The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 want to feel your blood pumping (and tell you about it)
The new Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are designed for athletes, with an integrated monitor to track your heart rate during workouts.
I am not an overly athletic person, but I do love a good pair of headphones. So I'm still excited by the announcement of the Powerbeats Pro 2, even though I'm probably not the target audience.
Beats engineers reworked the earhook with the Powerbeats Pro 2, testing the new earbuds with nearly 1,000 athletes. Using a nickel-titanium alloy, the new earbuds are 20% lighter than the last generation, and offers a more secure, comfortable fit.
That's pretty good in itself, but where things get really quite impressive is the addition of a heart rate monitor sensor fro workouts. LED optical sensors pulse over 100 times every second to measure blood flow, with information able to be relayed to compatible fitness apps in real time.
