MedCity News August 27, 2020
Elise Reuter

The e-commerce giant made its debut in the wearables market with Halo, a fitness tracker with some unique features. Amazon said the device and its corresponding app can scan a user’s voice for emotions and measures a user’s body composition.

As Googles awaits approval to acquire Fitbit, Amazon is entering the market with its own devices. The e-commerce giant debuted its first wearable on Thursday — one that’s a little bit different from the rest. It has no screen, no GPS, and a couple of unique features, including a microphone that’s supposed to be able to pick up on the emotional tone of a user’s voice and a feature to analyze a user’s body fat percentage.

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Topics: Digital Health, Technology, Wearables
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