Garmin has announced vivoactive, the company’s latest ultra-sleek smartwatch with built-in GPS, sports and activity tracking apps at the CES. It lets you track several activities including, GPS-enabled running, cycling, golfing, swimming and more.
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Features of Garmin vivoactive
- Ultra-thin GPS smartwatch with a sunlight-readable, high-resolution color touchscreen
- 1.13″ x 0.80″ (205 x 148 pixels) sunlight-readable display
- Built-in sports apps, including GPS-enabled running, biking and golfing plus swimming and activity tracking, let you view your stats even when away from your phone
- Sensor-based technology for its swimming app to compute the number of lengths, total and interval distances, paces by length, by interval, and for the full session, as well as calories burned
- Pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth to gently vibrate and display alerts for incoming calls, texts, emails and calendar items plus notifications from social media and other mobile apps
- Play, pause or skip a song on smartphone’s music player, and send an audible alert to help you locate the smartphone
- Customize with free watch face designs, widgets and apps from Connect IQ store
- Water-resistant to 50 meters
- Up to 3 weeks battery life in watch/activity tracking mode or up to 10 hours using GPS
It also connects to a range of sensors and devices, capture even more data by pairing vívoactive with a heart rate monitor or bike speed sensor, or use it as a remote for a Garmin VIRB Elite action camera.
The Garmin vivoactive is now available for order in the U.S. and comes at a suggested retail price of $249.99 or $299.99 with heart rate monitor bundle. It comes in black or white colors with optional slate, red, blue, berry and purple leather bands options and will begin shipping in Q1.