Withings couldnīt have picked a more opportune time to make its return. With the Apple Watch Series 4 set to release in just a few days, interest in wrist wearables couldnīt be higher, and to celebrate its re-arrival, Withings is launching a new Sport version of its popular Steel HR wearable. Apple fans are intimately familiar with the French maker of high-end devices such as scales, baby monitors, and sleep trackers, but for the past two years the company has been languishing under the Nokia Health umbrella with no new product to speak of. Now that the company is independent again, itīs putting a renewed focus on design and intelligence, and the Steel HR Sport is the first fruits of the companyīs new direction. A hybrid watch with a classic style and swappable bands, the Steel HR gives you the benefits of a smartwatch without any of the drawbacks: It has 25-day battery life, an analog display, heart-rate monitor 50M of water resistance, and connected GPS, a first for the line. To read this article in full, please click here
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