• Home
  • Trends
  • Company News
  • Product News
  • Fashion
  • Podcast
  • Events
  • About
  • Contact
  • May 9, 2025

Wearable Tech Insider

The Inside Word on Wearables and Wearable Technology

You are here: Home / Fashion / Samsung’s WELT: A Terrible Thing to Waist

Samsung’s WELT: A Terrible Thing to Waist

September 12, 2016 By Pugi Kohl

welt-charge-707767Samsung, while it’s not putting out fires, recently announced that the WELT, the company’s e-belt product, has met its Kickstarter goal and is ready to go to market.

What, one might reasonably ask, is an e-belt? The WELT is basically a fitness tracker in a (men’s) genuine leather belt, with at least one unique feature. Like wrist-based trackers, WELT tracks data such as steps, calories, and how long you sit without breaking a sweat. It has a 20-day battery and a mobile app. But it also has a magnetic sensor in the belt buckle that tracks waist size throughout the day, which Samsung claims is a way of tracking overindulging at the table.

Here’s the thing. Any belt you wear will tell you when you are gaining weight, a condition from which one can confidently infer that he has been overeating. Every time you have to cut a new hole for the buckle, you’re bigger; no electronics required. (The name is a tad inappropriate, too, a “welt” being something you get from belts used aggressively by another party.)

If, as Samsung claims, “waist is the new wrist,” and you want a fitness tracker that you don’t have remember specifically to put on, the WELT is for you. (Or you could get one of the excellent Fitbit belt-mounted trackers.) It is available in different colors (burgundy, light brown, beige, and “morange”) and in waist sizes 28 to 44 inches. You can get it on the Kickstarter page for about another month, and it is expected to ship in January 2017. Prices will range from $99-$199.

Last updated by Pugi Kohl on February 1, 2017.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Email

Related

Filed Under: Fashion, General News, Product News Tagged With: bad ideas, belt, samsung

← AmazFit’s New Tracker: Fitness as a Fine Art Pokemon Go Plus Reappears →

Recent Posts

New Use Case for Apple Watch: Red Sox Stealing Signs

Fossil Debuts Two Android Wear Smartwatches

Garmin Shows Three New Fitness Bands at IFA

Fitbit Ionic: Minimal Acceptable Product?

Intel (Finally) Ditches Wearables for AR

Don’t Believe Everything You Read: Wearables Are Far From Dead

Eyes F.lashing Before Your Life

Smarty Pants: Nadi X Yoga Leggings

Rings: How Smart Can They Be?

Upskill Closes Series B Financing, But Won’t Say How Much

Stories from Health Tech Insider

  • Remote Monitoring Drives New Personalized Treatment for Chronic Breathing Problems
  • Wearable Technology Listens for Knee Damage [video]
  • New Bandages Promise Faster Healing for Stubborn Wounds
  • CVS Acquires Telehealth Service to Bring Healthcare to the Home
  • Masimo’s New Smartwatch Addresses Privacy Concerns
  • Continuous Real-Time Diagnostics On the Go [video]

Topics

2013 android android wear apple apple watch apx labs basis battery CES ces2016 CES2017 epson finance fitbit fitness fossil fuelband garmin gear glass google healthkit intel iWatch jawbone LG market research microsoft misfit MWC15 nfc nike omate omsignal pebble recon samsung smartwatch sony sports tizen vuzix withings wristware wristwear

Copyright 2016 Center Ring Media | Site by JRMC