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BASISANNOUNCESNEWSMARTPHONEFEATURES,ACCESSORYSTRAPSANDRETAILAVAILABILITYFORPEAKHEALTHANDFITNESSTRACKERPeaknowavailableintheU.
S.
atAmazon.
com,BestBuyandREISanFrancisco–Nov.
20,2014-Basis,anIntelcompany,hasannouncedthatPeak,theultimatefitnessandsleeptracker,isnowavailableatAmazon.
com,BestBuy,andselectREIlocationsintheU.
S.
,andwillbeavailableexclusivelyatBestBuyandFutureShopinCanadaandAmazon.
co.
ukintheUKinmid-December.
Basisalsoannouncednewupdates,featuresandaccessoriesintimefortheholidays,includingdetailsonthefirstsetofsmartwatchnotificationsforiOSandAndroidcomingthisDecember,itssupportoftheBluetoothGATTprotocolforheartratestreamingtosomeofthemostpopularfitnessapps,andanewlineofsports-orientedaccessorystraps.
BasisrevealedPeakinlateSeptemberasitsnextgenerationtracker,followingitssuccesswiththeBasisCarbonSteelEdition,whichthenofferedthemostadvancedfitnessandsleeptrackingcapabilitiesinthecategory.
Peakfeaturesamulti-sensordesignthatprovidesthemostcomprehensivepictureoffitnessandsleep,whilealsoofferingheartrateduringexercise(withouttheneedforacheststrap)andsmartwatchnotificationcapabilities,whichwillbeexpandedovertime.
Peakalsofeaturesasleek,moderndesignwithaforgedaluminumbody,GorillaGlasstouchscreen,abatterylifeofupto4daysandwaterresistancetestedto5ATM.
"WearepleasedthattheinitiallaunchofPeakwaswellreceivedandlookforwardtoaddingtoconsumers'experiencebytheholidays",saidJefHolove,generalmanagerofBasis,anIntelcompany.
"ThesenewfeatureenhancementsandaccessorystrapsallowustofurtherdeliveronPeak'spromiseastheultimatefitnessandsleeptrackerwithsmartfunctionality,personalizationandinteroperabilitywithotherapps.
"SmartwatchNotificationsBasisplanstoreleasethefirstsetofsmartwatchnotificationcapabilitiesforPeakinmid-December,includingnotificationsfortexts,phonecallsandcalendarevents.
NotificationswillbetransmittedinstantlyviaBluetoothSmartfromtheuser'scompatibleiOSorAndroidphonetothePeakscreen,providinganeasilyaccessiblesummaryupdateonthewrist.
UserswillalsobeabletoscrollthroughthemostrecentnotificationhistoryonthePeaktouchscreen.
ThesewillbeofferedasafreeupgradetoPeakusersviaafirmwareupdate.
HeartRateStreamingto3rdPartyAppsAvailablenow,PeakallowsuserstostreamheartratedataviaBluetoothdirectlytosomeoftoday'smostpopularfitnessapps.
PeakcanthusbeusedasatraditionalheartratemonitorwithappsthatprovideusefulGPS-basedmetricslikedistanceandpacewhilestillcapturingalloftheirotherfitnessdatafortheirPeakapp.
ThisfeatureisenabledthroughcompatibleappsandsmartphonesthatsupporttheBluetoothGATTprotocol,whichcurrentlyincludetheiOSversionsofStrava,RunKeeperandEndomondo.
Visitmybasis.
com/gattforthelatestcompatibleapps.
NewLineofAccessoryStrapsFinally,Basiswillreleaseanewlineofsports-orientedaccessorystraps,takingadvantageofPeak'seaseofcustomizationwithitsquick-releasepinsandstandardwatch-strapattachments.
TheSportVentlinefeaturesaperforatedgriddesignforimprovedbreathabilityduringactivityandcomeinarangeofcolorstofitusers'individualstyles,includingEmber(red),Coral,Vapor(blue),Onyx(black)andFirefly(green),allwithcomplementaryaccentcolors.
TheSportVentlinewillbeavailablefor$29.
99eachonmybasis.
cominmid-December.
AvailabilityPeakisofferedintwoSKUS,MatteBlackwithblackandred-accentedsiliconestrapsandBrushedMetalwithawhiteandgrey-accentedsiliconestraps.
Peakwillbe$199.
99intheU.
S.
andisavailableatAmazon.
com,BestBuy,andselectREIlocations.
Bothoptionswillalsobeexclusivelylaunchedonlineandin-storeatBestBuyandFutureShopinCanadaandAmazon.
co.
ukintheUKinmid-December.
Internationalpricingwillvary.
Formoreinformation,visitwww.
mybasis.
com.
AboutBasisBasis,anIntelcompany,makesadvancedfitnessandsleeptrackers.
Thewrist-basedtrackersandmobiledashboardhelppeopleeasilyincorporatehealthyhabitsintotheirdailyroutine.
Basisleveragesfourtypesofsensorsinitslightweight,customizabledesigntocalculatestepstaken,caloriesburnedandsleepquality,aswellasphysiologicalmetricslikeheartrate.
Basis'BodyIQtechnologyautomaticallycapturesactivitieslikewalking,runningandbikingaswellassleep.
Intel,theIntellogo,BasisandPeakaretrademarksofIntelCorporationintheU.
S.
and/orothercountries.