartEyeglass Attach towards the end of this year. By the way, not so long ago, the Chinese company Baidu introduced another version of video glasses , which, perhaps, will compete with Google Glass.

Garmin Epix: a miniature GPS navigator

Garmin is famous for its navigators. At CES-2015, the company introduced the Garmin Epix wrist GPS tracker, with the functions of a fitness tracker and smart watches.

In addition to the location of the user, the device allows you to calculate the steps, the distance traveled, and perform some other functions. In addition, notifications from a connected smartphone are displayed on the watch.

It can be reminders of upcoming events, notification of the arrival of SMS or e-mail and other messages.

Sony SmartWatch 3 - now with a steel case

Sony has unveiled an updated version of its Sony SmartWatch 3 smartwatch . From February 2015, customers will be able to get a version of the gadget with a steel case.

All other characteristics remain the same: a 1.6-inch display with a resolution of 320 * 320 pixels, compatibility with a large number of devices, a capacious battery.

There is also a GPS module that allows you to use Sony SmartWatch 3 as a standalone fitness tracker, without the need for pairing with mobile devices.

Lenovo Vibe Band VB10

The Chinese company Lenovo introduced a hybrid device that combines the functions of a smart watch and a fitness tracker. The difference from other similar gadgets is the presence of e-ink display.

According to the developers, when updating the image on the screen about once every 10 minutes, the energy will be enough for 2 days of the device. Due to the presence of sensors and sensors, the gadget counts the steps, the distance traveled, calories and assesses the quality of sleep.

As a smart watch device allows you to display notifications from your smartphone.

Zik Sport

And one more interesting device is a smart wireless headset, which simultaneously performs the functions of activity teker. In addition, the device calculates cadence, determines the number of steps taken and the frequency of the heart rate of the owner.

The gadget is compatible with Android and iOS, and all information is transmitted to the corresponding application on a mobile device, where it is served in a viewable form. Of course, there are other headsets for all occasions that are worth learning about.

As for the release of the device on the market - it will happen later this year.