The first smartwatch of Garmin GPS and thinks to sportsmen

VivoActive is the name chosen for the first Garmin SmartWatch, which thanks to the GPS can operate as SportWatch very accurate, but does not mind the integration with a smartphone. The market also the bracelet Vivofit 2.

Yesterday we reported the announcement by Garmin, two new SportWatch top of the range allocated to those who are particularly fond of outdoor sports. Fenix 3 and Epix are not the only new Garmin shown at CES 2015: the American company has presented VivoActive, what is your first smartwatch in the strict sense, in addition to Vivofit 2.

The main technical element of VivoActive is the integration of GPS, a feature that is generally not covered in most smartwatch appeared on the market to date, but that is critical thinking to more oriented outdoor activities.

The screen is touch-type flanked by buttons located on the sides; with these you can interact within the various ways that depart for sports from the selection of running, cycling and swimming. We find in this product then the flexibility of use typical of a SportWatch for fans of triathlon.

In daily use VivoActive operates like a traditional band Garmin fitness, keeping track of steps, distance and calories with a reference given by a number of steps you can take over 24 hours.

Like the most-recent high-end SportWatch presented by Garmin Forerunner 920XT model forward, VivoActive is also compatible with Garmin Connect IQ: this implies that it is possible to download the App available in this market place and use VivoActive in various different ways that go beyond those typical of a SportWatch.

VivoActive been offered by Garmin as one smartwatch that gives a nod to the typical needs of an avid outdoor sports, as is the tradition for the American company, but thanks to Connect IQ also aims to be actively used as a system notification when matched to your smartphone.

It just the integration of GPS to represent the strength of VivoActive, able in this way to take the place of our SportWatch without any kind of compromise being also used, away from sport, in conjunction with our phone.

Garmin declares for this product an autonomy of 10 hours in operation with GPS, and up to 3 weeks in the traditional one. VivoActive is already available on the market at a price of $249 tax included in the domestic market, a figure that rises to $299 including also premium heart rate monitor.

Vivofit 2 deals with the basic features of the first generation of the bracelet Vivofit, implementing technical solutions absent in the first declension. Specifically, we now find a light that illuminates the display, the input of audio alarms for the bar that indicates when one has to put in motion, the ability to perform synchronization automatically using his telephone for the transmission of data.

The implementation of the illumination of the display has no impact on the autonomy overall: for Vivofit 2, Garmin declares autonomy over 1 year with the supplied battery, a feature appreciated by those looking for a fitness band but does not want to have to worry about recharging after a few days of use.

Garmin has also changed the way in which the bracelet is closed, after the first generation of Vivofit had raised several critical to the ease with which the cuff could open accidentally. Besides the traditional colors Garmin has developed some bracelets of different bill than traditional rubber, so as to be better meet the demands of an audience more attentive to the style of the products.

Vivofit 2 is offered for sale immediately at $129 in the market, a figure that rises to $ 159 for the version bundled with a heart rate monitor.

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