IN THE PERMANENTLY GROWING ARMY OF GADGETS, THERE ARE A DIVIDED DIVISION OF SO CALLED “WELLNESS ASSISTANTS”. THESE WEARABLE INSTRUMENTS ARE ABLE TO NOT ONLY WATCH THE HEALTH CONDITION AND ORGANISM PARAMETERS, BUT AND ANALYSIS, AND THEN GIVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS NOT WELL THAN DOCTORS AND TRAINERS.
RING TRACKER
Anticipating some of the consumer community’s weariness from tracker bracelets, MOTIV has released a gadget ring made of titanium. The novelty does not lose its jewelry appeal in a standard design, especially if it is covered with pink gold. A pedometer, a pulse meter and a vibrating alert - an invitation to stretch oneself - all these functions of traditional trackers are present. There is not only a display, but all data is synchronized to a smartphone using a special application. Separately, the manufacturer’s know-how should be noted - a flexible battery capable of recharging with electromagnetic pulses from the docking station, which, in turn, connects to the nearest USB port. A $ 199 ring is optional.
VIRTUAL COACH
Debutant of the 50th anniversary CES-2017 exhibition in Las Vegas, company BOLTTintroduced a set of wearable devices integrated by a mobile application. According to the founders of the brand Arnava and Kayusha Kishore, their fitness system is focused primarily on young people who skimp on a healthy lifestyle. Sensors in sneakers and bracelets read information about the motor activity of the “patient”, his tone, pulse, respiration, etc., and then analyze the data. After that, the voice of a virtual trainer in headphones recommends certain exercises. In addition to real-time coaching, an electronic “coach” can also answer questions and evaluate training results.
ACTIVE SHOES
The French shoe brand Zhor-Tech is better known for its smart self-lacing sneakers, but it also brought a pair of ladies' shoes from Nancy this year to the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. The Digitsole model is equipped with heated insoles (which is important when landing from a limousine in the northern latitudes), but the main thing is that the heels of this shoe are adjustable in height. This happens using a mobile application, the heel height can vary from four to eight centimeters. You can quietly adapt to the interlocutor, it does not matter if he has grenadier growth or Napoleonic growth. You can change the "clearance" depending on the characteristics of the road surface and not take off shoes if you urgently needed to escape. By the way, if you already have no time to set up heels on the screen of “iPhone” or “Android”, you can simply command them. For all this miracle shoes, you can forgive a considerable price - $ 500, and the need to put them on charge at night.
STYLISH ASSISTANT
One of the three leaders in the production of premium smartphones, brand Huaewi also produces stylish watches and trackers. One of the important features of the models TALKBAND B1 and TALKBAND B2 It consists in the possibility of disconnecting the “smart module” from the bracelet and then using it as a Bluetooth headset or smartphone remote control. Design TALKBAND B1 it focuses more on young people and the fair sex, while the tracker is not afraid of water and dust. TALKBAND B2 It looks more conservative and bourgeois, actually representing a light version of smart watches. The tracker is equipped with a gyroscope and a function for searching for a smartphone in a room cluttered with documentation, vital for a busy person. Wellness bracelets from Huawei monitor physical activity and sleep, synchronize their work with phones on platforms IOS and ANDROIDprompt, recommend, warn.
TOURIST BREAKFAST
The flagship model of Fitbit, an American company that specializes in trackers and smart scales, costs $ 250 and is called Surge. The waterproof device is equipped with an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, altimeter, light sensor and GPS. Such "tourist" equipment makes it possible to track the user's parameters in all types of his activity, as well as control the phases of sleep and keep a nutrition diary, taking into account the calories absorbed. The device is compatible with Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms, and if desired, can broadcast information about the owner’s health status to the “cloud” so that friends or relatives can find out how he feels - even if he is in the taiga or at the North Pole.
MOLECULAR CONSULTANT
The Chinese smartphone Changhong H2 is equipped with a sensor that determines the molecular composition of the test object. Using it, you can, for example, remotely determine the freshness of milk in a closed package, the true percentage of wool in your favorite suit, and the blood sugar level of a neighbor. Infrared spectroscopy technology, previously used exclusively in the field of medical diagnostics, is now deployed "face to consumer". The new sensor will distinguish a diamond from a fake, a medicine for a placebo, choose the sweetest orange on the counter, accurately calculate how many calories are in the ordered dinner and the degrees in the wine served to it. A smartphone worth $ 400 will appear on the domestic market in China earlier this year, and in the rest of the world - closer to fall.
JUST IN CASE
The well-known manufacturer of tonometers Omron introduced Project Zero - a “smart” watch that records, among other things, blood pressure. For people who are prone to exceeding sports loads or simply overestimating the capabilities of their body, this kind of tracker will become a real find. In addition to the tonometer, the device compatible with Android and iOS platforms is equipped with everything else - it measures the pulse, heart rate, controls sleep and calories, and even shows the time. $ 200 Project Zero announced for sale shortly.
SEARCHING HEAT
A thermometer and a humidity sensor are rare in the list of fitness bracelet options, but it's a pity. For an experienced trainer, a change in the patient’s body temperature and sweating can often say more than a pulse or respiratory rate. Almost the only noteworthy tracker with the indicated functions today remains the Microsoft Band. In addition to the standard fitness tracker for fitness trackers, the Microsoft Band has a color display and voice control. Of course, in addition to iOS and Android, this device is compatible with Windows Phone. Gates people expanded the range of notifications (calls, SMS, instant messengers and social networks) with some corporate applications, in particular, the online cafe Starbucks.
Text: Dmitry Konstantinov
