GeekWire December 8, 2021
Todd Bishop

Amazon’s original Halo Band, released last year, was notable both for what it lacked (a screen) and for what it contained: a microphone that gave wearers the option of monitoring and analyzing their tone of voice.

The company’s new Halo View health band nixes the mic and adds a screen, delivering an overall experience more akin to a traditional health band. This device will feel familiar to the Fitbit crowd.

Halo View ships today. Overall it’s a good health band, based on my initial experience over the past week. The screen creates the ability to monitor and assess workouts, set alarms and timers, access basic data like your nightly sleep score without picking up your smartphone, and, of course, see...

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