There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of huge named business that are prepared to jump on the wearable innovation bandwagon. Samsung have just recently hit the market with the Galaxy gear smartwatch, a gadget that has so far failed to thrill anyone. A number of other big brands are rumored to be planning on getting in on the action with their own wearable however the latest to find ahead with genuine intent is Adidas, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of sports garments as well as accessories.
The release of the smartwatch will mean that Germany based Adidas will be joining ranks as well as scrubing shoulders with the likes of Nike, Pebble, Samsung as well as most just recently Sony. The official statement was made to the public during today’s GigaOM activate seminar in San Francisco where it was revealed that the gadget will hit the market for a wallet bursting $399. As you may imagine, an intelligent time-piece from a business like Adidas is meant for physical fitness mindful individuals as well as will be particularly tailored toward runners.
It seems that Adidas have put a great deal of emphasis on the physical fitness side of things with the stylish looking device. The watch will sport a full color touchscreen, as well as will be capable of tracking a number of different things such as the location, speed as well as heart-rate of the athlete who is using the gadget with a number of developed in sensors like GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi as well as accelerometer. This alone should enable it to more than contend with different other physical fitness based wearables such as the Nike+ FuelBand as well as the Fitbit Flex; albeit at a much inflated retail price. In addition to the tracking performance the $399 piece of set will likewise offer coaching advice with the interface or linked headphones.
Although there will be a great deal of individuals who are promptly put off by the high price, it does seem like a great deal of believed as well as style has gone into this surprise product. Wearers of the gadget will likewise be able to listen to music on the go that can be packed onto the storage on the gadget as well as it’s likewise been verified that the gadget will not need a smartphone to be linked to make utilize of the features. The limitations of contending gadgets like the Samsung Galaxy gear is that they are rendered almost entire feature-less without a Samsung based smartphone to work in conjunction with it.
The gadget will be hitting shelves on November 1st, which is just in time to contend with the new Nike+ FuelBand SE as well as will retail for $399.
(source: SlashGear)
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