No matter how good the design of a smartwatch is people will
still compare it to a traditional watch. Therefore, a number of manufacturers
take a different approach; they chose to design an analog watch that's equipped
with a number of smart features, not a smartwatch which's designed to look like
a traditional watch.
One of manufacturers that take this approach is the
Withings. This French manufacturer had amazed the public by releasing the
Activité last year, a Swiss-made luxury watch that's equipped with the ability
of activity tracking and sleep tracking, and it's offered at a price of $ 450.
Then at the beginning of this year, Withings introduced the Activité Pop which
had the same function as its predecessor, but with the intermediate material
and a more affordable price, $ 150.
Now, the manufacturer offers another alternative by
introducing the Withings Activité Steel. This device is located in between the
Activité and Activité Pop. Although it's not made in Swiss just like its
seniors, but the Activité Steel still offers a luxurious aura with the use of
stainless steel material in its case. However, to cut the price, the strap is
made of silicon rather than genuine leather.
The features offered are still the same, you will still get
an analog watch with automatic sleep and activity tracking features. Automatic
means you don't need to press any button to start its tracking function. And in
the morning, Activité Steel will act as a smart alarm, adjusts the pattern and
level of vibration with your sleep phase.
In addition to counting the number of steps and calories
burned, the Activité Steel will also monitor your swimming activity - it will
also turn on automatically when you get into the water. The Activité Steel is
designed to be waterproof to a depth of 50 meters.
After monitoring, you can forward all the collected data to
Android or iOS devices via Bluetooth 4.0. On the face, there is a small dial
that point numbers start from 0 - 100. The dial serves to indicate how many
percent of the target that has been accomplished by the user today.
You don't need to recharge the Activité Steel every night
because this watch is powered by a standard button battery which can last up to
8 months. Activité Steel is now available exclusively through the official
website of Withings (withings.com). It's offered at a price of $ 170, and there's
only one color variant offered: Black.