Microsoft launches its first fitness band

Microsoft Band, the first device powered by Microsoft Health, helps you achieve your wellness goals by tracking your heart rate, steps, calorie burn, and sleep quality. It also helps you be more productive with email previews and calendar alerts - right on your wrist. iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone? Microsoft Band is designed to be awesome on multiple platforms.

Microsoft Band makes it easier to reach your fitness goals. You can track your daily physical activity and review your stats with a glance at your wrist. Just like a personal trainer, Microsoft Band guides you to improved wellness by constantly learning about you, your current fitness level, and your future needs.

Monitor your heart rate 24 hours a day so you can perform at your best. See how long and how well you sleep and how often you wake. Map the routes you've run, biked, or hiked and save your favorites. Maximize your fitness with a choice of expert-designed workouts that are just right for your needs.

Email previews and calendar alerts appear right on your wrist so you know what you have to do and where you have to be even on the go. And with help from Cortana, your productivity will soar. Monitor and preview email activity at a glance. Get calendar alerts on your wrist so you can be where you need to be. Time your laps around the track or set an alarm to wake you silently.

If you're using Windows Phone 8.1, ask Cortana to take notes or set reminders with your voice. She'll give you driving directions and keep you on top of traffic, sports, stocks, weather, and more. She is ready to help whenever you need it.

Your very own personal digital assistant looks out for you and makes life easier. Incoming calls, texts, social updates, weather, finance, and more - see them all on your wrist, discreetly and without needing to pull out your phone. Works with iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone. Get your text messages right on your wrist and reply with a pre-set instant response. See incoming call and voicemail notifications on your band. Don't miss your friend's latest tweet or Facebook update.

Built-in GPS and 24-hour heart rate monitoring help you reach your fitness goals. By combining the power of each of our sensors, Microsoft Band is able to give you real-time insights into your performance today and your milestones into the future. Go running without your phone and still get your pace and distance data. The full-color touch screen is responsive and easy to read, even in direct sunlight.

Choose between multiple background designs and colors to reflect your personal style. Get a quick read of the UV Index so you can decide to apply sunscreen before you hit the road.