The electronic bracelet is an interesting novelty from the company Jawbone, which has attracted the attention of many. The gadget is able to help its owner with the choice of proper nutrition, maintaining a high level of physical activity. It helps to communicate with friends on healthy lifestyle topics, share personal sports achievements. Jawbone, known as a manufacturer of Bluetooth headsets and other wireless devices, has announced the launch of sales of a new product that has no analogues. What features does the Jawbone UP bracelet boast?
Some features of the bracelet Up
Thin electronic bracelet is an accessory for iPhone. It is designed for continuous operation and can work around the clock 7 days a week. The device will accompany the owner, suggest how to act correctly day and night. The developers worked hard to create a sports bracelet Jawbone UP 20, and took into account all the shortcomings of the previous model. The capabilities of the latest device are as follows:
- The bracelet is equipped with a very accurate motion sensor and at night monitors the calm sleep of the owner. Through the application installed on the iPhone, the device can wake the owner at a given time with a light vibration. Syncing with a smartphone takes a few seconds, and the “Sleep Calm” graph appears on the screen. Referring to the schedule, you can adjust the mode of the day, for example, go to bed earlier .
- When eating, the Jawbone UP bracelet will help you count the calories of both a lean homemade meal and a chic meat meal in a restaurant. A time-consuming data entry is not required, since it is enough to take a picture with the iPhone camera of the dish or drink planned for consumption, adjust the name, and soon you can see the number of calories on the smartphone screen. A counting technique similar to that used in the application from Docomo is used.
- After eating, the program will ask you to report well-being. And the owner of the gadget will be able to pay attention to food in the future, share their findings with friends.
- The Jawbone UP bracelet will also monitor physical activity. It measures the number of kilometers traveled during the day and a different load. The bracelet has a waterproof rubberized case and is not afraid of water. Therefore, you can take a shower and swim in the pool without removing the gadget from your hand. The device by vibration will remind you of the need to warm up after a specified period of time. In this way, it is easy to control the duration of continuous work at the computer, after which you need to take a break for physical exercise.
Electronic bracelet and chat with friends
Like social networks, Jawbone's Up apps have the ability to create friend lists - teams. All comrades from the list have access to information about open personal achievements. For example, friends can leave a disapproving comment for the high-calorie cake eaten, recorded in the photo when counting calories, and praise for visiting the pool. Through the Internet application, the gadget has access to various goals that can be offered by other communities of friends. One such goal is a “walk around the Earth together”. It involves comparing the distance traveled with the diameter of the planet, and the Jawbone UP bracelet will perform the necessary calculations. So everyone will find out who the very first "will go around the Earth around."
Bracelet configuration and application settings
The Jawbone Up application is synchronized with the bracelet and requires entering some personal data: weight, gender, height and others. They are needed to calculate the required calorie intake and the necessary physical activity. After analyzing the personal information associated with the bracelet, a multifunctional program will give recommendations on diet and movement. Connection to the smartphone is carried out via the cable that is included with the bracelet. Gadget apps are available for free download on the Jawbone website.
A lot of useful and necessary functions has a Jawbone UP bracelet. User reviews say that the gadget is able to work 10 days without recharging. The assortment includes models in four colors - black, bright red, silver, blue. Bracelets of brown, white and burgundy are expected soon. Three sizes of the product are designed for large, medium and thin hand. At one end of the bracelet is a silver rubber stopper that hides a 3.5 mm connector.