BY PAUL FARKAS, TECH DIRECTOR
MICROSOFT BAND 2
Train smarter with Microsoft Band 2, the smart band created to enable you to live healthier and achieve more. This wristwearable tracks your heart rate, exercise, calorie burn and sleep quality, and keeps you connected with email, text, and calendar alerts. Advanced sensors track data specific to running, biking and golfing, and technology from the band and Microsoft Health lets you share your activity data with your favorite fitness apps; gives you actionable insights; and access to experiences with premier sports and lifestyle brands. Live healthier and reach fitness goals with guided workouts and be productive with personal reminders, custom notifications and social updates that matter.
SAMSUNG GEAR VR
Samsung Gear VR is underway towards being the first VR headset to get mainstream attention. It makes it possible for anyone to enjoy virtual experiences anytime, anywhere, turning their 2015 Samsung GALAXY flagship smartphones into a portable virtual reality system. Whether you will want to join an immersive fitness experience, take a virtual zen vacation, watch videos hanging out with your friends in a virtual space, or interact with a movie, the possibilities with Gear VR are limitless.
Out of the gate you’ll be able to explore 70+ movies from 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate, access 9,000 videos from Vimeo or live broadcasts from Twitch, and explore the world around you in 360 degrees with more than 200,000 immersive photos captured by the world’s leading photographers. Gear VR customers can also watch the entire Netflix catalog of original series, documentaries and films through the Netflix Gear VR app.
JAWBONE UP4
Stay in style with the elegant Jawbone Up4. This popular activity tracker has breakthrough heart health monitoring sensor technology that features both Resting Heart Rate and Passive Heart Rate. Its on board analysis also gives diet and sleep insights. Also, it boasts quick tap to pay for American Express® Card members for taxis, buying coffees, groceries and more.