AT&T Wearables Aim to Help Users Live Healthier, More Informed Lives

by Todd R. Weiss

Designer Rebecca Minkoff has been creating handbags, shoes and jewelry for years, but with this $120 bracelet, she designed a product that delivers instant notifications from an Apple iPhone to a wearer’s wrist with a subtle vibration alert. The bracelet has a 30-day battery life and can be set to only alert the wearer of texts and calls from an “inner circle” of up to 25 friends.

The GoBe is a wearable device that tracks a wearer’s caloric intake and calorie burn without any manual logging of meals or activities through three special built-in sensors. The $299.99 GoBe also provides information about a wearer’s hydration, stress, sleep quality, heart rate and blood pressure.

The $299.99 Healbe GoBe tracks a wearer’s caloric intake by measuring and tracking a person’s blood glucose production and levels after carbohydrates are consumed and begin to be digested. As glucose concentrations rise, human cells absorb glucose and release water. The GoBe uses an impedance sensor to measure the fluid moving in and out of a wearer’s cells, providing the readings.

The $149.99 Mio Fuse wristband is aimed at fitness enthusiasts who want to track their heart rate during workouts as well as other activities. The Fuse provides EKG-accurate heart rate monitoring during workouts, as well as activity tracking including steps taken, calories, distance and pace. The Fuse can track up to 30 hours of exercise data and two weeks of daily activity data so users can compare their performance and activities.

Priced at $49.99, the Misfit Flash is an affordable fitness wearable that helps wearers track their physical activity progress, control their music, track their sleep patterns or tell the time with a single touch. The Flash has a six-month replaceable battery and 12 LED lights to display a wearer’s progress toward his or her daily activity goals.

The stylish Withings Activité analog smartwatch is Swiss-made and comes with a black French calf leather band, a stainless steel case, a sapphire cover glass and a black watch face. The $450 smartwatch has a replaceable eight-month battery and 3D motion sensors that track steps, sleep and distance traveled. It is also waterproof to five atmospheres and automatically adjusts to changing time zones. It works with iOS 7 or above or with Android 4.3.3 and higher.

For users who want a classically styled watch that can also provide activity tracking, there is the Withings Activité Pop. The $149.95 Activité Pop has a round analog display that provides the time at a glance, while also tracking a wearer’s progress toward his or her daily activity goals. Like its luxury stablemate, the Activité Pop also features a replaceable eight-month battery, is waterproof to five atmospheres, and works with iOS 7 or above or with Android 4.3.3 and higher.