Focusing on fitness innovations, Fitbit announces its upcoming line of fitness-centered smartwatches - among them is Surge. With a release date set for early next year, let's find out what new features this 'super watch' offers, as well as news updates and price information.
Fitbit is an American company that focuses creation of gadgets that are able to track fitness records such as quality of sleep, number of steps walked and the like. Its first product, the Fitbit Tracker apart from measuring sleep and steps, also was able indicate burned calories, duration of activity and climbed floors.
With innovation in technology, Fitbit received numerous awards since its first release of Fitbit Tracker, winning in health and wellness categories. Although there remains to be room for improvement such as its default sharing settings on the website, which was addressed quickly by the company.
To date, Fitbit announces three upcoming fitness trackers to be released by the end of this year, and early 2015 - Fitbit Charger (2014) and Fitbit HR and Fitbit Surge (2015). While most Fitbit released gadgets promotes itself as fitness trackers, the upcoming Fitbit Surge is more a smartwatch, with high a technology fitness tracking system.
Upon the Fitbit Surge release date set for early 2015, wearers will experience a built-for-workout wearable-as-in-smartwatch design feature that is both comfortable and functional. Fitbit Surge is designed with a larger LCD display that can accommodate multiple status during workout sessions such as heart rate, activity time and distance.
Fitbit Surge features a touch screen device, however there are three physical buttons for easy control during strenuous physical activity. Fitbit Surge is also built with an optical heart rate monitor feature on the underside of the face, totaling eight sensors that allows the device to track movements such as distance and calories.
With a release date of 2015, Fitbit Surge fans will be able to sync smartphones to the Fitbit Surge as iOS 8, Windows Phone and Android are compatible.
Fitbit Surge release date is set with Fitbit Charge HR, on a vague 2015. Stay tuned for updates!
