Polar has announced GoPro connectivity for the Polar V800 GPS sports watch, the Polar M600 smart sports watch and its new heart rate sensor, the Polar H10. The company adds that Polar athletes can now ‘relive their adventures or training sessions and see their contextual heart rate data overlaid on GoPro videos’.
Athletes can also use the Polar V800 and Polar M600 to operate basic commands on their GoPro, making it easier to operate the camera during an adventure, see when the camera is and is not filming and view the remaining battery life on the camera.
The Polar H10 heart rate sensor provides advanced heart rate monitoring and features an entirely new measuring algorithm. The new chest strap includes extra interference-preventing electrodes to ensure heart rate is captured accurately and without interference. Users can connect the Polar H10 heart rate sensor to GoPro HERO4 and HERO5 cameras via Bluetooth, and overlay heart rate data directly onto their GoPro videos.
“Together with GoPro, we’ve created a streamlined experience that enables Polar athletes to combine our world-leading heart rate tracking and GPS technology with best-in-class video capture from GoPro devices,” said Marco Suvilaakso, Chief Strategy Officer at Polar.
“Adding heart rate data over action videos not only enhances the Polar experience for adventurers, but also enables them to truly showcase and relive their athletic accomplishments.”
The GoPro functionality will begin with the GoPro HERO4 remote control on Polar V800 in January 2017, followed by support for Polar M600 and GoPro’s HERO5 line-up early this year. Polar H10 functionality for both GoPro HERO4 and HERO5 devices will be available during Q1 2017.
Polar GoPro connectivity will be demonstrated at the 2017 International CES in Las Vegas, at the Sands, Halls A-D, Booth #44317.
