Priced at $150, the colorful Garmin Bounce is certainly costlier than your typical children-oriented wearable device, including however both LTE and GPS connectivity.
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This playful but decidedly bulky new device is explicitly marketed as a smartphone replacement, adding standalone 4G LTE connectivity to the features of something like the $89.99 Vivofit Jr. 3. Obviously, the ability to send and receive texts and voice messages without a phone in sight cancels out the key selling point of the third-gen Vivofit Jr., downgrading the"up to 1 year" of battery life to a modest two days on a single charge.
That's not so bad if you consider what many other LTE-enabled smartwatches are capable of , and as you might expect, the Garmin Bounce also comes with built-in GPS functionality to closely monitor your child's whereabouts at all times and supervise their progress towards various daily activity goals rewarding them with"collectible gems."
That latter part headlines the fun angle of Garmin's unique new smartwatch, along with little quizzes and games Bounce users can play during"parent-approved" times. Adult supervisors can also choose to essentially render the device unusable during school hours or at night to minimize distractions, which will of course not impact the Bounce's ability to count steps and track sleep duration .
Tipping the scales at 37 grams and measuring 42 x 42.4 x 12.6mm, the Garmin Bounce is clearly not designed with very young children in mind, nonetheless promising to withstand the typical trials and tribulations of a playground while also surviving water immersion up to 5 meters deep. Its 1.
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