{Pre-Order} Microsoft Health and Microsoft Band comes to the U.K.

[EduTech]

I am sure many of you have been waiting for this to come over to the UK! Well... here you go :-)

 

Microsoft Health is an open cloud-based service that helps you live a healthier lifestyle by providing actionable insights based on data gathered from the fitness devices and apps that you use every day. It is designed to work with you, no matter what phone or service you use. We’ve got some great partnerships including Runkeeper, MyFitnessPal, MapMyFitness, Microsoft Health Vault and in the U.K., we have an exciting partnership with Nuffield Health who are leaders in fitness and wellbeing. Find out more here.

 

Microsoft Band is the first device powered by Microsoft Health. Live healthier by tracking your heart rate, calorie burn and sleep quality alongside comprehensive fitness features such as on-board GPS for run and cycle tracking. It also includes Guided Workouts, which is like having a personal trainer on your wrist. In addition, the Microsoft Band helps you be more productive with calendar alerts, email previews and access to Cortana with Windows Phone3. And to make it easy to get up and running, the Microsoft Band works with the phone you already own; Windows, iOS and Android4. Find out more here.[/

 

Microsoft Band is available for pre-order today. with an Estimated Retail Price of £169.99 it is available through Amazon, Currys PC World, Dixons Travel, Harrods, Microsoft Store and O2 from April 15th

 

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Enjoy!

James.

Edited March 17, 2015 by EduTech

[witch]

Blimey - that's not cheap

Got any freebies

[CAM]

There are waaaay cheaper options out there. It had better be good! (And work with Windows Phone....)

[john]

When you get me a free sample @EduTech as you love me I'll use one, the Health App is nice but it counts my brisk whizzing up and down stairs in the Tube network as running sometimes

[halbaradkenafin]

That Band seems to be a bit like a Smartwatch with some fitness stuff added in, just a shame about the price tag really but I'm sure it's probably in line with many other smartwatches (not sure really as I haven't looked at many). If I had the disposable income I'd seriously consider it.

[Miscbrah]

Cortana would likely be unable to control herself with excitement at the enormous weights I lift down the gym each night, and would quiver frantically until she was turned off and on again by the immeasurable levels of testosterone battering every sensor in that thing. They'd have to pull Bill Gates and Steve Bullmer out of retirement to patch that thing up 24/7 as I defy measurement of my achievements over and over and over and get bigger and stronger and faster.

 

I mean I ran on the treadmill for TEN minutes last night! TEN of them!

 

PPHWWOOAAAARrrrrr! Step aside Master Chief!

[sippo]

I need a new health band, so its either this or a Jawbone UP24. Not sure I would like all the notifications etc though.

[sted]

wonder if they will xboxify it and give you achievements for say doing 1 mile of walking a day or such like might help motivate people

[chazzy2501]

hummm, my Nokia 530 cost me £30 should I couple it with £169 of female repellent?

[woodham]

when id drops to the £100 ish mark ill have one until then the fitbit will do

[DavePa]

I'll pass thanks - not just on this but on ANY Internet-connected health monitor as I'm firmly of the belief that this is just another avenue to finding out information about you including in this case your heartrate, blood-pressure (maybe not now but at some point in the future), heart rhythm, exercise levels and so on. This information will the be sold to the highest bidder who may just happen to be a health insurer or mortgage company- I'b be getting offers on low cost funerals and weight loss clinics!