Tag: #wearable

Mictic – Create Music With Your Movement, Wearable device hits Kickstarter. #Mictic #Music #Tech

Mictic is the Swiss-made XR wearable that turns movements into sound. It doesn’t matter if users already have ten Grammys or have never picked up a musical instrument, with Mictic they’ll be expressing themselves the minute they put the wristbands on and connect via Bluetooth. Now Mictic is inviting the Kickstarter community to participate in the launch and become the first to get their hands on the product’s limited edition first run in September at special prices.

Mictic has worked with major label artists and professional dancers in every genre to get here. Centuries of Swiss engineering has inspired us: Our patented technology detects movement with supremely accurate sensors, and translates and transmits the music as sound to your smartphone within milliseconds.

And now we want to see what people will do with it out in the real world, with initial included instrument sounds like electric guitar, drums, cello, and genre-based soundscapes like EDM, Trap  and Hip Hop. Users can even play with our sci-fi, Kung Fu and game experiences. More instruments and sounds will be available for download all the time, including in partnership with major artists. We’re not just another MIDI controller, like some other devices out there, but, yes, Mictic can work with your favorite digital audio workstation such as Ableton, Logic, Pro Tools, Garageband or 100s of other MIDI-compatible apps.

“Whether you perform on a stage, in a studio, or on TikTok, you’ll be able to incorporate Mictic into what you do before anyone else,” said Mictic CEO Mershad Javan. “The artist in you will love experimenting with this new musical tool with literally no rules, no one to tell you what you can’t do.”

Mictic has been featured in Billboard, BBC, Sky News, New Atlas and on Protocol (which called it “The wearable for dropping beats not pounds”). The product will launch worldwide in Q4 at a suggested retail price of $139 a pair.

Kickstarter premiums include price reductions on packages of controllers starting at $89 a pair– and the excitement of being the first to get the limited run before anyone else. The VIP package gets the supporter a professional video team flown to them, and a fully produced video using Mictic, along with massive social media support for their creative product. 

See the complete Kickstarter campaign with demo videos and product schematics here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mictic/1035237421?ref=bo6m4d&token=5b5c4227

#Casio WSD-F10 most rugged #Android wear available in USA and Japan by @Tiwaash #wearable

Casio has joined the party with its first ever outdoor- focused Android wear the WSD-F10. Casio had announced the rugged Android Wear smartwatch at the CES 2016. The watch is now available for purchase in the US and Japan only, there are no plans for making the most rugged Android wear available to other countries.

The Casio Smart Outdoor Watch is priced at $499.99 and is available at Google Store, Amazon, REI, and Casio’s website . It comes in orange or olive color options.

The watch is water resistance up to 50 meters and is also built to military standard specifications (MIL-STD-810G) so that it can withstand a variety of rugged activities. It comes with rugged outdoor apps like ViewRanger, MyRadar, and Runkeeper.

Casio WSD-F10 specifications

  • 1.32-inch (320 x 300 pixels) dual layer (Color TFT LCD and monochrome LCD) display
  • Android Wear OS (compatible with smartphones running Android 4.3 and iOS)
  • Dust and Water Resistant up to 50 meters
  • Environmental Durability: MIL-STD-810Sensors: Pressure (air pressure, altitude) sensor, accelerometer, gyrometer, compass (magnetic) sensor
  • Bluetooth 4.1 LE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Single microphone
  • More than 1 day of battery life with normal use, more than 1 month with Timepiece Mode (timekeeping only)

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#Garmin announces vívoactive HR and vivofit 3 smart #wearable at #MWC2016 by @Tiwaash

Garmin, the popular innovative wearable along with maker has announced vívoactive HR along with the vivofit 3 fitness tracker, successor of last year’s vivofit 2, at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona.

Garmin vívoactive HR

Vívoactive HR features a built-in GPS-enabled sports apps for walking, running, biking, swimming, golfing, paddle boarding, rowing, skiing and snowboarding. It uses 24/7 wrist-based heart rate data to calculate calories burned information as well as the intensity of fitness activities. With the Connect IQ store, users can easily personalize their vívoactive HR with free apps, widgets, watch faces and data fields.

The vívoactive HR sports a always-on, touchscreen, sunlight-readable Garmin Chroma Display that lets users track activity and stay connected along with a GPS with Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate technology. It keeps track of activities like counting steps and floors climbed, intensity minutes, monitoring sleep. It also comes with Garmin Move IQ which continuously monitors for periods of sustained activity and automatically recognizes walking, running, biking, swimming and elliptical training.

Garmin vivofit 3

vivofit 3 has has a backlit display that shows steps, calories, distance, intensity minutes and time of day. It also comes with Garmin Move IQ that captures different activities, such as walking, running, biking, swimming and using an elliptical, to view on Garmin Connect.

vivofit 3 is  water resistant to 50 meters, has one-year battery life and comes with a range of colorful interchangeable accessory bands, designs from the Garmin Style Collection and new styles from the Jonathan Adler + Garmin line. The move bar with audible alert reminds users when they have been inactive too long.

Pricing and availability:

The vívoactive HR costs $249.99 and will begin shipping in Q2. It will be available in regular and extra large fit black bands. Accessory bands will be available in black, white, force yellow and lava red for a suggested retail price of $29.99 each.

The Garmin vivofit 3 is priced at $99.99 that comes with a regular or extra large sized black band.  Tracker with regular sized dark camo band is priced at $109.99. The Garmin Style Collection’s Gabrielle bundle includes a small sized black quilted band and white waves band for $119.99. Interchangeable accessory bands will be available in regular and extra large sized two packs for $29.99 each. Two pack options include marsala and white, slate and borealis, slate and marsala, camo and orange, and pink camo and white.

See Garmin for more details

#TomTom Spark GPS fitness watch with Music Player up for pre-order by @Tiwaash #Fitness #Wearable

TomTom is here to bounce back with its newest product in the wearables segment, which now has many dominant players to compete with, but the company is hopeful of gaining back the lost momentum in the recent times.

TomTom has announced Spark, its latest fitness watch which is more than just a tracker. TomTom Spark is focused on fitness freaks who love their music by offering music support. You can store upto favourite tracks on the device and carry along on your wrist.

TomTom Spark is one of the first multi-sport fitness watches that combines heart rate monitor, GPS activity, sleep tracker and built in music system. The wearable is also water resistant up to 40 meters.

The users can add music through iTunes or Windows Media Player. TomTom has also partnered with Ministry of Sound to offer a playlist of songs and that come pre-installed. At the moment, the watch doesn’t support smartphone notifications, but the company says that future software updates will bring the missing functionality.

TomTom Spark will be up for grabs in different sizes of wrist strap and colors. You can pre-order one today for €189.99 and the device will be shipped to you in October.

Features

  • Over 500 Songs of Music Storage (subject to file size)
  • 24/7 Activity Tracking
  • Built-in Heart Rate Monitor
  • Multisport Mode
  • Automatic Sleep Tracking

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Microsoft Band gets Guided Workouts support in its first major update by @Tiwaash #Fitness #MicrosoftBand #Wearable

Microsoft has updated its Band fitness tracker in its first major update. Microsoft started rolling out additional features to the Band such as guided workout and more.

The Band fitness tracker is getting 12 Guided Workouts that Microsoft has sourced from various partners, like Gold’s Gym and Men’s Fitness magazine. Users will have to load the workouts from the Microsoft Health app to the wearable gadget. Earlier in January, Microsoft pushed a general software update to the Microsoft Band and to the Health app, which primarily addressed performance and fixed a few bugs.

The  Microsoft Band uses a series of timers and wrist buzzes to guide the user through the workouts. Some of the workouts use common exercise equipment like kettlebells, dumbbells, plyometric boxes, and jumprope.

To know about Microsoft Band and it’s feature click here.

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adidas SMART RUN now Powered with MixRadio through the latest update #MixRadio #adidasSmartRun #Fitness by @Tiwaash

Good news for the fitness freaks who enjoy their music while working out. Today adidas Smart Run got updated to firmware version 4.0.1 which brings in a host of features and more importantly the support for your personal radio station Mixradio.

What’s New with this update?

With this drain the biggest addition is MixRadio’s music service to SMART RUN. MixRadio is truly the personal radio station which brings you free music mixes based on the music you love. MixRadio service is now integrated into the SMART RUN allowing you to download ready-made MixRadio playlists including adidas exclusive compilations too.

The mixes are available to download for offline play to help power you through your workouts with the latest music hits. The mixes will then update automatically with new content so you always have a fresh soundtrack for your workouts. The best part is, as a SMART RUN user you will receive the premium MixRadio experience free of charge for the first 6 months.

Other Enhancements:

– Optimized Bluetooth connectivity for more reliable connection with Bluetooth devices.
– Improved network related connections.
– Improved USB mounting with PCs.
– Minor error and bug fixes.

To know more about the update click here.

by @Tiwaash