Microsoft Band

Packed with promise, but performance niggles prevent it from realising its potential

SASHA MULLER

PRICE £142 (£170 inc VAT) from microsoft store.com (pcpro.link/249msband) One of the common frustrations with the fitness-tracking facilities in most smartwatches is that they simply don’t do enough. That’s not a problem for the Microsoft Band, which crams in almost every sensor that a fitness fanatic, or a keen beginner, could possibly ask for. You get an optical heart-rate sensor, capable of continuously tracking your heart rate 24 hours a day; a built-in GPS receiver; a three-axis accelerometer; a gyrometer; and an array of sensors that measure ambient light, skin temperature, UV light and galvanic skin response. There’s also a capacitive sensor, so the Band knows when you’re wearing it. The data pulled in by all these sensors allows the Microsoft Band to track every facet of your daily activities: how many steps…

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PC Pro (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2015

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