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Amazon's New Wearable

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  HALO Source:  Amazon Halo Body and Tone Amazon just announced its first major offering in the wearable, health wristband market.  Amazon's new Halo wristband monitors heart rate, cardio, temperature and sleep patterns.  But it also contains two unique trackers: Body  which produces a 3D body scan by smartphone photos.  It then uses AI to calculate body fat percentages. Tone  uses built in microphones to listen to the wearer's voice and determine their emotional state. Specifics The personal health data can be accessed on the wearer's smartphone screen.  Another unusual feature is the pricing structure.  It costs $64.99 to buy and after six months, the owner pays a $3.99/month subscription fee for body fat screenings, voice analysis and other features. Huge Market Opportunity Halo brings Amazon into the $52 billion wearables market which is rapidly growing.  At the moment, Apple is dominant, racking in 51% of the smartwatch revenue glob...

New Smartwatch That's Really Smart

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VOIXATCH with Bluetooth Headset Built-In Source:  VOIXATCH Watch with Artificial Intelligence and a Voice The VOIXATCH smartwatch's capabilities seem endless.  It has all the functionality of a smartphone on a cellular enabled smartwatch with a built-in Bluetooth headset.  You can detach the headset from the watch with the press of a button and place it around your ear.  It enables you to answer calls coming in over your smartwatch. You can also listen to music, other audio sources and send voice texts.  And, that's not all. Multitasking Smartwatch VOIXATCH has a heartbeat sensor, a gyroscope, GPS, LTE, Google Voice Assistant and its own Google voice assistant. It also has its own SIM Card. Lots of Battery Time The system has a battery life of 48 hours. And, the headset can be instantly recharged by anchoring it back inside the watch.  You can even provide voice commands through the watch's artificial intelligence.  It's ...