Samsung unveils two new wearable devices

Samsung has come up with an exciting technology, a wireless setof earbuds called Gear IconX. They are no normal earbuds, as they will not only perform function of making you hear great music, but also measure your heartbeat, steps and has many other fitness tracking features.The best part is all these features will work without requiring you to carry your phone. IconX will work by communicating through phone via Bluetooth. There is no cable or cord to connect individual earbuds with each other.Samsung is the first company that has come up with 100% cordless earbuds. You would only require to carry your phone if you are planning to stream from it. The device, which will be available by the end of this year, will cost you around $200.When it comes to battery life then it might not stand up to your expectation limits with just around an hour and a half. In terms of storage, storage of four gigabytes is present. Samsung said that it would be a great company for you when you are going to hit thegym.IconX can be charged in its compact battery-equipped case. In addition, Samsung has also introduced another wearable known as the Gear Fit2 fitness band. A successor model to the first Gear Fit, it communicates with the S Health app, in the similar manner as the IconX does.The new fitness device is meant to track factors including steps, calories burned, and floors climbed, sleep quality and your heart rate. In comparison to the first Gear Fit, which was launched two-and-a-half years back, the new one has a wider 1.5-inch high quality curved touch display. It also has GPS tracking. The model will cost $179 and will be available from June 10."Samsung has just introduced a new wireless set of earbuds called Gear IconX, which in addition to delivering music the musicyou expect to hear, will measure your heartbeat, steps and other fitness tracking metrics, without you having to carry your phone. It also ties into the S Health app on Samsung phones. As with other wireless headphones, IconX communicates through your phone via Bluetooth. But you only need your phone if you're planning to stream from your phone, say on a music service. For listening to songs stored internally or for health tracking, you can leave it behind," according to a news report published by USA Today.Samsung introduced another new wearable that also communicates with the S Health app on Samsung phones (as well as third party fitness apps). It's the Gear Fit2 fitness band that is a successor model to the first Gear Fit that came out nearly2 ½ years ago. The new bracelet tracks the usual parameters-steps, calories burned, floors climbed, sleep quality and your heart rate.According to a story published on the topic by CNET, "Onboard heart rate monitoring tracks activity, and a touch button on the earphones can be used to start and end workouts. I wasn't able togo outside for a run, but holding my finger down on the IconX's earbud button gave me some audio feedback on how I was doing.I found it hard to navigate the menu with one-finger touch controls, though. IconX earbuds will sync with Samsung S Health,but also pair with Endomondo, MapMyRun, Runkeeper and Strava as a Bluetooth heart rate monitor. They'll work with anyone who has an Android 4.4 phone -- sorry, no iOS support -- but the music playback part of the Icon X is limited to storing MP3s, or streaming music from your phone."At $199 in the US (equivalent to £138 in the UK, or AU$275), the Gear Icon X are not outrageously priced for what they offer. But the battery life definitely seems on the low end compared to other options. And if I'm already interested in fitness and Samsung products, I'd probably be more inclined to get the Gear Fit 2 and a standard (less expensive) pair of wireless headphones. But we'll have a better opinion on them when they debut later this year. Samsung says "Q3," which means sometime between July and September. We'll get a better idea of how they work when we get afinal review unit then. Working out without a screen isn't easy, but the convenience of these little buds might be worth it.A report published in Digital Trends revealed, "When you think about fitness trackers, chances are your mind jumps directly to Fitbit, not Samsung. Ever since the company released the Gear Fitback it 2014, it's taken a hiatus from fitness trackers. Now, Samsung is getting back in the game with the new and improved Gear Fit 2. We took a look at Samsung's newest fitness tracker to see what's improved and whether or not the Gear Fit 2 is strong enough to beat Fitbit at its own game. These are just our first impressions, so keep an eye out for our full review."The inevitable tradeoff of having a wider screen is that you end upwith a wider device. On large wrists, that hardly matters, but for those with slim wrists, the Gear Fit 2 is simply less attractive looking than the Fitbit Alta or the Misfit Ray, both of which are slim and pretty. Samsung did make an effort to appease women, though, by offering a small band size and a magenta pink color option in addition to the dark blue and black bands. The small band did fit much better than the large, though the Gear Fit 2 still looked ungainly on my spindly lady wrist. Could I wear it at the gym or on a run? Sure, but I would never wear it 24/7, which is, after all, the entire point of a fitness tracker.