Huawei is one of the quickly-rising manufacturers from China and its desire to reach into as many industries as possible shows in its latest creation, a wearable, the Talkband B1.
The wearable focuses on fitness and will compete more with products like the Nike+ FuelBand SE and Fitbit Force rather than the Samsung Gear 2 or the forth-coming Apple iWatch.
The front of the Talkband B1 comes with a 1.4″ OLED display, which is also flexible. That is powered by a 90 mAh battery which lasts 6 days but surprisingly also takes 2 hours to charge. The device is 14.6 mm thick.
The Talkband B1 features a popping-out earpiece for making phone calls. Connectivity is done either via NFC or Bluetooth 4.1. It is also IP57-certified so you wouldn’t care less about water and dust.
Being a fitness-tracker, the device calculates the amount of calories you’ve burnt, counts the number of steps you’ve taken and your sleeping habits.
Connectivity with a phone is mandatory right now and we don’t yet know how many phones are currently supported. A microUSB port is built-in right into the band. The Talkband B1 will be available in 6 colours.
The wearable will be available starting from next month for $135.
Talkband B1 is for people who want a fitness device for keeping track of their calories and stuff so if a smartwatch is all you want, you should probably stay away.
14.6 mm thick device on wrist lacks messaging and voice commands worth $135 is not a good deal. Anyway its company’s 1st wearable, best wishes for Huawei and hoping for some ‘WoW’ advancements in coming days.
agree…
Is it available in Pakistan?? and what is its price??/