Microsoft Health and Microsoft Band comes to the U.K.

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I am sure many of you out there have been waiting for the Microsoft Band to come to the UK! Today, we announced that this is now happening and will be available from April 15th through Amazon, Currys PC World, Dixons Travel, Harrods, Microsoft Store and O2.

 

  • Microsoft Health is an open cloud-based service that helps you live a healthier lifestyle by providing actionable insights based on data gathered from the fitness devices and apps that you use every day. It is designed to work with you, no matter what phone or service you use.  We’ve got some great partnerships including Runkeeper, MyFitnessPal, MapMyFitness, Microsoft Health Vault and in the U.K., we have an exciting partnership with Nuffield Health who are leaders in fitness and wellbeing.  Find out more
  • Microsoft Band is the first device powered by Microsoft Health. Live healthier by tracking your heart rate, calorie burn and sleep quality alongside comprehensive fitness features such as on-board GPS for run and cycle tracking.  It also includes Guided Workouts, which is like having a personal trainer on your wrist.   In addition, the Microsoft Band helps you be more productive with calendar alerts, email previews and access to Cortana with Windows Phone**3**.   And to make it easy to get up and running, the Microsoft Band works with the phone you already own; Windows, iOS and Android.  Find out more here.
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  1. Developers should check out the SDK Preview

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