Jawbone yesterday presented its new range of connected bracelets, which now extends to Up2 immediately available for sale at $ 99.99 price to pay Up4 allowing contactless how Apple Pay system. This bracelet, arguably the most interesting of the three, is equipped with an NFC chip as well as a broad panel of sensors able to inform the user about the frequency of his heartbeat, his level of hydration, as well as the external temperature or to the skin surface; apart from the NFC chip, UP3 has the same sensors. Smart Coach Software provided with the bracelet will, as the name suggests, fitness coach and “incentive” to the physical effort.
The remote payment part of the Up4 is provided by the agreement between Jawbone and American Express, which means that some CB American Express owners will be able to directly use the bracelet to make their purchases, from the time the course shops are equipped with compatible NFC payment terminals. The Up4 and Up3 will be offered for sale this summer for $ 199; it will wait until April 19 to Up2 … US initially.
These ads Jawbone come at a pivotal moment in the course of the bracelet maker connected: the arrival of the Apple Watch is likely to shake up the entire sector, and also to rock Jawbone whose finances are still not balance. The $ 300 million contribution from the BlackRock investment funds should strengthen the position of Jawbone and allow it to better compete with giants with almost infinite capacity; at least it is to be hoped…
Jawbone unveils UP4 bracelet for remote payments
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