Article "Microsoft Health Launches With $199 Smart Band"
by Stephanie Mlot
October 30, 2014
Manufacturer - Microsoft Corporation
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A first look at Microsoft Band, a complete $199 fitness smartwatch (hands-on)
Published on Oct 30, 2014
All-day heart rate tracking, UV sensors, downloadable workouts, sleep analysis, plus weather, Twitter, Facebook, and Starbucks: and it works on Windows, Android and iOS. Pretty impressive, Microsoft.
Watch Mode on Microsoft Band
Published on Oct 30, 2014
When you stop playing with the Microsoft Band, by default, the display turns black. It looks kind of boring, but you can enable Watch Mode so that your Microsoft Band turns into a digital wristwatch. The time and date will be displayed when the screen times out. It's like the Glance screen for Windows Phone. Here's how to enable it.
Microsoft Band hands-on
Published on Oct 30, 2014
The Microsoft Band is the first hardware in Microsoft's plan to track and analyze your fitness data. We decided to try it out.
The Band is, of course, Microsoft's first fitness tracker, the physical actualization of the company's grand plan to be the source of all the world's health data. The Band is part of the plan, but it's not the whole plan; the whole plan involves cross-platform apps, a machine-learning system that turns your data into "insights" about how to live better tomorrow, and a vast ecosystem of hardware and software developers collecting data and delivering insights. The Band is the first device, but it won't be the last, not even from Microsoft.
How to pair the Microsoft Band with the iPhone
Published on Oct 30, 2014
What makes the Microsoft Band really cool is that it supports multiple platforms. It works with iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Have an iPhone? We'll show you how to set up the Band with it. Watch our how-to video.
How to use the sleep tracker with the Microsoft Band
Published on Oct 31, 2014
The Microsoft Band has a built-in sleep tracker. I've never used one before, so I was looking forward to testing it out for the first time. You'll need to activate it before you sleep and then stop the monitoring when you wake up. Here's my experience with it last night.
How to factory reset the Microsoft Band
Published on Oct 31, 2014
If you need to start over, switch phones, or trying to solve a problem, you'll have to factory reset the Microsoft Band. Don't worry. The process is very simple. You also you won't lose the data that you've already synced to the cloud. Follow these steps to bring your Microsoft Band back to how it was out of the box.
Microsoft Band Demo
Published on Oct 31, 2014
Part fitness band, part computer, part mobile Twitter and stock-checking smart gadget, the new Microsoft Band is a mix of things. For $200 it does quite a lot. Once more apps are available for the gadget, and the hardware reaches its second generation, the company could have a pretty popular little doodad on its wrists. Alex Wilhelm talks a look at Microsoft's Band.
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