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Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 earbuds offer customizable audio + track heart rate continuously

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With the increase in demand for wireless sports headphones, heart rate sensors have found their way into the audio peripherals to let enthusiasts track their heart rate through the earpiece. Combining the features typical of smartwatches, these smart earbuds are meant to do more than just set you up in the rhythm and exercise tempo.

Realizing that earbuds are the first choice of athletes who desire music benefits during workouts or while walking/running; Anker has exploded into the market with Soundcore Liberty 4 earbuds, a desirable pair of budget wireless earbuds touting a built-in heart rate monitor. The pleasing Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 delivers effective audio output via dual dynamic drivers in each earpiece. Offered in stem form factor, the Liberty 4 comes in a black finish with translucent ear tips revealing gold accents on the inside.

Designer: Anker

The heart rate sensor is embedded into the right earbud and is intended to continuously monitor the user’s heart rate. It can even be customized to only monitor the heartbeats during the workout or any physical activity in case you don’t want the earbuds gauging your heart rate to rock, rap or country music. The Anker with Soundcore Liberty 4 earbuds are not just about the heart rate monitor, the earbuds are pretty capable music gadgets in their own right. The buds come with spatial audio support and can sync with the Anker’s Wellness app to customize EQ settings. The Bluetooth 5.3-compatible earbuds also support AC, LDAC, and SBC codecs but it lacks AptX support.

Supporting active noise cancellation, the Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 earbuds allow AirPods-like control on the buds themselves. You can press on the stem once to control playback; twice to switch between ANC and transparency mode or to take incoming calls. A triple press on the left earpiece shifts the track backward while a similar interaction with the right earpiece skips the track forward to the next song.

 

For the love of music, the Liberty 4 offer roughly nine hours of playback on a single charge with the time extending to 19 hours with the charging case. Interestingly, with ANC enabled, the number drops collectively by four odd hours. Priced at $149, Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 earbuds aren’t there to compete with the Apple AirPods or the Bose QuietComfort series, but if you want a pair of capable budget earbuds, the Liberty 4 is a good choice.

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U Watch Ux Wearable Acts as a Gym Buddy

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Knowing the heart rate zone you’re in while exercising can help you achieve your goals, and wearables such as U Watch Ux are far more convenient for this task than chest strap sensors.

U Watch Ux may not have the most inspired named in the world, but what it lacks in that department, it makes up for in functionality. You won’t be able to install apps on it, but its companion app is available on both Android and iOS, thanks to the MTK2501 chipset it’s based on.

The photoelectric heart rate sensor helps gym enthusiasts to figure out if they should increase the pace or just take it a bit slower.

U Watch Ux includes NFC connectivity, besides the typical Bluetooth 4.0, but it’s only there for pairing the smartwatch to the phone, and not for wireless payments. Instead of enabling Bluetooth, going through the settings and finding the smartwatch, users only have to keep the two devices close to each other and they’ll get paired right away.

If you don’t own a selfie stick, but would still like to make in the final picture with your friends, you can use this smartwatch’s remote camera function for triggering the shutter.

The Ux comes in a durable stainless steel shell that will be offered in several different colors, along with matching or contrasting straps. Since it’s not that unusual for members of a couple to have different color preferences, it’s great to see that the manufacturer has offered a few options.

It’s important for a watch to be sturdy, especially if you intend to use it at the gym, but that’s not the only aspect that makes the U Watch Ux great as a gym buddy. Its heart rate sensor will help you better assess your performance, and that definitely is an important element, if you want to progress. Correlate that with the pedometer functionality and the visual cues provided by the companion app, and you’ve got one of the most affordable wearables for active people.

GearBest currently sells the U Watch Ux for $60.52, a lot less than what other manufacturers charge for their smartwatches. Even better, you can get it for $53.99 if you apply the coupon code GBUX during the checkout procedure.

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