Sony officially announces new SmartBand 2 fitness and smart watch

The Sony SmartBand 2 is here, bringing the best of fitness tracking and smartwatch functionality to your wrist.

Following on from the success of the original SmartBand wearable, the SmartBand 2 packs in even more technology to keep you up to date at all times.

That includes an integrated advanced heart rate monitor which will let you know when you’re exercising at peak rates.

It also keeps an eye on your stress levels throughout the day and brings all that data into the Lifelog app.

There you’ll be able to take a look at your biometric data and compare and contrast workouts and also set goals for the future.

It can also automatically monitor your sleep and use a gentle vibration to wake you at the optimal point in your sleep cycle.

“We set out to create the most advanced wearable at this section of the market – SmartBand 2 has the capability to deliver, and make biometric data meaningful for users within Lifelog” said Kaz Tajima, Senior Vice President, Head of UX Creative Design and Planning at Sony Mobile Communications.

“Not only does it represent a powerful vision of how consumers can learn more about themselves – it allows us to explore exciting new opportunities with development partners.”

That’s not all - SmartBand 2 brings smartwatch-style extras as well, so you’ll get a vibration or subtle LED flash for a text message, call or other notification as well as being able to control your music and be warned if you’ve left your smartphone behind.

Better still, the SmartBand 2 is fully waterproof and that’s even with an uncapped USB charging port.

Wear it on a run in the rain or in the shower without any worry about damage. And you get all this tech with a full two days of battery life.

The Sony SmartBand 2 launches in 60 countries worldwide in September 2015 in Black and White. Indigto and Pink colours will follow later. Pricing is around €199.