TomTom made its first foray into the fitness tracking world last year
with the Touch, and the company is now announced
Touch Cardio. However, it's actually a cheaper tracker that's lacking
the Touch's main selling point.
With the original TomTom Touch, the highlight
feature was the tracker's ability to create a complete and in-depth analysis of
your body's composition. That feature is no more with the Touch
Cardio. Instead, we're left with a pretty typical wearable that does everything
you'd expect a modern fitness tracker to do. The TomTom Touch Cardio tracks all
of your steps throughout the day, how many calories you've burned as a result
of your physical activity, how many hours you slept the previous night, and how
long you were active during a particular workout session. You'll also find an
optical heart-rate sensor on the underside of the Touch Cardio, but in addition
to keeping tabs on your heart throughout the day, it also helps the Touch
Cardio deliver more precise readings on the calories you're actively burning.
All of the information that the Touch Cardio records
throughout the day can be viewed and interacted with on its OLED touchscreen
display, and more detailed info can be found in the TomTom Sport companion app.
The application has recently gone through a complete redesign, and along with
an overall more pleasing look, it now allows you to share and compare your
progress with friends and family members and view any trends in your activity
that the Touch Cardio makes note of.
TomTom has announced that the
Touch Cardio will see a global launch in March for the cost of 89.99 GBP. This comes out to around US$ 112, making the Touch Cardio a good deal
cheaper than last year's Touch. It may not be the most revolutionary tracker
around, but it's definitely worth keeping your eye on if you're in the market
for a new gadget to help keep you fit.
