Barrabes Activity for Gear

Samsung has just introduced a specific app for users of their Samsung Gear S2 and S3. It is developed in collaboration with Barrabes, the company dedicated to the sale of ski, climbing and mountain products. This is Barrabes Activity for Gear.

This app is optimized for use with gloves, and seeks to monitor activity in mountain sports In fact, it has six modes: climbing, trail running, skiing/snowboarding, trekking, canyoning, and cycling. Each one of them offers specific characteristics for the specific sport.

For example, in ski/snow mode, we can receive alerts about the main ski slopes in Spain and Andorra. The temperature, the skiable kilometers or the thickness of the snow will be some of this information.

Help button and security measures

Barrabes Activity for Gear is particularly committed to safety as it seeks to cover sports where risks are always taken. Therefore, as soon as you connect with the Samsung Gear S2 or S3, we will be asked for some important information to take into account in cases of emergency, such as a contact telephone number or blood group

However, one of the most interesting points of this app is that it includes a help button. This button automatically issues a call to the emergency contact number that we have originally selected.It is a tool that provides peace of mind to the user, who may leave alone to travel remote routes. With this app, you will no longer be alone.

Optimizing possibilities

In addition, we will have to mark our weight, height and gender so that the app calculates the calories and fat burned. Among other data, will record the heart rate and the map with the distance traveled, as well as the altitude and pressure. Of course, these last data will only be available to users of the Samsung Gear S3, since it has an altimeter and a barometer.

Finally, a specific watchface has been created for the Samsung Gear S2 and S3 with a special sphere to consult the functions of the app.

Sometimes it seemed like tracking apps were only aimed at runners. Now there is finally an app for all those adventurers who enjoy challenging tracks and rugged terrain.