Today, the maker of the Up bracelet
announced the $150 Jawbone Up24, a similar looking bracelet that
finally adds Bluetooth, enabling it to wirelessly connect to your phone.
Unlike with the $130 Jawbone Up, you no longer have to plug the
bracelet into your phone every time to sync it up and see your activity,
including steps taken and miles traveled.
While the company has finally added Bluetooth, the bracelet remains the
same size, still has seven days of battery life and has an almost
identical design. Available in black and orange (oh sorry, "persimmon")
to start, the water-resistant rubber band has a clean look and a slight
etching to give it a little bit of flare. Yet, unlike the new FitBit Force,
which we recently said was one of the best trackers on the market, the
Up doesn't have a screen to see your steps or miles gone on your wrist.
"Putting a display on the band takes away from this being unobtrusive,"
Brad Kittredge, director of product management at Jawbone, told ABC
News. "We all have this beautiful display in our pockets that we touch
hundreds of times a day, according to statistics."
Of course, Kittredge is referring to smartphones, and now with Bluetooth
you can just launch the new Jawbone Up 3.0 app and almost
instantaneously see your fitness activity, but also monitor your goals
much closer. A new feature called "Today I will" allows you to set
goals for that day. For instance "Today I will move 15 times." The app
will send you push notifications to your phone to remind you to get up
throughout the day to meet that goal. You can set goals to sleep more or
drink more water. And because of the Bluetooth, it can also nudge you
through push notifications on your phone to get up and walk more based
on how many steps you have taken.
Source : ABC News
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