Blaze is the first smartwatch of Fitbit

The American company, known for its bracelets centre, enters the field of smartwatch with a product that integrates an internal optical sensor for the heartbeat but renunciation of the GPS.

Fitbit is a company that has experienced a considerable market success in recent years, thanks to its range of bracelet’s Fitness seeing various models of the series Charge, Surge, Zip, One and Flex. At CES 2016, the American company has what is your smartphone, named Blaze Fitbit, obviously focused on functionality Fitness typical products of this company.

The design includes a chassis which can be coupled to various types of straps, some of which will be offered by the company which accessory so as to better adapt the design to the final preferences of various users. Observing the technical characteristics highlight two elements: the first is the integration of a heartbeat sensor of the optical type, while the second is the absence of a GPS sensor.

Fitbit Blaze can then be monitored in real time and continuously our heartbeat, providing information both in the performance of a sports activity and during other sporting activities that are performed during the day.

The absence of an integrated GPS imposes the need for a connection to your smartphone, taking advantage of the built-in GPS to track accurately location and distance of the outdoor activity conducted outdoors.

We find in the typical characteristics of the Fitbit Blaze smartwatch on the market: the system of tracking the duration and quality of sleep automated notifications from their smartphone including the ability to accept and reject incoming calls, manage your music library contained in the smartphone.

The declared autonomy is 5 days, for a continuous use: it is an interesting fact considering the absence of GPS and the integration of the heartbeat sensor of the optical type.

Fitbit Blaze will be on sale from March, with preorder online available now.