The tech giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that its wearable band device is available in United Kingdom for the first time. As per the reports, people can buy it for as much as £170. Users can plug it into Microsoft Health Services and keep a track of different health related activities like sun exposure, heart rate, calories burned, stress level, and quality of sleep.
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Tracking the above-listed activities is not the only feature that Microsoft band offers. As per the reports, users can connect it with the companion apps for iOs, Android, and Windows Phone and manage various workouts as well. It can suggest you some specific workouts depending upon your health related goals. While running, users can also map their routes while running and get an up to date information about calories, kilometers traveled and time steps walked.
All those health freak people who like to use technology to monitor their health workout sessions and running activities can buy this device in UK for the first time. Users can buy it from all the major retailers like Amazon, Dixons Travel, Currys PC World, Harrods, O2 and Microsoft Store. The management of Microsoft is delighted to announce the launch of this device and hopes that users in UK will love Microsoft Band.
It’s not the first time when a technology company has tried to capture the health industry. Before Microsoft, others companies that have revealed intentions to enter in the health industry are Google and Apple. Apple’s smart watch is going to launch in a few days and offers quite a few health related features as well. The company has already received more than 1 million advance orders and hopes to create a history of highest number of advance orders in days to come.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is assured of the long-term success of its band and feels that it will prove to be a one stop solution for fitness in the coming days.
