Microsoft Band Goes on sale in the UK, More Expensive than the US Version

Microsoft Band Goes on sale in the UK, More Expensive than the United States Version

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The Apple Watch is already in the wild, which testament set back a lot of imperativeness on the Microsoft Band. But there are still plenty of Redmond fans out there looking to buy one, and now it's finally possible to do thusly in the Undivided Realm, as well.

If you live in the UK and you like what Microsoft has done with its fitness band, and so you wish be happy to hear that the device is now available for purchase from the Microsoft Store. Its price is currently set at 170 pounds, which is the equal of 254 US dollars, which rather expensive, considering that the device retails for scarce $200 in the US. But, I guess taxes and subsidies are to be blamed here.

The Microsoft Circle has been released in the US on October 29, 2014 and has enjoyed great success since then. UK customers can now by it only via the Microsoft Store, simply the device has been available for buy at Currys PCWorld, too. To remind you of its specs, you should know that comes with a plethora of sensors – optic heart charge per unit monitor lizard, ternary-axis accelerometer, gyrometer, GPS, microphone, close light sensor, galvanic rind response sensors, UV detector, skin temperature sensor and a electrical phenomenon sensor.

Microsoft claims that the battery can run for two days on a rich charge, but we're not sure if that's true under heavy exercis. In order to use the device, you need to have the companion app Microsoft Wellness installed, too, and IT currently works with Windows Headphone 8.1, Android 4.3+, and iOS 7.1+ with Bluetooth enabled. However, you can also download the desktop app for Windows, and you likewise should acknowledge that it syncs data with Windows tablets and the Mac, too, but at the moment there tranquillise isn't an app in the Windows Entrepot.

At the moment, the Microsoft Ring is more of a fitness tracker than a smartwatch, but it does come with pretty smart features, such every bit the following built-in apps – Exercise, Ultraviolet radiation, Alarm & Timer, Calls, Messages, Calendar, Facebook, Atmospheric condition and more. So, chances are that the second-coevals of the Microsoft Band will get even more smartwatch features.

Also, if you will pair the Microsoft Band with a device running Windows Earphone 8.1 Update 1, you bequeath Be able to use Cortana, likewise. The Same should be available for Windows 10 when information technology becomes prescribed.

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