Whether we are hypochondriac or not, smart bands like FualBand or Jawbone are getting more and more popular and we should at least know what kind of functions they have. If we feel like controlling our pulse every minute it’s a perfect solution, but it’s not only perfect gift for grandma and fitness freaks.

Bands like Jawbone help us control the time we spend without moving during our work, and can remind us that after every 45 min it’s nice to take a walk at least to coffee machine. They also can replace our alarm clock, and awake us in the most convenient moment from the point of view of our organism, when our sleep is shallow enough. And at the same moment we are not waking up the person who is sleeping next to us and he/she can sleep longer.

If you still aren’t convinced to that kind of device, it’s good to get interested in the newest Huawei invention presented on MWC 2014 in Barcelona. It’s not so stylish like Jawbone, which looks like a futuristic piece of jewelry, but it seems to be more functional even if you are not very interested in following daily changes in your blood pressure. Huawei's first smart band has not only fitness or sleep tracking features. TalkBand has also pulled earpiece for calls, which looks really useful, and for sure it’s something new on the market.
What’s more we can take a shower without taking TalkBand off, and what is quite attractive we charge it through its end which fits USB entrance. Its battery should allow us to use it for 2 weeks, or if you are not the silent one to talk 7h and still charge it only 2 hours. We can communicate with other devices by Bluetooth 4.1 or NFC.

This pleasure will cost us 99€,which is less than smart bands of competitors, but we still don’t know when exactly we could buy it outside China. For sure TalkBand represents some new funcionality and for sure it will find a bunch of fans.

Author: Marta Maj handelot.com

source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/23/huawei-talkband-b1-smart-band/