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Intel Recalls Basis Peak Smartwatches Due To Overheating (techgage.com)
Deathspawner writes: Intel's Basis has just sent an email to customers who own a Basis Peak smartwatch with some bad news: it's being recalled. In mid-June, Basis admitted that its flagship (and only) smartwatch had the chance to overheat, and then asked them to wait for a firmware update. Ultimately, a firmware update couldn't have been issued that wouldn't have compromised the user experience, and as such, the company is asking for every single Basis Peak to be returned for a full refund -- it will even handle the shipping. Users can still access Basic Peak services until December 31, 2016, after which they will be turned off and the watch will be rendered useless. If you own a Basic Peak, you can visit the support site and follow the instructions to return your unit and claim your refund.
It is actually a really good fitness tracker; much better than than the Fitbit and Polar Loop I had. Calling it a Smartwatch is a bit of a stretch, as it was design to compete with Fitbit and similar fitness/sleep tracker products. It has some basic notification functions (SMS, messages, email, etc), but no "apps" that can be installed. To me, it can't be called a Smartwatch if it is not designed to have 3rd party apps installed like Android, Apple, and Tizen (Samsung) are designed to.