Samsung unveils cordless earbuds with heart-rate sensorJune 3, 2016 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samsung on Thursday, June 2 unveiled a $199 pair of smart earbuds called the Gear IconX, Engadget reports. Samsung says the IconX is meant for people who have a more casual relationship with exercise. Each bud weighs 6.3 grams. The device tells you how far you've run, how fast you're going and how fast your heart is beating. There's a heart-rate sensor built into these things, the technology website says. Also, there's a voice coach feature, which is meant to help runners trim their lap times and surge into higher intensity zones. The IconX has 4GB of internal storage. Usually, only one earbud is connected directly to the phone; the other connects to the first bud to keep audio playing at the same time. Each bud has a sort of capacitive touch patch on it, and the gestures needed to use it are easy to learn. If you need to change tracks, double-tap to skip to the next one or triple-tap to go back. The IconX will last for 3.6 hours on a charge. That estimate dips to 3.4 hours if you throw in some workout tracking, and plummets to 1.5 hours if you're streaming music from a phone with activity tracking on. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |