Gear Fit2 – Samsung Newsroom South Africa

Samsung Gear Fit2 Gets You into the Swing of Things

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:01:26 +0000

Improve your golf game with your wearable device

The new year is the ideal time to be inspired by new challenges and to get out your own clubs and onto the course. Naturally, if you want to play like a champion, you need to perfect your swing and in this respect, a little extra coaching never hurts.There is now a way to turn your Tizen-powered Samsung Gear Fit2 wearable solution into your very own trainer. The Gear Fit2 supports various golf applications such as Golf, Golf Navi, Hole 19 and many more. These applications enable users to carefully analyse their movement, using data recorded by the device based on a range of parameters. These additional factors include aspects such as the distance between you and the hole and the power with which you hit the ball.

“The Gear Fit2, as the name would suggest, is designed for fitness tracking first and foremost and is more than capable of handling all your fitness and activity tracking needs. Furthermore, it adds in a little bit of the experience you’d expect to find on a fully fledged smartwatch and now it can also help you improve your handicap,” says Craige Fleischer, Director of Integrated Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa.

This new app uses the boundaries detected by the wearable device to evaluate the user’s approach, in much the same way a physical coach would, presenting the data in a clear and summarised form that can then be scrutinised.

The Gear Fit2’s sensors measure metrics on speed, tempo, club head angle and plane angle, all of which are displayed for more effective interpretation. Not only that, the app is capable of rendering the swing moment in action replay, which should further aid performance improvement.

In addition, if the user provides it with permission, it can access body sensors like heart rate monitors for added functions, such as calculating overall number of calories burned while playing and walking the course. Future features that are planned include course tracking and hole mapping, which will be based on the device’s Global Positioning System (GPS) location.

“Getting fit can take many forms and golf offers a great opportunity for all-round exercise. Not only does it allow you to get in plenty of paces for your step count, it adds extra work for your arms and upper body, as well as providing some good cardio. With the Samsung Gear Fit2 you can measure all of the work you are doing, while at the same time analysing your swing, to improve your overall game. It means no matter what the actual score card shows, you still win,” Fleischer concludes.

Samsung Gear Fit2 Makes Fitness Fun for Everyone

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:44:04 +0000

Samsung’s slimmer, lighter Gear Fit2 GPS sports band with a flexible AMOLED display to comfortably wrap around your wrist, is designed with consumers’ fitness needs in mind.

The stylish Samsung Gear Fit2 provides accurate activity tracking and make workouts more enjoyable with a combination of sensors, a standalone GPS and heart rate monitor to track your activities, including distance, pace and route. The smart device allows you to leave your phone at home and automatically detects 15 different actions such as walking, running, cycling, treadmill and pilates. It also displays animations to illustrate proper training techniques and provide feedback at set intervals during training sessions. You are able to check your performance and trends with your Gear Fit2 or your smartphone, as well as share your activity data on Facebook.

Craige Fleischer, Director of Integrated Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa, says: “The appetite for aesthetically designed, yet practical and smart wearable devices is growing globally as consumers look beyond their phones to improve their everyday activities. Samsung Electronics meets these demands with the Gear Fit2, the modern personal coach.”

Gear Fit2’s more comfortable fit and stylish new design in three fashion-forward colours (black, blue and pink) and the large and small strap variants make it the ideal healthy living companion for everyone. Its easy-to-use interface, lets you move through information screens with just a few simple swipes.

You can monitor your workout progress, check the time, view notifications from your smartphone, respond to texts or even listen to your music tracks directly off the Gear Fit2 sports band. The Gear Fit2’s display is easy to read, even in bright sunlight and its water and dust resistance (IP68) rating, ensures premium protection in more rugged environments.

Integrated with Samsung’s S Health application, the Gear Fit2 offers more features and functions to make exercise entertaining and goals more attainable. S Health v.4.8 adds an element of competition to your active routine with one-on-one and group challenges, leaderboard function and individual progress tracking.

“The chic design, comfortable fit and enhanced features of the Gear Fit2 make it the perfect fitness wearable for everyone from casual exercisers to sports fanatics. Plus, its integrated GPS, built in storage and music player add new dimensions to training,” Fleischer concludes.

For more information about the new Gear Fit2, go to http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-fit2/

How Samsung Wearable Devices Improve Your Fitness

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:20:44 +0000

The toughest part of getting fit is always finding the motivation to get started. Technologies like Samsung’s Gear Fit2 and Gear IconX ear buds are enabling users to create a new mind-set, by encouraging them to become and remain active. Wearable devices provides features to track and monitor activities in order to encourage users to set and achieve fitness goals.The Gear Fit2 sports band features an embedded GPS and a heart rate monitor that offers accurate and robust tracking and measurement and provides instant feedback on the user’s workout. “It is a real workout motivator, one that is able to auto-detect and track steps, calories and sleep. Furthermore, it is capable of recognising when the user is doing multiple fitness indoor or outdoor activities such as squats, hiking, cycling, stair stepping, stationary biking, elliptical training, treadmill running, rowing, lunges or crunches,” explains Craige Fleischer, Director of Integrated Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa.

The Gear IconX cord-free earbuds, which not only supply smooth sound, but also track data such as duration and heart rate through the S-Health App on your smartphone, is another fitness wearable to encourage an active lifestyle.

Besides the physical sight of the device that helps to encourage exercise, social features also provide incentive, by enabling the user to connect to fellow health enthusiasts via social media. These connections motivate improved fitness, simply by the fact that users now have a network of friends who can view their daily progress, or lack thereof.

With solutions like the Gear IconX earbuds and the Gear Fit2, it is clear that wearable technologies are creating a revolution in fitness. Wearable devices are encouraging consumers to become and remain healthy and active.

“Based on our “Make it Meaningful” design ethos, we develop products that enable people to interact with technology in new ways. Our range of fitness wearable devices provide seamless experiences and help users with their daily lives. Everyone tends to aim higher when there is motivation involved, so having a physical reminder constantly present on your body should provide the best incentive of all,” concludes Fleischer.

Recommended Retail Price (RRP):

Gear Fit2: R 3,999.00

Gear IconX: R 3,499.00

[Infographic] Spec Comparison: Gear Fit2 vs Gear Fit

Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:24:37 +0000

* Gear Fit2 pairs with smartphones running on Android OS 4.4 and higher with over 1.5 GB RAM.

* All functionality features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.