Withings Activité Steel goes gold for Holiday 2016

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Withings is launching a special-edition Activité fitness tracker for Holiday 2016. As its name suggests, the Steel Gold comes with a steel case coated in 24-carat gold. The Steel Gold is a limited-edition fitness tracker in the Withings Activité smartwatch range. It has a gold-coated watchcase and comes with a choice of two exclusive straps, one made from crocodile-effect brown calfskin and one in deep red calfskin. The watch is otherwise the same as the standard Activité Steel.
Like other models in the Activité range, the Steel Gold connects to the Withings Health Mate application (for Android and iOS), where users can define their own personal activity goals. The watch lets wearers monitor their progress throughout the day (0 to 100%), encouraging users to up their daily activity levels while also improving sleep and progressively establishing a more balanced lifestyle. The watch automatically detects and tracks walking, running, swimming and sleep. It’s waterproof to 50 meters and offers up to eight months’ battery life. The Withings Steel Gold is available to preorder for €230 (approx. £244) from the Withings website with shipping due to start in December. In comparison, the standard Activité Steel tracker costs €170 (approx. $181).
Alongside the Steel, the Activité also comes in three colorful “Pop” editions (blue, gray and sand), selling for €150 (approx. $159). The Activité Sapphire is the highest-end fitness tracker from Withings, and is made in Switzerland with exclusive high-end materials. It sells for €390 (approx. $414). At the IFA consumer technology show in Berlin, Germany, in September, Withings presented its latest Steel HR model, an analog smartwatch with a heart-rate tracking function, a relatively chic design and a stainless steel case. It’s up for preorder from December 7 priced €190 (for the 36mm model) to €200 (40mm) (approx. $202 to $213).