Fitbit Blaze smart fitness watch launched

Fitbit has launched Fitbit Blaze smart fitness watch at Rs 19,999. The device will be available with black, blue, and plum bands starting March 2016. It will also come with leather bands paired with stainless steel display frames.

Fitbit Blaze comes with enhanced features like FitStar on-screen workouts, connected GPS, PurePulse heart rate tracking, and SmartTrack automatic exercise recognition. It comes with smart notifications for call, text and calendar. Fitbit Blaze has a battery life of up to 5 days, according to the company.
• FitStar on-screen workouts: FitStar provides guided instructions and animated images to three of the most popular personal trainer workouts from FitStar: Warm It Up (8 minutes), 7 Minute Workout, and 10 Minute Abs. These workouts are free and can be accessed at any time.
• Connected GPS: The feature helps users train smarter by delivering real-time exercise stats like distance, pace and minute-mile split times when connected to a smartphone’s GPS.
• PurePulse: PurePulse is a wrist-based heart rate tracker that helpsto alter training routine according to heart rate zones and track calories burned during each workout.
• SmartTrack: The feature enables automatic exercise recognition and records activities like biking, hiking and running; and general categories for aerobic workouts lsuch as Zumba, cardio-kickboxing and other dance classes. It also monitors sports activities like tennis, basketball and soccer.

Fitbit Blaze supports bluetooth and smart connectivity delivers call, text and calendar notifications through on-screen messages and vibrating alert. Users can accept or reject calls directly from Fitbit Blaze. It provides on-screen controls for playlists and volume when playing music. The device is compatible with more than 200 Android, iOS, and Windows smartphones.