It is undeniable that wearable technology is undergoing a period of renaissance for the last year or so. While the Apple Watch, Samsung Gear and Android Wear are all about your watch becoming an extension of your smartphone. The other field that is capitalizing on the burst of growth in wearables are fitness trackers – Jawbone and Fitbit enjoying immense success. Here’s an another Fitness tracker and Watch – the new Activité from Withings – a device that looks nothing like a fitness tracker, but boasts of rich features, great design and slick functioning underneath its cool exterior.
The Withings Activité deceives (and impresses) with its design and looks
The Activité is an innocuous, but suave looking Swiss designed watch. But there’s more to it – The Activité comes with a different design when compared to most trackers – instead of the bulky wrist monsters (with LED screens and touch displays), Activité has a sleek design that is both simple and classy. And for people who aren’t too fond of sporting the traditional fitness trackers because of their size, this is ideal – the Activité looks just like a normal watch.
But under the hood, the Activité carries sensors that track your movement with surprising accuracy. In addition to the minimalist design, the brown calves leather strap give it a sense of understated elegance, so while other trackers may look like kids toys, this one is definitely for the adults.
The Tracking Features on the Activité Work Like a Charm too
Once you’ve synced Activité with your smartphone using the Withing Health Mate App, it can begin to show its true colors and go about tracking your movement throughout the day. Using the app, you can set a daily step target for yourself and your progress is displayed on the watch’s secondary dial in the form of a percentage which snaps back to zero at the end of the day. It is water resistant up to 50 meters, so you should have no qualms in keeping your Activité on even while you’re in the pool. While you’re running or swimming, the app will register all the relevant data and when you decide to review your daily or weekly fitness plan, it presents the data in the form of graphs that are simple to understand and quite informative.
The Activité Helps You Out Even While You’re Asleep
The Activité doesn’t stop being helpful once you’re in bed asleep. In fact, it will automatically detect when you’ve fallen asleep, chart out different phases of your sleep (how much time you spent trying to sleep, and time spent in light or deep sleep) and present it for you to analyze your sleep patterns. It points out any erratic sleeping habits and ensures that you get your full share of sleep for a healthy lifestyle.
A Little Heavy On The Pocket, But Totally Worth It
Buying an Activité will set you back by about $450. But it is a device that will surely not disappoint you. With its 8 month battery life, amazing looks, accurate step tracking and truly informative app (currently it is available only for iOS, but an Android version is in the making), the Activité is one hell of a wearable.
