~ MamakTalk ~: Intel MICA Smartband Android App Now Available On Play

2015年6月21日星期日

Intel MICA Smartband Android App Now Available On Play

Wearables, at the best of times, are not the most attractive of devices. In fact, this has been one of the mainstay issues of the industry as a whole. Not to mention, the stylish qualities of wearables is what is effectively fueling manufacturers like Huawei and LG to bring to market much more design-focused smartwatches, like the Huawei Watch and LG Watch Urbane. That said, as much as the smartwatch market continues to build on the notion of design, fitness trackers and the likes seem to be lagging behind in this department. While smartwatches become more fashionable (and also becoming more functional than their predecessors), fitness trackers and other notification wearables seem to be sticking to their function over form ruling. In fact, the most recent offerings only look to offer more of a discreet option, hoping discretion itself will be fashionable enough.

Well, Intel have hoped to buck this trend with their MICA Smartband which was formerly introduced back at last year’s IFA event in Berlin. One of the main selling point of the MICA Smartband, is that is much more looks like a real bracelet or fashion accessory. Therefore, doing away with the notion that performance is the be all and end all. That said, MICA is still a ‘smart’ device and this means that it will still offer you all the ‘smart’ functions that you are looking for. In addition and in spite of being an AT&T only device, it does also act as a standalone device meaning that you can receive notifications and so on, without the dependency of your smartphone.

Well, it now looks like the android app that works alongside MICA has made its way to the Play Store. You might be wondering what a standalone device would need an app for when it is not dependent on your phone, well, the app allows syncing of contacts between your MICA and smartphone so that you can text or respond to the contacts. If you had been looking for a more fashion conscious device to be able to receive notifications from then the MICA might be the one. Either way, if you want to check out the app then it is now available from the Play Store, source link below.