sony expands waterproof wearables with smartband talk and smartwatch 3

sony expands wearables range with smartband talk and smartwatch 3
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during IFA berlin 2014, sony announced the addition of two new waterproof products to its smartwear experience range, the e-paper smartband talk and android wear-based smartwatch 3. both wearables interact with lifelog, an accompanying fitness and health tracking application designed to help users understand more about the way they live and move.

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smartwatch 3 is sony’s latest intelligent timepiece, but has been designed for the first time specifically for android wear, in close collaboration with google. android wear organizes your information, suggests what you need, and shows it to you before you even ask. the app enables you to receive messages from your friends, appointment notifications, and weather updates at a glance. the fully waterproof device includes a 1.6 inch 320×320 TFT LCD transflective display for visibility in bright sunlight, and is contained within a stainless steel back panel. the smartwatch 3 charges via a standard microusb port, and has 4gb of built-in local memory, meaning you can sync playlists, and connect with a bluetooth headset to listen to your favourite music on-the-go.

smartwatch 3 is the first smartwatch specifically designed for the latest android wear updates

the device features a built-in microphone, accelerometer, compass, gyro and GPS sensors

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with its built-in microphone and speaker, the smartband talk comes equipped with a short call function so users can talk into it and hear their caller – perfect for being on the move or if your phone is out of reach. its 1.4 inch e-paper display is always on; the screen is low-power consuming, but highly visible and clear – you can always monitor lifelog activity, view notifications and the time at a glance. a new built-in accelerometer and altimeter sensor technology feels how you move – and how much – to provide an accurate overview of your daily physical activity; whether it be walking, running or climbing. after certain activities, you can see how active you were and how you have been communicating, as it gathers all of your information from your smartphone and then enables you to view it on its e-paper display screen.