AT&T Adds Half Dozen Wearables to Growing IoT Sphere, Integrates Wink With Digital Life
As part of its IoT efforts, which produced 22 million IoT connected devices worldwide by March 31 (see 1506150046), AT&T Wireless added six wearables to its roster Wednesday for sale June 26. The Case-Mate Rebecca Minkoff Notification Bracelet ($120) will…
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debut through AT&T online and through select AT&T retail stores. The bracelet vibrates when a call or text is received and can be programmed to receive notifications for up to 25 people. Battery life is 30 days, the carrier said. The Healbe GoBe ($299), which will launch at AT&T’s Michigan Avenue, Chicago, store and at att.com, tracks calorie intake and calorie burn without manual logging of meals or activities, AT&T said. Three sensors using Flow Technology give data on net calorie count for a defined time period, it said. The device also tracks metrics for hydration, stress, sleep quality, heart rate and blood pressure. Mio Fuse ($149) will launch at AT&T online and in select stores offering “EKG-accurate” heart-rate monitoring along with activity tracking for steps, calories, distance and pace, AT&T said. Users can monitor activity on fitness apps, GPS watches and bike computers via Bluetooth Smart, it said. The smart wristband can track up to 30 hours of exercise data and two weeks of activity data, AT&T said. Misfit’s Flash ($49), available in all AT&T stores and online, provides feedback on activity progress, controls music and tells time with one touch, AT&T said. LEDs on the display indicate the distance to the nearest daily activity goal, and the replaceable battery runs for six months, it said. The Withings Activité Pop ($149), available in company-owned AT&T stores and online, is an activity tracker with a standard watch face. The step-up Withings Activité ($450), launching online and in AT&T’s Michigan Avenue store, automatically adjusts to time zones and packs 3D motion sensors to track steps, sleep and distance traveled, the carrier said. Both watches are waterproof and come with an eight-month battery. Meanwhile, AT&T will begin trial integration of the Nest Learning Thermostat with its Digital Life platform next month, and it will begin selling the Microsoft Lumia 640XL smartphone as an exclusive on June 26, it said.