Smart watches and similar devices serve multiple purposes, such as telling time while doing a great job of tracking fitness and activities.
The band is a simple device without a screen to show any such thing as time or even an activity monitor. Rather, you can monitor and check your activity data by using the Halo app that works in tandem with the band.
While some might find it disappointing that the device doesn’t have a screen, it was purposefully designed to act as nothing but a measuring and monitoring device. The band is different from many of its competitors in focusing on lifestyle changes rather than just sports and exercise.
The halo band is a simple band with a button on it that acts as a power button and can also be used for other purposes like resetting the band. One of the most interesting features of the halo band is the body fat measurement and voice emotion analysis.
Body Fat Measurement
This feature allows the halo app to measure your body fat using a 3-D model of your body built from four head-to-ankle pictures taken from different angles. The app then uses machine learning to estimate body fat.
Voice Tone Analysis
On the other hand, the voice emotion analysis works by the halo band listening to your voice throughout the day and using this to report your emotional state. The microphones will stay unused if you don’t opt for the service.
Once you opt-in, the halo app will ask you to read back some text to it so it can identify your voice. After that, it will listen to your voice at intervals. You can mute the microphones by pressing and holding the button until the LED light blinks red to show that it’s muted.
These labs include short challenges like basic exercise routines, improving sleep routines, and meditation designed to improve your health habits. The sensor module doesn’t support connectivity technologies like WiFi, GPS, or cellular radio, which is a sign that the device is built to be a passive tracker.
The water-resistant sensor module features an accelerometer, a temperature sensor, a heart rate monitor, two microphones, an LED indicator light, and a button to turn the microphones on or off. The microphones aren’t there for you to speak to Alexa, as the halo band doesn’t have Alexa integration. Rather, the microphones are there for the voice tone feature of the band. The halo band has a very powerful battery that lasts up to a week after full charging.
