GoKawiilTL;DR Ganance is releasing a device called the “Heir” that turns your regular wristwatch into a smartwatch.
The device can track steps, distance, and calories, as well as control media playback.
Data appears both in the Ganance iPhone app and Apple Health.
An Android app is expected to arrive in late June, with compatibility for Google’s Health Connect coming around the same time.
Whether it’s a style issue or you just don’t want another screen in your life, some people still prefer to wear a regular wristwatch over a smartwatch. But what if you could take the beneficial features from a smartwatch and apply them to your analog watch? That’s the aim of a new device from Chicago-based startup Ganance.
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The team at Ganance has developed a coin-sized sensor called the “Heir.” This device is 30mm in diameter, is 3mm thick, weighs 5g, and sticks to the back of your watch via a microsuction disc. Meaning it will fit on pretty much any watch, will be fairly unobstrusive, and there are no magnets to interfere with the mechanical movements happening inside your watch.
While not as advanced as the sensor in a typical smartwatch, the Heir can track steps, distance, and calories. This data can be found in the Ganance iPhone app or in the Apple Health app. An Android app is also on the way, as well as support for Google’s Health Connect, which shares data with Android fitness apps. According to New Atlas, the Ganance Android app and support for Health Connect will arrive around late June.
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