Garmin: 4-10 year olds have their wristband connected

Garmin, which is part of the champions on the field of activity sensors launches its fitness tracker Garmin Vivofit Android for 4 to 10 years.

According to the Gfk survey conducted in 16 countries, one in three people today would use an activity sensor in the world (26% in France). A quarter of teens would be concerned. But what about the children? Garmin provides part of the answer with its strap connected vivofit jr.

Available in different colors for less tonic, the vivofit jr. somewhat reminiscent in concept watch Leapband out there a few months. The purpose of the sealed wrist up to 50 m is to stimulate the physical activity of its user by offering small games of course inviting to move. Having intended to be worn 24/24, the new Garmin chart plotters junior says on its screen the date and time and an activity bar that progresses as the efforts of the day bear fruit.

The sensor (whose autonomy is unknown) calculates the number of course not daily but also analyzes the quality of sleep of the child. These data can be accessed through a parental control application to install on the smartphone parents. They can control the activity of their offspring, but Garmin has also set up a task scheduling system that children will perform and confirm (wash his teeth, making the bed …).

For now, the manufacturer of the fitness tracker Garmin Vivofit Android is not yet very prolix on this aspect of its sensor and it will be a test to see more clearly. It is known however that the vivofit jr. will soon be available at 99 €, a price that seems very high, especially if you have several darlings equip.

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The latest wearable devices Fossil Group & Kickstarter & Alcatel & Michael Kors

Today I want to talk a little bit about the latest wearable devices. In parallel with the launch of the new smart watch on the official website, I am now available and a new fitness tracker.

FOSSIL GROUP HAS INTRODUCED A NEW FITNESS TRACKER FROM MICHAEL KORS

The model has received the name Crosby and retails for $ 95. Gadget Design frankly “unsportsmanlike”, and only count steps, calories, distance and sleep analysis among tracker functions.

According to its characteristics, the new model is close Misfit Shine, which is not very surprising, and Michael Kors, and Misfit owned by Fossil Group.

WATCHBAND FROM SAMSUNG ALLOWS COMMUNICATING THROUGH FINGER TRIUMPH ON KICKSTARTER

On Kickstarter has successfully launched two campaigns at once “based on” the exhibition CES-2016. Both of them are somehow connected with Samsung, or rather one of his creative divisions: C-Lab.

At the beginning of the year, the company announced several innovative products, including smart belt Welt, which would allow control of obesity and overeating. And Smart watchband, which would give the opportunity to “communicate through the finger.”

Currently, both campaigns are presented on Kickstarter, and we can call them successful. Smart belt Welt latest wearable devices have doubled “exceeded the plan” and watchband gathered and did a record $ 614,000 of the required 50. Today, smart Watchband acts under the name SGNL.

The technology works on the basis of which the gadget – the technology of bone conduction of sound, which is renowned for its headsets Aftershokz: sound from the speakers is transmitted by the special hard tissues of the inner ear “subscriber”. Thus, to communicate with this strap, quite put your finger on the cheek or temporal bone.

NEW ALCATEL SMART WATCH: TRACKING STEPS, HEART RATE, AND CAFFEINE

On the last IFA, Alcatel showed several new products, among which and intellectual fitness tracker, and children the GPS-watch, and a new version of Smart hours for adults.

A key feature of the new model remains the “independence”: the clock is based on its own operating system, and to the familiar features that have been endowed with the clock One Touch, add some more, for example, the analysis of fluid intake and caffeine.

In addition the new model, which was named Movetime, and will have a built-in microphone, which will answer calls directly from your wrist. The cost of these hours will start from 169 Euro.

STARTED SELLING SMART WATCHES MICHAEL KORS

Presented earlier models of smartwatches Michael Kors is now available: the cost and Dylan Bradshaw latest wearable devices starting at $ 350.

Both models operate on the basis of Android Wear OS, have a 1.4″ display with a resolution of 320 × 290. First – Bradshaw – is aimed at a female audience and is made of steel; the second clock positioned as men.

For each model, there are different methods of individualization by removable straps.

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