Sony turns any watch into a smartwatch with Alexa and heart rate sensor

The wearables market is growing at a good pace in Spain, with new models like the OPPO Watch or the Xiaomi Mi Watch that will be launched shortly. These devices stand out for being smart watches, with an embedded operating system and a series of functions for monitoring user activity. They are not ordinary watches, which are used for it. Although Sony is going to bring changes with its new product.

The brand has presented the Sony Wena 3 Smart Band in its native country. It is a device, a smart strap, whose purpose is to make a normal watch, which only tells the time, become a smart watch. Thanks to its design it can be placed on any watch.

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This is the Sony Wena 3 Smart Band

This Sony Wena 3 Smart Band is compatible with widths from 18 to 24 mm, so it is compatible with most conventional watches. Its design is similar to that of a normal strap, although in this case it has a touch screen in the lower area. In addition, it connects to the phone, so that we will see notifications or information about user activity monitoring on it.

This strap gives us functions that we normally find in wearables: alarm, timer, step counter, notifications from messaging applications, etc. It also has a heart rate meter

Although what makes this Sony bracelet interesting is that it has Alexa integrated as an assistant, as it has a microphone, so it will be possible to make voice commands. It also supports payment methods, as well as syncing with Qrio locks, so you can open a door with your wrist directly.

Price and availability

This Sony Wena 3 Smart Band has been presented in Japan, which is the only country in which it seems that it will be launched, at least for now. It is not known if the company has plans to launch it in other countries, but we expect to hear about such plans shortly.

It is released in various versions, such as a silicone version with a price of 195 euros to change. In addition, there are leather models, whose prices are 243 euros to change for the brown leather model and 260 euros to change for the black leather model.

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