The Halo, a fitness tracker, has a unique design. It doesn't have a screen or a vibration motor, which makes it a great choice for people who want to keep their wrist free from distractions.
It offers a variety of sessions and workouts to improve your health. You can also find meditation, mindfulness, tone-focused content.
The best feature of the app, Tone of Voice analysis, is focused on improving your vocals. It analyzes how you sound in interviews or public speeches. You can also use the app to take a "voice selfie" that helps to measure your overall tone and voice clarity.
It's an extremely useful feature, especially in interviews where it can sometimes be difficult to get your vocal tone right. You can also listen to your recordings and make adjustments.
The Halo's data-centric approach is key to fitness tracking. It tracks your sleep from start through finish and gives scores based upon each cycle. It can also measure body temperature. This helps determine how restful your night's sleeping habits.
Amazon has made a commitment to privacy on the Halo, with its body scan and voice tone analysis features opt-in only. The company explained that it automatically deletes body-scan photos from the cloud after processing them. This does raise privacy concerns.
The body-scanning is done via the paired phone app, and it asks you to take a photo of yourself in skivvies (it's limited to those over 18). To get a precise reading of your body's fat percentage, multiple photos will be required.
This can be confusing for those who track their fitness, and it can't compare to other metrics like steps or calories. It does give you a better picture of your activity over time.
Voice Tone Analysis, on the other hand, utilizes two microphones on your device to listen carefully to your speech to determine how it sounds. It's a pretty handy feature for anyone who needs to project a positive image, whether at work or with friends.
Important: This feature is only available to paid subscribers. To continue using the feature, you will need to pay $4/around PlayStation3 / AU$5 per month after six months.
The Body Composition feature is also a notable feature. This uses height and body data, as well as photos taken from your body, in order to calculate your overall body composition. It is far more advanced than Withings’ bioimpedance based technology. However, it will require photos and may pose privacy concerns.
The Apple Watch and Fitbit are better at tracking your fitness, but the Halo isn't as good. Although it will provide a visual overview of your progress and help you determine if you have met your weekly goals, the Halo lacks the bright graphics found on Fitbit or Apple Watch. You will need to subscribe for access to the best features such as voice tone analysis and body scanning.