#VIRGIN PULSE APP FOR WINDOWS BLUETOOTH#
One interesting thing to remember about Bluetooth Smart is that you can’t pair multiple devices to a single sensor. You’ll then be able to select the Polar strap in question and pair to it. Simply put on the HR strap and then select pairing: Within the App you’ll dive into the settings menu, which allows you to pair a heart rate strap. Bluetooth 4.0 is in virtually every new phone/tablet device on the market since roughly last spring, though as of today Polar has only released an iOS app. Today, on the iPhone world that means an iPhone 4s or iPhone 5. However, that also means that it requires a Bluetooth 4.0 compatible device to connect to it. Due to this, the battery life is significantly longer – likely in the range of a year. The H7 heart rate strap is different from their non-low energy Bluetooth unit in that it uses Bluetooth 4.0 instead of legacy Bluetooth. As I noted above, up until this point there’s actually been no Polar device that could support their own Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap (which came out last winter). The Polar Beat app supports their H7 Bluetooth Smart strap. Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Strap Compatibility With that, let’s get onto the pairing of the heart rate strap, the last piece in the settings menu. Additionally, you can connect to both Facebook and Twitter and authorize the app to post summary information (more on that later).Īnd finally, you can specify your personal settings which is fed into calorie calculation information. You’ll also be able to set whether you see units in miles or kilometers. The app will also automatically upload your workouts to it upon completion. Same concept – a web based training log that their devices upload to. This is like Garmin Connect (for Garmin device users). First, you can connect to your existing account. This is required to get speed/distance information via the GPS. Once you’ve completed the update, you’ll then see the offerings sprinkled throughout the app in either the in-activity screens or the summary screens.īefore we begin the app will ask for your location information. These packs mimic their Smart Coaching features found on their wrist watches and other cycling units – which is one of the main differentiators that Polar focuses on in their lineup when comparing their units to competitive offerings.īoth of these do require utilizing a Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap like the H7 though – since both of them focus on heart rate metrics. However, they offer the ability to buy two additional ‘Smart Coaching’ packs, for a total of $3.99US. The base app itself is free, as you can see below: The Polar Beat app is free, no cost at all. And more specifically, does this app serve as a replacement for their multi-hundred dollar watches. In this case though (and in some previous cases like the Garmin FIT app) – I’m specifically looking how the app fits into their overall product offerings. Second, there are so many apps out there that app companies get all bent out of shape that I review one app and not another. I’m sure within a few days or weeks Polar will have updated the app to do more things, thus, this post would become less relevant in than last nights dinner in my fridge. Nonetheless, it’s a pretty cool first step. This is somewhat ironic in that it’s now the only offering that can take advantage of their own Polar H7 Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap via Bluetooth 4.0. Most importantly however, it’s actually the first Bluetooth Smart compatible offering from them. The app aims to bridge the gap between their dedicated devices and the phone market. Late last week, Polar released their first iPhone App – Polar Beat.
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