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The new Gear 2 will feature sensors useful functions for health and exercise.
The wearable technology begins to gain a foothold through quantifier bracelets and watches connected devices that act of body sensors and envision new uses in the field of health.
They are part of the internet of things and even though its uses are limited to the area of physical activity or be simple extensions of smart mobile phones, major technological actors are interested in them.
"Wear with Android devices will offer relevant information for the user"
Companies like Google and Apple have already taken steps to, taking advantage of high penetration of personal technology, delving into the healthcare environment.
Specifically, Apple introduced the Health application, designed to centralize all information on health and user activity a few weeks ago: variables such as heart rate, blood glucose level or respiratory rate.
Meanwhile, the technology of Mountain View (California) has announced the Google Fit platform, also designed to organize all the physical information that can collect a user.
Work associated with a smart phone or a computer and its activity is centered on measuring the movement-with the aim of promoting a healthy life, and the dream of a person.
More sophisticated act as an extension of the "smartphone" and receive alerts allowed from mobile applications to answer calls.
Among the "wearable" devices without display stand Shine, SmartBand Sony, Jawbone Up 24 and pioneer, Fitbit Flex and Nike Fuelband.
All personal data collected measured and then the user can analyze on your device.
Shine was the last to arrive: it's a tough little metal disc to water that can be worn on the wrist or other body parts to monitor different types of physical activity (running, walking, swimming, cycling) and cycles dream.
The only thing that works on batteries, is water resistant and compatible with iOS and Android clock and serves with its tiny bright points, which also report the daily progress of marked physical target.
Fitbit Flex is one of the most popular: a bracelet different colors plastic measuring steps and calories burned, controls sleep and acts of silent alarm by vibration.
In this line also works Up24 Jawbone, the application allows you to analyze the activity and sleep data in conjunction with diet and moods.
Nike Fuelband The veteran, who has just arrived to Android, focuses exclusively on measuring the movement-its intensity and frequency, and its software is to motivate the user to reach the objectives it has set.
SmartBand, colorful proposal Sony also recorded sleep, the steps or calories burned, but also serves as a silent alarm by vibration.
Compatible with Android phones connect using NFC with Lifelog application that aims to be a center for visual representation of what a user has done throughout the day, not only their physical activity, also the pictures you have taken, the emails received, the music that has been played, the places you've gone and even Facebook notifications received.
Further afield wristbands try to go the touchscreen devices, most smart watches that act as extension phone, among which are Pebble, Gear Fit Samsung or Sony SmartWatch Gear 2 and 2.
In this area, Google presented at its developer conference, Android Wear, your bet for wearable technology.
Google claims that Android Wear is the entry key to a world of multiple screens.
The devices running Android Wear offer information deemed relevant to the user, display notifications mobile applications, will handle calls and control music and voice can handle.
Samsung, LG and Motorola have already developed Android watches to wear, but the most promising is the Moto 360, the unique circular format to date.
Apple is expected to break in September with its proposal in this field, the long-rumored "iWatch". EFEfuturo
