Integrated ANT+ technology in Sony Ericsson phones Real-time fitness and health monitoring available in ANT+ ecosystem
With its current Xperia range including Xperia ™ X8, Xperia™ X10 mini and Xperia™ X10 mini pro, Sony Ericsson is the first mobile handset manufacturer to make phones enabled with ANT+ interoperability available to the consumer market. Their ability to capture real-time ANT+ sensor data is key in enabling new markets while offering consumers a differentiated solution.
Cochrane, Alberta (PRWEB) January 6, 2011
ANT Wireless ("ANT" http://www. thisisant. com), a division of Dynastream Innovations Inc. today confirms that Sony Ericsson has integrated support for real-time fitness and health monitoring with ANT+ technology. With its current Xperia range including Xperia ™ X8, Xperia™ X10 mini and Xperia™ X10 mini pro Sony Ericsson is the first mobile phone manufacturer to make it possible to connect to a large number of commercially available health and fitness products. This extends the use of the Sony Ericsson phones as it becomes the main hub for the collection, tracking and transferring of personal activities, as well as communication and entertainment
"Without a doubt, reversing trends in chronic lifestyles is a major societal issue and we are committed to being part of the solution," stated Simon Walker, Head of Developer Ecosystem and Account Management, Sony Ericsson. "The interoperable ANT+ products make it easy for people to monitor and track their activity and that, in turn, influences behavior. The phones make this process seamless and fun!"
Sony Ericsson is the first mobile handset manufacturer to make phones enabled with ANT+ interoperability available to the consumer market. Their ability to capture real-time ANT+ sensor data is key in enabling new markets while offering consumers a differentiated solution.
"This is a dynamic time for sport and health," said Rod Morris, Director, ANT Wireless. "To influence behavior, you have to do more than just collect data. You have to be able to process that information into very simple and easy-to-understand feedback so that the correlation between cause and effect becomes obvious to the user. ANT+ sensors combined with Sony Ericsson's phones enable exactly that."
Running on the Android operating system, Sony Ericsson will make the ANT+ connectivity available to developers through a standard application programming interface (API) that developers can access from ANT+ directly.
ANT+ has gained widespread adoption as the digital standard in wireless communication, ensuring efficient, seamless and practical functionality while requiring very little battery life. The ANT+ Alliance is an open special interest group of companies who have adopted the ANT+ promise of interoperability. The Alliance facilitates standardized communications, optimized brand value and partnerships with other top tier products.
About ANT / ANT+ (http://www. thisisant. com)
ANT is a proven protocol and silicon solution for ultra-low power (ULP) practical wireless networking applications.
ANT+ facilitates interoperability between ANT+ Alliance member devices and the collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data. Applicable in sport, wellness management and home health monitoring, ANT+ (built on the base ANT protocol) defines device profiles that specify data formats, channel parameters and network key. The ANT+ Alliance is an open special interest group of companies who have adopted the ANT+ promise of interoperability. The Alliance ensures standardized communications through optimized brand value and partnerships with other top tier products.
The company behind ANT Wireless is Dynastream Innovations Inc. Dynastream was established in 1998 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Garmin. in December 2006. Dynastream is based in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, and is a world innovator in the research and development of inertial and wireless technology. http://www. dynastream. com
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