LG has the Lifeband Touch announced, a fitnessarmband that is equipped with an oled touch screen. Also, the Korean electronics company an additional headset announced which is able to the heart rate of an athlete to measure.
The black designed Lifeband Touch, which features an accelerometer and an altimeter, displays on the touch-sensitive oled screen, various sports-related statistics, such as the amount of calories burned and the distance traveled. In addition, the fitnessarmband also notifications show of a smartphone.
The software of LG is compatible with both Android and iOS smartphones, as well as popular fitnessapps as RunKeeper and MyFitnessPal. The Lifeband Touch, which on a full battery to five days would hold, in the US, a price tag of $ 180 and must be in the second quarter.
LG has under the name Heart Rate Earphones headphones, announced that is capable of using a so-called PerformTek sensor in each oorplug the heart rate of a wearer to measure. Via bluetooth, this information can be transmitted to a smartphone or to the Lifeband Touch. It is also a microphone in the headset so that a telephone call can be conducted. A heart rate monitor is missing in the Lifeband Touch. Also, the Heart Rate Earphones would get a price of $ 180.
