Smartwatches and fitness trackers are full of sensors and features that allow them to pinpoint exactly what a user is doing. Swimming, though, has been a tricky task to be tracked. A new smartwatch called Swimmo aims to give swimmers full attention by doing everything a smartwatch should do while acting as a swimming coach. Swimmo is capable of distance tracking, recognizing which calories were burned, speed tracking, monitoring heart rate, and timing swimmers in the water. This smartwatch does not require a constant connection to an Android phone; therefore, use it freely in the water and the data will sync later on when devices are nearby.
The two highlighted features that Swimmo wants swimmers to take advantage of are PaceKeeper and IntensityCoach. The former utilizes vibration to indicate to swimmers that they are above or below the recommended pace. IntensityCoach monitors heart rate for an optimal level during activity. With the companion app, swimmers have organized data with a list of goals, personal bests, and challenges. All of this data also works with a few fitness and social apps.
The Kickstarter campaign has fulfilled $34,024 of its $39,000 goal at the time of this post being published. The first wave of backers should receive their units by October or November. The retail price upon launch will be $230, but Kickstarter has that reduced a bit.
Swimmo: Smartwatch Designed to Improve Swimmer’s Strength
High tech smartwatch that improves swimmers strength, performance and pace launches on Kickstarter
Dover, Delaware, April 15, 2015: Swimmo, a smartwatch and personal swimming coach, launches on Kickstarter today. Swimmo breaks down the barriers of current monitoring devices available to swimmers by offering personalized training and real time progress. Swimmo helps swimmer’s train smarter by tracking distance, pace, heart rate and calories burned all from one simple, waterproof device. Swimmo’s innovative technology makes sure that users stay within their ideal training zones by alerting them with vibrations when it is time to speed up or slow down. Swimmo is the ideal tool for professional athletes, tri-athletes or anyone who is trying to improve their strength get in shape through swimming.
‘There are many apps and devices that support training for runners and cyclists, but very few are created specifically for swimmers” says Swimmo CEO, Mateusz Heleniak. ‘We decided to change that with Swimmo, a smartwatch that overcomes all the challenges of using a wearable device underwater. Swimmo focuses on developing the strength and power of muscles through customized training. We have outfitted the device with a number of proprietary technologies such as Rotate&Tap™ gesture control, a waterproof hear rate sensor, IntensityCoach™ and PaceKeeper™. All of these features help keep your swimming pace in line with your current training plan”.
Swimmo features a built in sensor that accurately measures heart rate directly from the users wrist. The smart watch is than able to communicate messages such as slow down, keep the pace, or speed up (IntensityCoach™ and PaceKeeper™ technologies) throughout the training session by sending vibrations of variable frequency.
Swimmo measures distance, pace, amount of calories burned as well as total time spent in water or even on an individual lap. The smartwatch syncs its results to the free Swimmo app (available for iOS and Android) so users can monitor their progress over time. With the Swimmo app users can share their results on social media and on popular fitness forums such as RunKeeper.
Swimmo’s sleek, elegant design can be utilized outside the pool as well. The device can serve as a designer sports watch that digitally displays date and time.
Swimmo’s features are accessed by intuitive Rotate&Tap™ technology that utilizes two simple hand gestures: rotating the wrist (select menu options) and tapping the display (confirm). The smart watch uses energy saving Bluetooth 4.0 to communicate with the Swimmo app for Android and iOS devices. The device’s interface is displayed on an OLED, full-color screen adapted to work under water.
Swimmo is made of high-grade materials. The watchband made of a modern polymer material is smooth to the touch, anti-allergic, and prevents discomfort or chafing. The bezel has been designed to eliminate itching or scratching.
Swimmo is currently being offered on Kickstarter at the discounted rate of $169 (estimated MSRP $230). The first 29 backers will be able to pre-order the smartwatch for a special early bird pledge rate of $149. Backers will begin to receiving their smartwatches in October 2015.
About Swimmo
Swimmo is a team of professionals established by Mateusz Heleniak, an entrepreneur and a visionary passionate about swimming. He has gained his rich business experience as a Lead User Experience Designer in Polish ecommerce companies, including Allegro Group. Apart from Mateusz, the Swimmo’s team consists of Tomasz Wątorowski, Michal Bonikowski and Rafal Piłat, the creators of a very innovative product: DICE+, the winner of the prestigious IF GOLD Product Design Award 2014. The project has seed financing and is supported by experts in launching products, including the co-creator of such projects as Sherlybox and Woolet. Both of them have already succeeded on Kickstarter. Swimmo is incorporated in US with R&D center in Poland.
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