"Intel" acquires manufacturer of smart hours

Acquired "Intel" Intel on the Basis Science, Inc., a manufacturer of specialized Smart hours to monitor

physical activity to the user, according to informed sources pointed.

Did not specify the value of the deal are accurate, but they range from 100 to 150 million dollars, according to the report of the site "TechCrunch", and controlled Basis on a 7% share in the market for smart devices wearable and directed to monitor user activity, in the United States. 

And raised Basis Science formerly productive and lonely, is the time smart Basis Health Tracker Watch at a price of $ 199, which is characterized by sensors many able to measure vital signs are different, such as heart rate and calorie consumption, and sweating, and the number of steps, and the heat of the skin, which provides a good data for physical activity of the user, around the clock. 

It is noteworthy that an earlier report spoke of the existence of competition between several companies, especially the "Apple" and "Google" for the acquisition of Basis Science, did not mention the report in a timely manner to the existence of "Intel" in the list of companies interested in acquiring the company's emerging. 

It is noteworthy that "Intel" is seeking to occupy a prestigious location between hardware manufacturers smart wearable, and the longer this acquisition is an important step of "Intel", preceded by several steps, such as exposed last year for the processor "quark" Quark dual-core, as a therapist is dedicated to the hardware market wearable, where its consumption is characterized by very low energy. 

Did not stand "Intel" at that, where the company unveiled earlier this year for the Computer "Edison" Edison tiny, dedicated to smart devices wearable, revealed as well as a number of devices, including the earpiece smart smart earbuds, which can monitor heart rate to her employer and presented to the application particularly smartphones, and the headset "Aarvs" Jarvis earpiece, a headset other smart can be linked devices smart via "Bluetooth", and use it to put commands and questions on the personal assistant similar Palmsaad Siri in the organs of the "Apple" smart.