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Microsoft Unveils Fitness Band, App in Wearables Market
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Microsoft Corp. unveiled an activity-tracking wristband and related Internet-based service that can track and analyze health, fitness and sleep data, jumping into the crowded wearable-computer market.
The $199 Microsoft Band, on sale today, works with the company’s free Health application, which uses machine learning to interpret data and can run on its Windows system, Apple Inc.’s iOS mobile software and Google Inc.’s Android, said Yusuf Mehdi, vice president of devices and studios. Starting in January, the app will work with other devices, including Apple and Android phones and smartwatches.