TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Sports lovers can now monitor their heart rate by using an earbud that can also be used to listen to music. The earbud, dubbed Jabra Sport Pulse Wireless, has the technology to monitor heart rate and Sport Life app.
“This is the world’s first earbud that has the combination of heart rate monitor and audio solution required by fitness fanatics,” senior vice director Jabra Solution Consumer, Darcy Clarkson, told a news conference on Tuesday.
The earbud combines biometric for heart rate with Dolby quality sound. It is also capable of reducing noise and does not disturb movements during activities.
The app included can send fitness and aerobic information such as travel distance, activity time or calories burned.
The University of Campbell has tested the device and said that the accuracy level is 99.2 percent.
ANTARA