UFiliphu Novotny Lokho nje esikulethe umyalezo mayelana nenguqulo entsha yesongo evela kwa-Nike, imbangi yayo yaseJalimane i-Adidas nayo yethula isisombululo sayo. Ngokufana ne-FuelBand, amawashi avela ochungechungeni lwe-Adidas miCoach azoqondiswe ikakhulukazi kubasubathi abakhuthele, kodwa kuletha izinto ezintsha ezimbalwa ezithakazelisayo.
Okokuqala, kuqondile ngoba akubalwa ekuxhumekeni njalo kumakhalekhukhwini. Ngokusho kwe-Adidas, abagijimi nabanye abasubathi abafuni ukugcina ucingo noma, uNkulunkulu makube kude, ithebhulethi nabo ngesikhathi semidlalo. Ngakho-ke, izinketho eziningi ezinikezwa ama-smartwatches amaningi amanje - isibonelo, ukulawula umculo odlalwa kumakhalekhukhwini - azikho. Ngokusho komkhiqizi, lokhu akufanele kube yinkinga kubasubathi. "Asizami ukwenza iwashi elihlakaniphile, sizama ukwenza iwashi eligijima kakhulu," kusho uPaul Gaudio, inhloko yophiko lwe-Adidas Interactive.
Ngokusho kwakhe, iwashi le-Adidas miCoach lizoba yithuluzi elizimele elizohlinzeka ngemisebenzi eminingi abagijimi abangayidinga. Inzwa ye-GPS iyindaba eyiqiniso, ngaphandle kwalokho kungaba nzima ukunikeza ulwazi olufanele ngenkathi isebenza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ingakwazi futhi ukuxhuma kuma-headphone angenantambo nge-Bluetooth futhi ithumele izeluleko zokuqeqesha nolwazi oluhlukahlukene kubo. Bangakwazi nokudlala umculo, njengoba kukhona isidlali esakhelwe ngaphakathi.
Uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi iwashi alihambisani nohlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi lwama-smartphones, lowo oqhudelana naye angaziqhenya ngalo. Nike, kwakudingeka kubhekwe elinye ikhambi. Ngakho i-Adidas ibheja ekusekelweni kwe-Wi-Fi, lapho iwashi lixhuma khona kusevisi ye-miCoach futhi lilondoloze yonke idatha eqoqiwe.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ulwazi olutholakala ngesikhathi sokugijima kufanele luphelele kakhulu kunomncintiswano - idivayisi evela ku-Adidas izohlinzeka ngokuqapha komsebenzi wenhliziyo. Lesi sici asitholakali ku-Nike+ FuelBand SE eyethulwe kuleli sonto, isibonelo.
Ngokuqondene ne-hardware, i-Adidas ikhethe izinto zekhwalithi - ibhande lenziwe nge-silicone ehlala njalo. Ilekelelwa i-aluminium, ingilazi ne-magnesium, esiyazi kumakhamera edijithali ezigaba eziphakeme. Iwashi lizomelana namanzi ngezinga elithile, lingakwazi ukumelana nokucindezela okungafika ku-1 emkhathini. NgokukaPaul Gaudio, liyakwazi ukumelana nemvula nokujuluka kahle, kodwa ubengafuni ukuyobhukuda nabo.
Impilo yebhethri kuthiwa incike ekutheni iyiphi imisebenzi umsebenzisi ayisebenzisayo njengamanje. Ngemodi eyisisekelo, iwashi lizosebenza iviki ngenkokhiso eyodwa, i-GPS ivuliwe futhi idlala umculo nolwazi kuma-headphone, izohlala amahora angafinyelela kwangu-8. Lokho kufanele kwanele nakubagijimi abaphikelelayo.
Iwashi le-Adidas miCoach lizotholakala e-United States ngoNovemba 1 walo nyaka. Ikhwalithi yokucubungula nokusebenza nayo iboniswa kuthegi yentengo, ebekwe ku-$399 (mayelana ne-CZK 7). Mayelana nokutholakala e-Czech Republic, ummeleli wasekhaya we-Adidas akakaphawuli okwamanje.
