The Amazon Halo and Halo Band isn’t your normal activity tracker, but it combines suite of AI-powered health tools with a stylish wrist band. The latter is purpose-built to focus on your health and wellness, since it doesn’t have a screen or constant notifications. It uses a small sensor capsule to deliver highly accurate data, and includes an accelerometer, temperature sensor, heart rate monitor, two microphones, an LED indicator light, as well as a button to turn the microphones on or off. Read more for a video and additional information.
The Halo Band is water resistant for all-day wear and the battery lasts up to seven days on a full charge. If you need to power it up quickly, the band can be fully charged in under 90 minutes. Amazon’s Halo app is essentially a suite of five core features designed to give customers a comprehensive understanding of their health and wellness: Activity, Sleep, Body, Tone and Labs. More information here.
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Despite the rise in digital health services and devices over the last decade, we have not seen a corresponding improvement in population health in the U.S. We are using Amazon’s deep expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning to offer customers a new way to discover, adopt, and maintain personalized wellness habits,” said Dr. Maulik Majmudar, Principal Medical Officer, Amazon Halo.
