Polar has introduced Android Wear 2.0 compatibility and indoor swimming metrics to its Polar M600 smartwatch. Available soon, the latest Android Wear update enables both Android and iOS users to access the Google Play store via the watch, download apps and operate them directly on the Polar M600.
A sports watch at its core, Polar M600 now offers new indoor swimming metrics such as distance and pace, as well as strokes per minute and strokes per pool length. Polar M600’s latest metrics will also determine whether a swimmer is swimming freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly.
Recently named an International CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Fitness, Sports and Biotech product category, Polar adds that its M600 is built for serious training while also boasting a sleek design for a connected lifestyle. Polar M600 features Polar’s proprietary 6-LED optical heart rate technology and ‘industry-leading heart rate algorithms’. The company feels that these ‘advanced technologies deliver incredible accuracy, stability and reliability that distinguish Polar from every alternative on the market’. Polar M600 also offers integrated GPS, 24/7 activity tracking and Polar Smart Coaching features.
With Android Wear 2.0, Polar M600 has Google Assistant built-in. Users can access also customize watch faces, receive calendar notifications, read and reply to texts, scroll through social media feeds and access more apps via Google Play. The latest update also includes an improved user interface, a newly designed watch face and additional languages including Vietnamese, Turkish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Danish.
The newest update will be available to all Polar M600 users this spring. Polar M600 is available now in Charcoal Black and Powder White for US$329.95. Interchangeable wristband accessories are available in red, white, and black for US$29.95.
