Jawbone Introduces New Fitness Band UP4 with NFC Payments

Jawbone is associated with American Express to bring mobile payments to your new fitness band UP4. There is no precedent-and if there is, please someone correct me in the commentaries in which a company introduces a new generation of product when the previous still not have reached the market. This may seem quite unlikely but it is exactly what he has done Jawbone with the presentation of his new band UP4 fitness. And what about the UP3, Jawbone lords?

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Although the third generation of this popular fitness band was presented in November last year, for various reasons do not end up being entirely clear has not yet reached the market. But no problem, because Jawbone today introduced its generational change, the UP4, a new sports bracelet that incorporates the main novelty NFC technology to make mobile payments.

The characteristics of this UP4 are exactly identical to that of the previous generation: heart rate monitor sensors to monitor sleep, measuring levels of respiration and hydration, and galvanic skin response. Therefore, the only difference between the two models lies in the NFC chip that incorporates would realize that enables mobile.

Thanks to a partnership company with American Express, users may pay a UP4 a very similar to how Apple Watch can gain manner: approaching the wrist to the payment terminal. Of course, the system is limited to customers of American Express, so once configured credit card from Jawbone application for iOS, we have only to place the fitness band by the payment terminal.

The Jawbone UP4 arrive in summer for a fee of $ 199

The UP4 is scheduled for release this summer -a truth and see if it will come at a price of $ 199, exactly the same with which he must get the UP3. Of course, no doubt that the field of mobile payments is hitting hard, especially now that the giants have come to him: Pay Apple, Samsung Pay and Android Pay.

For those interested in becoming a fitness full band at a good price, UP2 has been lowered to $ 99, offering features such as monitoring physical activity and sleep, meals and introducing compatibility with Smart Coach service.

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