Garmin It is one of the few manufacturers capable of standing up to Apple and its Apple Watch. The reason? They are one of the few watches that, due to technical capabilities, can match and even improve the options when it comes to quantifying the physical activity of users with guarantees. Especially if they do not have an iPhone for their configuration or simply do not want to bet on it. now with the Vivofit Jr 3 they refocus on the little ones.
Garmin Vivofit Jr 3, fun quantification for children
During the presentation of the new iPad we could see how the apple company launched new models of its smart watch (Watch Series 6 and Watch SE) and also oriented them as a device for the smallest of the house.
This caught the attention of some. In the first place because it is not an economical product for a child to have. Not even the Watch SE, which offers a cheaper price, is really attractive to give it to a minor.
Secondly, because to use an Apple watch it is necessary to have an iPhone to associate it with an account and thus enjoy all its options. They solved that by launching Family Setap, a new option that allows you to associate several watches with the same phone. Of course, there are options and with them real appeal when using the Watch, whatever it is of all the compatible models (Series 4, Series 5, Series 6 and SE).
Therefore, if what you are looking for is a device so that your child can quantify his physical activity and have some other option of interest, there may be nothing better than the Garmin's new Vivofit Jr 3. This is a smart watch or quantifier that differs from the first and compared to its predecessors on the front that grows in size. Now it goes from the 11 x 11 mm of the Vivofit Jr 2 to the 14,11 x 14,11 mm of the current one.
This and that childish touch that it retains, with different finishes in terms of colors and other small details, make it a striking option. Although the best is in its functions in relation to the price it has.
For starters it's a fitness tracker capable of keeping data for up to two weeks, it can be charged while it is being used and it comes with a multitude of options when it comes to monitoring the activity of the minor by parents and guardians or posing challenges to motivate them to play sports. fun way and earning rewards if they succeed.
These prizes are usually related to the Garmin smartphone application. So, the more exercise they do, the more adventures they can discover as well as collect prizes. After all, it is to carry the same idea of ​​​​gamefication of the rest of the brand's watches, but adapted to the smallest.
With all these options that allow you to measure up to 7 activities, measure sleep, step counter, distance traveled and more, it should also be noted that on screen you can display contact information in case of emergency. Thus, you can add the name and phone number of the person someone should contact if something happened to them and they couldn't do it.
Price and Availability
El Garmin's new Vivofit Jr 3 will be available from the fourth quarter of 2020 at a price of 89,99 Euros. As well as with various designs that range from a watch with the tones of Iron Man, Black Panther, Disney Princesses or yellow, light, pink and light blue tones.