Wearable fitness gadgets just got a whole lot savvier with Intel's Smart Earbuds. Making the leap into salable tech, Intel's new pulse-monitoring headphones will whip you into shape by giving you the push you need to workout at your full potential.
How? Well, with a heart rate monitor, quality earbuds to blare heart-pumping music from and genius data, these super smart earbuds will get you breaking your own running records in no time. Able to change music according to how hard you're working out, Intel's Smart Earbuds will automatically make the switch to dynamic beats to keep you heart rate up.
Compatible on any phone you can plug your earbuds into, Intel's Smart Earbuds uses "the heart rate monitor twinned with an accelerometer which normalizes the data the HRM sends down the headphone cable to the phone" to make your boot camp motivation do its thing.
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Trend Themes
1. Smart Earbuds - The trend of earbuds with smart features and fitness capabilities is on the rise.
2. Personalized Fitness Tech - Wearable fitness technology that tracks personal activity and adjusts to individual pace and preferences is growing in popularity.
3. Audio-based Fitness Coaching - The use of audio and voice technology to provide personalized fitness coaching and motivation is an emerging trend.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - Consumer electronics companies can capitalize on the growing demand for wearable fitness tech by developing and marketing innovative products with smart features.
2. Fitness and Wellness - Fitness and wellness companies can leverage the trend of personalized fitness tech to offer customized services and products that cater to individual preferences and goals.
3. Audio and Voice Technology - Audio and voice tech companies can tap into the trend of audio-based fitness coaching by developing innovative coaching tools, virtual personal trainers, and voice-enabled smart earbuds.