Chinese tech company UMIDIGI has revealed
via a tweet posted recently that it will launch a new smartwatch which has as
its biggest feature a SpO2 monitor. The smartwatch will be called UMIDIGI UFit
and isn’t just a smartwatch but a fitness and health tracker. The product will
be launched on March 16.
In the face of the Coronavirus outbreak,
the focus on health and fitness has increased. The blood oxygen saturation
(SpO2) level is a vital indicator of a person’s health. This tracking the SpO2
level is also a new wearable tech metric getting adopted by more manufacturers.
It might sound complicated but SpO2 can reveal conditions. For example,
coronavirus and sleep apnea may cause low blood oxygen saturation.
The SpO2 monitor is already in some
big-name wearables: Fitbit and Garmin already have an SpO2 sensor on most of
their devices, and Huawei has jumped in too. UMIDIGI UFit is expected to also
have a SpO2 sensor but it would be much more affordable, in line with UMIDIGI’s
market strategy.
There’s still a lot we don’t know about
the device, but there are a few things we can speculate from the teaser image.
Besides the SpO2 monitoring function, it apparently has a curved screen and
2.5D glass. And there’s a side button to control the watch. We won’t have to
wait long to learn more about the smartwatch since it goes official on March
16.
UMIDIGI is also running a giveaway with
five units of the UMIDIGI F2 smartphone and fifteen units of the UFit up for
takes.
