{"id":4953,"date":"2016-03-11T07:33:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T20:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=4953"},"modified":"2016-03-08T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T11:39:09","slug":"smartband-2-from-sony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/smartband-2-from-sony\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartband 2 from Sony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image004-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4954\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image004-1-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"image004 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image004-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image004-1-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image004-1-81x55.jpg 81w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image004-1-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image004-1.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Wearable fitness. \u00a0In the past couple of weeks alone we&#8217;ve seen new devices hits the market from Microsoft and Fitbit&#8230;and now there\u2019s a fitness band from Sony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonymobile.com\/au\/products\/smartwear\/smartband-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">SmartBand 2<\/a> automatically tracks activity such as walking and running using heart rate and accelerometer readings to gauge your fitness and stress levels&#8230;.plus will keep an eye on how well you sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond that there\u2019s the expected message, call and social media notifications and the Smartband 2 will even alert you if you stray too far from you android phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sony\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonymobile.com\/au\/products\/smartwear\/smartband-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smartband 2<\/a> will set you back<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbhifi.com.au\/ipods-docks-fitness\/sony\/sony-smartband-2-white\/887703\/\" target=\"_blank\"> just under 200 dollars<\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tech Specs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"super-wrapper sonymobile-default\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"row preformat\">\n<div class=\"block block-50\">\n<h4>Requirements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Android 4.4 and onwards or iOS 8.2<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth\u00ae 4.0 Low Energy (BLE)<\/li>\n<li>Lifelog<\/li>\n<li>SmartBand 2 host app (Android\u2122 or iOS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Controls<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Power on\/off<\/li>\n<li>Media remote (tap function)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Connectors<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard micro USB for charging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Battery<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to 2 days<\/li>\n<li>Up to 5 days in STAMINA mode with HR measuring turned off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-50\">\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>3 LED indicators<\/li>\n<li>Notifications<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth\u00ae 4.0<\/li>\n<li>NFC<\/li>\n<li>Waterproof* IP68<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Sensors<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Heart rate<\/li>\n<li>Accelerometer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bnw-module block sonymobile-fullwidth leader-0 \" data-id=\"compatibility\" data-module-id=\"block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bnw-module backtotop at-bottom\" data-module=\"backtotop\" data-id=\"backtotop\" data-instance-id=\"3\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Wearable fitness. \u00a0In the past couple of weeks alone we&#8217;ve seen new devices hits the market from Microsoft and Fitbit&#8230;and now there\u2019s a fitness band from Sony. 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