Garmin jumps in the fitness subscription game with a new IA– Figured service designed to provide smarter and more personalized information to people who have its devices.
The new service, called Garmin Connect Plus, is designed to give you more custom and usable information using AI, as well as extras as expert training councils and extended delivery features. The existing features and data of its Garmin Connect application will remain free, the company Announced Thursday.
Throughout the day, Garmin Connect Plus will give you information and suggestions according to your health and activity data, as well as customizable graphics and graphics covering various periods to give a broader vision of progress. The company promises that these ideas will become more and more personalized over time.
Meanwhile, the live activity feature, which allows you to see the heart rate data in real time and rhythm, will be shareable with family and friends once an activity started. The service also promises more educational content and videos of trainers and social media, as well as new ways to win exclusive badges to meet challenges.
Garmin’s latest effort is part of a more important trend in the technological space to integrate AI for more tailor -made user experiences. Portable technological companies like Whoop, Strava and Oura already use AI to provide tailor -made training, summaries for user activities. In the Oura RingCase, AI Chatbot can help users interpret the data collected. Samsung and Google also experienced with IA -led ideas.
Garmin Connect Plus will cost $ 7 per month (or $ 70 per year), with a free 30 -day available trial.
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David McQueen, director of the Market Intelligence Company, Abi Research, said that the integration of AI into portable devices remained limited to a handful of companies, especially those offering premium devices – for the moment.
“I am sure that many other players will seek to add the AI to their portable ranges and push it at the bottom of price levels to provide a wider ecosystem that can follow and provide more precise and personalized services,” he said.
The passage of Garmin in the subscription services is also notable, especially since the paid plans have generally been associated with smart rings, the Oura Ring, in particular.
“I have not yet seen such services slip into other types of portable devices,” he said.
At the same time, however, he noted that commercial models for intelligent rings should diversify, certain manufacturers exploring means to offer basic application features without requiring a subscription, in order to stimulate adoption and develop their ecosystems.