Sony
announced the SmartBand Talk during its press conference at IFA 2014 in
Berlin, taking its existing SmartBand device one step further.
The SmartBand is a wearable wristband that Sony launched at CES earlier this year. It comes in a number of colours and is compatible with the Sony Core tracker that will track your every move. The SmartBand Talk adds an e-paper display to the SmartBand's offering, as well as the ability to answer calls.
We got our hands on the SmartBand Talk in the run up to IFA and here are our first impressions.
Smooth design
The SmartBand Talk features the same strap design as the SmartBand, offering a variety of colours and a textured flexible strap.
The strap fastens with two metal pins that slot into the holes, making it easily adjustable and delivering a one size fits all approach. It's the same mechanism Samsung use for its Gear Fit and it's one that we have previously found can be a little unsecure when using it for fitness, but we will wait until we review the SmartBand Talk in full to pass judgement on this.
A metal circle on the other side of the two pins is what you see when
the SmartBand Talk is closed around your wrist and it finishes it off
nicely, plus the subtle Sony branding is a nice touch.
The SmartBand comes with the Sony Core that you can slot in and out but the SmartBand Talk has a permanent e-paper display built-in, although Sony told us you can still change the straps which is great.
The right-hand side of the display features a volume rocker, along with another button that changes what the screen shows you.
