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Xiaomi’s $16 fitness tracker gets a heart-rate monitor

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Xiaomi's Mi Band Pulse

Although it isn’t readily available in the west, Xiaomi’s Mi Band fitness tracker has helped the company account for a quarter of all wearables sold. Unveiled in July 2014, the low-cost rubberized bracelet monitors your activity levels and analyzes your sleep, but soon be able to track another important piece of biometric data: your heart rate. The Chinese technology company today announced the Mi Band Pulse, a $16 (£10) wearable that uses a light-based PPG (photoplethysmography) sensor to measure your body’s blood flow. Slideshow-340042

Via: The Next Web

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