Fitness Trackers at CES 2016: A Review of the Latest Devices
As I walked around Tech West during CES 2016, one thing that immediately stood out was the numerous companies promoting their new line of activity trackers. Under Armour was one such company, and they even brought in Michael Phelps for a little interview to promote their new health box. This fitness tracking system does many things, including a wearable wristband that measures sleep, heart rates, steps, and workout intensity, all designed to be worn 24/7. The UA scale is another part of this system, which tracks body weight and body fat percentage, ultimately helping users achieve their goals by monitoring everyday progress. There's also the UA heart rate strap, which checks the electrical impulse of your heartbeat. All these features are then connected to a record app, serving as the go-to centralized hub for an everyday fitness lifestyle.
While Under Armour's health box is certainly an innovative product, it comes at a hefty price point of $400 or 275 pounds, making it definitely more suitable for serious consumers and athletes alike. Despite this cost, it's good to see Under Armour entering the fitness tracking market. Next up was Misfit, which had the misfit Ray on display, a new line of wearables that tracks fitness and sleep, looking pretty stylish in the process. The device comes with various bands and color combinations, similar to their older Misfit Shine model, and everything is tracked within an app on your phone.
What caught my eye at Misfit was their new Spectre earbuds, a pair of wireless Bluetooth earbuds that make sense by incorporating fitness tracking into the mix. The earbuds are magnetic to avoid cord tangling and feature inline controls. However, it seems they didn't have much information about this product themselves, only knowing the battery life lasts around 8 hours. This suggests that Misfit might need some work in terms of marketing and product development.
Another notable fitness tracking device was from Fitbit, which showcased their new Fitbit blaze Smartwatch SL activity tracker at $200. The device looks sleek and offers a premium feel similar to an Apple watch, tracking users' every move, including heart rate and pulse monitoring system, GPS on-screen workout routines, music control, call, text, and calendar alerts. Furthermore, it tracks sleep and has a 5-day battery life on the touchscreen display while offering various band options for users to choose from. However, this premium feel comes with a hefty price tag that might deter some buyers.
Finally, I visited the IIT booth, which had probably the most appealing fitness booth at CES with people playing basketball and walking on treadmills everywhere you turned. The company seemed dedicated to their audience by offering different activity trackers for anyone interested, such as the Fit Link U axis and classic models. There were hundreds of devices on display in various styles and colors, showcasing IIT's place in the market. Additionally, they showcased a line of shoes and a dedicated mattress designed for monitoring health and fitness.
It feels like companies are making a final push to have 2016 be the year of activity tracking and fitness. However, it remains to be seen how these products will perform, as previous years didn't seem to make much of an impact. The article concludes that while some innovative products were showcased at CES 2016, they need further development and marketing before their success can be guaranteed.
In conclusion, the latest developments in activity tracking devices show a lot of promise but require further work for widespread adoption.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enmy CES 2016 coverage is brought to you by accessory power and Status audio check the links in the description down below to find out more information on those companies and the great products they provide what's up guys I'm random Frank p and today let's talk about wearables and activity trackers at CES 2016 if you walked around Tech West one thing immediately stood out fitness Under Armour Misfit Fitbit I fit are just some of the many companies promoting their new line of activity trackers let's start off with Under Armour at their event they even brought in Michael Phelps for a little interview and to promote their new health box yes this Fitness tracking system does many things it includes a wearable wristband which measures sleep heart rates steps and workout intensity and is meant to be worn 24/7 next is the UA scale which tracks your progress this circular modern looking digital scale tracks body weight and body fat percentage and will ultimately help you achieve your goal as it tracks your everyday progress and then you have the UA heart rate which is a strap you wear in your chest that checks the electrical impulse of your heartbeat all these things are then connected to your record app which is your go-to centralized hub for your everyday Fitness lifestyle it is good to see Under Armour get into the game here but this health box comes in at a hefty $400 or 275 lb if you know what I'm saying so it's definitely for the more serious consumer here or an athlete alike I then made my way over to Misfit where they were showing off the misfit Ray and the misfit Spectre the ray is a new line of wearables that tracks your Fitness and sleep and it looked pretty nice they had a whole bunch of bands and color combinations on display and this seems to be the newer version of their older Misfit Shine model I do like how stylish it looks and it can be worn as a bracelet or a necklace and again everything is tracked within an app on your phone but perhaps what was more interesting and is what caught my eye here is their new Misfit Spectre a new pair of wireless bluetooth earbuds it makes sense that with Fitness you know you need music so Misfit went ahead and tried something new the wireless earbuds are magnetic to avoid cord tangling and feature inline controls the little Bluetooth base is meant to clip onto your shirt or sleeve and will feature a step tracker as well that's pretty much all they could tell me because they really didn't even know too much about it yet themselves other than the battery life lasting around 8 hours that's all the info I got for you on these and then over at Fitbit I saw the Fitbit blaze a more premium looking Smartwatch SL activity tracker at $200 they are offering a Sleek looking Apple watch kind of looking device that tracks your every move it features a heart rate and pulse monitoring system a GPS onscreen workout routines music Control call text and calendar alerts sleep tracking and a 5-day battery life on this touchscreen watch while an array of different bands are available able to pick from to match your style they are not included I see what they're trying to do it is stylish it is more complex than most activity trackers out there but that price point is pretty beefy and it might turn people away then I went over to the IIT booth and they had probably the most appealing looking Fitness booth at CES with people playing basketball and walking on treadmills everywhere you turned they seem to be the most dedicated to Their audience they had a different activity tracker for anyone interested with the I fit link U axis and classic there were hundreds of devices on display in different styles and colors so I can really appreciate iit's plac in their Market they even showed off a line of shoes and a dedicated mattress all made for monitoring your health and fitness I feel like companies are really making a final push for 2016 to be the year of activity tracking and fitness but we'll see how this goes and these products didn't really make a splash in the previous years and that will wrap up my fitness tracking products at CES my CES 2016 coverage is brought to you by accessory power and Status audio check the links in the description down below to find out more information on those companies and the great products they providemy CES 2016 coverage is brought to you by accessory power and Status audio check the links in the description down below to find out more information on those companies and the great products they provide what's up guys I'm random Frank p and today let's talk about wearables and activity trackers at CES 2016 if you walked around Tech West one thing immediately stood out fitness Under Armour Misfit Fitbit I fit are just some of the many companies promoting their new line of activity trackers let's start off with Under Armour at their event they even brought in Michael Phelps for a little interview and to promote their new health box yes this Fitness tracking system does many things it includes a wearable wristband which measures sleep heart rates steps and workout intensity and is meant to be worn 24/7 next is the UA scale which tracks your progress this circular modern looking digital scale tracks body weight and body fat percentage and will ultimately help you achieve your goal as it tracks your everyday progress and then you have the UA heart rate which is a strap you wear in your chest that checks the electrical impulse of your heartbeat all these things are then connected to your record app which is your go-to centralized hub for your everyday Fitness lifestyle it is good to see Under Armour get into the game here but this health box comes in at a hefty $400 or 275 lb if you know what I'm saying so it's definitely for the more serious consumer here or an athlete alike I then made my way over to Misfit where they were showing off the misfit Ray and the misfit Spectre the ray is a new line of wearables that tracks your Fitness and sleep and it looked pretty nice they had a whole bunch of bands and color combinations on display and this seems to be the newer version of their older Misfit Shine model I do like how stylish it looks and it can be worn as a bracelet or a necklace and again everything is tracked within an app on your phone but perhaps what was more interesting and is what caught my eye here is their new Misfit Spectre a new pair of wireless bluetooth earbuds it makes sense that with Fitness you know you need music so Misfit went ahead and tried something new the wireless earbuds are magnetic to avoid cord tangling and feature inline controls the little Bluetooth base is meant to clip onto your shirt or sleeve and will feature a step tracker as well that's pretty much all they could tell me because they really didn't even know too much about it yet themselves other than the battery life lasting around 8 hours that's all the info I got for you on these and then over at Fitbit I saw the Fitbit blaze a more premium looking Smartwatch SL activity tracker at $200 they are offering a Sleek looking Apple watch kind of looking device that tracks your every move it features a heart rate and pulse monitoring system a GPS onscreen workout routines music Control call text and calendar alerts sleep tracking and a 5-day battery life on this touchscreen watch while an array of different bands are available able to pick from to match your style they are not included I see what they're trying to do it is stylish it is more complex than most activity trackers out there but that price point is pretty beefy and it might turn people away then I went over to the IIT booth and they had probably the most appealing looking Fitness booth at CES with people playing basketball and walking on treadmills everywhere you turned they seem to be the most dedicated to Their audience they had a different activity tracker for anyone interested with the I fit link U axis and classic there were hundreds of devices on display in different styles and colors so I can really appreciate iit's plac in their Market they even showed off a line of shoes and a dedicated mattress all made for monitoring your health and fitness I feel like companies are really making a final push for 2016 to be the year of activity tracking and fitness but we'll see how this goes and these products didn't really make a splash in the previous years and that will wrap up my fitness tracking products at CES my CES 2016 coverage is brought to you by accessory power and Status audio check the links in the description down below to find out more information on those companies and the great products they provide\n"
