Still, HealthBox is another step in the fit-tech ambitions of Under Armour, who bought the Map My Fitness app company in 2013 for $150 million, and then spent another half a billion in 2015 to buy fitness app companies. One complaint: $400 is pricey for this setup, given you can get a modest step/sleep tracker for less than $100 these days, a smart scale for under $150 and a Bluetooth chest strap for about $60. The scale measures weight, body fat and can hold weight goals for up to 8 users. It can be used with the band or connect directly to the Record app on your iPhone or Android. It is now called UA Band and this version has something the old Grip lacked, a heart-rate sensor of sorts.īut, as wrist sensors are not nearly as accurate as chest straps, the bundle includes a Bluetooth chest strap for doing more serious training. The HTC Grip was announced at Mobile World Congress 2015, a $199 sleep and step-tracker with touch display, that HTC never wound up bringing to market. The fitness tracker is essentially HTC's Grip, come back from the dead. Record is an app that tracks and analyzes fitness and activity data, combined with a social network where you can talk training etc. All of these are intended to be used with UA's updated Record smartphone app, which can also work with other fitness trackers.
HealthBox combines a fitness tracker with a heart-rate strap and a smart scale in a $400 bundle. And on Tuesday, it launched its most ambitious move yet with partner HTC, a product called HealthBox.
Under Armour, a company best known for workout clothes, has been quietly starting to dominate fitness tech. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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