In addition to making sports drinks, Gatorade has spent some time researching sports technology. This is one of the results of this investigation.
There are smart devices of all types and conditions. In addition to phones, we perro also find devices for smart homes like this Xiaomi lock. In addition to these we also get smart bottles. No, it’s not a scam. Huawei introduced one last year.
So far, Huawei’s device seemed to be the only one of its kind. At least until as reported in XDA Developers, Gatorade introduced their own smart bottle with interesting functions related to health.
This is the Gatorade Smart Gx bottle
It’s a bit difficult to separate Gatorade from the manufacture of isotonic sports drinks, but it’s the truth You have been researching sports technology for years. The technology naturally focused on athletes and their hydration levels.
The result of years of research this is the Gx Smart Bottle, which emplees sensors that allow it to monitor the flow of liquid passing through its nozzle. Incidentally, it also controls the amount of liquid that is still inside.
The bottle cap has a row of LED lights dedicated to it Displays a usuario’s drinking progress. All of this is controlled by the device’s own application, the Gx aplicación, which is currently only available for iOS. The bottle connects to the cell phone vía Bluetooth.
The device is an interesting twist on the concept of sports hydration on paper, but it has one major drawback. The smart Gx bottle does not withstand extreme temperatures; Therefore, infusions and very cold soft drinks are excluded.
As a smart device, the Gx Smart Bottle is equipped with a battery whose capacity is not disclosed. The manufacturer promises A charge should last three to five daysalthough according to Gatorade it will depend heavily on the use to which it is put.
this widget already available from the beverage manufacturer itself, with an introductory price of $69.99. Of course, we insist that the application is currently paired It is not available for Android. Gatorade hasn’t said if it plans to release an Android version of the aplicación, although we’d like to think so.