The wearable device industry is gaining a lot of popularity amongst tech enthusiasts and many companies are introducing their products to entice customers. To grab a part of the market share, French company Withings has recently unveiled a stylish fitness tracker called Activité.
Several companies have introduced smart watches that also have the capabilities of a fitness tracker. However, not many smart watches offer a stylish look to its user. Focus on style seems to be one of the key ideas behind the development of the Activité.
"At Withings, our mission is to inspire health and with the Activité we have created a universally appealing tracker that promotes the benefits of healthier lifestyles in a chicly designed watch people are eager to wear," says Cedric Hutchings, CEO of Withings. "The Activité is forged with the quintessential 'French Touch' -- the art of mixing design and style, inspirations and eras, traditions and innovations to create a 21st century timepiece that connects us to the time and universe around us as well as our bodies natural rhythms."
The Withings smart watch does not offer many functionalities as found in other smart watches available in the market. The Activité does not show notifications on the screen but has the ability to monitor the steps taken, calories burned, distance traveled and sleep patterns of its user.
A user can install the Withings Health Mate app on their smartphone and connect the Activité via Bluetooth to sync information. However, the Activité is currently compatible only with the iPhone. Customers will hope that Withings offer an Android app to connect the Activité with Android devices as well.
Even though the Activité does not have many smart functions, the wristwatch also works as a smart alarm clock and vibrates to wake its user.
Activité has an elegant and classic round design and several smart watch features, which the company hopes will entice "both the fashion and technology community with its beauty and brains."
The smart watch, which is designed in Paris and made in Switzerland, will be available in black and silver colors. The wristwatch is made of stainless steel 316L materials and with crystal sapphire glass. The watch comes with a leather strap from Tanneries Haas, which is one of the most prestigious tanneries of France. Tanneries Haas also supplies to many fashion houses in France.
Activité also comes with an interchangeable plastic strap, which the users can take advantage when involved in sports activities. Activité is also 5ATM standard waterproof.
The smart watch will have a price tag of $390 and will hit the shelves sometime in this fall. Interested customers can register their email on the company's website to be notified with more information regarding the release of Activité.
